Latvia and the Millennium Development Goals

Context of EU accession

Disaggregate/nationalise/regionalise before production of first MDG Report

Use leverage and initiative while we have it

Statistical compilation

February 2002 – Stat comp. produced Comprehensive set of data; needs

reviewing Need to disaggregate

Current activities

UN CT theme group under RC office (identifying commonalities with existing UN projects and initiatives)

Exploring existing UN data, methodologies to support

Concept paper to MoFA (international organisations, cross-cutting issues)

MoFA to disseminate to relevant ministries

UNDP proposed process

Inter-ministerial working group (IMWG) IMWG to take lead with UN support Technical seminar – UNCT, IMWG, Stat

office

Technical seminar

Agree how to organise the MDG Report and disaggregation process

Find synergies with other reporting requirements (EU Social Inclusion)

Clarify what to achieve with this process Identify existing knowledge and knowledge

gaps Identify existing development plans (and gaps

in government policies/plans) Decide on action plan

UNDP proposed process contd.

Spread info to partners and stakeholders (government institutions, NGOs, private sector, academia, regional development agencies, foundations,etc)

Workshop – discuss/decide on disaggregated targets and indicators, work plans, methodology, create partnerships

UNDP proposed process contd.

Expert group to research and author report

Reports to IMWG and UNCT Review by stakeholders Launch of MDGR

Impediments

Government:

-artificial process?

-EU accession demands

Operationalisation

Ministries development plans