Discussion Topics

1. Human Development ReportsHD-MDG Community of Practice19-21 May 2008Bratislava, Slovakia www.hdr.undp.org/nhdr

2. Discussion Topics • HDR Impact • Corporate Principles • Time-line • Practical Challenges

3. HDRs Over 600 HDRs since 1992 Arab States Asia Pacific Latin America Caribbean Africa RBEC

4. HDRs HDRs on what themes? Africa: HIV/AIDS, governance, environment, poverty Asia: gender, agriculture, democracy Latin America: social capital, people’s participation, vulnerability Arab States: mostly general Eastern Europe/CIS countries: role of state, market transition, ICT, social inclusion, education, human security, climate change

5. NHDR Impacts HDR Impact • Civil society campaigns established • HD Curricula adopted • Increased donor funding targeting human development priorities • Prominent media coverage on human development issues • Institutional Reforms • Demand for human development data • Budget allocations prioritise HD initiatives • National policies revised to reflect the needs of the poorest • National capacity increased

6. HDRs National, Regional, and sub-NationalHuman Development Report Process • An advocacy and capacity development process for which the actual report is only one important element • generate political attention and public debate around people’s priorities • identify datagaps, measure progress • offer analysis and policy options can contribute to achievement of theMDGs • Focus on equity, efficiency, empowerment, sustainabilty

7. HDR Principles

8. UNDP CORPORATE POLICY ON HDRS: SIX PRINCIPLES FOR IMPACT • National ownership • Participatory and inclusive preparation process • Independence of analysis • Quality of data and analysis • Flexibility and creativity in presentation • Sustained follow-up

9. Minimum Standards National ownership: Is the report nationally driven and owned? Does it reflect national perspectives, including thorough recommendations linked to the country’s development plans and policies? Does it rely primarily on national expertise and capacities? Is preparation participatory, building national credibility and ownership?

10. Minimum Standards Participatory and inclusive preparation: Is the team multidisciplinary, drawing on perspectives and expertise from diverse groups? Do consultation, research and writing involve participatory mechanisms at various stages (steering committees, readers’ groups, seminars)? Has a two-way interaction been established between the HDR process and UNDP’s work on building partnerships and developing capacity?

11. Minimum Standards Independence of analysis: Does the report contain objective and reliable analysis as well as accurate and unbiased data, and avoid support for the policies or politics of any one group or institution? Do the author(s) take responsibility for the report’s point of view and exercise full editorial independence? Does the editorial team represent a spectrum of perspectives? Was the full draft of the report peer reviewed?

12. Minimum Standards: Analysis Quality of analysis: Does the report adopt a people-centered analytical approach throughout? Does it draw on multi-disciplinary analysis to address issues of equity, efficiency, empowerment, and sustainability? Does it contain concrete and realistic policy messages? Is there a disaggregated HDI and other data that offer empirical evidence and highlight inequalities? Has the report considered the economic dimension of human development in analysis and recommendations?

13. Minimum Standards: Advocacy Sustained follow-up: Is a follow-up strategy planned, using advocacy and communication expertise? does it aim to keep the report’s messages sustained beyond the launch? Does the report contain specific policy messages to focus political attention and public debate? Has a proactive marketing and dissemination plan been developed so key messages will reach the intended audience and contribute to policy impacts?

14. Timeline – 2 years • Preparations – 6 months • Theme Selection, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, Building the Team, Training and Orientation, Advocacy Planning • Research and Writing – 6-12 months • Data, Analysis, Drafting • Consultation, Capacity Development, Advocacy • Production – 3 months • Editing, Design, Translation, Publishing • Launch and Follow-up – years and years • Dissemination, Advocacy, Resource Mobilization, Programming, Monitoring

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16. HDR Challenges National ownership and UNDP National ownership and high quality analysis National ownership and objective independent analysis Financial, technical, institutional and time constraints

17. Resource Allocations Budget allocations prioritise HD initiatives Egypt HDR 2003: Local Participatory Development • Report looks at current local development and identifies ways to increase participation • National and series of 7 sub-national Governorate HDRs provides disaggregated data across 451 sub-administrative units • IMPACT: • Governorates now use the HDI to target the 58 lowest ranking sub-administrative units.

18. Resource Allocations Budget allocations prioritise HD initiatives • Equitable decentralisation policies can repair legacy of centralised policies • New Extended Human Development Index (infant mortality, unemployment) • Disaggregated across provinces Argentina HDR 2002: Contributions to HD IMPACT: EHDI used to better target marginalized groups and allocate resources related to education and health services.

19. Bolivia HDR 2004 • The 2004 Bolivia HDR looked at issues of globalization and culture, including recommendations for better distributing wealth from the country’s large natural gas reserves, using ICT for Human Development and supporting multi-culturalism. It used a qualitative survey of 3600 people and produced 60 national radio programs. 60% of all Bolivian radio-listeners have discussed the report with friends and families. The Government is using the report to formulate a National ICT Strategy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is using the reports for a Border Development Strategy.