ENGAGEMENT OF CITIZENS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND COUNTER CORRUPTION Presentation at the Meeting to Commemorate the UN International Anticorruption Day Organized by the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice Roberto Villarreal Chief, Development Management Branch Division for Public Administration and Development Management United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs New York City, 8 December 2011 ORGANIGRAM
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ENGAGEMENT OF CITIZENS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SECTOR
ACCOUNTABILITY AND COUNTER CORRUPTION
Presentation at the Meeting to Commemorate the UN International Anticorruption Day
Organized by the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice
Roberto VillarrealChief, Development Management Branch
Division for Public Administration and Development ManagementUnited Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
New York City, 8 December 2011
ORGANIGRAM
“We take note of the lessons learned and successful policies and approaches in the implementation and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and recognize that with increased political commitment these could be replicated and scaled up for accelerating progress, including by: (…)(e) Supporting participatory, community-led strategies aligned with national development priorities and strategies;(f) Promoting universal access to public and social services and providing social protection floors; (g) Improving capacity to deliver quality services equitably;(h) Implementing social policies and programmes, including appropriate conditional cash-transfer programmes, and investing in basic services for health, education, water and sanitation; (i) Ensuring the full participation of all segments of society, including the poor and disadvantaged, in decision-making processes; (…) (l) Enhancing opportunities for women and girls and advancing the economic, legal and political empowerment of women;(n) Working towards transparent and accountable systems of governance at the national and international levels;
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/65/1: KEEPING THE PROMISE: UNITED TO ACHIEVE THE
SUPREME AUDITING DIRECT ACCOUNTABILITY TO CITIZENS
COUNTRY LEVELGOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR
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A TASK-FOCUSED COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE MINDED VIEWON THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES (FOR
DISCUSSION)ANTI-CORRUPTION:
PREVENTION OR ERADICATION OF:
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• Illegitimate exclusion of non-State producers (deviations in granting exclusive production rights: concessions, permits, licenses, etc, .)• Illegitimate acquisitions and spending and illegitimate (non-) collection of deliveries (deviations in expenditures and collections of service fees)• Illegitimate taxation (bribes)
• Illegitimate control (tolerance or protection of wrong or criminal acts or conducts, even if no tangible economic dimensions are in the forefront), e.g., incompetence, malpractice, unethical behavior, low respect for clients, etc.)
FINAL REMARKS The Development Management Branch (DMB) looks forward to conclude
by the end of 2011 a publication covering issues of interest for all UN Member States on “Accountability and Eradication of Corruption for Fostering Development : Engagement of Citizens.”
Different activities will be pursued in this regard:– Analytical and research efforts
• Concepts• Indicators
– A number of international meetings with experts and practitioners• For knowledge sharing and capacity building
– A global knowledge base on auditing and accountability and eradication of corruption for development will be constructed, as part of the UN Public Administration Country Studies database (UNPACS)
• To systematically gather, organize and publicly offer information on every UN Member State on their legal and institutional framework, and on good practices
– Laws, institutions, organization models» Institutions for citizens engagement
It is expected that these efforts will effectively contribute to the intergovernmental process of the United Nations
• Declarations, resolutions, guidelines All participants are welcome to cooperate with DMB in these matters
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FINAL REMARKS
The Division for Public Administration and Development Management, functions as Secretariat to the United Nations Public Service Awards
– In 2011, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, a new category was inaugurated on prevention of corruption
– For most information see: www.unpan.org
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END OF PRESENTATION
ANNEXES
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DPADM AND DMB IN THE UN SECRETARIAT
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MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
• Development encompasses a considerable large array of matters, so to focus attention and concentrate efforts from relevant actors in a set of very fundamental ones, the Millennium DeclarationMillennium Declaration adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2000, highlighted the following and set corresponding targets for the year 2015 to guide adequate progress
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MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND TARGETS (1)
Goal 1 End Poverty and HungerGoal 1 End Poverty and Hunger• Target 1: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people
whose income is less than $1 a day• Target 2: Achieve full and productive employment and decent
work for all, including women and young people• Target 3: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people
who suffer from hunger
Goal 2 Achieve Universal Primary EducationGoal 2 Achieve Universal Primary Education• Target 1: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls
alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling
Goal 3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower WomenGoal 3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women• Target 1: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary
education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015
MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND TARGETS (2)
Goal 4 Reduce Child MortalityGoal 4 Reduce Child Mortality• Target 1: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-
five mortality rate
Goal 5 Improve maternal HealthGoal 5 Improve maternal Health• Target 1: Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio• Target 2: Achieve universal access to reproductive health
Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other DiseasesGoal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases• Target 1: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of
HIV/AIDS• Target 2: Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for
HIV/AIDS for all those who need it• Target 3: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of