Transcript AMR - Conference of African Ministers

Briefing on Ethiopia’s Contribution to the 2007
Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) of the
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the
UN
Held in Geneva, July 3-5, 2007
Getachew Adem
Head, Development Planning and Research Department
(DPRD)
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
(MOFED)
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
March 27, 2008
Addis Ababa
Outline
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The Support from ECA and UNDP for AMR;
Background to the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR);
Ethiopia’s Contribution to the 2007 AMR;
On the Pillar Strategies of the PASDEP: Road Out of
Poverty;
Report on Highlights of Progress to Date in Achieving
Sustainable Development (MDGs);
Overview of Challenges & Opportunities;
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About What we Expect from the AMR?
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The Support from ECA and UNDP for AMR
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The ECA provided analytical support to Ethiopia shared its
innovative instrument, the MDG mapper, and assisted us in
the process of preparing our Report and Presentation at the
AMR;
The Government of Ethiopia acknowledged the technical
support of the United Nations Economic Commission
(ECA) - provided through its MDGs/Poverty Analysis &
Monitoring Section - to the preparation of the Report;
The Government also acknowledged the financial support of
the Ethiopian country office of the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP) for the country’s
participation in the 2007 UN ECOSOC Annual Ministerial
Review.
The Annual Ministerial Review(AMR)
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The 2005 World Summit entrusted the United Nations Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the principal organs of the
United Nations Organization (UNO), with the function of
assessing progress in the implementation of the outcomes of the
major United Nations conferences and summits through a series
of Annual Ministerial Reviews (AMR);
In its follow-up resolution to the Summit outcome, the General
Assembly further recommended that AMRs should provide an
opportunity for countries to make voluntary presentations
pertaining to their development experiences;
The First AMR was convened from 3-5, July 2007 in Geneva with
in a context of a newly strengthened Economic and Social
Council;
Six Countries among which three African Countries: Ethiopia,
Ghana, and Cape Verde, made voluntary presentation on the
assessment of their National development programs;
Ethiopia’s Contribution to the 2007 AMR
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Poverty Reduction Strategy needs to be home grown ;
The need to take longer-term view and holistic approach in addressing
the Poverty Agenda;
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The Formulation of Ethiopia’s MDGs Based Long-term Plan Aligned with the
MDGs Time Table (2005/06-2014/15) based on the MDGs Needs Assessment
Exercises;
Ethiopia’s MDGs-Based Five Year Development Plan entitled “A
Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty
(PASDEP)” which is currently in its third year of Implementation;
Broad Based Pro-poor Growth is Central for Poverty Reduction and
its ultimate eradication;
Meeting MDGs should not be judged by past trends, rather by the
agenda we have set out to accelerate progress towards the goals in the
remaining eight years;
Ethiopia’s Achievement in Integrating the MDGs in to the National
Development Planning and Policy Framework;
An M&E System which is built on Existig Structures and is Forward
Looking to Meet the Information Requirement of Monitoring Progress
towards the MDGs
The Pillar Strategies of the PASDEP: Road Out of
Poverty
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Building Capacity(with particularly with focus at sub-national
levels(to create capable state & private sector actors);
Massive Push to Accelerate Growth & create jobs (Private Sector
Development and Commercialization of Agriculture, Industry &
Exports, Urban Development)
Addressing the Population Challenge;
Unleashing the Potentials of Ethiopian Women;
Strengthen the Infrastructure Backbone of the Country;
Improve Human Development;
Managing Risks;
These Pillars re-enforce each other and help us to
optimize synergy-hence strong outcome
Report on Highlights of Progress to Date in
Achieving Sustainable Development
(MDGs)
Selected PASDEP Targets and Progress to Date(2006/07)
Sector/Indicator
Baseline
(2004/05)
2005/06
2006/07
PASDEP Target
(2009/10)
Income Poverty
Poverty Head Count Index (%)
38.7
36.6(TE)
34.6(TE)
29
Food Poverty Head Count Index(%)
37.8
35.6(TE)
33.5(TE)
28
Increase in Per Capita Income
(GDP)
8.4
7.7
8.4
4% Per Annum
On Average
16%
16.9
17.3
18.7%
Tax Revenue as % of GDP
12.5%
12.2
12.5
17.0%
Total Expenditure as % of GDP
25.2%
25.2
27.6
27%
Capital Expenditure as % of GDP
11.8%
12.1
14.9
15.8%
Total Poverty-oriented Expenditure as %
of GDP
14.2%
15.8
17.0
22.3%
Public Finance
Domestic Revenue as % of GDP
Selected PASDEP Targets and Progress to Date(2006/07)
Sector/Indicator
Base Line
(2004/05)
2005/06
2006/07
Target
(2009/10)
79.8%
91.3
91.6
Grade 5 Completion Rate(%)
57
63
65.2
Grade 8 Completion Rate(%)
34
41.7
42.9
Pupil/Text Book Ratio
2:1
1.5:1
1.25:1
First Cycle Primary (Grade 1 to 4) (%)
0.87
0.89
0.93
Second Cycle Primary (Grade 5 to 8) (%)
0.69
0.74
0.78
Secondary Level Grade 9 to 12(%)
0.57
0.59
0.78
Education Spending as percent of Total
Public Spending(%0
16.7
17.8
19.3
140(2004)
123
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45/1000
871
673
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600/100000
Education
Gross Primary Scholl Enrollment(%)
100%
Girls: Boys Ratio:
Health
Child Mortality Rate (per 1000)
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100000)
---PASDEP Targets and Progress to Date
Indicator
2005/06
2006/07
Target
(2009/10)
1%
43%
91%
100%
1:25000
1:7800
1:4369
35%
47.3%
52.5%
84.5%
Road Density (per 1000 sq km)
32.3
35.9
38.6
54.1
Roads in Good Condition (%)
64%
68%
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84%
Access to Electricity (% of Population)
16%
17%
22%
50%
Number of Towns with Access to
Electricity (Additional every year)
648
900
758
6648
Access to Telephone ( Number of kebeles to
be reached) (Additional Every Year)
3000
4706
2689
15000
Fixed Telephone Users (Density per 100)
0.85
2.14
2.68
3.87
Proportion of Households in Malaria Prone
areas with ITN Coverage(%)
Health Extension Workers to Population
Access to Potable Water in Rural Areas (%)
Baseline
(2004/05)
Infrastructure Development
Trends in Spending on Pro-poor Sectors as %of Total Public
Spending(%)
Sector
2001/02 2002/03 22003/04
2004/05 2005/06
2006/07
(Estimate) (Budget)
Agriculture &
9.2
Rural
Development, Food
Security
8.1
13.4
16.3
16.8
16.4
Education
14.2
16.1
20.4
19.7
21.8
16.5
Health
5.9
4.9
4.3
4.8
4.6
6.1
Roads
10.7
9.9
9.6
11.3
14.8
12.7
Water & Sanitation
2.8
2.9
2.0
4.5
4.4
6.9
Total
43
42
50
57
62
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Challenges
Limited Implementation capacity particularly at subnational levels;
 Limited Private Sector Capacity;
 Vulnerability to Shocks both External and Domestic;
 Low Productivity;
 Financing Development has become a critical
constraint on implementation at a scale that is
required.
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Despite debt relief and debt cancellation, per capita
official development assistance to Ethiopia (US$14.8
in 2005/06) is considerably lower than that of other
low-income countries, including many with higher
average per capita incomes and with better
indicators of human development.
Opportunities
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Ongoing National Capacity Building Programs;
Existence of successful on-going sector development programs;
The success of the domestic resource mobilization effort which
is currently underway including social Mobilization
(NGOs/CSOs and grass root communities taking advantage of
the ongoing devolution process);
Momentum effects of past investments on human development
and physical infrastructure;
The deepening of the environment for private investment and
business activity;
Global initiatives for scaling up aid to LDCs and debt relief ;
The Development potential of the country in terms of natural
resource endowments, the large untapped domestic market
and labor force all of which are under exploited;
The potential impact of agricultural transformation agenda,
the rural-urban linkages, and on-going industry-export
developments which have already started to pay-off ;
What do we Expect from the AMR?
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The national Report would enable other African and
participating countries learn the practical actions the
Government of Ethiopia has taken to improve the
human conditions of its citizens;
That our development partners would strengthen
their support to the development process by ensuring
committed foreign resources are obtained in a
predictable manner as well as the need to scale up
external finance for full-scale implementation of the
PASDEP and hence the MDGs;
Although additional assistance has increased in recent
years (particularly up until 2005), Per capita Official
Development Assistance (ODA) still stood at half the
SSA level currently.
Thank You