PHM-Exch> Response to 24 questions on the post2015 development agenda

[Claudio Schuftan]

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*Key questions asked by the UN Post-2015 High Level Panel to guide work in
preparing  the future world development agenda. ***

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Suggested responses by Claudio Schuftan in a personal capacity.



*I. Qs on lessons learned and context: *

*1. What have the MDGs achieved? What lessons can be learned about
designing goals to have maximum impact? *

The mix of MDGs achievements/shortcomings is by now well known. The
question here is: Do we really want to set goals --in terms of outcomes? Or
do we rather want to set (annual) benchmarks --much more related to
processes (a central critique of the MDGs). Goals, in the past and in the
present, aim at achieving national averages. By design, this leaves half of
those affected below the average. To be consistent with the UN-sanctioned
Human Rights Framework, setting goals will only make sense if these are
applied at the sub-national level, i.e., district or municipality since
only this allows focusing national efforts on those territorial units so
far most neglected and discriminated. With this being accepted, the concept
of maximum impact will have to be redefined in the new framework.


Proposed responses to the remaining 23 questions can be found by clicking
on te following link:

http://wp.me/plAxa-1Ex

Claudio
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