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AFRICA REGIONAL

CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON

THE SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT GOALS –

MINISTRY OF GENDER,CHILDREN AND SOCIAL

PROTECTION

ADDIS ABABA, ETHOPIA

31ST OCTOBER – 5TH NOVEMBER, 2013

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INTRODUCTION &BACKGROUND

Ghana has been identified as one of the fast growing economiesin Sub-Sahara Africa and is rated as a low middle incomeeconomy

The discovery of oil and gas has added greater impetus to itsdevelopmental efforts. Oil and gas is said to contribute US$ 2bnto Ghana's economic development efforts with gold accounting

for about US$ 3.7bn. This growth trend is expected to generate additional resources

for Ghana to implement interventions for sustainabledevelopment.

This growth rate is also expected to have greater impact on

implementing interventions to promote equity and equality,reduce social inclusion as well as addressing vulnerabilitycircumstances among women, children, youth, elderly andpersons with disability

Ghana recognizes the need to promote the attainment ofSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . This is expected to

promote regional integration and address socio-economic issueswithin Africa with emphasis on the vulnerable and excluded.10/31/2013

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PROFILE OF VULNER BILITY

Children

Youth

People with disabilities

Below thepoverty line

Women Elderly

Men

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

GOALS Addressing equity, equality and social inclusions through targeted socialprotection measures require policy, legal, institutional and programmes/strategies

Within the policy direction, Ghana is currently pursuing the following topromote the agenda of the Stainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Child Protection Policy Framework which is intended to design a

comprehensive system to address family, community and state actions intackling child and family welfare issues. This is intended to improve thesituation of children and family in Ghana.

National Gender Policy is being developed to address gender equality, equityas well as ensuring the empowerment of women, girls, boys for sustainabledevelopment.

Early Childhood Care and Development Policy which targets children aged0-8years for purposes of ensuring their survival, growth and development.Strategies including advocacy, awareness creation, coordination andmonitoring have been designed and implemented to create a conduciveenvironment for the overall wellbeing of children and families in Ghana.

Orphans and Vulnerable Children Policy Guidelines have been developedand implemented to tackle the needs of orphans and vulnerable children. Key

among interventions in this policy are service delivery to orphans andvulnerable children, their families and communities. 10/31/2013

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MEASURES TO PROMOTE THE


GOALS CON’TD Legal framework

Chapter 5 of the 1992 Constitution makescomprehensive provisions to guarantee the

fundamental rights of persons to the extent ofprohibiting discrimination on grounds of gender, race,religion, etc

Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act732) whichprotects persons against gender-based violence,

through prevention, protection and prosecution ofoffenders of gender-based violence as well asproviding relevant services to victims/ survivors ofgender-based violence

Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694) which

prevents, suppresses and punishes human traffickersas well as integrating and rehabilitating victims of10/31/2013

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GOALS CON’TD Institutional Mechanism

Establishment of the Ministry of Gender,Children and Social Protection; Domestic

Violence and Victim Support Unit within theGhana Police Service; Gender-based Courts,National Council on Persons with Disability todevelop and implement policies, strategies toaddress social inclusion and promote equalityand equity for sustainable development.

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GOALS CON’TD Programmes / Strategies

Ghana National Social Protection Strategy:This provides concrete measures to addresssocial exclusion and vulnerability through direct

cash and non-cash transfer to poor households,elderly and other vulnerable persons. National Programme for the Elimination of

Child Labour provides comprehensiveinterventions to reduce the worst forms of childlabour with the goal of eliminating child labour by2015. Among some of the interventions includelegal reforms, remediation, data and direct familysupport .

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CHALLENGES

Meeting the SDGs is confronted with a number ofchallenges in all countries including Ghana. Theseinclude:

High incidence of child labour, abuse and

exploitation Poor budgetary allocation for social protection

interventions.

Weak enforcement of legislation and implementation

of policies, strategies and programmes to addressvulnerability.

Harmful socio-cultural practices such as FGM,Trokosti, etc that hinder development.

Lack of commitment of leaders to implement10/31/2013

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OPPORTUNITIES – ATTAINING

THE SDGs

Availability of natural resources which wheneffectively harnessed would promote the agendacontained in the SDGs

Commitment of African leaders to chart the causeof the SDGs. This commitment promotes regionalintegration and partnership for the development of

Africa.

Recognition of the International community tosupport the SDGs

Relative peace and stability in a number of Africancountries would help to attain the SDGs.

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WAY FORWARD FOR THE

SDGs

Promote regional integration among Africancountries to harness resources and joint effortsfor development

Active engagement of state and non-stateactors for the attainment of the SDGs

Allocate adequate human and financialresources for the implementation of social

inclusion programmes Improve data collection for purposes of

planning

Promote monitoring and evaluation ofinterventions 10/31/2013

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THANK YOU

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