Human Development, Health and Education - United Nations
[Pages:346]Human Development, Health and Education.
Dialogues at the Economic and Social Council.
Edited by Sarbuland Khan
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Division for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, 1 United Nations Plaza, Room DC1-1428, New York, N.Y. 10017, USA.
This book has been prepared by the Division for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. It draws upon the preparatory panels, debates and outcome of the Economic and Social Council 2002 High-Level Segment on "The Contribution of Human Resources Development, including in the Areas of Health and Education, to the Process of Development". The preparatory panels, Ministerial Roundtables and Ministerial Roundtable Breakfasts were sponsored by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), International Labour Organization (ILO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Division for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP), UN Habitat, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Relief and Words Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), United Nations University (UNU), World Bank, World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Their support is acknowledged with thanks.
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Contents
FOREWORD
by h.e. ambassador ivan simonovi,
President of the Economic and Social Council
xi
PREFACE
by mr. nitin desai,
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
xv
INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER ONE:
The 2002 High-Level Segment of the Economic and
Social Council
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I. Ministerial Declaration 3
II. Statements at the ECOSOC 2002 High-Level Segment 9
Mr. Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General
9
H.E. Ambassador Ivan Simonovi of Croatia, President of
the Economic and Social Council,
12
Mr. Paul O'Neill, Secretary of Treasury of the United
States
17
Mr. Horst K?hler, Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
22
Mr. Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
27
Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Managing Director of World
Bank
30
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III. Ministerial Roundtables on Health and Education at the Economic and Social Council. Issues Papers and Summaries 33
"Progress towards Millennium Development Goals for
human resource development in Africa"
35
"Partnerships for human resources development: what role
for development cooperation, including south-south
cooperation, city-city cooperation, private sector and
non-governmental organizations?"
40
"Strengthening institutional capabilities for sustainable
development"
43
"Policy coherence and financing human resources
development"
46
"Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and
human resources development"
50
"Food security for human resources development"
56
"Capacity-building for trade and investment"
59
"Incorporating human resources concerns into the PRSP
process: lessons learned"
63
"Conserving human resources: a comprehensive approach to
HIV/AIDS prevention and care"
67
"Gender mainstreaming in human resources development
including in the areas of health and education"
71
"Improving the delivery of health services"
75
"Education for peace"
80
"Regional cooperation for human resources development"
85
"Partnerships for a better educated and healthy world"
89
"Human resources development: the role for basic
infrastructure and adequate, affordable shelter"
93
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"Education for poverty eradication: an approach to human
resources development"
98
IV. Concluding observations 101
CHAPTER TWO:
Health and Development
105
I. Overview of Key Issues by the World Health Organization (WHO) 105
II. Summary of the Roundtable on Health and Development 112
Papers and Good Practices on health and development
Dr. Gro Harlem Bruntland, Director-General of WHO
117
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Bilal Osman, Federal Minister of Health
of Sudan
120
Ms. Angela E.V. King, UN Special Advisor on Gender
Issues and Advancement of Women
123
"Good practices in health systems" by Mr. Orwill Adams,
Director of Health Service Provision of WHO
125
"Making a difference--reaching the Millennium
Development Goals for Health" by Mr. Yves Bergevin,
Director of Health Section, Programme Division of United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
129
III. The HIV/AIDS crisis 130
"The Devastating Impact of HIV/AIDS" by Prof. Jeffrey
Sachs, Director of Columbia University Earth Institute
130
Good Practices on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
132
"Straight talk" by Mr. Michel Sidibe, Director of Country
and Regional Support Department of the Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
132
"Gender-focused interventions to address the challenge of the HIV/AIDS epidemic" by Ms. Stephanie Urdang, Advisor
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on gender and HIV/AIDS of the United Nations Development
Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
134
"HIV/AIDS strategic plan 2001-2006" by Victoria Sharp,
President of M?d?cines du Monde USA
138
IV. Focus on Africa 148
Are We Going in the Right Direction for Achieving the
Millennium Development Goals in Health in Africa?
148
"Meeting health priorities in Africa: Consolidating community
level achievements for development" by Benson C. Morah,
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Technical
Services Team, Ethiopia
149
CHAPTER THREE:
Education and Development
154
I. Overview of Key Issues by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 154
II. Summary of the Roundtable on Education and Development 163
Papers and Good Practices on education and development
"Education and development" by Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive
Director of UNICEF
168
"Higher education and development" by Prof. Johannes A.
van Ginkel, Rector of United Nations University (UNU)
170
"Education and development in Uganda" by H.E. Dr. Edward
Khiddu Makubuya, Minister of Education and Sports of
Uganda
172
"Education and development in the Central American
region--the case of El Salvador" by H.E. Dr. Ana Evelyn
Jacir de Lovo, Minister of Education of El Salvador
178
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