Post on 02-Jan-2016
description
Fourth International Policy Conference on the African Child7th December, Addis Ababa
Sarah HagueUNICEF Burkina Faso
Policy context: rapid expansion in social service access; 3rd PRSP in development; move toward growth focus + equity and social protection?
Child monetary povertyhigher than adults;
Economic context andcrisis: expansion ofdeficit target; openingfor social protection;
Incidence of monetary poverty (2003 LSMS)
Substantial increases; New policies to promote
offer and demand; Near to international
objectives – 18% budget on education and 10% on health;
Technical objectives; Simulate child welfare impacts of the global crisis and policy responses in Burkina Faso;
And policy objectives: Evidence base on child poverty and vulnerability impacts of crisis and policy options;
Policy options simulated:◦ Food subsidy (1% GDP from aid);◦ Cereal price subsidy (0.2% GDP from aid);◦ Cash transfer to poor children 0-14yrs (1% GDP from
aid)◦ Cash transfer to all 0-5 yrs children (1% GDP from aid)◦ Cash transfer to poor children in 2 flooded regions
(0.4% GDP from aid)◦ Cash transfer to poor children in 2 flooded regions
(0.4% GDP from tax)
Multisectoral Steering Committee with oversight of MEF;
Drafted alongside Action Plan for Tackling the Economic Crisis;
Innovative partnership for research; PEP network; International/national team;
Training workshop for national researchers; Presentation of preliminary results globally; IMF collaboration; fiscal deficit; Making economic argument for investing in
children – 5 point in child mortality = 1 point in GDP growth;
Impact of crisis and of policy options;
Equity of impact; poorer regions worse affected
(Sahel 7.4 point increase) ; and rural/urban gaps (5.1 increase versus 2.4);
206
125
206
-16
259
186
259
51
250
134
250
-6
-100
-50
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
crise subvention biens alimentaires (1% PIB)
subvention produits céréaliers (0,2% PIB)
transferts en espèces enfants pauvres (1% PIB)
2009
2010
2011
options de politiques de réponse contre la crise
Food subsidies
Cash transfe
r
CRISIS
11
-38 -38
-98
6
-39 -34
-101
29
-12 -12
-87
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
crise subvention biens alimentaires (1% PIB)
subvention produits céréaliers (0,2% PIB)
transferts en espèces enfants pauvres (1% PIB)
2009
2010
2011
options de politiques de réponse contre la crise
CRISIS
Food subsidies
Cash transfe
r
-9
-6
-9
-2
-12
-9
-12
-5
-12
-8
-12
-3
-20
-10
0
10
crise subvention biens alimentaires (1% PIB)
subvention produits céréaliers (0,2% PIB)
transferts en espèces enfants pauvres (1% PIB)
2009
2010
2011
options de politiques de réponse contre la crise
CRISIS
Food subsidies
Cash transfe
r
Provided an evidence base; macro and micro;
Provided concrete entry point through its formulation and discussion of results;
Clear link between impact and policy; Integration into global evidence base;
workshops and WB/IMF Annual Meetings;
Bringing in new voices into national debate;
Supported joint UN dialogue; UNDP/UNICEF workshop;
Informed government policy : moving away from solely macroeconomic response; first govt policy to include social protection; central cross-cutting policy objective; integrated into new PRSP;
Consolidating results so far; feeding wider policy debate – National Social Protection Policy;
Replicating model; studying fiscal space and investments for children – IMF collaboration;
Asking hard questions about efficiency of spending: PETS; PER results;
Repositioning the poverty debate; emphasising extreme poverty; national coalition on poverty;
Stronger equity focus;