1. Millennium Development Goals: Measuring and Monitoring Global Progress
Francesca Coullare
United Nations Statistics Division

2. Content
Global versus national monitoring and reporting of MDGs indicators
Global monitoring and the Inter-agency and Expert Group on MDGs indicators:
working modalities,
products

3. MDGs Monitoring and Reporting
Global:
National:
Objective  focus national development debate on specific priorities and raise awareness of development needs
Target audience 
national policy makers,
civil society,
development partners,
general public,
media
Objective  provide a global assessment of progress towards the achievement of MDGs
Target audience 
General Assembly/country delegates,
international community,
general public,
media,
policy makers

4. MDGs Monitoring and Reporting
Global:
National:
Under responsibility of  Inter-agency and Expert Group on MDG Indicators coordinated by UN-Statistics Division
Data provided by 
specialized agencies
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 also be used

5. International Monitoring Efforts
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
Thematic sub-groups of the IAEG
Gender
Employment
Health
Poverty and hunger
Environment
Slums

6. International Monitoring Efforts
IAEG is responsible for:
compiling data and undertaking analysis to monitor progress towards the MDGs at the global and regional levels;
reporting on status of annual progress through printed reports, progress charts, CD-roms and internet;
reviewing and preparing guidelines on methodologies and technical issues related to the indicators;
helping define priorities and strategies to support countries in data collection, analysis and reporting on MDGs.

7. Type of indicator/series
(a) Data compilation
Type of indicator/series
Agency
MDGs
Others
Total
FAO 2 1 3
ILO 4 9 13
IPU
ITU 6
OECD 8 7 12
UNAIDS 5
UNEP-Ozone
UNEP-WCMC
UNESCO 16
UNFCCC (CDIAC)
UN-HABITAT
UNICEF 17 25
UNPD WB 11
WHO
WTO 72 54
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8. (a) Data compilation: data flow
Agency country office
Agency Headquarterse.g. UNICEF
Agency Headquarterse.g. UNESCO
UNSD/MDGs indicators website
Line Ministry in country
Agency Headquarterse.g. ILO
National Statistical Office in country

9. (b) Annual reports