Report on the Survey-Questionnaire AICESIS CES Universities.

Report on the Survey-Questionnaire

AICESIS CES UniversitiesAICESIS CES Universities

Study on the development of Study on the development of new academic programmes, new academic programmes, pedagogical tools and pedagogical tools and educational software, for educational software, for promoting the advancement promoting the advancement and achievement of the and achievement of the Millennium Development Millennium Development GoalsGoals in conjunction with in conjunction with civil civil society organisationssociety organisations, the , the National Economic and Social National Economic and Social CouncilsCouncils and and institutions of institutions of higher educationhigher education..

Project AICESIS CES Project AICESIS CES Universities for the Universities for the

implementation of the implementation of the Millennium Development Millennium Development

GoalsGoals

Questionnaire for National Questionnaire for National Economic and Social CouncilsEconomic and Social Councils

Questionnaire for the UniversitiesQuestionnaire for the Universities Questionnaire for the Non-Questionnaire for the Non-

Governmental OrganisationsGovernmental Organisations

Project AICESIS NGO Project AICESIS NGO Universities for the Universities for the

implementation of the implementation of the Millennium Development Millennium Development

GoalsGoals

The Questionnaire Survey for the The Questionnaire Survey for the ECSECS

1. Has your ESC been convened of temporary reports worked out for the 1. Has your ESC been convened of temporary reports worked out for the UN by your country, which point out delays or progress as regards UN by your country, which point out delays or progress as regards MDG? (If yes, what are the follow-up and conclusions which have MDG? (If yes, what are the follow-up and conclusions which have been lead from it?) Are your debates’ results on these topics available?been lead from it?) Are your debates’ results on these topics available?

2.2. Have your country’s schools been informed by your President’s Have your country’s schools been informed by your President’s signature and by your country’s involvement for MDG achievement? signature and by your country’s involvement for MDG achievement? By which means (circular, decree, etc.)?By which means (circular, decree, etc.)?

3.3. Does a high school or an educator as member of your national ESC?Does a high school or an educator as member of your national ESC?

4.4. Can you identify, by survey (or by another means), the high schools of Can you identify, by survey (or by another means), the high schools of your country that have introduced MDG as educational or professional your country that have introduced MDG as educational or professional training subjects in their lessons programs? (Please, give technical training subjects in their lessons programs? (Please, give technical document if possible)document if possible)

5.5. What are the educational adjustments anticipated by your country to What are the educational adjustments anticipated by your country to integrate the MDG in professional training?integrate the MDG in professional training?

The Questionnaire Survey for The Questionnaire Survey for the ECSthe ECS

6. What are the names and coordinates of your country’s experts 6. What are the names and coordinates of your country’s experts responsible for the MDG’s implementation at educational levels? responsible for the MDG’s implementation at educational levels? (Failing, would you specify the names of the potential responsible (Failing, would you specify the names of the potential responsible interested to joint in an educational improvement session in the MDG’s interested to joint in an educational improvement session in the MDG’s field applicable to the school sector?field applicable to the school sector?

7. Does your ESC, universities, the authorities of your country have a 7. Does your ESC, universities, the authorities of your country have a national action plan as regards MDG in professional training? (Please national action plan as regards MDG in professional training? (Please details)details)

8. Have you contact with NGO through your ESC? If yes, what NGO? 8. Have you contact with NGO through your ESC? If yes, what NGO? Statute with ECOSOC? Relation with UN/NGO/IRENE?Statute with ECOSOC? Relation with UN/NGO/IRENE?

9. Do you have NGO among the members of your ESC?9. Do you have NGO among the members of your ESC?

10. Does your ESC work with NGO? If yes, how?10. Does your ESC work with NGO? If yes, how?

The Eight The Eight Millennium Development Millennium Development

GoalsGoals Eradicate Extreme Poverty And HungerEradicate Extreme Poverty And Hunger Achieve Universal Primary EducationAchieve Universal Primary Education Promote Gender Equality And Empower Promote Gender Equality And Empower

WomenWomen Reduce Child MortalityReduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal HealthImprove Maternal Health Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria And Other DiseasesCombat HIV/AIDS, Malaria And Other Diseases Ensure Environmental SustainabilityEnsure Environmental Sustainability Develop A Global Partnership For DevelopmentDevelop A Global Partnership For Development

Millennium Development Millennium Development GoalsGoals

Road Map (A/56/326 – 6 September Road Map (A/56/326 – 6 September 2001) 2001)

Poverty and Poverty and HungerHunger

Primary Primary EducationEducation

Child Child Mortality Mortality

Maternal Maternal HealthHealth

Partnership for Partnership for DevelopmentDevelopment

HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS and other Diseasesother Diseases

Empower Empower WomenWomen

Environmental Environmental SustainabilitySustainability

ByBy

20152015191 191

Member Member StatesStates

The 27 ECS that respondedThe 27 ECS that responded

7

3

33

4

7Africa

Asia

Latin America

Arab states

Eastern Europe

Western Europe

The 27 ECS which The 27 ECS which respondedresponded

AlgeriaAlgeria ArgentinaArgentina BelgiumBelgium BeninBenin BrazilBrazil ChinaChina Czech RepublicCzech Republic KoreaKorea Ivory CoastIvory Coast SpainSpain FinlandFinland FranceFrance GabonGabon MauritaniaMauritania

GreeceGreece GuineaGuinea HungaryHungary LebanonLebanon LuxembourgLuxembourg MacaoMacao MaliMali MaltaMalta NicaraguaNicaragua The NetherlandsThe Netherlands RomaniaRomania SenegalSenegal TunisiaTunisia

The ECS, Divided According To The ECS, Divided According To Economic Development Of The Economic Development Of The

CountryCountry

30%

36%

19%

15%Industrialised countries

economies in transition

Least developedcountries

developing countries

Application of MDGs Application of MDGs around the worldaround the world

26

11 1113

0

12

7

3 3 47

3

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Africa Asia ArabStates

EasternEurope

WesternEuope

LatinAmerica

Country reports

Responses to thequestionnaires

The The Millennium Millennium

Development Development GoalsGoals

The The Millennium Millennium

Development Development GoalsGoals

Millennium Development Millennium Development Goal: 1Goal: 1

Eradicate Extreme Poverty And Hunger


Reduce by half the proportion of people Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a dayliving on less than a dollar a day

Reduce by half the proportion of people Reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hungerwho suffer from hunger


Activities to Activities to measure povertymeasure poverty in Algeriain AlgeriaCollaboration ConventionCollaboration Convention between the State Secretary of between the State Secretary of International Cooperation and the NGO Coordinator for International Cooperation and the NGO Coordinator for Development (CONGDE) for a State campaign called Development (CONGDE) for a State campaign called “Zero “Zero Poverty”Poverty”Promotion of the Promotion of the agriculture, farming and fishingagriculture, farming and fishing industries in industries in Mali Mali Economic growth and fair distribution of fruit in TunisiaEconomic growth and fair distribution of fruit in TunisiaDevelopment of the Development of the Poverty Reduction Strategy PaperPoverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) in (PRSP) in Gabon, Senegal and GuineaGabon, Senegal and GuineaNational Plan for Environmental Health in HungaryNational Plan for Environmental Health in HungaryLaws widening the scope of Laws widening the scope of social protectionsocial protection in Romania in Romania




Achieve Universal Primary Education

Ensure that all boys and girls complete Ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary educationa full course of primary education



Free education materialFree education material made available for rural children and made available for rural children and students in Chinastudents in China

Exemption from different fees and scholarships granted to deprived Exemption from different fees and scholarships granted to deprived students in Chinastudents in China

““Principal Plan”Principal Plan” 2005-2008 and annual plan 2005 to integrate the 2005-2008 and annual plan 2005 to integrate the education goals for development into the Spanish educational education goals for development into the Spanish educational curricula curricula

Free and compulsory educationFree and compulsory education in Tunisia in Tunisia



Development of Development of preschool sectionspreschool sections into the primary teachings in Gabon to into the primary teachings in Gabon to avoid school dropoutsavoid school dropouts

Education for All ProgramEducation for All Program (EFA) for all three sectors of education put in (EFA) for all three sectors of education put in place in Guineaplace in Guinea

Development of a judicial/fiscal plan to promote Development of a judicial/fiscal plan to promote private educationprivate education in in GabonGabon

ECS proposed to participate in creation of a ECS proposed to participate in creation of a new schoolnew school meeting the needs meeting the needs of the evolving society in Romaniaof the evolving society in Romania

Complete educational guide including “rights for all” in TunisiaComplete educational guide including “rights for all” in Tunisia




Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Eliminate gender disparity in primary and Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015and at all levels by 2015



Institutional mechanism dealing with Institutional mechanism dealing with gender equality and gender equality and empowermentempowerment in Gabon in Gabon

National Action Plan for National Action Plan for Environmental HealthEnvironmental Health in Hungary in Hungary Support structures promoting Support structures promoting gender equality and gender equality and

empowermentempowerment in Tunisia in Tunisia



Women Rights’ and Gender Equality Women Rights’ and Gender Equality Delegation created in Delegation created in FranceFrance

Studies dealing specifically with the Studies dealing specifically with the Role of Women in SocietyRole of Women in Society in Francein France




Reduce Child Mortality

Reduce by two thirds the mortality Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five.rate among children under five.



National strategy for the National strategy for the Protection of the Child and the Protection of the Child and the Mother Mother in Gabon in Gabon

National Action Plan For National Action Plan For Environmental HealthEnvironmental Health in Hungary in Hungary Programs to improve the Programs to improve the Infant Mortality Rate Infant Mortality Rate in Tunisia in Tunisia




Improve Maternal Health



Reduce by three quarters the Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratiomaternal mortality ratio

Global policy toward Global policy toward health improvement health improvement in Francein France Policy aiming at Policy aiming at improving the health systemimproving the health system and making it and making it

more efficient, accessible and adaptable in Gabonmore efficient, accessible and adaptable in Gabon Promotion, prevention and taking care of health matters Promotion, prevention and taking care of health matters

specific to women and children in Gabonspecific to women and children in Gabon National Action Plan For National Action Plan For Environmental HealthEnvironmental Health in Hungary in Hungary



Sizable resources allocated to the Sizable resources allocated to the maternal health sector maternal health sector in Tunisiain Tunisia Specific measures to improve the Specific measures to improve the quality of health care and quality of health care and

treatmentstreatments in Tunisia in Tunisia Scalable measuresScalable measures taking into account the new demands and the taking into account the new demands and the

economic and social mutations surrounding economic and social mutations surrounding maternal healthmaternal health in in Tunisia Tunisia




Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases

Halt and begin to reverse the spread of Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of Halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseasesmalaria and other major diseases



Public Health Care System Public Health Care System established in Chinaestablished in China Extensive researchExtensive research within specialised University within specialised University

Departments dealing with Departments dealing with HIV/AIDS, MalariaHIV/AIDS, Malaria and other and other diseases in Mali diseases in Mali

Creation of the Creation of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaMalaria, in which France participates actively, in which France participates actively



France has put forward the notion of an France has put forward the notion of an International Tax International Tax to to finance the battle against these diseasesfinance the battle against these diseases

National Action Plan For Environmental HealthNational Action Plan For Environmental Health in in HungaryHungary

Prevention of HIV/AIDSPrevention of HIV/AIDS in Brazil in Brazil



Better managementBetter management of the of the Health SectorHealth Sector in Gabon to ensure in Gabon to ensure access to cheaper medicine for the poorestaccess to cheaper medicine for the poorest

Prevention and surveillance of the spread of those sicknesses Prevention and surveillance of the spread of those sicknesses through a through a Health Center Network Health Center Network in Gabonin Gabon




Ensure Environmental Sustainability

Integrate the principles of sustainable Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental programmes; reverse loss of environmental resourcesresources

Reduce by half the proportion of people without Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking watersustainable access to safe drinking water

Achieve significant improvement in the lives of at Achieve significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020



Active promotion of Active promotion of sustainable development sustainable development in in China and Brazil China and Brazil

Feasibility studies to enable Feasibility studies to enable land settlement plansland settlement plans in in GabonGabon

National Action Plan on National Action Plan on Social InclusionSocial Inclusion in Hungary in Hungary Agenda 21Agenda 21 defines specific objectives for the rational defines specific objectives for the rational

management of Tunisia’s natural resources management of Tunisia’s natural resources



The initiative of the Algerian ECS during the 8The initiative of the Algerian ECS during the 8thth international meeting of the ECSIS entitled international meeting of the ECSIS entitled “Eradication of poverty through sustainable “Eradication of poverty through sustainable development: a partnership a approach” development: a partnership a approach” led to the led to the Alger DeclarationAlger Declaration

Action ProgramAction Program in favour of Least Developed in favour of Least Developed Countries for the 2001-2010 decade in TunisiaCountries for the 2001-2010 decade in Tunisia




Develop a Global Partnership for Development

Promotion of Promotion of rural development and consumption rural development and consumption revenues revenues in Algeriain Algeria

““University Development Cooperation Strategy”University Development Cooperation Strategy” developed by the Spanish Universities Directors Conference developed by the Spanish Universities Directors Conference in 2000in 2000

Guiding Plan 2005-2008Guiding Plan 2005-2008 and and Annual Plan 2005Annual Plan 2005 aimed at aimed at integrating Spanish international cooperation policy with the integrating Spanish international cooperation policy with the international agenda international agenda



Partnerships Partnerships with developing countries ECS and francophone with developing countries ECS and francophone countries in Francecountries in France

National Action Plan on Social InclusionNational Action Plan on Social Inclusion in Hungary in Hungary Equity promotionEquity promotion in Brazil in Brazil Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry initiate a Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry initiate a joint ministry groupjoint ministry group

in Koreain Korea Regional employment and economic developmentRegional employment and economic development in China: in China:

protection of the rights and interests of farmers working in the citiesprotection of the rights and interests of farmers working in the cities



Dissemination of the MDGs

Within:Within:

• the Political sectorthe Political sector• the Educational the Educational sectorsector• Civil SocietyCivil Society

Dissemination of the MDGs

SeminarsSeminars for executives and economic operators, for executives and economic operators,

discussions in the media for the discussions in the media for the adjustment of the MDGsadjustment of the MDGs in in

AlgeriaAlgeria National policy documentNational policy document for continuing education and for continuing education and

training established in Malitraining established in Mali National Human Development ReportsNational Human Development Reports composed in composed in

Algeria Algeria

Dissemination of the MDGs within the political sector

27%

73%

UN Country Report utilized UN Country Reports not used

48%

52%

Dissemination of the MDGs through the national ECSNo such dissemination


Dissemination of the UN reports Dissemination of the UN reports about the MDGSabout the MDGSNational Human Development Reports National Human Development Reports composed composed

and disseminated and disseminated Recording of the ECS deliberations Recording of the ECS deliberations distributed to the distributed to the

Brazilian counselorsBrazilian counselorsECS members ECS members took part in the took part in the Expert CommitteeExpert Committee

contributing to the finalization of the contributing to the finalization of the NHDRNHDR in the Ivory in the Ivory

Coast Coast


ECS Meeting ECS Meeting with the Economics and Finance Minister with the Economics and Finance Minister

about the about the PRSPPRSP and its evolution in Guinea and its evolution in GuineaAwareness BuildingAwareness Building for the Populations, Administrative for the Populations, Administrative

Authorities and Local Elected Representatives about the Authorities and Local Elected Representatives about the

PRSPPRSP in Guinea in GuineaEducation For AllEducation For All Program in Guinea Program in GuineaConferences and studies Conferences and studies bringing specialists and bringing specialists and

researchers together to give suggestions to the researchers together to give suggestions to the

authorities authorities

in Chinain China


Frequent evaluationsFrequent evaluations of the of the implementation of the implementation of the

MDGsMDGs in Tunisia in TunisiaGuiding Plan 2005-2008Guiding Plan 2005-2008 and and Annual Plan 2005Annual Plan 2005 aimed aimed

at integrating Spanish international cooperation policy at integrating Spanish international cooperation policy

with the international agendawith the international agenda

The Millennium Development Goals and

Education

School Instructor among School Instructor among the ECSthe ECS

School Instructor among School Instructor among the ECSthe ECS

57%

43%Lack of schoolinstructors among ECS

Representation of schoolinstructors among theECS

Dissemination of the Dissemination of the MDGs by School MDGs by School

InstructorsInstructors

Dissemination of the Dissemination of the MDGs by School MDGs by School

InstructorsInstructors

23%

77% Dissemination of theMDGs withineducational institutionsNo dissemination of theMDGs withineducational institutions

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Civil Society and the Civil Society and the Millennium Development Millennium Development

GoalsGoals

Civil Society representation Civil Society representation within the ECSwithin the ECS

Civil Society representation Civil Society representation within the ECSwithin the ECS

10 10

3 3

0

2

4

6

8

10

Direct relations withcivil society

Uninstitutionalised orperiodical relationwith civil society

No relations with civilsociety

No data

Civil Society and ECSCivil Society and ECSCivil Society and ECSCivil Society and ECS

NGO hearings NGO hearings on specific topics in France, Ivory on specific topics in France, Ivory Coast and LuxembourgCoast and LuxembourgMonographic studiesMonographic studies about the MDG strategies in about the MDG strategies in ChinaChina10 NGOs are ECS members10 NGOs are ECS members in Hungary and benefit in Hungary and benefit from ECOSOC consultative statusfrom ECOSOC consultative statusNGOs invited to meetingsNGOs invited to meetings organized by the ECS and organized by the ECS and participate in public debates in Lebanonparticipate in public debates in LebanonCivil Society CommitteeCivil Society Committee composed of NGOs created composed of NGOs created within the Maltese ECSwithin the Maltese ECS

Civil Society and ECSCivil Society and ECSCivil Society and ECSCivil Society and ECS

Guinea’s ECS Guinea’s ECS works in collaboration with various works in collaboration with various

national, foreign and international civil society national, foreign and international civil society

organizations through seminars, forums, workshops, organizations through seminars, forums, workshops,

round tables…round tables…Guinea has also supported the creation of a Guinea has also supported the creation of a National National

Council of Guinean Civil Society Organizations Council of Guinean Civil Society Organizations

(CNOSCG)(CNOSCG)

Exploitation of the Exploitation of the Questionnaire throughQuestionnaire through MDG national reportsMDG national reports

Exploitation of the Exploitation of the Questionnaire throughQuestionnaire through MDG national reportsMDG national reports

Example: Senegal

Promotion of micro and small enterprises through a Promotion of micro and small enterprises through a

national strategynational strategy

Formulation of a support mechanism for the promotion Formulation of a support mechanism for the promotion

of SMEsof SMEs

Economic support program for female groupings Economic support program for female groupings


Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Programs for the improvement and increase of productivity and food Programs for the improvement and increase of productivity and food

productionproduction

Improvement of the purchasing power through diversification of income Improvement of the purchasing power through diversification of income

generating activities generating activities

Budget-consumption and perceptions of poverty surveys Budget-consumption and perceptions of poverty surveys

Improvement of the statistics and framework of the PRSPImprovement of the statistics and framework of the PRSP

Observatory to follow-up and harmonize all the statisticsObservatory to follow-up and harmonize all the statistics


Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Ministerial delegate in charge of basic education and Ministerial delegate in charge of basic education and promotion of national languagespromotion of national languages

Infancy ministry created to develop alternatives structures Infancy ministry created to develop alternatives structures for “young ones”for “young ones”



Various programs have been led by the Government:Various programs have been led by the Government: Schooling for Girls ProgramSchooling for Girls Program Priority to Women’s Literacy ProjectPriority to Women’s Literacy Project Educating Girls in Mathematics ProjectEducating Girls in Mathematics Project Introduction to Family Life Education ProjectIntroduction to Family Life Education Project



The Integrated Health Development Program (PDIS) The Integrated Health Development Program (PDIS)

includes health committees, local communities and includes health committees, local communities and

development partners for the improvement of the quality development partners for the improvement of the quality

of health services.of health services.



““Making risk free maternity a reality” project is equipped Making risk free maternity a reality” project is equipped

with indicators measuring the availability, usage and with indicators measuring the availability, usage and

quality of the emergency obstetric care.quality of the emergency obstetric care.



Monitoring and evaluation by the public authorities of various Monitoring and evaluation by the public authorities of various programs to combat HIV/AIDSprograms to combat HIV/AIDS

Precocious behavioral and epidemiological surveillance of the Precocious behavioral and epidemiological surveillance of the “second generation” of HIV/AIDS “second generation” of HIV/AIDS

Information, education and communication campaigns as well as Information, education and communication campaigns as well as regular publication of the HIV epidemiological bulletin regular publication of the HIV epidemiological bulletin


Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other diseases

Access to drinking waterAccess to drinking water

Drilling programs equipped for villages with a population Drilling programs equipped for villages with a population

over 1000 inhabitantsover 1000 inhabitants

Water Sectorial Program contributing to the increase of Water Sectorial Program contributing to the increase of

the proportion of people with access to drinking waterthe proportion of people with access to drinking water

Well-focused research has been conductedWell-focused research has been conducted


Ensure environmental sustainability

National country reports should be used as reference National country reports should be used as reference tools to evaluate the situation of the ECS with respect tools to evaluate the situation of the ECS with respect to the MDGsto the MDGs

The link with the academic institutions is in embryonic The link with the academic institutions is in embryonic stages: continuing education and professional training stages: continuing education and professional training do not allow a dissemination of the MDGs yetdo not allow a dissemination of the MDGs yet

Relations between civil society and ECS must be more Relations between civil society and ECS must be more concretely directed towards the implementation of the concretely directed towards the implementation of the MDGsMDGs

Challenges to overcome

Greater challenges will have to be overcome as soon as Greater challenges will have to be overcome as soon as

the surveys addressed to the Universities and the Non the surveys addressed to the Universities and the Non

Governmental Organizations will be able to be Governmental Organizations will be able to be

analyzed and compared with the CES.analyzed and compared with the CES.

To be continued…To be continued…

Challenges to overcome

Thank You!Thank You!

Hanifa MEZOUI, Chief,

NGO Section DESA/ECOSOC

Tel 1 212 963 1183 - Fax 1 212 963 9248 –

Email : [email protected]

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