Project name : 00055256 - LINKING HUMAN RIGHTS TO TURKEY's LOCALISING MDGS PROGRAM

Budget : USD 100,000

Timeline : Jan- Dec 31 2007

What's the situation?

The Government of Turkey's current policy instrument for MDGs is a national program ‘Localizing MDGs through Local Agenda 21' supported by the UNDP and managed by the UCLG. Although presently, in this program, platforms of partnership (municipalities, civil society and increasingly the private sector) strategize local MDG plans and reflect them in municipal budgets and services, recent HR assessments of MDGRs globally demonstrate that human rights have not been adequately linked to the MDG planning process.

What's our mission?

The under-pinning objective of the project at hand is to complement the ‘Localizing MDGs in Turkey through the Local Agenda 21 program with a set of pilot activities, that will strengthen the application and the use of duty bearer and claim holder definitions by service providers and by civil society in Turkey's localized (i.e. municipal) MDG planning. It is envisaged that poverty reduction strategies are strengthened to incorporate MDG attainment goals with social inclusion and human rights practices and national and local level.

How are we doing this?

Through the DGTTF funded set of activities, UNDP will provide technical guidance, advocacy tools, national and international partnerships for the actors of ‘Localizing MDGs' to link human rights principles to their local level MDG plans and budgeting processes.

Who are our partners?

UCLG-MEWA

Local Agenda 21 City Councils

Bar Association of Turkey

How will Turkey benefit?

The primary direct beneficiaries of the Project will be the local authorities and municipal services participating in the Project, as well as the Citizens', Women's and Youth Councils and Bar Associations in LA 21 networking cities. In the light of the positive impacts of linking human rights to the MDGs, the ultimate beneficiaries of the Project will be the local communities at large, with particular repercussions upon the capacity building of women and youth.