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Global conference calls on countries to invest in strong institutions

To cope with challenges emanating from the financial crisis, climate change, food shortages and conflicts, developing countries need - now more than ever - to build capable institutions that will help them protect their citizens and sustain economic growth. The need to transform government institutions by investing in people's capabilities and in providing innovative solutions and incentives that enable the delivery of effective services was a central message at the first day of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global conference Capacity is Development, which was held in Marrakech, Morocco, between 17 and 19 March 2010.

Conference received reports that leadership vision, commitment and effective public management are crucial to enhancing growth and tackling socioeconomic challenges. Developing these skills contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals – eight goals to be achieved by 2015, responding to the world's main challenges, ranging from eradicating extreme poverty and hunger to reducing maternal and infant mortality. Investing in institution building has enabled countries to increase school enrollment and improve health services. For instance, by abolishing school fees, introducing double shifts in schools, scaling up teacher recruitment and other measures, Tanzania almost doubled its national enrolment rate between 1999 (50 per cent) and 2006 (98 per cent), decreasing the number of out-of-school children of primary school age from over 3 million to under 150,000. In Egypt, access to skilled delivery and emergency obstetric care helped the country reduce its maternal mortality rate by 52 per cent from 1993 to 2000.

For more details on the conference and to tap the rich deposit of material created by the Knowledge Fair visit: http://www.capacityisdevelopment.org/

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