Second Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development Inter-American Committee on Social Development (CIDES) - OAS

Márcia Helena Carvalho LopesMárcia Helena Carvalho LopesMinister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger of Brazil (MDS)Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger of Brazil (MDS)

Cali, 8-9 July 2010

““SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY INTERSECTORIALITYSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY INTERSECTORIALITY”

- Democratic State of Rights (political option and decision)- Universalization of the Access to Rights- Structure Public Policies on Universal Systems- Integration and Coordination of the several dimensions of social needs- Work through intersectorial Network (new culture of management)- Joint Management with social participation (social control)- Monitoring and Evaluation Systems - Information Systems- Human Resources Policy

INTERSETORIALITY OF SOCIAL POLICIES

Theoretical-methodological basis

BRAZIL

Population: 193 million inhabitants

Federation:

•Union

•26 states

•A Federal District

•5,565 municipalities

Population served by MDS: about 70 million people

GDP (2009): R$ 3.1 trillions(*) (US$ 1.7 trillions)

Poverty rate (2008): 28.8% (*)

Gini Index (2008) : 0.544 (*)

(*) Source: Caderno Destaques

Brazilian Government Commitment (2003-2010): To Eradicate Hunger and Reduce Poverty in Brazil with development

and income distribution

Main Sectorial Policies

Intersectorial Tools Brazilian Government Single Registry of Social Programs

Integration to Generate Job and Income Opportunities

Job and income generation for Bolsa Familia beneficiaries

Program of professional inclusion in the National Biodiesel Industry

National Program of Family Farming

Microcredit Programs (Banco do Nordeste do Brasil )

National Program of Oriented Productive Microcredit

Professional qualification program in the civil construction and tourism – Next step

173 thousand vacancies in the civil construction and tourism areas

249 municipalities and 22 capitals

R$ 167 million (US$ 94 million) in investment

Results1. Brazil has reached the proposed goal of reducing poverty (1/2) before the final term

(2015)The number of Brazilians below the extreme poverty line was reduced from 26.8 % in 1990

to 4.8% in 2008, i.e., less than a fifth (1/5) of the number verified in 1990

1. More than 24 million people got out of the poverty situation between 2003 and 2008

2. Brazil has overcome the MDG 1 of reducing hunger by half until 20153. Child malnutrition decreased: from 12.5% to 4.8% between 2003 and 20084. Child labor rate was reduced: 53.7% - between1998 and 2008

More than 2 million children and adolescents from 5 to 15 years old are away from child labor

1. Unemployment rate decreased: from 9.3 to 7.2 between 2003 and 2008 2. Creation of new jobs: more than 12 million between 2003 and 2010

Challenges• In Brazil, there is still 8.9 million people in the situation of extreme poverty

(MDG Report 2010)

• Inequities continue:

In the rural area, poverty is three times bigger than in the urban area

In 2008, the percentage of black or brown poor was more than double the proportion of white poor.

• More than 2 million children and adolescents are still in the situation of child labor (PNAD 2008)

Thank you!

Márcia Lopes

ministra.mds@mds.gov.br55-61- 3433-1001

BRASIL