Angola

The Millennium Development Goals in Angola

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Accompanying Angola’s effort towards achieving/fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is at the top of UNDP office’s cooperation agenda. There are two main reasons for this.

First, the development situation calls for a necessity to keep up with the pursuit of the MDGs. Indeed, despite of rapid growth led by sharp increase in oil production and important investment in social service have brought about tremendous improvements in the living conditions of many Angolans over the recent years, poverty – both income and human poverty – is still quite visible in the country.

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Second, attaining the MDGs is a credible challenge, in Angola. Indeed, in the light of the recent trends and the country’s huge financial means, it is believed that most of MDGs targets are within reach in Angola.

Third, the government of Angola is strongly committed to improving the national MDG framework in order to accelerate the progress towards and, ultimately, to achieve the MDGs. In this regard, the Estrategia de Combate a Pobreza, the national poverty eradication strategy mentions clearly the MDGs as its overarching objectives. Two MDG reports have been produced (2003 and 2005). National authorities regularly reconfirm their commitment to achieving the MDGs in public pronouncement at different/various occasions.

UNDP support the national MDGs Agenda

In 2008, UNDP continued to support the government’s efforts to enhance the national MDG framework, by implementing advocacy activities with the aim to create a dynamic for the mainstreaming of the MDGs strategic vision into national development policies, strategies and plans.

A subsequent aim of UNDP’s support in this area is to use the consensus reached on MDGs to provide a common platform for an effective planning process, especially ensuring participation, ownership, inclusiveness and accountability in national planning exercises.

Three aspects of the MDG framework were highlighted in UNDP’s interventions 2008: MDG planning, MDG coalition and MDG campaign.

In term of result, one of the main outcome of UNDP’s contribution/support in the area is the appropriation of the concept of MDGs by Angolan authorities to be a main driver for the national development process.

At the opening of the launch of the MDG report 2005, the Minister of Planning, made an important statement on the use of the main findings of the MDG report as a reference for planning purposes.