Paraguay UNICEF Social expenditure

CEE/CIS - TACRO

Regional Management Team Meeting

April 2005

UNDP – UNICEF

Paraguay’s presentation

• Low-cost, high performance Project jointly planned and implemented by Low-cost, high performance Project jointly planned and implemented by two UN agencies two UN agencies

• Consolidation in Paraguay of the ‘Social Expenditure’ concept. Consolidation in Paraguay of the ‘Social Expenditure’ concept.

• Mobilization of public opinion.Mobilization of public opinion.

• MOU signed with the Ministry of Finance granting to the Project on-line, MOU signed with the Ministry of Finance granting to the Project on-line, real time access to the Government’s financial electronic system (SIAF).real time access to the Government’s financial electronic system (SIAF).

• Official incorporation by the Government of the MDG-related targets and Official incorporation by the Government of the MDG-related targets and costs estimated by the Project into the Government Objectivescosts estimated by the Project into the Government Objectives

• Provision of technical assistance to several Ministries.Provision of technical assistance to several Ministries.

• Formal request by the Government to the Project for provision of technical Formal request by the Government to the Project for provision of technical support for the elaboration of the 2006’s National Budget.support for the elaboration of the 2006’s National Budget.

Main achievements

• 2002: 15 articles2002: 15 articles

•2003: 166 articles2003: 166 articles

•2004: 500 articles2004: 500 articles

• Newspapers: 500 (41,000 cm. per columns estimated in US$ 500,000)Newspapers: 500 (41,000 cm. per columns estimated in US$ 500,000)•15 cover pages15 cover pages•10 editorials10 editorials•12 specials notes12 specials notes•20 specialist articles20 specialist articles•13 economics inserts13 economics inserts

•Radio: over 30,000 secondsRadio: over 30,000 seconds

•TV: over 24,500 secondsTV: over 24,500 seconds

Press

• Developed a legitimate, credible, impartial and Developed a legitimate, credible, impartial and objective analysis of the National Budget, its objective analysis of the National Budget, its disbursement processes, and implementationdisbursement processes, and implementation

Main achievements

• By establishing annual benchmarks to achieve the By establishing annual benchmarks to achieve the MDGs, the Project was able to influence the budget MDGs, the Project was able to influence the budget process and support the definition of intermediate process and support the definition of intermediate (2008) MDGs as Government objectives(2008) MDGs as Government objectives

Main achievements

Main achievements

As a result of the Project the budget for Social Investment for FY 2005 was increased by USD 140 million (+30% of the 2004 actual)

Main achievements (30% more)

Main achievements (MDGs for the first time in the Government Programme)

•From Advocacy, From Advocacy,

•to Action,to Action,

•to Implementation,to Implementation,

•to Impactto Impact

Main achievements

Advocacy for new program against malnutrition

• At the State and local levelsAt the State and local levels

• Inclusion of more UN agenciesInclusion of more UN agencies

• Building Government planning and implementing Building Government planning and implementing capacities to reach the poorestcapacities to reach the poorest

•UNDP and UNICEF back a fiscal agreement UNDP and UNICEF back a fiscal agreement between Congress and Government on social between Congress and Government on social expenditure in order to reach the MDGsexpenditure in order to reach the MDGs

WAY FORWARD

WAY FORWARD

Thank you