Transcript The Future Albanian’s Want

Started late – but intens
• Serbia advocated to be included in the Post2015 National Consultation process following
the drop-out of Bosnia & Herzegovina in
summer 2012
• Launched the process with Serbian Prime
Minister Dacic, who wrote the first post on
Facebook during UN Day, Oct 2012
• Intensive consultations started
in January 2013.
MDG Agenda
• Achievement of the MDGs is very high on the agenda
of Serbian Government
• UNCT Serbia prepared an “MDG Barometer” that
presents Serbia being
• on track on most MDGs,
• Some indicators requiring further attention,
particularly
• MDG-1: Poverty situation in Serbia has experienced
negative trends as of 2009 due to economic crisis.
• UNCT and Government of Serbia will work together
to advance MDG achievement by the
set deadline – 2015.
Post 2015 Consultations
• Government of Serbia appreciates the opportunity to be one of 88
countries taking part in this process through national consultations
• People of Serbia appreciate opportunity to directly voice their
views on a new global (and national) development agenda
• UNCT Serbia led the consultations process professionally and
produced a quality summary report that is currently being
reviewed by stakeholders, including the Advisory Board (where MFA
and SEIO take part on behalf of the Government).
• Government of Serbia also takes active part in the Open Working
Group of SDGs together with the Government of Belarus. A
statement was given by Serbian Permanent Representative to UN
on March 15.
• Government of Serbia is committed to take part in other relevant
regional and global meetings dedicated to Post-2015
and/or Sustainable Development Goals agenda.
Consultations Results
• 28,000 people participated in the consultations in Serbia.
• People from Serbia have indicated the following priorities for the Serbian
development agenda starting in 2015:
• more/better jobs and decent employment,
• eradication of poverty and better support to vulnerable,
• responsible and responsive government, and srengthened
institutions,
• culture of responsibility, tolerance and social cohesion, incl. equality
gender
• better quality education, better health care,
• responsible and sustainable environmental stewardship.
• Government of Serbia and the UNCT Serbia work together to intergate
these priorities in all relevant development plans.
• Activities will continue to ensure that people can give their voice in future
through the social media tools that are currently in place
with UNCT Serbia
Post 2015 Consultations
in Serbia and UN Cohesion
• Inter-agency Post-2015 Working Group involved all Resident and
non-resident UN Agencies (>20); NRA via Skype; including also WB
and IMF
• Weekly meetings co-chaired by RCO and UNDP, including
consultancy group specialized on consultations & data analysis
• Donors and partners kept informed and involved on the regular
basis
• UNDAF NSC acted as Post-2015 Consultations Advisory Body
• Post-2015 consultations linked with UNDAF
Consultations Process
Highlights (Jan-May 2013)
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9,000 people visited “Serbia-We-Want” (www.srbjakakvuzelim.rs) platform.  7 open
questions, voting 6 out of 16 and thematic discussion through social media.
Global Platforms fed regularly – Serbia is one of the three highest rated in the region for
contributing to the “My World” platform.
250,000 reached on Facebook  more than 10,000 participated in the discussion
5,000 surveys completed (2,000 through direct consultations; 3,000 on-line survey).
Twenty events organized with > 1,000 participants (children and youth, women and elderly
from remote rural areas, trade unions, employers’ associations, farmers, women
associations, Roma, migrants, refugees and internally displaced people, students, workers,
unemployed, NGOs, experts from different policy areas, representatives of health and
education sectors and decision makers, Children with autism).
Customized song "Life is beautiful“ with video produced by MTV stars.
60 news briefs on UN Country Team Facebook page; 5000 participated in 40 thematic
discussions
30 TV appearances in 60 days
Consultations Process
Highlights (cooperation with the private sector)
Music video, produced for the initiative “Srbija Kakvu Želim“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX_BLjXMnWU
Promotinal video, produced for the initiative “Srbija Kakvu Želim“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZfWI7J-qwE
“Original” - song performed by children with autism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI4O6OyzFU4
Links with other processes
• MDGs Achievement (1,000 days of action campaign,
Twitter Relly, MDG Barometer)
• Human Security (HS Trust Fund supports a Joint UN
Programme in South-West Serbia, launched
simultaneously with Post-2015 National Consultations)
• UNDAF review & re-prioritization (same Advisory
Board)
• AOC (results & best practices were presented at the
Vienna Global AOC Forum)
• Government Needs Assessment (Paris
Declaration) and national development agenda
Links with other processes
Twitter rally
Thank you for your attention!