Millennium Development Goals:
Measuring and Monitoring
Global Progress
Francesca Coullare
United Nations Statistics Division
Content
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Global versus national monitoring and reporting
of MDGs indicators
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Global monitoring and the Inter-agency and
Expert Group on MDGs indicators:
 working modalities,
 products
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MDGs Monitoring and Reporting
* Global:
Objective  provide a
global assessment of
progress towards the
achievement of MDGs
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Target audience 
General Assembly/country
delegates,
international community,
general public,
media,
policy makers
* National:
Objective  focus national
development debate on
specific priorities and
raise awareness of
development needs
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Target audience 
national policy makers,
civil society,
development partners,
general public,
media
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MDGs Monitoring and Reporting
* Global:
Under responsibility of 
Inter-agency and Expert
Group on MDG Indicators
coordinated by UNStatistics Division
Data provided by 
specialized agencies
* National:
Prepared by 
Governments and
UN Country Teams
with the support of UNDP
Based on 
• Review and adaptation
of goals, targets and
indicators to national
priorities
• Supplementary
indicators not suitable for
global monitoring can 4
also be used
International Monitoring Efforts
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The Inter-Agency and Expert Group (IAEG) on
MDG Indicators (2 meetings per year)
 Coordinated by UN Statistics Division/DESA
 Composed of representatives from:
 25 specialized agencies,
 regional commissions,
 NSOs
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Thematic sub-groups of the IAEG
 Gender
 Employment
 Health
 Poverty and hunger
 Environment
 Slums
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International Monitoring Efforts
IAEG is responsible for:
(a)compiling data and undertaking analysis to
monitor progress towards the MDGs at the
global and regional levels;
(b)reporting on status of annual progress through
printed reports, progress charts, CD-roms and
internet;
(c)reviewing and preparing guidelines on
methodologies and technical issues related to
the indicators;
(d)helping define priorities and strategies to
support countries in data collection, analysis
and reporting on MDGs.
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(a) Data compilation
Type of indicator/series
Agency
MDGs
Others
Total
FAO
2
1
3
ILO
4
9
13
IPU
1
3
4
ITU
3
3
6
OECD
8
7
12
UNAIDS
1
4
5
UNEP-Ozone
1
1
2
UNEP-WCMC
1
1
2
UNESCO
9
7
16
UNFCCC (CDIAC)
2
2
4
UN-HABITAT
1
1
2
17
8
25
UNPD
2
2
3
WB
7
4
11
WHO
8
1
9
WTO
5
0
5
72
54
122
UNICEF
17
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(a) Data compilation: data flow
Agency
country
office
Agency
Headquarters
e.g. UNICEF
Line Ministry
in country
Agency
Headquarters
e.g. UNESCO
National Statistical
Office in country
UNSD/MDGs
indicators
website
Agency
Headquarters
e.g. ILO
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(b) Annual reports
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