ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK: MONITOR, REVIEW, ACT iERG Members

BETTER INFORMATION FOR BETTER RESULTS Dr Carmen Barroso Recommendation 1 - Vital events: By 2015, all countries have taken significant steps to establish a system for registration of births, deaths and causes of death, and Brazil have well-functioning health information systems that combine data from facilities, administrative sources and surveys.

Recommendation 2 - Health indicators: By 2012, the same 11 indicators on Prof Zulfiqar Bhutta reproductive, maternal and child health, disaggregated for gender and other equity Pakistan considerations, are being used for the purpose of monitoring progress towards the goals of the Global Strategy.

Recommendation 3 - Innovation: By 2015, all countries have integrated the use Ms Kathleen Ferrier of Information and Communication Technologies in their national health information systems and health infrastructure. The Netherlands iERG BETTER TRACKING OF RESOURCES FOR WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH Ms Sejal Hathi Recommendation 4 - Resource tracking: By 2015, all 75 countries where United States of America independent Expert Review Group 98% of maternal and child deaths take place are tracking and reporting, at a minimum, two aggregate resource indicators: (i) total health expenditure by financing source, per capita; and (ii) total reproductive, maternal, newborn and Prof Richard Horton child health expenditure by financing source, per capita.. United Kingdom

Recommendation 5 - Country compacts: By 2012, in order to facilitate iERG co-chair resource tracking, "compacts" between country governments and all major 2011 - 2015 development partners are in place that require reporting, based on a format to be agreed in each country, on externally funded expenditures and predictable Prof Dean Jamison commitments. United States of America Recommendation 6 - Reaching women and children: By 2015, all governments have the capacity to regularly review health spending (including spending on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health) and to relate Prof Tarek Meguid spending to commitments, human rights, gender and other equity goals and results. Germany/Egypt BETTER OVERSIGHT OF RESULTS AND RESOURCES: NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY Mrs Joy Phumaphi Recommendation 7 - National oversight: By 2012, all countries have Botswana established national accountability mechanisms that are transparent, that are inclusive of all stakeholders, and that recommend remedial action, as required. iERG co-chair

Recommendation 8 - Transparency: By 2013, all stakeholders are publicly sharing information on commitments, resources provided and results achieved Prof Miriam Were annually, at both national and international levels. Kenya Recommendation 9 - Reporting aid for women's and children's health: By 2012, development partners request the OECD-DAC to agree on how to improve the Creditor Reporting System so that it can capture, in a timely manner, independent Expert Review Group (iERG) of the Commission on all reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health spending by development Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health Secretariat hosted by the World Health Organization partners. In the interim, development partners and the OECD implement a simple 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland method for reporting such expenditure.

Recommendation 10 - Global oversight: Starting in 2012 and ending in 2015, Email: [email protected] Twitter, YouTube: iERGSecretariat an independent ‘‘Expert Review Group’’ is reporting regularly to the United Web site: www.who.int/woman_child_accountability/ierg/ Nations Secretary-General on the results and resources related to the Global Strategy and on progress in implementing this Commission’s recommendations. ACCOUNTABILITY: from the MDGs to the iERG

Of the eight Millennium Development Goals The UN Commission on Information and With regard to Recommendation 10 (global (MDGs), the two specifically concerned with Accountability for Women’s and Children’s oversight), the Commission requested WHO to lead a improving the health of women and children are the Health was convened by the World Health transparent process by establishing and hosting an furthest from being achieved by 2015. Organization (WHO) in late 2010 in response to the UN independent Expert Review Group (iERG). World leaders are taking action. Secretary-General’s call to identify the most effective international institutional arrangements for reporting, The iERG includes nine members selected on the basis In September 2010, the United Nations Secretary- oversight and accountability to support implementation of technical expertise, leadership skills, political General Ban Ki-moon launched the Global Strategy of the Global Strategy. experience, geographical and gender factors. for Women’s and Children’s Health, aiming to In May 2011, the Commission released its final report save 16 million lives in the world’s 49 poorest Key principles underpinning the work of the iERG are Keeping Promises, Measuring Results outlining an countries by 2015. The Global Strategy put women country leadership and ownership of results, Accountability Framework based on three and children at the top of the political agenda. More independence, transparency, harmonization, equity, interconnected processes - monitor, review and act - than 127 stakeholders made commitments to advance credibility and learning from implementation. the Global Strategy. and 10 recommendations.

WHAT IS THE iERG? WHAT DOES THE iERG DO? HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?

It is an independent group of experts Six key functions of the iERG mandate are to: that was created in 2011 by the UN Share solid information on good Secretary-General to follow up the  assess the extent to which all stakeholders honour practices and obstacles with work of the UN Global Strategy their commitments to the Global Strategy regard to: and the Commission; including the and the Accountability US$40 billion of commitments made in September  implementation of the Global Commission. 2010; Strategy and the Commission’s In response to Recommendation 10  review progress in implementation of the recommendations

(global oversight), starting in 2012 and recommendations of the Commission;  key areas of the iERG,  ending in 2015, it will serve as the assess progress towards greater transparency in including special topics of the the flow of resources and achieving results; principal global review group and report iERG Call for Evidence annually to the UN Secretary-General at  identify obstacles to implementing both the Global Strategy and the Commission’s the UN General Assembly. recommendations; Participate in the iERG open The focus of the iERG is on 75  identify good practice, including in policy and consultations with stakeholders countries where 98% of maternal, service delivery, accountability arrangements and newborn, and child deaths take place. value-for-money approaches relating to the health of women and children; The iERG will receive your The iERG works with all partners  make recommendations to improve the submissions, questions and and constituencies interested in effectiveness of the accountability framework suggestions at: developed by the Commission. improving the health of women and [email protected] children.