1 PRESENTATIONS BY THE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS OF THE JOINT SUMMIT WORKING GROUP – JSWG INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (Promoting Human Prosperity: Progress, Challenges and Future Priorities) SUMMIT IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW GROUP (SIRG) OEA/Ser.E Third Regular Meeting of 2008 GRIC/O.3/Inf.3/08 September 18-19, 2008 18 September 2008 Bridgetown, Barbados Original: English (Hilton Barbados Hotel)
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PRESENTATIONS BY THE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS OF THEJOINT SUMMIT WORKING GROUP – JSWG
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
(Promoting Human Prosperity: Progress, Challenges and Future Priorities)
SUMMIT IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW GROUP (SIRG) OEA/Ser.EThird Regular Meeting of 2008 GRIC/O.3/Inf.3/08September 18-19, 2008 18 September 2008Bridgetown, Barbados Original: English(Hilton Barbados Hotel)
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Promoting Human Prosperity: Promoting Human Prosperity: Progress, Challenges and Future Progress, Challenges and Future
PrioritiesPriorities
Ian Ho-A-Shu, Social Development Specialist (HQ)Social Protection and Health DivisionInter-American Development Bank
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The PresentationThe Presentation
• Poverty trends in LAC. Key challenges Poverty trends in LAC. Key challenges and priority areas.and priority areas.
• Education and Health trends in LAC. Education and Health trends in LAC. Key challenges and priority areasKey challenges and priority areas
• Labor market trends in LAC. Key Labor market trends in LAC. Key challenges and priority areas. challenges and priority areas.
Current poverty rates are Current poverty rates are not much lower than in 1980not much lower than in 1980
Latin America: Trends in Poverty and IndigenceLatin America: Trends in Poverty and Indigence /a /a (percentage of individuals)(percentage of individuals)
a/ Estimates for 18 countries of the region plus Haiti. a/ Estimates for 18 countries of the region plus Haiti. b/ Projections.b/ Projections.Source: ECLAC (2006). Social Panorama of Latin America 2006. Briefing paper. Source: ECLAC (2006). Social Panorama of Latin America 2006. Briefing paper.
Strategic Priorities in Poverty Strategic Priorities in Poverty reductionreduction
• Increase equity and coverage in Social Protection Increase equity and coverage in Social Protection Systems (SPS)Systems (SPS)
• Increase effectiveness of SPS: reduce program Increase effectiveness of SPS: reduce program fragmentation and duplications, reduce administrative fragmentation and duplications, reduce administrative costs, increase accountability.costs, increase accountability.
• Continue efforts to mainstream monitoring, evaluation Continue efforts to mainstream monitoring, evaluation and in general the measurement of the effectiveness, and in general the measurement of the effectiveness, impact and sustainability of social policies and impact and sustainability of social policies and programs. programs.
• Promote demand of health, nutrition and education Promote demand of health, nutrition and education services through information and incentives. services through information and incentives. (Conditional Cash Transfer programs)(Conditional Cash Transfer programs)
• In short: Strengthen Social Safety Nets, and in In short: Strengthen Social Safety Nets, and in particular, Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in particular, Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in the Regionthe Region. .
Strategic priorities in healthStrategic priorities in health
• Supporting the establishment of national health priorities, Supporting the establishment of national health priorities, linked with epidemiological profile and needs of the poor and linked with epidemiological profile and needs of the poor and excludedexcluded
• Strengthening the supervisory and regulatory role of the Strengthening the supervisory and regulatory role of the Health MinistriesHealth Ministries
• Separating financing and service delivery functionsSeparating financing and service delivery functions
• Improving the effectiveness of the services through primary Improving the effectiveness of the services through primary health carehealth care
• Regional initiatives: nutritional, epidemiological surveillance, Regional initiatives: nutritional, epidemiological surveillance, prevention of HIV/AIDS in mobile populations, drugs prevention of HIV/AIDS in mobile populations, drugs management and procurement, national health accounts etc.management and procurement, national health accounts etc.
• Malnutrition: Chronic undernutrition affects 8.8 million children Malnutrition: Chronic undernutrition affects 8.8 million children under 5, particularly in Central America and Andean countries under 5, particularly in Central America and Andean countries
Unemployment, low wages, and employment Unemployment, low wages, and employment instability are the main labor problems in Latin instability are the main labor problems in Latin
America.America.Most important problem in your country
Strategic PrioritiesStrategic PrioritiesAccelerate the creation of decent jobs and
improve growth rates in the region
How?• Increasing the efficiency with which workers are matched
to jobs Ease reallocation through effective Labor Intermediation Systems.
• Adequately insuring workers against the risks of high job rotation Provide feasible and adequate income protection that do not penalize work/production.
• Enhancing the opportunities of workers by increasing their skills. Training systems and emphasis on basic education
• Improve the labor administration capacity to register, enforce and evaluate labor laws and regulations