British House of Lords Debate on Somaliland & Somalia Assessment of Millennium Development Goals
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Somaliland : Millennium Development Goals
Written answers on March 21, 2007
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat) | asked Her Majesty's Government:
What assessment they have made of the capacity of the Somaliland authorities to measure their attainment of the millennium development goals.
Baroness Amos (President of the Council, Privy Council Office) | The UN has carried out a number of household surveys in Somalia (including Somaliland) and collated data on its progress against the MDGs (table below).
Assessment of the Transitional Federal Government and Somaliland and Puntland authorities' capacity to measure their attainment of the MDGs has been difficult as data collection in Somalia has been hampered since 1990 as a result of the civil war, insecurity and lack of governmental institutions. The TFG, Somaliland and Puntland authorities and donors are committed to addressing this and will be discussing plans for a national census and for statistical capacity to be strengthened at an envisaged donor conference later this year.
MDG |
Somaliland |
Results |
1 |
Eradicate poverty and hunger |
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Population living below $1 a day (whole of Somalia) |
43% |
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Prevalence child malnutrition (% underweight under 5) |
21% |
2 |
Achieve universal primary education |
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Net primary enrolment ratio |
11.4% |
3 |
Promote gender equality |
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Ratio girls to boys in primary and secondary education |
44% |
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Proportion of seats in Parliament held by women |
0/82 |
4 |
Reduce child mortality |
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Under five mortality rate (per 1,000) |
188 |
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Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
113 |
5 |
Improve maternal health |
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Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) |
1,600 |
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Births attended by skilled health staff |
27% |
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HIV prevalence among 15-24 year old pregnant women |
1.4% |
|
Incidence of TB (per 100,000 per year) |
460 |
7 |
Ensure environmental sustainability |
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Access to an improved water source (% of population) |
31.3% |
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Access to improved sanitation |
47.4% |
8 |
Develop a global partnership for development |
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Access to affordable, essential drugs (whole of Somalia) |
0.49% |
UNDP MDG Report Somalia, UNICEF Multiple Cluster Indicator Surveys, UNDP Human Development Reports, household surveys from 1999-2004.
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