Post-2015 Consultations
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The Mauritian Experience with SDGs ns 15 Cy ofromu ltatio t-20urne the ns sr Jo Pou 15 Consultati o t-20 ons ng os ci P ra T September 2017 © UN Mauritius ‘The SDGs offer the Republic significant opportunity to build on the successes and“ to use the agenda as a tool to convene Government, NGOs and the Private Sector to come together in support of a sustainable development agenda that leaves no one behind’. Simon Springett UN Resident Coordinator “ This publication provides an overview of the journey that The Republic of Mauritius has taken in the Post-2015 era. It is merely a snapshot to show the overall positive trajectory. In no way does it provide an in-depth understanding of what has transpired across all specific sectors and goals. This booklet was prepared with support from the UNDP Kazakhstan partnership Prepared by : Simon Springett UN Resident Coordinator Tony Muhumuza, Economics Advisor a.i. Doorgawatee Ram-Gopal, UN Coordination Analyst September 2017 © UN Mauritius UN Resident Coordinator’s Office: 6th Floor, Anglo-Mauritius House Intendance Street, PO Box 253, Port Louis Tel: +230 212 3726/7 • Fax: +230 208 4871 www.mu.undp.org - 2 - Stronger integrated planning, strategic thinking and policy integration will be crucial“ for governments to define the best implementation approach for the Goals at the local level. António Guterres UN Secretary General “ We will continue to look to the experience “of Mauritius. We will learn from your approaches to integrate the economic, environmental and social dimensions of development. And we will support you in every step of the way. Mr. Ban Ki Moon, “ UN Secretary General. May 2016 As a nation on the forefront of meeting the sustainable development challenge,“ Mauritius is well placed to be an example for the world. “ - 3 - A Snapshot on Performance The Government of Mauritius is committed to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its core. Following the adoption of the Agenda, the country has turned its attention towards implementation. There is strong drive to address the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by, in part stepping up efforts to tackle specific lagging goals while laying the ground for the next level of effort presented by the SDGs. The country is building on lessons learnt from the MDGs era to prepare the necessary steps for SDGs implementation. The UN places Mauritius performance on SDGs above the African average in 2015 SDG13: Climate Action 99.8 SDG3: Good Healh and welbeing 94.9 SDG14: Life Below Water 85.3 SDG8: Decent Work and Economic Growth 83.8 SDG1: No poverty 79.5 SDG12:Responsible Consumption and Production 71.3 SDG10: Reduced Inequaliies 70.6 SDG9: Indusry Innovation and Infrastructure 69.1 SDG16: Peace Justice and Strong Institutions 67.5 SDG17: Partnerships for the Goals 62.9 SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation 54.2 SDG2: Zero Hunger 52.8 SDG15: Life on Land 43.8 Overall Score SDG5: Gender Equality 42.4 62.1 SDG4: Quality Education 41.3 Africa Score 51.4 SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities 26.1 SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy 11.1 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 Index score (1-100) Constructed from UN SDG - 4 - Index & Dashboard 2017 Performance on selected goals End poverty in all Ensure inclusive and Ensure access to affordable, its forms everywhere equitable quality education reliable, sustainable and and promote life long learning modern energy for all • Less than 1% living below opportunities for all $1.90 (PPP) a day line • Participation rate in • 99.6% of population organized learning (one with access to electricity year before the official (2011 data) primary entry age) • Renewable energy share Girls: 96.2% in the total final energy Boys: 93.4% consumption. Overall: 94.8 2010 5.8% • Proportion of schools 2015 with access to: 4.1% Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for Electricity: 100% all at all ages Single Sex Basic facilities: 100% • 100% of the population with access to affordable medicines and vaccines on a sustainable basis. Pass Rate at Primary level % • Health Worker Density: 2015 The number of Doctors 80.7% per 10,000 population 2010 increased from 12.0 in 74.4% 2010 to 20.2 in 2015. 2015 67.9% 2010 63.1% Source - Statistics Mauritius (2015 Data) - 5 - Leveraging the Power of Advocacy to Deliver on the 2030 Agenda: Championing the Post - 2015 National Consultations Mauritius was one of the 50 countries that We want a people-centred and planet- were selected to participate in the first round sensitive Post-2015 Framework to of the post-2015 consultations. The aim of “address the universal challenges of the this national consultation, facilitated by 21st century. Government of Mauritius and the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, was to stimulate Mr. Simon Springett, discussions amongst national stakeholders UN Resident Coordinator/ UNDP Resident and to garner inputs and ideas for a global Representative for Mauritius, March 2013. shared vision of ‘The Future We Want’ to inform the post-2015 development agenda. National consultations involving women, youth groups, the elderly and the private sector allowed voices from different stake-holding groups to be heard in this process. Amongst other things, stakeholders reviewed the progress registered by Mauritius on MDGs. The consultations revealed the opportunities and challenges that the 2030 Agenda poses to the country as it sets itself the ambitious objective of reaching high-income status by the same milestone- 2030. Government launches the 2015 MDG report for Mauritius As the international community anticipated the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS Development in September 2015, Mauritius released its REPORT 2015 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS fourth and final report on MDG implementation that showed it has either achieved or nearly achieved the MDGs on poverty, education, health, gender and global partnership. It noted continuing efforts on goals where it lags and is making progress on: challenges posed by Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), reducing child mortality, protecting the environment and conserving biodiversity. - 6 - Agenda 2030 launched and the Private Sector Commits The campaign is an incredible opportunity to drive real change and improve the A press conference was held on 25 September lives of people across the world. We are 2015 to officially launch the 2030 Agenda pleased to be part of the dialogue and at the national level. The press conference awareness raising of the Global Goals, and included a presentation on the SDGs and will continue to collaborate with govern- the 2030 global agenda by Mansour Ndiaye, ment, other private sector companies Head of the Inclusive and Sustainable Cluster, and community partners to achieve UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa. the objectives set. It was graced by the presence of private sector actors. We believe that by making the new Goals as famous as possible, Government, private sector and civil society will feel even more responsible and make them work. If the goals are going to work, everyone needs to know about them. You can’t fight for your rights if you don’t know what they are. You can’t convince world leaders to do what needs to be done if you don’t know what you’re convincing them to do. If the goals are famous, they won’t be forgotten. Why is this important for us?. Representative of Standard Chartered Bank Mauritius, September 2015 - 7 - Social Good Summit 2015 in Mauritius On 28th September 2015, a Social Good Summit was held jointly by the Ministry of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment and UNDP. This was part of similar events organised worldwide by the UN in more than 100 countries to shed light on the new agenda for 2030. In Mauritius, the focus was on SDG1 and the formulation of the Marshall Plan Against Poverty. The event brought together several public and private sector stakeholders as well as representatives of NGOs and the civil society. Government is committed to promote We are the first generation that can social justice, eliminate poverty and to eradicate poverty and the Marshall Plan accord equal opportunity to people of Against Poverty will exactly do that by different levels of social development. identifying the actions necessary to eradicate it in Mauritius. Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, Minister of Social Integration Mr Emmanuel Bor, and Economic Empowerment Acting UN Resident Coordinator - 8 - SDGs: an opportunity for Parliamentarians to demonstrate their commitment to improve people’s lives On 19 November 2015, a working session on ‘Nationalising the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ was held to raise awareness among Members of the National Members Assembly, including of Parliament are Ministers. The session uniquely positioned to was also convened to raise issues of concern to ad- promote ownership just development policies and and leadership of make them more effective and parliamentarians address the needs of citizens. over the 2030 Agenda, as well Mr. Ban Ki Moon, as identify UN Secretary General, appropriate during his visit to Mauritius strategies and May 2016 mechanisms for effective engagement of parliamentarians, and key stakeholders in the national delivery and monitoring of the Agenda. On 23 May 2017, a similar awareness session was held for the Rodrigues Regional Assembly, demonstrating the commitment of government to mobilise political support at all levels of government, including the grass root. In May 2017, the UN presented the Parliamentary Handbook on the role of Parliaments in implementing SDGs to all the members of the National Assembly and the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. This is a publication produced by the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), the Islamic Development Bank and UNDP.