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Panama
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MDG Profile:
Reinforcing the national statistical system to aid in monitoring the Goals
Panama has formulated a country paper that details basic strategies and policies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This document will be submitted to the Cabinet Council of the Government of Panama, so that precise linkages can be formally established between sectoral policies and the MDGs.
The government has recognized the problem of extreme poverty as a strategic priority, and to this end has created a network of social opportunities promoted by UNDP. These activities will be implemented in the zones where the problems are clustered.
In Panama the MDGs have been the responsibility of the social ministries since the first MDG Report was submitted in 2003. Many education activities have been carried out, ranging from the creation of new teaching materials for training educators to outreach campaigns including national posters and commemorative stamps.
The first two MDG Reports highlighted the need to reinforce the national statistical system. The Legislative Assembly has also created a subcommission to monitor achievement of the MDGs.
The United Nations system keeps track of these efforts through inter-agency channels and by providing complementary support. Recently, a new inter-agency project is being developed and will provide input for strengthening and monitoring country strategies for achieving the MDGs, drafting a third MDG Report, and bolstering the national statistical system. In this context, the Project for the Strengthening of National Capacities for Monitoring the MDGs (UNDP) promotes South-South cooperation in respect of the indicators requested by Panama’s Directorate of Statistics and Census, and strengthens the performance of the social ministries in this area. The exchange of views about poverty, in the context of this project, has provided a starting point for a methodological discussion that seeks to turn social policy into an effective instrument of social change. Last updated 1 November 2007 Click to learn more about organizations, projects and individuals on the ground from Scientists Without Borders.
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Total population
(millions): |
3.3 |
Surface area
(sq. km): |
75,517 |
GDP per capita
(PPP US$): |
8,369 |
GDP growth
(annual %): |
8.1
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Human Development Index
(Rank 1 - 177): |
58 |
Life expectancy at birth
(years): |
74.7 |
Population below PPP $1 per day
(%): |
7.4 |
Net enrolment ratio in primary education
(% both sexes): |
99.1 |
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita
(metric tons): |
1.7827 |
Unemployment, total
(% of total labor force): |
9.1 |
NOTE: The MDG data presented here is the latest available from the United Nations Statistics Division. The World Bank has recently released new poverty estimates, which reflect improvements in internationally comparable price data. The new data estimates set a new poverty line of US$1.25 a day and offer a much more accurate picture of the cost of living in developing countries. They are based on the results of the 2005 International Comparison Program (ICP), released in first half of 2008. Country-specific poverty estimates will be released by the World Bank in late 2008
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