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Current financial and economic crisis and health

1.

The scale and reach of the current financial crisis has left the

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world economy facing a rapidly-deteriorating outlook in many

countries. The financial crisis had led to a credit crunch and lowered
values

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household

spending

and

curtailed

asset

production and trade. Global output and trade plummeted in the final

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months of 2008. The world economy is forcast to contract by about

2.0 per cent in 2009. World gross product is expected to decline by
3.5 per cent in 2009.1 Growth in emerging and developing economies

is expected to slow from 6 per cent in 2008 to 3 per cent in 2009,

owing both to falling export demand and financing, lower commodity
prices and tighten external financing constraints. 2 Based on World
Trade Organization estimates, global exports volume will decline by
approximately 9 per cent the largest decline since the Second
United Nations/Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Economic
Situation and Prospects: update as of mid-2009, United Nations publication,
Sales No. E.09.II.C.2.
2 , World Economic Outlook, Update, 28 January 2009 (International Monetary Fund)
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World War.3 Developed economy exports are expected to fall by

some 10 percent on average and developing country exports are
expected to shrink by 2-3 per cent.
2..

Amid this grim prognosis, an overriding concern of the

international community is the fate of the internationally-agreed

development goals, including the Millenium Development Goals.
Most of the efforts of the developing countries to achieve the

Millennium Development goals have benefited from the improved

economic growth and relatively low inflation that characterized the

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first years of this Millennium. The gains achieved in the past decade
with a down turn in the global economy, are likely to unravel and

in some instances this reversal has already begun. New estimates of

the World Bank for 2009 suggest that 46 million more people will fall

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below the $1.25-a-day poverty line and an extra fifty-three million

people will be forced to live on less than $2-a-day compared to the
estimates before the crisis unfolded. 4

3.

Under these conditions, achieving the Millenium Development

Goal of halving extreme poverty and hunger in the World by 2015

will be difficult. The crisis will effect all countries with a serious and
disproportionate impact on the poorest and those most isolated.
Livelihoods of rural and urban poor families are already rapidly

World Bank, Crisis Hitting Poor Hard in Developing World, Press Release
No. 2009/220/EXC, Washington, D.C., 12 February 2009.

deteriorating. Governement expenditures and social protection

systems will be negatively impacted. Jobs are being lost in most parts
of the world at a quick pace, with women being disproportionately
affected in the developing world where almost two thirds work in
vulnerable jobs and as unpaid family workers. Women are also
disproportionately represented in part time, seasonal and short-term
informal jobs and therefore are deprived of job security and benefits.
It is nevertheless imperative to counter this period of economic

4.

down turn by increasing investment in health and the social sectors

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and building on past successes. There are several strong reasons

supporting this line of action.

(a) First, to protect the poor. The global economic crisis,

along with food insecurity and some of the impacts of climate

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change, have critical implications for global public health.

(b) Second, to promote economic recovery. Investment in

social sectors is investment in human capital.

(c) Third, promoting social stability and security.
Equitable distribution of health care is a critical contributor to social
cohesion.
(d) Fourth, to generate efficiency. Prepayment with

pooling of resources is the most efficient way of financing health

expenditure.5.In this time of crisis, all Governments and political

leaders must maintain their efforts to strengthen and improve the

performance of their health systems, protect the health of the people
of the world, and in particular of those who are most fragile.
Development cooperation for health
6.

In many countries, responsibility for health and social services

is at the local level. However increasingly, policies that affect the

health and social service sector, such as financial, trade, industrial

and agricultural , are forged at the international level. As a

consequence, health determinants as well as national public policies

developments.

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national

ministries,

including

health,

agriculture, finance, trade and foreign affairs, are now cooperating to

see how they can best provide input when policy decisions are taken,

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and weigh the costs and benefits of alternative policy options on

health, the economy and the future of their people. The challenge is
to ensure that policymaking is inclusive of all actors and sectors,
responding to local needs and demands, accountable and

health

equity-oriented. Aid

8.

Aid, trade and debt relief are vital for developing countries that

are already burdened with straitened financial circumstances and

competing needs. Total official development assistance flows
increased to $119.8 billion in 2008 from $103,700,000 in 2007. Until

2006, an increasing share of all official development assistance

(ODA) was being devoted to health. Total bilateral commitments to
health in the period 1980-1984 averaged $2.8 billion (constant 2006
dollars), or 5.3 per cent of all ODA. After remaining unchanged in
all of the 1990s, this increased to an average of $6.4 billion in the
five years to 2006, equivalent to 7.8 per cent of all ODA.
9.

In recent years, total aid for health from official and private

sources has more than doubled, to about $16.7 billion in 2006, up

from $9.8 billion in 2000. There are, however, disparities between the

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amount of aid for health received by countries Zambia receives

$20/person for health, Chad just $1.59. The challenge now is to scale

up aid to levels that will make it possible to achieve the Milenniun

Goals. For this to happen, aid needs to be used more effectively and

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challenges highlighted in the Paris Declaration need to be addressed.

10. Aid targeted towards the health sector has made a significant
contribution to health gains achieved so far, in particular, in the area
of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. But much more needs to be
done, both by donor countries and recipients. Analysis of trends over
the past 10 years shows aid for health is fragmented into large
numbers of small projects; more than two thirds of all commitments
were for less than $500000. Relatively little is provided directly into
country budgets. This makes it harder for developing countries to
influence what aid is provided for or how it is provided . Aid for

health still needs to be much more aligned to country priorities and,

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where possible, channelled through their national health plans.

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Strengthening the evaluation function in the United Nations

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Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

1.

Evaluation in the United Nations Entity for Gender equality and the

Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) is guided by United Nations system-wide

guidelines and mandates.
2.

Bringing together the normative and operational work of the United Nations

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on gender equality, the structure of the evaluation function enables UN-Women to

evaluate its strategic goals at the global, regional and national level.
3.

An evaluation strategy has been developed that outlines the vision of United

Nations Women in line with its functions. Based on the principles of accountability,
credibility, use, independence, innovation, participation and coordination, UNWomen will evaluate both the normative and operational dimensions of its work. The
three elements of the evaluation strategy are to:

(a)

The establishment of effective corporate evaluation systems to ensure

evidence-based policies and the effective use of evaluations;

(b)

Strengthen the decentralized evaluation culture to improve accountability,

(c)

Leading United Nations co-ordination on gender-responsive evaluation to

generate knowledge and ensure accountability regarding gender equality
results;

(d)

Promote innovation and to generate knowledge on what works for gender

equality.

A. Structure of the UN-Women evaluation function

4.

The UN-Women evaluation function is comprised of a central evaluation

office and specialized staff in the field. The independant Office of Evaluation reports
directly to the ED/USG of UN Women, and she serves as the custodian of the

evaluation function. The Office comprises nine staff members, including eight

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professionals and two support staff members. To strengthen the Office and insure
that it is adequately staffed, the UN-Women biennial institutional budget for 20122014 provides for five of the existing ten positions.

5.

In 2011, expenditure for evaluation totalled $1.1 million in terms of core

programme resources. In addition, $0.5 million in cost-sharing resources were spent

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under the global knowledge management initiative to develop capacity. Decentralized

evaluation expenditure totaled $700,000. Overall UN-Women expenditure on
evaluation was $2.3, or approximately 1.2 per cent of total UN-Women expenditure.
B. Actions to strengthen internal evaluation capacity
6.

Building internal training capacity is a key step towards developing a culture

which promotes accountability. Recognizing the existing needs and the phased
approach required to build internal evaluation capacity the Office in the short-term,
provided training, guidance materiel and continuous support to the decentralized
evaluation function.
8.

Nine evaluation training courses, including two webinars, were delivered in

2011, with the active participation of over 190 UN-Women staff and partners (see

table 1). The trainings were conducted in the following regions: Latin America and
the Caribbean; South-East Asia; and South Africa.
Table 1
UN-Women staff and partners trained in evaluation in 2010, by region
Persons
trained

Southern
Africa

Latin
America
and the
Carribean

SouthEast Asia

Total

Partners
UNW
staff

9
110

3
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12
180

Regional evaluation specialists provided additional direct coaching and

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technical assistance including a review of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and

substantive advice for the future development of monitoring, evaluation and research
plans.
10.

A qualitative analysis of this support shows that there is slow progress in the

internalization of results based management and evaluation principals need to be

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further integrated in the programming processes to ensure that initiatives supported

by UN-Women are effective and able to be evaluated post-implementation.
11..

The Evaluation Office has developed high-calibre online material on gender-

responsive evaluation, including a manual on gender equality available online. A

global evaluation network managed by the Office contributed to the disemination of
evaluation guidance and training materials, reaching 100 UN Women staff members.
C. Corporate and decentralized evaluations completed in 2011
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In 2011, UN-Women took a step toward aligning corporate and decentralized

evaluation planning with its strategic plan. This entailed the development of a
Corporate planning system and a sample of country work plans and the introduction

of integrated monitoring, evaluation and research plans as part of the annual

workplans to be completed in 2012.

A. Corporate evaluations
13.

Corporate evaluations are independent assessments undertaken by the Office

of Evaluation that cover strategical areas of UN-Women. The Strategic Plan

mandates the completion of four annual evaluations per year. As 29 February 2012,
one evaluation was completed, one was under implementation, and 2 were in
preparation.

Descentralized evaluations are managed by programmatic divisions at both

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14.

2. Decentralized evaluations

headquarters and in the field and are usually conducted by external evaluation teams.
15.

As at 28 February 2012, 15 decentralized evaluations had been completed.

The greatest coverage was in Africa (seven), followed by the Asia and Pacific region

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(3); the Arab States (2), Europe and Central Asia (2) and Latin America and the
Caribbean (1) (see figure below).

I. Planned versus completed evaluations in 2011, by region

Asia and
Pacific region

Latin America
and the
Caribbean

Thirty-seven evaluations were planned for 2011, 40 per cent of which were

16.

Europe and
Central Asia

completed. While the completion rate was low, the number of evaluations represented

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an increase versus previous years.

The total expenditure for the 15 decentralized evaluations performed in 2011

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was $743,480. (see table 2).

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Budget for decentralized evaluations by geographic area
Total Budget

Africa

No. completed
evaluations
7

Arabic States

45000

Asia and the Pacific

118,425

Latin America and the

Caribbean
Europe/Central Asia

130,17

107,000

Global

15

743,488

342,893

Region

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We, Heads of Government and representatives of States and Governments, assembled
at the United Nations on 19 and 20 November 2011, to address the prevention of noncommunicable diseases worldwide, with a particular focus on developmental and other
opportunities and social and economic impacts, particularly for developed countries,
1. Acknowledge that the global burden of non-communicable diseases constitutes one of
the challenges for development in the twenty-first century, which undermines social and
economic development throughout the region and threatens the achievement of
internationally agreed development goals;
2. Recognize that communicable diseases are a threat to the economies of many Member
States and may lead to increasing inequalities and conflicts between countries and
populations;

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3. Recognize the primary role and responsibility of Governments in responding to the

problem of non-communicable diseases and the need for the efforts and engagement of all
sectors of society to generate responses for the cure and control of non-communicable
diseases;

4. Recognize also the role of the international community and cooperation in assisting
Member States, particularly developing countries, in complementing international efforts
to generate an effective response to non-communicable diseases;

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5. Reaffirm the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest standard of physical
health;
6. Recognize the urgent need for greater efforts at the global, regional and national levels
to prevent and control non-communicable diseases in order to contribute to the full
realization of the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and
mental health;
7. Recognize that the conditions in which people live and their lifestyles inluence their
health and that poverty, uneven distribution of wealth, lack of education, rapid
urbanization, population ageing and the economic social, gender, behavioural and
environmental determinants of health are among the contributing factors to the rising
incidence and prevalence of noncommunicable diseases;
8. Note with concern the vicious cycle whereby non-communicable diseases and their
risk factors worsen poverty, while poverty contributes to rising rates of non-communicable
diseases, posing a threat to economic and social development;
9. Note with concern that the rapidly growing magnitude of non-communicable diseases
affects people of all ages, race and income levels, and further that poor populations and
those living in vulnerable situations, in particular in developing countries, bear a

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disproportionate burden and that non-communicable diseases can affect women and men
differently.

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We, Heads of State and Government and representatives of States, gathered at United
Nations in New York on 21 September 2011, on the occasion of the meeting of the General
Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration
and Programme of Action,
1. Reaffirm that the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted in 2001,1
and the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, adopted in 2009, provide a United
Nations framework for combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance;

2. Recall that the aim of this commemoration is to mobilize political will at the national
and international levels, and reaffirm our commitment to the full and effective acceptance of the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the Durban Review
Conference, and their follow-up processes, at all these levels;

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3. Welcome the progress made in many parts of the world in the fight against racism,
racial discrimination and related intolerance since 2001;

4. Acknowledge that, in spite of efforts by the international community in the past twenty
years, building on efforts of the past decades, the scourge of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance, including their new forms and manifestations, still persists in
all parts of the world and that human beings continue to the present day to be victims of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;

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5. Reaffirm that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

constitute a negation of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and that equality and non-discrimination are universal principles of
international law;
6. Stress, in that regard, the importance of the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination, as well as of ratification and implementation of the Convention;
7. Resolve to pursue our goal of ensuring the effective enjoyment of all human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all, especially for victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and intolerance in all societies;
8. Welcome the initiative to consider a permanent memorial to honour and compensate
the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade;
9. Reiterate that the responsibility for effectively combating racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance lies with Governments.

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Nous, chefs dtat et de gouvernement et chefs de dlgation

participant la runion plnire de haut niveau de lAssemble
gnrale tenue le 16 septembre 2002, avons examin lappui
apporter au Nouveau Partenariat pour le dveloppement de lAfrique,
qui est un programme de lUnion africaine. Cette runion fait partie de
lexamen et de lvaluation finals du nouvel Ordre du jour des Nations
Unies pour le dveloppement de lAfrique dans les annes 90, cette
cinquante-septime session de lAssemble.
1.

Nous raffirmons notre attachement la Dclaration du

Millnaire, adopte le 8 septembre 2000, et aux objectifs de
dveloppement convenus au niveau international, qui refltent notre
aspiration collective un monde meilleur dans lequel tous les peuples
puissent vivre dans la dignit et la paix.

2.

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Nous nous engageons de nouveau satisfaire les besoins

spciaux de lAfrique tels que reconnus dans la Dclaration du
Millnaire et la dclaration ministrielle issue du dbat de haut niveau
de la session de fond de 2001 du Conseil conomique et social sur le
rle du systme des Nations Unies en ce qui concerne lappui aux
efforts des pays africains pour parvenir au dveloppement durable,
adopte le 18 juillet 2001.
3.

Nous accueillons favorablement le Nouveau Partenariat pour le

dveloppement de lAfrique, initiative conduite, matrise et gre par
lUnion africaine, et reconnaissons quil sagit dun engagement
srieux faire face aux aspirations du continent, ainsi quen a dcid
la Confrence des chefs dtat et de gouvernement de lOrganisation
de lunit africaine sa trente-septime session ordinaire, tenue
Lusaka du 9 au 11 juillet 2001.

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4.

Nous accueillons avec satisfaction lengagement des pays

africains prendre des mesures efficaces et concrtes, notamment en
tablissant diffrents mcanismes institutionnels et en laborant des
stratgies pour appliquer le Nouveau Partenariat pour le
dveloppement de lAfrique. Cet engagement mane du constat que la
responsabilit principale de lapplication du Nouveau Partenariat
incombe aux gouvernements et peuples africains.
5.

Nous affirmons que le soutien international lapplication du

Nouveau Partenariat pour le dveloppement de lAfrique est essentiel.
Tout en reconnaissant lappui qui a dj t annonc ou fourni pour le
Nouveau Partenariat, nous demandons instamment au systme des
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Nations Unies et la communaut internationale, en particulier aux

pays donateurs, daider la mise en uvre du Nouveau Partenariat.
Nous demandons au Comit ad hoc plnier de lAssemble
gnrale pour lexamen et lvaluation finals de lapplication du
nouvel Ordre du jour des Nations Unies pour le dveloppement de
lAfrique dans les annes 90 dtudier la manire dont lOrganisation
des Nations Unies structurera son appui au Nouveau Partenariat pour
le dveloppement de lAfrique et prendra des dcisions cet effet.

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1. We, heads of State and heads of delegations participating in the highlevel plenary meeting of the Assembly General held 16 September 2002,
considered how to support the New Partnership for Africas Development,
which is a programme of the African Union. This meeting forms part of the
review and appraisal of the United Nations New Agenda for the
Development of Africa in the 1990s at this, the fifty-sixth session of the
Assembly.

2. We reaffirm commitment to the Millennium Declaration, adopted in

September 2000, and the international development goals, as the
embodiment of our collective desire for a world in which all peoples can live
in dignity.

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3. We commit ourselves to meeting the needs of Africa as recognized in

the Millennium Declaration and the ministerial declaration of the high-level
segment of the substantive session of 2001 of the Economic and Social
Council on the role of the United Nations system in support of the efforts of
countries to achieve development, adopted on 18 July 2001.

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4. We welcome the New Partnership for Africas Development, as an

African Union-led, -owned and -managed programme, and recognize that it
is a commitment to addressing the problems of the continent, as decided by
the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of
African Unity, at its thirty-seventh ordinary session, held at Lukasa from 9 to
11 July 2001.
5. We welcome the commitment of African countries to take effective and
concrete measures, in particular through the establishment of various
institutional mechanisms and the development of plans for the
implementation of the Partnership for Africas Development. This
commitment reflects the recognition that the only responsibility for the
implementation of the New Partnership rests with the African Governments.
6. We affirm that support for the implementation of the New Partnership
for Africas Development is essential. While acknowledging the support so
far announced for the New Partnership, we urge the United Nations system
and the international community, in particular donor countries, to assist with
the finalization of the New Partnership.
7. We call upon the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General
Assembly for the Final Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the

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United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s to
consider how the United Nations will structure its financing for the New
Partnership for Africa and take decisions to this effect.

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We, Heads of State and heads of delegations participating in the
high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the comprehensive
review of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Least Developed Countries for the Decade 20012010,2 held on 18
and 19 August 2006:

1. Recommit ourselves to meeting the needs of the least

developed countries by making progress towards the goals of poverty
eradication and development through the improvement of the quality
of lives of people in the least developed countries and the
strengthening of their abilities to build a prosperous future for
themselves and develop their countries, as committed to in the
Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the
Decade 20012010;

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2. Reaffirm that the Programme of Action constitutes a

framework for a global partnership whose goal is to maintain
economic growth, sustainable development and poverty eradication in
the least developed countries;

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3. Also reaffirm that the responsibility for development in the

least developed countries rests with those countries themselves, but
that their efforts need to be given concrete international support from
Governments and international organizations in a spirit of shared
responsibility through genuine partnerships, including with civil
society and the public sector;
4. Support the smooth transition strategy developed for the
graduation of countries from the list of least developed countries and,
in this regard, affirm the need for the United Nations to render support
to the graduation of the least developed countries with a view to
averting the disruption of their development projects and programmes
and allowing them to continue developing;
5. Stress that the internationally agreed development goals,
including the Millennium Development Goals, can be effectively
achieved in the least developed countries through, in particular, the
fulfilment of the eight commitments of the Programme of Action;
6. Note that, while the Programme of Action has, since its
adoption, registered some progress in its acceptance and

implementation, at the same time the overall economic situation in the

least developed countries continues to be precarious;
7. Stress that, given current trends, many countries are likely to
achieve the goals and objectives set out in the Programme of Action;

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8. Emphasize, however, that many least developed countries,

with the support of their partners, have, despite many difficulties,
produced notable achievements through wide-ranging reforms.

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Nosotros, los representantes de los Estados y Gobiernos reunidos en la Sede de
las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York los das 3 y 4 de octubre de 2013 con ocasin del
Dilogo de Alto Nivel sobre la Migracin Internacional y el Desarrollo,
1. Reconocemos que la migracin internacional es una realidad
pluridimensional que incide sobremanera en el desarrollo de los pases de origen, trnsito y
destino y, en ese contexto, reconocemos que la migracin internacional es una cuestin
intersectorial que debe abordarse de forma coherente, amplia y equilibrada, integrando el
desarrollo con la debida consideracin a las dimensiones social, econmica y ambiental y
respetando los derechos humanos;

2. Reconocemos la importante contribucin de los migrantes y la migracin al

desarrollo de los pases de origen, trnsito y destino, as como la compleja interrelacin
entre la migracin y el desarrollo;

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3. Decidimos trabajar en pro de un programa eficaz e inclusivo sobre la

migracin internacional que integre el desarrollo y respete los derechos humanos
mejorando el desempeo de las instituciones y los marcos existentes y colaborando de
manera ms efectiva en los planos regional y mundial con todas las partes interesadas en la
cuestin de la migracin internacional y el desarrollo;
4. Reafirmamos nuestro compromiso de responder a las oportunidades y los
desafos que plantea la migracin internacional para los pases de origen, trnsito y destino;

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5. Reconocemos la necesidad de la cooperacin internacional para hacer

frente, de manera integral y amplia, a los desafos de la migracin irregular a fin de que la
migracin sea segura, ordenada y regular, con pleno respeto de los derechos humanos;
6. Reconocemos la necesidad de fortalecer las sinergias entre la migracin
internacional y el desarrollo a nivel mundial, regional y nacional;
7. Reconocemos los esfuerzos realizados por la comunidad internacional para
abordar aspectos pertinentes de la migracin internacional y el desarrollo mediante
diferentes iniciativas, tanto en el marco del sistema de las Naciones Unidas como en otros
procesos, en particular el Foro Mundial sobre Migracin y Desarrollo y los procesos
regionales, y para aprovechar los conocimientos especializados de la Organizacin
Internacional para las Migraciones y otros organismos miembros del Grupo Mundial sobre
Migracin;
8. Reconocemos la importante contribucin de la migracin al logro de los
Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio y reconocemos tambin que la movilidad humana es

un factor clave para el desarrollo sostenible que ha de tomarse debidamente en cuenta en

la elaboracin de la agenda para el desarrollo despus de 2015;

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9. Reconocemos que las mujeres y las nias representan casi la mitad de los
migrantes internacionales en todo el mundo y que es necesario abordar la situacin
especial y la vulnerabilidad de las mujeres y las nias migrantes mediante, entre otras
cosas, la incorporacin de una perspectiva de gnero en las polticas y el fortalecimiento de
las leyes, las instituciones y los programas nacionales para combatir la violencia basada en
el gnero, incluidas la trata de personas y la discriminacin contra las mujeres y las nias.

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We, representatives of States and Governments, gathered at United Nations
Headquarters on 3 and 4 December 2013 on the occasion of the High-level Dialogue on
International Migration and Development,
1. Recognize that migration is a multidimensional reality of relevance for the
development of countries of origin, transit and destination, and in this regard recognize that
international migration is a phenomenon that should be addressed in a coherent,
comprehensive and balanced manner, integrating development with due regard for social
and environmental dimensions and respecting human rights;
2. Acknowledge the contribution made by migrants and migration to development
in countries of origin and destination, as well as the interrelationship between migration
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3. Decide to work towards an effective agenda on international migration that

integrates development and respects human rights by improving the financing of existing
institutions and frameworks, as well as partnering with all stakeholders involved in
international migration and development at the regional and global levels;
4. Reaffirm our commitment to address the opportunities and the challenges that
international migration presents to countries of origin, transit and destination;

5. Recognize the need for international cooperation to address, in a comprehensive

manner, the challenges of irregular migration to promote safe, orderly and regular
migration, with respect for human rights;

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6. Emphasize the need to strengthen synergies between migration and development

at the global, regional and national levels;
7. Recognize the efforts made by the international community in addressing crucial
aspects of international migration and development, through different initiatives, both
within the United Nations system and in other processes, particularly the Global Forum on
Migration and Development and regional processes, as well as in drawing on the expertise
and influence of the International Organization for Migration and other member agencies
of the Global Migration Group;
8. Acknowledge the important contribution of migration in realizing the
Millennium Development Goals, and recognize that human mobility is one factor for
development which should be adequately considered in the elaboration of the post-2015
development agenda;
9. Recognize that women account for half of all international migrants at the global
level, and the need to address the special situation and vulnerability of migrant women and
girls by, inter alia, incorporating a gender perspective into policies and strengthening
national laws, institutions and programmes to combat gender-based discrimination,
including trafficking in persons and violence against women and girls.

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of the length of the original text. The summary should begin with the words It was stated
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The past year clearly demonstrated the complexity of contemporary conflict and the
challenges involved in mounting coherent, effective international responses. Multiple sources
of instability interact in countries such as Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Mali and the countries of the Sahel, Somalia, the
Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen. They include sectarianism; criminality; extremism;
exclusion; corruption; pressures related to resources, demographics and the environment;
weak State capacity and legitimacy; rampant human rights violations; unstable neighbours;
the use of explosive weapons against civilians; and porous borders permitting illicit flows of
weapons, narcotics and people. These factors, combined with technological innovation, have
strengthened the hand of armed groups and criminal and extremist elements, providing them
with enhanced means to do significant harm, including through asymmetric tactics. Such
groups tend to be well equipped and well resourced, with unprecedented transnational reach,
and are sometimes ideologically driven. Some of these environments pose substantially more
complex challenges than has been the case in the past.

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Civilians have paid an unacceptably heavy price in the past year, particularly in cases where
the international community is divided and lacks the collective political will to act, such as
that of the Syrian Arab Republic. The normative framework to protect civilians, including
the concept of responsibility to protect and discussions about responsibility while
protecting, has continued to be the subject of debate, not always matched by action. I have
engaged the Organization in a reflection on strengthening our own capacity to respond to
crisis situations and protect human rights through follow-up to the Internal Review Panel on
United Nations action in Sri Lanka. We have agreed to reaffirm the vision of our collective
responsibilities, reinvigorate our engagement with Member States, develop more effective
headquarters response mechanisms, and strengthen our country presence, human rights
capacity and information management. I call on Member States to be ready to do their vital
part, to muster the will to act in a united manner to end egregious violations of international
humanitarian and human rights law. We cannot allow ourselves to become so accustomed to
civilians bearing the brunt of violence that we lose our sense of outrage and our will to act.
The range of actors seeking to play a part in the response to these challenges continues to
expand and diversify. It has become common for the United Nations to operate alongside or
in formal partnership with other international and regional players. These arrangements have
worked well where the actors involved have common goals, clear comparative advantages
and complementary political leverage, and coordinate effectively. But more remains to be
done to ensure that international, regional and subregional actors work together and apply
lessons about effective burden-sharing in complex environments.
Throughout the past year, the United Nations acted through a variety of mechanisms,
including 15 peacekeeping operations, 14 field-based special political missions, 10 special
envoys and advisers, and many United Nations country teams around the world. The United

Nations stepped up its efforts to improve the effectiveness of its activities in the area of peace
and security, including through implementation of the civilian capacities initiative, the
designation of a global focal point for police, justice and corrections in post-conflict and
other crisis situations and the implementation of internal policies on peacekeeping transitions
and on human rights due diligence in the provision of assistance to national security forces.

The United Nations was at the forefront of a variety of prevention and mediation endeavours
during the past year, thanks in part to improvements in our mediation support capacity, new
and stronger partnerships with the League of Arab States, the African Union, the European
Union, the Organization of American States and the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, as
well as strong political backing from Member States. The Organization was well positioned
to respond rapidly to rising tensions through its regional offices in West Africa, Central
Africa and Central Asia and through its standby team of mediation experts. In recognition of
the continuing and regrettable underrepresentation of women in peace processes, the
Organization also stepped up its efforts to build the capacity of womens groups to engage in
these processes, where possible.

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In Africa, I appointed a Special Envoy the first woman United Nations mediator to
support implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region. I visited the region with the President of
the World Bank to draw attention to the related challenges of peace, stability and
development. Recognizing the interconnected security, governance, humanitarian and
development challenges facing countries in the Sahel, the United Nations developed an
integrated strategy for the region. The Organization also worked closely with the
African Union and other partners towards the goal of restoring constitutional order in the
Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau and Mali following the unconstitutional changes of
government and consequent instability in those countries.
Extensive mediation support was provided in Yemen to assist in implementing the negotiated,
peaceful transfer of power and in launching the national dialogue. In Lebanon, the United
Nations continued to support the efforts of the authorities to preserve security, stability and
national unity. Facilitating progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process remained a top
priority and I hope that the recent resumption of direct talks will lead to a peaceful settlement
and a two-State solution. The Organizations joint efforts with the League of Arab States to
bring about an end to the violence in the Syrian Arab Republic and to launch a process
leading to a political solution yielded little in the face of the continuing political impasse on
the ground, in the region and in the Security Council, as well as tragic military escalation.
Efforts to mitigate the regional consequences of the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic,
including the burden on neighbouring countries of the outpouring of refugees, were similarly
insufficient given the magnitude of the crisis.
In Europe, I continued to offer my good offices to the parties in Cyprus to find a
comprehensive settlement and also actively supported the Geneva international discussions
on Georgia and the South Caucasus, altogether with the European Union and the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. We also stepped up efforts to find a

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mutually acceptable solution to the name issue between Greece and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia. In Central Asia, working in close partnership with the World Bank,
the Organization fostered increasingly close cooperation on water management. In South
America, where peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia were launched in August 2012, the United Nations supported the
contribution of civil society through dialogue mechanisms.