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1 Chapter 1 : Six tips for developing successful strategic partnerships - The Globe and Mail Millennium development goal 8 has 6 targets that seek to develop global partnership for development, namely. To further develop an open, predictable, rule-based, non-discriminatory trading and economic system. Develop a global partnership for development Targets by Develop decent and productive work for youth. In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries. Going forward to meet Goal 8, UNICEF plans to reorganize its capacities and strengthen its partnership approach to become an even more effective, trusted ally and advocate. UNICEF will also strengthen its support of children and young people themselves as partners and participants in societal decision-making. A few examples of partnerships in action: The Czech Committee works with a national magazine that has improved coverage of UNICEF initiatives such as birth registration and ending child labour. The Belgian Committee mobilized an aircraft to send emergency supplies just hours after an earthquake devastated the city of Bam in the Republic of Iran. Governments are an essential link in any UNICEF activity and one reason why many of its activities include research-based advocacy. Building on field experience and in alliance with other UN agencies, UNICEF works to stimulate dialogue on national frameworks, legislative reforms and budget allocations affecting children and women. UNICEF also works in a supporting role with governments, offering research-based technical assistance for actions. Without national and community backing, actions cannot proceed; with it, they soar. In India, where some 4. It promotes safe sexual behaviour and explains causes of the disease. The Program has reached five million students to date. The initiative reached, people in villages by the end of Zonta International Foundation is funding a project, led by the Afghan Ministry of Health, to eliminate tetanus among women and babies in Afghanistan. These groups help ensure that lifesaving immunizations and AIDS education reach remote villages in local languages, cost-efficiently and according to local customs and needs. Once a month as many as new mothers gather to have their babies weighed and to share health and nutrition tips. Building on this unprecedented event, UNICEF helps partners enable the views of girls and boys to be taken into account in the design and implementation of policies and programmes that affect their lives, according to their evolving capacities, including during conflict and crises. Page 1

2 Chapter 2 : Resources: Develop a global partnership for development Global development The Guardian Develop A Global Partnership for Development Historically each country was responsible for its own trade, monetary policies, and advancements in technology, as well as research and development. Develop a global partnership for development MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development This Brief takes stock of progress made towards achieving MDG 8 in Ghana, and reflects on what needs to be done as we transition to the post- Sustainable Development Goals SDGs. Address the special needs of the least developed countries Includes: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term. In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communication. ODA has nevertheless made a significant contribution to national budgets. The scope the recipient country has to use ODA to address its most urgent needs is as important as the quantity of assistance it receives. In the early part of the MDG period Ghana faced significant challenges in managing incoming ODA as a result of fragmentation in aid inflows, and the provision of a high proportion of aid in the form of bilateral assistance and project and investment aid, rather than budget support. Starting in, Ghana prepared a series of mediumterm national development policy frameworks to help structure the use of ODA. In line with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, emphasis was placed on the Government taking the lead in organizing consultative group meetings, streamlining review missions, and organizing sector working groups to identify priority areas for support in monitoring progress. However, gathering adequate institutional data to track where assistance is going and assessing what impact it is having remains a challenge. Following its attainment of LMIC status in, Ghana formulated two key national policy documents with a view to improving development cooperation outcomes and undertaking a planned transition with its development partners: Government of Ghanaâ Development Partners Compact â With the same end in view, Ghana has increasingly moved towards greater reliance on mobilizing domestic resources and commercial borrowing. Debt relief and sustainability: Several initiatives were introduced during the s as a result of pressure on the international financial community to help debtor countries reduce their external debt burden to more sustainable levels and avoid their having to cut into social spending in order to service their debts. These included the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries HIPC initiative, launched in, which promoted greater debt relief for countries pursuing a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy programme. As of September, 36 countries, including Ghana, had reached their completion points and had been able to benefit from full and irrevocable debt relief. This rapid increase sent the ratio of net present value the sum of short-term external debt plus the discounted sum of total debt service payments of the external debt to fiscal revenue money used to finance the activities of the public sector, i. Interest payments on external and domestic debt rose in nominal terms by This more sustainable level contributed significantly to freeing up resources for poverty reduction and development. Ghana has taken a number of steps to address its fiscal and current account deficit and related debt issues, including raising revenues, slowing down the rise of public expenditures, reconfiguring the maturity profile of its debt, and entering into a three-year extended credit agreement with the IMF this year. Growth in access to new technologies: Particular focus has been placed on improving access to information and communication technologies ICTs, widely regarded as critical enablers for the MDGs. Mobile phone subscription increased from about 1. Access to the internet was extremely limited in, but it had risen to Drivers of Success The role of the Ghanaian Government: The national Government has taken active measures to improve development effectiveness through its medium-term national development policy frameworks, its policy programmes on aid policy and strategy, as well as other measures directly related to its development cooperation. It has also sought to establish the national economy on a sound base of domestic resource mobilization appropriate to its status as a LMIC. The role of the UN: The UN has provided technical and project support on options to increase fiscal space for the MDGs as well as to assist government in enhancing Page 2

3 the effective use of development assistance, and in realizing key principles of ownership, alignment, harmonization and mutual accountability as set out in the Paris Declaration. It has been a strong advocate of comprehensive debt relief, and provided support for the formulation of a country-led poverty reduction and development strategy in the context of the HIPC. Until recently, there was not enough recognition of the vulnerabilities and financing needs of LMICs such as Ghana. These countries have significant infrastructural deficits and socio-economic disparities to tackle, as well as the need to ensure resilience and adaptation to climate change. Ghana has identified knowledge sharing on domestic resource mobilization as a key opportunity in this respect. Page 3

4 Chapter 3 : Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation Develop further an open trading and financial system that includes a commitment to good governance, development and poverty reduction â nationally and internationally. Address the least developed countries' special needs, and the special needs of landlocked and small island developing states. Six tips for developing successful strategic partnerships Chris Eben Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published March 26, Comments Knowing how to join forces with another business is a key factor in making any growing company successful. A strategic partner can provide you with capital, or let you leverage their brand to give you more exposure. When it works well, a strategic partnership can be just what you need to speed up the growth of your business. This gave HBC the cachet of being the first Canadian retailer to use this innovative technology. It also allows them to deliver a better experience to their online customers. In return, True Fit got the brand benefits of partnering with an iconic retail leader, and access to the Canadian market. Story continues below advertisement In the tech world, partnerships are often about getting to market fast, accessing talent and resources as an alternative to an aggressive hiring process. Here are a few valuable lessons in developing strategic partnerships: Finding the right strategic partner is exactly the same as finding your co-founder or key hires. Making sure all parties are on the same page greatly improves your chances of a good outcome. This will make sure that everyone is aligned and has the same or complementary visions. Be honest about your own weaknesses and gaps. Trying to do too much at once is something we all experience, and it can be hard to let go. But seeking partners who are experts in a particular area will free you up to focus on your core competencies. Understand what makes your business unique. Having a clear grasp of your own intellectual property and the value you bring to a partnership will help you negotiate the terms of any agreement. It also helps to determine when you should work with a partner or do the work in house. Ask your network for recommendations and look for businesses with an established track record. Always ask to see evidence of results. Maintain contact with frequent check-ins to talk through any problems. This will keep confidence levels high on both sides, and means you can deal with any unexpected issues or changes swiftly. Story continues below advertisement Story continues below advertisement Chris Eben is an investor, entrepreneur and startup community evangelist. You can find him on Twitter ceben. Page 4

5 Chapter 4 : PARMIONOVA: MDG 8 - Develop a global partnership for development - CIDA Goal 8 aims to develop a global partnership for development. The targets most relevant to the mandate of FAO relate to the special needs of least developed countries (LCDs), landlocked countries and small island developing states; the trading and financial system; and new information and. About this site Develop A Global Partnership for Development Historically each country was responsible for its own trade, monetary policies, and advancements in technology, as well as research and development. Gradually the walls have broken down with North American free trade agreements and European countries adopting universal currencies. But there is still a large divide between what industrialized countries are able to do and what developing nations receive. Specifically, poorer nations have little or no access to things that are considered necessities in other countries. One area that is of particular interest is the availability and distribution of drugs and medicine. There appears to be a double-edged sword at work here. Where pills for particular illnesses cost pennies in the rest of the world, they are still not available to reduce preventable deaths in developing countries. Then, there are the drugs that are expensive in North America, so they are cost-prohibitive in Africa for example. Either way, people outside the industrialized country or continent lose. In fact, most people do not benefit from medical advancements either in the way of pharmaceuticals or treatments. Further, basic services such as hydro, telephone, and internet are non-existent. While richer countries use these services for entertainment purposes, poorer nations do not even have access for emergencies. Countries landlocked by other countries or by water have problems specific to them alone. Should a neighboring nation go to war, where does that leave the peaceful nation who borders it? And lastly, how do poorer nations compete in the global economy? Consequently, for the eighth and final MDG, the following five targets were set. Address the special needs of least developed countries, landlocked countries and small island developing states Target 2: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system Target 3: In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries Target 5: The ancillary benefits are measurable, as more children were permitted to attend school, a fact that in turn leads to children being trained, and as a result having the opportunity to emerge from poverty stricken lives. And then there are other uses which are equally important. In addition to debt management, modern day electronics and communications are ways in which a global partnership will help reduce poverty. Speaking specifically of the distribution of cell phones in Bangladesh, the country has seen major advancements due to the unwaivering efforts of Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. They brought phones to the villages of Bangladesh and gave loans to the poor women to buy themselves cell-phones to sell their service and make money. Incredibly at the end of the year, Grameen Phone boasted sixteen and half a million customers, over two hundred thousand of which were disadvantaged rural women who now make a living as operators due to the Village Phone Program. Targets obtained from United Nations website Written by Brenda. This is not an official site. Navigation Home An introduction to the development goals About the goals Info and details on the development goals Achieving the goals How do they happen? The partners The goals are a global partnership Chapter 5 : MDG8: develop a global partnership for development GOAL 8: DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR Target 8.A: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system. Chapter 6 : Global Partnership for Development Girl Guides South Africa Page 5

6 Although nearly all countries publish an essential medicines list, the availability of medicines at public-health facilities is often poor. Surveys conducted in over 50 low- and middle-income countries indicate that the availability of selected generic medicines at health facilities was only 38% in. Chapter 7 : GOAL DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR Philippine Statistics Aut MDG8 develop a global partnership for development By promoting export led growth in developing nations and improving international transparency about trade opportunities and market access conditions, ITC is aiming to realize Millennium Development Goal 8, Targets A and B. Chapter 8 : MDG 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development MDG Monitor Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to. Chapter 9 : Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development - African Development Bank Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development As a percentage of their combined gross national incomes, ODA to developing countries and least developed countries in general declined 4 per cent in real terms in following a 3 per cent decline in Page 6