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Progress in Resource Mobilization and Creating an Enabling Environment: Progress in Resource Mobilization and Creating an Enabling Environment Elizabeth Lule
Population and Reproductive Health Advisor, The World Bank
The Changing Donor Environment: The Changing Donor Environment Donor fatigue for population assistance
Economic recession
Global conflict - Iraq
Bilateral and multilateral donors changing priorities
Focus on communicable diseases (STI/HIV,TB & Malaria)
From ICPD to MDGs
Shift from project to direct budgetary support, PRSPs, SWAps, GFATM etc.
Worsening political economy for RH
Slide4: Net ODA in 2003 as a Percentage of GNI
Post Monterrey Commitments….: Post Monterrey Commitments…. EU members to reach 0.33% ODA/GNI by 2006
US to increase aid by 50% (US$5 billion) by 2006
Canada to increase ODA budget by 8% annually to double aid by 2010
Japan to reduce its ODA budget for fiscal consolidation 2002/3
Norway to increase aid to 1% of GNI by 2005
Switzerland to increase aid to 0.4% of GNI by 2010
Australia to increase its ODA by 3% in real terms in 2002/3
The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line Net ODA declined from $59 billion in 1995 to $52 billion in 2001 and rose again in 2002 to $58 billion
ODA/GNI increased from 0.22 in 2001 to 0.25 in 2003
Total population assistance increased from nearly $2.5 billion in 2001 to $3.2 billion in 2002
Developed countries and Foundations contributions increased while funding from the UN and development banks declined
Funding for STI/HIV/AIDS increased from 9% in 1995 to 43% in 2002. FP declined from 55% to 23% in the same period.
Creating an Enabling Environment: Creating an Enabling Environment Mutual accountability and Governance
Political Commitment complemented by adequate resources
Strategies for attaining results
Donor harmonization and coordination
Public expenditure management??
Sound macroeconomic environments