SDGs Development in Myanmar

Bangkok, Thailand 26th ~ 27th March, 2018

Than Zaw

Deputy Director General

Central Statistical Organization

Ministry of Planning and Finance

Prioritizing and Planning the Implementation

1. Prioritizing Country’s Development Policy, Identifying Needs and Gaps, Stakeholders Consultationon Policy Recommendations to formulate the plan, set the priorities and sequencing

2. Planning Sectoral Planning, Regional Planning to reflect in National Plan

3. Aligning with Regional & Global Adjusting, aligning with the Regional and Global Implementation Plan ( E.g. ASEAN Stat, UNESCAP, UNSD SDGs Implementation, etc…)

4. Developing Capacity and strengthening institution

Legal Framework, Strengthening the role of NSO, Statistical Cooperation Mechanism, Managerial Skills of Leaders of CSO

5. Awareness Raising Understanding by the development stakeholders to achieve participatory and inclusive development 2

Planning Framework in Myanmar

Economic Policy

Implementation:Sector

Coordination Groups

Monitoring

95 Procedures,Sector Plans,

Region/State PlansTownship Plans

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12 Economic

Policy Goals

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Linking SDGs to Economic Policy

Discussions on SDG Themes

Gender

Related SDGs

(on going)

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Environmental Statistics

for SDGs

Child Related SDGs

Private Sector

Development (on going)

SDGs Implementation Mechanism by using Statistical Platform

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Vice President attended the Fourth Central Committee Meeting for Data Accuracy and Quality of Statistics

SDG Integration: Evidence and Principle-based Approach

The MSDP is structured around 3 Pillars, 5 Goals, 28 Strategies and 238 Action Plans. All are firmly aligned with the SDGs, the 12 Point Economic Policy of the Union of Myanmar, and various regional commitments

Goal 1: Peace, National Reconciliation, Security & Good Governance

Goal 2: Economic Stability & Strengthened Macroeconomic Management

Goal 3: Job Creation & Private Sector Led Growth

Goal 4: Human Resources & Social Development for a 21st Century Society

Goal 5: Natural Resources & the Environment for National Prosperity

Peace & Stability

Prosperity & Partnership

People & Planet

What we have done so far regarding SDGs?

1) Capacity development: Awareness raising about the SDGs. About 700 of the Governmentofficials at both national and sub-national level have been trained on the SDGs. ( Organizing Workshop for 3 times )

2) Statistical readiness: Ministry of Planning and Finance assessed Myanmar’s data availability for the measurement of the SDG indicators.

3) Reporting: Myanmar’s first SDG Data Assessment report in 2016 andSDGs Baseline Data Report is published.

4) Partnership: SDG will be one of the important themes for the next cooperation activitiesamong Gov., Private Sector and DPs through Development Assistance Coordination Unit .

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✓National Account Statistics

✓Survey Coordination and Statistical Standard

✓Vital Statistics

✓Agriculture and Rural Sector Statistics

✓Energy Statistics

✓Environment Statistics

✓Trade and Investment Sector Statistics

✓Macroeconomic Monitiring and Financial Statistics

✓Social Statistics Cluster

✓Demography Cluster

Opportunities for linkages with other goals

Thematic Specific Areas

•Child

• Youth

•Women

•Aged

•Disabled

•Poverty

•Food Security

•Health

•Education

•Energy

•Environment

•Social Protection….

What’s need to be done?

➢ Accurate and reliable statistics is the lifeblood of the plan.

➢ Quality of facts and figures is crucial for compilation of reliable statistics….

➢ Reengineering of statistical organizations and coordination mechanism is a must for all countries including Myanmar”

➢ Professionalism

➢ For the policy guidance and as a Coordination mechanism, Data Accuracy and Quality of Statistics Committee is formed.

➢ Strengthening and promoting the Role of CSO

➢ Vertical as well as Horizontal Coordination and cooperation

➢ To be compatible and in line with the country’s reform process

Ongoing Activities

• Continuing meetings for thematic areas of SDGs such as children, vulnerable groups, environment, education private sector, multistake-holders participatory on Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation processes, etc.

• Developing policy recommendations to utilized as inputs for action plans and implementation processes of SDGs in Myanmar.

• Issuing Guidelines on SDGs Indicators Methodology

• Close collaborations with line ministries, development partners and international organizations in respective development projects for the country

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Looking forward closer cooperation to achieve SDGs in 2030!

Thank you for your kind attention!

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