Unleashing Unlimited Potential of Lao Generation 2030 No time to lose… Nov 2019
• 20 November 2019 will mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC30), one of the world’s most -ratified human rights treaty. Insert title of new chapter • This important milestone provides an on one or two lines here opportunity to secure fresh commitments to fulfilling children’s This is sample text. This space is provided to rights. introduce your new chapter / section / topic. Try and not exceed beyond 2-3 sentences.
CRC@30 – Global Momentum to Renew Commitments • Public engagement activities • September : Heads of Government and senior political figures convened a special event on the CRC during the UN General Assembly week in New York and pledged to uphold their commitment to realizing child rights. • 18-20 November 2019 : High-level mainstreaming panel on CRC@30 • 20 November 2019 : A full day high-level meeting of the General Assembly on World Children’s Day (WCD). • A Lao Youth advocate has been invited to give a 3-minute presentation focusing on education at the General Assembly. This is a great opportunity to raise Lao children’s voices at global level. • Member states that have aligned to the CRC@30 Global Pledge will be announced. Lao PDR has endorsed the Global pledge on 23 October. • At the meeting, member states will share their national commitments to improve the situation of children in their respective countries.
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National Development Objectives • Graduate from LDC by 2024 • Become an Upper Middle-income Country by 2030 • Implement SDGs by 2030 • Continue growing the economy
Source: IMF, 2019
Human capital is crucial to develop the skills that workers need to benefit from technological change Source: World Bank Human Capital Index 2018. Notes: Selected economies only.
Brain architecture is built in a “bottom up” sequence: higher capacities are more difficult to develop if lower capacities have not emerged appropriately Brain circuits stabilize with age, making them increasingly more difficult to alter Good nutrition and rich experiences affect brain development
Equity Gaps Begin Early and Widen Progressively Protective factors Good nutrition Responsive & nurturing parenting Safe and stimulating environmeant Health care (prenatal, maternity, new born, infant) Adequate family income Biological risks Chronic under-nutrition Iron and iodine deficiency IUGR HIV infection Psycho-social risks Poor caregiver-child interaction Maternal depression Institutional rearing Exposure to violence Poor learning environment Source: The Lancet, 2016
Second Decade – Second Chance 3 strategies to maximize impact • In Lao PDR about 60% of the population is below the age of 25, and approximately 40% • Adolescents need support • Young people need access • Support to understand their is below the age of 18. to complete primary and to opportunities to develop rights and make life secondary. skills. choices. • Flexible learning • Support to transition from • Opportunities for civic • With education, skills education to work – opportunities engagement and to voice and empowerment, • Special efforts to attend internships opinions • They need digital skills the needs of most young people can make disadvantaged the most of their talents and potential and Skills for learning, Empowerment, Secondary-age employability and with a focus on contribute to the peace education decent work girls and prosperity of their communities.
Return on Investment in Human Capital (Heckman, 2007)
Data and Evidence in Laos
Distribution of Multidimensional Deprivation for Children 0-17 Years Old and Distribution by Area of Residence National 100 97.5 92.4 Rural without road 90 89.9 88.3 Rural with road 80 Headcount Deprivation Rate (H) (%) 76.6 74.8 74.4 Urban 70 70.6 60 56.2 50.4 50 50.2 47.5 40 34.8 30.6 30 27.9 25.4 20 17.8 15.5 12.1 11.4 10 2.9 6.9 6.1 4.4 1.6 1.4 0 1.4 0.3
Investing in Child Wellbeing is Critical for LDC Graduation and Preventing the Middle Income Trap By 2024 Lao PDR has the ambition to graduate to the status of middle-income country. • That requires a healthy and well-educated labour force through investments in critical periods of the life-cycle: -Early Childhood -School Years -Adolescent • The workers of 2024 are leaving primary school today. • The workers of 2030 are starting primary school today.
Lao Generation 2030 – Call to Action • Investments in the Lao Generation 2030 in the first 1,000 days and early childhood, school age and adolescence will improve the lives of children and adolescents NOW. • Investments in children and adolescents now will significantly increase human capital for the FUTURE , benefiting the Lao PDR through enormous dividends to future growth. • The Lao Generation 2030 will accompany the country’s graduation from LDC status and contribute to its successful advancement toward a Higher-Middle Income Country . • Investment in the Lao Generation 2030 should be converging around: (i) Strengthening national systems to provide quality services for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, nutrition specific and sensitive interventions, quality education and life skills, clean water, hygiene and safe environment, and protection from abuse, violence, and exploitation, with focus on most vulnerable and hard to reach. Paying special attention to strengthening the child protection system to protect children, and to create developmental opportunities and promote child well-being. (ii) Demand Generation and Changing Behaviors and Practices, for example through improving parenting for young children to provide best start in life; and ending child marriage. (iii) Strengthening Policies and Expanding Partnerships , including translating the policy objectives for Lao Generation 2030 into the 9th NSEDP.
Investing in Lao Generation 2030 – a whole society approach • Commitments by stakeholders (CRC@30 Commitments) – Lao Generation 2030 Forum Joint Statement. Prioritization of investments in Lao Generation 2030 in the 9 th NSEDP (Roadmap on • Lao Gen2030) • Developing investment cases for Lao Gen 2030 (scaling up of system strengthening solutions, C4D/BCC interventions and provincial investment plans). • Tracking resources and results on annual basis. Annual stock-taking – Annual Report on Lao Gen 2030 (based on Commitments and MODA Provincial Profiles as base- line). • Annual awarding of champions for Lao Gen2030. • Involvement/participation of children and young people.
Thank You! Khob Chai!
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