Executive Briefing Geneva, Switzerland January 2016

1. Implementation of the 2030
Development Agenda
Mahmoud Mohieldin – Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development
Agenda, UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group

2. Outline
• There are lessons to be learned from the experience with
the Millennium Development Goals
• What are critical areas that one should be aware of for
successful attainment of the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs)?
• What is the role of the WBG in supporting countries
implement the SDGs?
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3. Global progress toward the MDGs by number of
countries
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12
10
18
9
3
7
71
40
67
38
6
15
36
7
11
7
16
23
11
7
2
17
11
37
28
20
14
27
40
28
34
77
88
58
27
25
22
2
2
8
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MDG 1.1 - Population living below $1.25 a day (%)
MDG 2.0 - Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group)
MDG 3.0 - Ratio of girls to boys enrollment in primary and secondary
education (%)
MDG 4.1 - Under five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
MDG 4.2 - Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
MDG 5.0 - Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimates (per 100,000
live births)
MDG 7.2 - Access to improved sanitation facilities (% of population)
SUFFICIENT PROGRES (<2015) MET INSUFFICIENT PROGRESS (2015-2020)
MODERATELY OFF TARGET (2020-2030) SERIOUSLY OFF TARGET (>2030) INSUFFICIENT DATA
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4. The MDG process has generally had
a positive impact on development
• ODA increased from $80b in 2000 to $135b in 2013 (in constant 2012 $)
• For various MDGs, progress accelerated sharply after adoption of the
Millennium Declaration and the Monterrey Consensus.
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5. Synergies across MDGs are important
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6. Lessons from the MDGs:
Acceleration and Implementation
• Important to find mechanisms that incentivize countries, UN system,
IFIs, NGOs, and private sector to implement beneficial actions.
• For example: MDG acceleration at the UN Chief Executive Board for
coordination
• 17 countries discussed under chairmanship of UN SG
• Improve collaboration among UN Agencies and the WBG
• A few results:
• less poverty in Tanzania through an expanded cash transfer program
• less fragmentation in programs dealing with stunting in Loa PDR
• more focused interventions in Pakistan to address the large # of kids
out of school
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7. Some megatrends that will affect
attainment of the SDGs
Several megatrends will pose challenges and opportunities
for the attainment of the SDGs:
• Global connectedness
• Center of economic gravity
• Technological change and its adoption.
• Urbanization
• Demographic trends
• Impact of human activity on climate change
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8. What is the WBG doing to support country
implementation?
• Three interrelated areas to focus on:
• Financing for development – Collaborating with the
MDBs on leveraging and de-risking projects to entice
private sector participation in development finance;
• Data for development – Rising to the challenge of a
data revolution
• Preparing for implementation – Developing
integrated solutions and prioritizing the sequencing of
policy and programs
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9. Financing for development:
the Addis Ababa Action Agenda
• While ODA will remain critical, especially for
countries in special situations:
• ODA alone can not finance the programs and
projects needed to achieve the SDGs
• Private sector needs to be brought on board to
help finance the needed programs and projects
• IFIs (incl. WBG) can play a catalytic role by
leveraging their knowledge and financial resources to
attract private resources, incl. new partnerships
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10. Net financial flows to developing
countries
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), International Debt Statistics (IDS) and OECD Statistics
• Financial flows to developing
countries stand at around $1.6
trillion. Not enough to finance
SDGs.
• ODA has remained steady, at
around 10% of financial
flows.
 Private sector resources
have increased tenfold
since 2000.
 Remittances also grown
considerably
 Entry of new players –
BRICS and philanthropy.
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11. Composition of net financial
flows to developing countries
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), International Debt Statistics (IDS) and OECD Statistics
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12. Data for development:
Rising to the challenge of a data revolution
• Data is becoming a development issue in its own right
• Data revolution will be critical
• Data is needed for:
• Evidence based policy making
• Measuring progress toward the SDGs
• Monitoring and accountability
• MoU with UN and other IFIs
• WBG is an anchor partner in the Global Partnership for
Sustainable Development Data 11

13. Preparing for implementation:
Developing integrated solutions
• Universality and all-encompassing nature of the
SDGs means that many of the SDGs are dependent
on one another
• Integrated solutions are a must
• Prioritization for the purpose of proper sequencing
of programs and projects is needed
• Implementing the SDGs and the new World
Development Report
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14. Trajectories for Sustainable Development
Goals: Framework and Country Applications
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15. The WBG structure is aligned with the SDGs
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SDG Issue Areas GPs , CCSAs and other WBG units
Povert y Povert y a nd ot her releva nt GPsa nd CCSA s
Hung er, food securit y a nd nut rit ion A g ricult ure; Hea lt h, Nut rit ion a nd Pop ula t ion
Hea lt hy lives Hea lt h, Nut rit ion a nd Pop ula t ion
Qua lit y ed uca t ion Ed uca t ion
Gend er eq ua lit y a nd emp ow erment Gend er; Ed uca t ion
Wa t er a nd sa nit a t ion Wa t er; Hea lt h, Nut rit ion a nd Pop ula t ion
A fford a b le a nd sust a ina b le energ y Energ y & Ext ra ct ives; PPPs
Inclusive a nd sust a ina b le g row t h a nd job s
Job s; Socia l Prot ect ion & La b or, Ed uca t ion, Tra d e &
Comp et it iveness
Infra st ruct ure a nd ind ust ria liza t ion
Tra nsp ort a nd ICT; Pub lic-Priva t e Pa rt nership s; Tra d e a nd
Comp et it iveness; Fina nce & Ma rket s; Energ y & Ext ra ct ives;
Wa t er
Red uced ineq ua lit y
Povert y; Ma croeconomics& Fisca l Ma na g ement ; Socia l
Prot ect ion & La b or; Job s; Fra g ilit y, Conflict & Violence
Cit iesa nd huma n set t lement s Urb a n, Rura l a nd Socia l Develop ment
Sust a ina b le consump t ion a nd p rod uct ion Clima t e Cha ng e; Environment a nd Na t ura l Resources
Comb a t clima t e cha ng e a nd it simp a ct s
Clima t e Cha ng e; Environment & Na t ura l Resources; Wa t er,
A g ricult ure
Ocea nsa nd ma rine resources Environment & Na t ura l Resources;
Terrest ria l ecosyst ems Environment & Na t ura l Resources; A g ricult ure; Wa t er
Pea ceful a nd inclusive societ ies, just ice, a nd
inst it ut ions
Fra g ilit y, Conflict & Violence; Governa nce
Mea nsof imp lement a t ion a nd g lob a l p a rt nership A ll releva nt GP/ CCSA s(a nd corp ora t e unit s)
Not e: t ha t t he GPsa nd CCSA srecog nize t ha t coord ina t ed
a nd collect ive a ct ion isreq uired a crosst he GPs& CCSA st o
succesfully a nd sust a ina b ly a t t a in t h SDGs

16. Concluding remarks
• Successful implementation of the SDGs is the world’s best
opportunity to end poverty and protect the planet, while leaving
no-one behind
• It requires a few transformative shifts:
• Its financing requires private sector participation on an
unprecedented scale
• It needs the generation and use of data to inform policy and measure
the results
• And involves integrated and cross-sectoral approaches to
implementation across all sectors and agencies
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