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Citizens’ agenda for Africa’s development
African Monitor, 2010There is widespread consensus that significant development progress has been made in Africa. However, five years remain for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and much more needs to be done in terms of governance, economic and social development.DocumentTracking development and governance in the Pacific
Australian Agency for International Development, 2009Achieving effective and accountable governance is essential for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This report addresses development and governance in the Pacific region where development partners have injected significant assistance. However, most Pacific governments are not managing the aid well enough.DocumentAnalysing and addressing governance in sector operations
EuropeAid Co-operation Office, 2008Ensuring sustainable results with sector aid and sector programmes can be a challenge as a result of governance constraints within the sector. The importance of addressing governance weaknesses at sector level is increasingly recognized as a precondition for attaining results and achieving sustainable development.DocumentThe role of CSOs: training modules - MDG-based national development strategies
Ghana Civil Society Resource Centre, 2007Civil society organisations (CSOs) provide one of the more formal channels for ensuing community concerns are heard and addressed. Practice has shown that CSOs can play a critical role in making sure a government’s development promises are fulfilled — and when they are not, that policy changes are made.DocumentProgress of the world’s women 2008/2009: who answers to women? gender and accountability
United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2008UNIFEM’s biennial flagship report argues that realising women’s rights and achieving the Millennium Development Goals depends on strengthening accountability for commitments to women and gender equality.DocumentEgypt’s social contract: the role of civil society: Human Development Report 2008
Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2008Around the world, governments are recognizing the vital role that civil society plays in the development process and increasingly, civil society, especially think tanks, is being invited to contribute to social policy formulation.DocumentGlobal monitoring report 2008: MDGs and the environment: agenda for inclusive and sustainable development
World Bank Research, 2008This report assesses progress and priorities in the development and environmental agenda to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It also addresses the interrelated challenges of development and environmental sustainability. Based on its assessment, the report sets out an integrated agenda for development that aims to be inclusive and sustainable.DocumentPrimer: human rights and the MDGs - making the link
UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2007While the policies of aid agencies increasingly emphasise the connection between human rights and development, in practice the two concepts often remain on separate, parallel tracks. This primer provides a conceptual overview of the links between human rights and the MDGs and explores the key questions that practitioners face in this area.Document"It is almost half time": will the SADC region achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the target date of 2015?
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007This paper summarises the proceedings of a policy dialogue on progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The dialogue brought together representatives of civil society, government and intergovernmental organisations from throughout the region.DocumentAt the heart of change: the role of communication in sustainable development
Panos Institute, London, 2007We have passed the half-way point of the Millennium Development Goals, yet it is almost certain that many countries will fail to reach them. One of the reasons, the authors argue, is that policymakers are neglecting the central role of information, communication and the media for successful development.Pages
