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Oslo Governance Centre 2012: A Year in Review
Civil Society, Conflict, Democracy, GAP, Governance and Environment, Governance and MDG, Human Rights, ReportThis document looks back at 2012 and highlights the work of UNDP's Oslo Governance Centre, including new areas of work in support of UNDP’s results in Democratic Governance at country, regional and global level.
Education | The Surprisingly Dire Situation of Children's Education in Rural West Africa: Results from the CREO Study in Guinea-Bissau (Comprehensive Review of Education Outcomes)
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Governance and MDG, Academic/Think TankWe conducted a survey covering 20% of villages with 200-1000 population in rural Guinea-Bissau. We interviewed household heads, care-givers of children, and their teachers and schools. We analysed results from 9,947 children, aged 7-17, tested for literacy and numeracy competency. Only 27% of children were able to add two single digits, and just 19% were able to read and comprehend a simple...
Working Paper | Multiples dimensions de la pauvreté, gouvernance et démocratie : Le point de vue de la population malienne. Enquête ELIM2006. Premiers résultats.
Article / Working Paper, Democracy, Governance and MDG, Academic/Think TankLa mesure de la gouvernance et de la démocratie dans le cadre des stratégies actuelles de lutte contre la pauvreté constitue un défi majeur. Dans le prolongement de l'expérience menée en 2001 à Bamako, dans le cadre de l'enquête 132, la DNSI a intégré des modules portant sur les multiples dimensions de la pauvreté, la gouvernance et la démocratie à l'enquête nationale ELIM 2006. Dans un...
Are we making progress with building governance into the post 2015 framework?
Civil Society, Governance and MDG, Academic/Think TankMomentum is building for governance and accountability issues to have a greater profile in the post 2015 framework, and there is a growing recognition that we cannot afford to ignore governance even if it is politically challenging to incorporate. This briefing provides an assessment of some of the main proposals on the table that have been gaining traction in the debate, as...
Briefing | Malawi | More than just ‘demand’: Malawi’s public-service community scorecard
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Governance and MDG, Public Administration, Civil SocietyCommunity-based monitoring instruments, such as scorecards, are used increasingly to complement and reinforce conventional mechanisms to strengthen accountability and performance in public-service delivery. While they have been backed by the international community, there is limited evidence on how they work in practice and what conditions they need to be effective. This Project Briefing seeks...
Report | Madagascar - Mineral Resources Governance Project
Governance and MDG, ReportRatings for the Mineral Resources Governance Project for Madagascar were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was high, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory. There were two lessons learned: 1) High-level scientific oversight is key to ensuring the success of a complex geology...
Report | Equity in public services in Tanzania and Uganda
Governance and MDG, ReportThe context of this note is the concern in both Uganda and Tanzania that the distribution of public servants in both countries has been uneven, leading to inequity in the delivery of public services, with lower quality services linked to persistent poverty in certain underserved or hard-to-reach and stay (HTRS) areas. The note looks in detail at the nature of the problem as it affects education...
Building governance into a post-2015 framework I Exploring transparency and accountability as an entry point
Civil Society, Governance and MDG, Report, Civil SocietyThis research report by Bergh et al. of ODI, discusses the role of governance post-2015. As the debate on the post-2015 agenda gains momentum, some are arguing that there is a need to increase the focus on governance in a future agreement. Although this responds to people’s aspirations for political freedoms and greater participation, it remains politically controversial, and it’s...
Measuring Democracy and Democratic Governance in a Post-2015 Development Framework
Article / Working Paper, Democracy, GAP, Governance and MDGThis discussion paper aims to outline some of the major factors to consider should it be decided that global goal(s) covering democratic governance are included in a post-2015 framework. In contrast to the existing MDGs, which are focused on socio-economic development indicators, democratic governance is not easy to measure because it means different things to different people, because it is...
Guide to Monitoring Target 11: Improving the lives of 100 million slum dwellers
Africa, Civil Society, Framework, Governance and MDG, Other UN AgencyThis guide represents a milestone in the efforts of the United Nations to monitor the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the UN member states in the year 2000. These goals address essential dimensions of poverty and their effects on people’s lives. They constitute, in themselves, a commitment by the world’s leaders to the world’s poor, addressing the most pressing issues related to...