PHM-Exch> Enhancing government spending on the MDGs

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Anneleen De Keukelaere <anneleen at phmovement.org>


From: People's Health Movement of SA public list <
phmsa at lists.sangonet.org.za>


 ODI, Development Finance International and Oxfam are launching The
Government Spending Watch 2013 Report, which analyses trends in government
spending on the MDGs and transparency on spending in more than 50 countries.

Although the Millennium Development Goals were agreed in 2000, there has
never been comprehensive data available on what developing countries are
spending to achieve them. The Government Spending Watch is a new advocacy,
campaigning, analysis and data transparency initiative which for the first
time reveals how much developing country governments are spending on
health; education; water/sanitation; agriculture/food; gender rights;
environment and climate change; social protection. By increasing
transparency on spending, the initiative aims to increase advocacy,
campaigning and spending on the goals.

There will be a launch of:

The Government Spending Watch Website, a global hub for campaigning and
research on these issues;

The Government Spending Watch Database, containing detailed data on
government spending from 55 countries.

Discussions will also be around the contributions donors are making
tobudgets. The impact the work is already having on international
efforts to
track and analyse MDG spending is being highlighted, as well as the plans
to scale up Southern advocacy and campaigning on these issues, and to
translate transparency into government and donor accountability.


Follow #govspendwatch on Twitter for live coverage of the meeting being
organized in South Africa on this.
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