Transcript Egypt Human Development Reports

Presented by:
Nahla Zeitoun
Programme Analyst, UNDP Egypt
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Role and Importance of Egypt Human Development Reports
(EHDRs)
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EHDRs and compliance with the six principles of UNDP’s Corporate
Policy on the preparation of HDRs
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EHDR Timeline
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Challenges for the preparation of EHDRs
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What makes a good HDR?
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Achievements and Impact of EHDRs
EHDR as a tool for
Policy Advocacy
Monitoring HD,
Inequalities and
Disparities
Capturing People’s
Voices and
Aspirations
To inform policy-making with evidence-based data and strong analysis
 To provide alternative scenarios based on comparative experience
To devise evidence-based programmes
To reflect people’s aspirations and hopes
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National ownership
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Produced every 2 years by UNDP and the Institute of National Planning
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The theme/topic for the EHDR is selected in a participatory manner
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National Lead Author selected to lead team of core authors
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Participatory and inclusive preparation
Lead Author selects a multi-disciplinary team of around 30
national consultants
An Advisory Group is formed to provide advice and direction
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A diverse Readers Group as well as a Peer Review Group
are composed from various stakeholders to review EHDR
drafts for substantive comments
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UNDP reviews the report for quality control and adherence
to NHDR corporate policy publication.
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EHDRs include in the Executive Summary a description of the
preparation process to show the reader that it was done in an
inclusive manner.
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EHDRs strive to contain objective and reliable analysis
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The Lead Author exercises full editorial independent and represents
a spectrum of perspectives
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Disclaimer
4) Quality of analysis:
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EHDRs adopt a people-centered approach, including analysis of gender
issues and social, economic and political exclusion.
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EHDRs provide sound and realistic policy messages
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EHDRs, based on the theme, contain a strong conceptual framework with
clear definitions for concepts and principles.
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Use a disaggregated HDI to capture exclusion and disparities across
geographical areas, gender…
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Draw on experiences of other countries as International best practices
5)
Flexibility and creativity in presentation:
 A strong Executive summary and/or overview at the beginning
 Margin notes to highlight key messages
 Written using easy-to-understand and non-technical language
 Provide real examples that highlight people’s perspectives i.e. quotes
 Employ a variety of presentation techniques such as tables, graphs,
figures
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Sustained follow-up:
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A comprehensive communication and outreach programme is designed to
address a variety of audiences
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High-level launch event organized with press kits and interviews lined up.
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Arabic and English copies uploaded on UNDP website.
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In some instances, UNDP uploads all background papers on website
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An ongoing dialogue over the reports recommendations is maintained
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Policy briefs prepared with key messages
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Projects and programs designed to follow-up on report recommendations
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Preparatory Phase (up to 6months):
• Theme Selection
• Team building
• Team Orientation
• Outline formulation
• Division of labor.
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Research (6 to 9 months):
• Research and preparation of background papers.
• Workshop on draft background papers organized.
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Finalization of Product (6-12 weeks):
• Translation and printing
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Advocacy (ongoing throughout and after Report finalization)
• High level launch event
• Post-launch events (roundtable discussions, consultations…)
• Projects and Programmes devised
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Reliability of data
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Shortage of data
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Political Challenge
Good objectives
Good process
Good product
Good dissemination
Good impact
And no skipping…
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11 reports produced since 1994
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EHDRs opened the door to new thinking and policy perspectives on HD
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Used as a source of policy analysis by the People’s Assembly and the Shura
Council
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Represent effective decision-support tools for at the sub-national level (resource
allocation, monitoring of progress…)
• Used by Governors to jointly examine disparities in HD among and within
governorates
• Resulted in new strategies to reduce disparities i.e. 1000 Village initiative
• Resulted in shifting of development priorities and reallocation of resources to
under-served areas.
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Poverty Report:
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First national report to admit, assess and analyze poverty prevalence and income
distribution in Egypt
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Broke taboo on speaking on poverty and created a new open culture to speak about
such matters
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Public Spending Report
• Highlighted the importance of the reallocation of public resources & the role of social
assistance and insurance in alleviating poverty
• Began to see in Egypt special safety net programmes
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Won the NHDR Excellence award in Quality of Analysis and in Participation and
Policy Impact
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An innovation of the Report was the calculation of HDI at the local
level.
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Offered a comprehensive picture of HD in the country’s 451 sub-administrative
units.
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Provided a lens through which policy makers could look in detail at specific
pockets of poverty or deprivation.
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Led to the Municipal Initiative for Strategic Recovery (MISR) – Participatory
planning at the local level.
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Led to the 1000 Poorest Village Initiative launched in 2009. The villages were
identified using HDI level.
2004 EHDR
Choosing Decentralization for Good
Governance
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Covered major components, such as local governance, private sector participation,
voice of the poor, civil service reform, capacity building.
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Contributed to national policy dialogue on issues of decentralization as well as on
human development at disaggregated levels.
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Gave prominence to the Governorate Human Development Reports
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Provided a renewed direction to the MISR programme to work more at the upstream
policy level in the area of decentralization
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Introduced the idea of a new “social contract’” whereby the state
encourages further political, social and economic participation from civil
society and private sector and promotes accountability and democratic
practices.
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Included a MDG-based vision for Egypt for 10 years with 55 socioeconomic programs
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Policy briefs were developed for each of the sectors tackled by the report
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A Social Contract Center was set up within the Information and Decision
Support Center as a joint project between UNDP and the Government to:
• Formulate, implement, and monitor the recommendations of the
2005 EHDR
• Serve as a model for the integration of civil society and private
sector into the work of government agencies and ministries.
2008 EHDR
Egypt’s Social Contract: The Role of Civil Society
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Highlighted the vital role of civil society as an essential partner in achieving the MDGs
and the 55 programs outlined in the 2005 EHDR..
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Offered specific proposals to encourage the growth of, and stimulate innovation within,
CSOs, in addition to improving the legal and administrative environment within which
they operate.
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Presented remarkable insights into people’s perceptions and aspirations with regards to
services provided by CSOs in addition to their concerns and priorities
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Gave weight to case studies and best practices among CSOs in various social services
and various sectors.
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Led to the formulation of a project for capacity building of the General Federation of
NGOs and Foundations which also proposed new modifications to the NGO Law
presented to government.
 Messages of the report:
1. Overcoming education system failure – mismatch
2. Breaking the cycle of poverty – geographical targeting
3. Job creation – education and training
4. Focus on culture – tolerance, creativity
Eliminating gender discrimination – gender empowerment and equality
Youth Well-Being
Governance: Enhancing youth participation
Migration: better structuring and institutionalization to maximize education and skill
formation
9. Breaking the asset constraint: Availing physical capital and assets such as land for
youth to engage in productive projects in small-scale tourism, eco-friendly agriculture, and
other high value-added activities such as ICT, transport and housing.
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 Identified and assessed the most pressing issues affecting youth in Egypt with a
vision for young people to participate in Egypt’s development process.
 UNDP is currently exploring a potential National Youth Programme for Egypt
following a series of consultations and roundtable discussions with different
stakeholders. The Program will focus on:
 Youth Skills and Employment
 Civil and Political participation
 Women Empowerment