Presentation by Ms. Caitlin Wiesen-Antin, Regional Manager, Asia-Pacific Regional Centre, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)during UN Day 2013 Seminar “Rise of the South: Perspectives from Asia and the Pacific”.

2. •
THE RISE OF THE SOUTH IS RESHAPING
THE WORLD
-
•
IS UNPRECEDENTED, TECTONIC SHIFTS
HAVE TAKEN PLACE
GLOBAL REBALANCING
LIVING CONDITIONS, EXPANSION OF HUMAN
CAPABILITIES AND CHOICES HAVE CHANGED
FASTER THAN BEFORE
THE SOUTH IS DRIVING GLOBAL
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIETAL
CHANGE

3. RAPID HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS THE GLOBE
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Korea, Rep.
Chile
Brazil Mexico
Malaysia
Mauritius
Thailand Turkey
Tunisia
China
Indonesia
Viet Nam
Ghana
India
Lao PDR
Bangladesh
Uganda
Rwanda
HDI 2012
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
Especially rapid progress in
40 countries of the South
0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
HDI 1990
0.8
1

4. PROGRESS IN ASIA-PACIFIC IS SHIFTING
GLOBAL DYNAMICS
• In Asia-Pacific rapid human development progress is helping
drive a historic shift in global dynamics
 Hundreds of millions of people have risen from poverty
 By 2030, the region will host 2/3 of the worlds middle class
 Between 2000 and 2012, South Asia’s annual growth in
HDI value was the highest in the world, while the growth
in HDI value was third highest in East Asia and the Pacific
• Countries with different political systems and economic profiles
have succeeded
 Assertive governments have tapped into global trade and
smart home grown social programmes
 Negotiating complex choices between collectivism/central
management and unfettered liberalisation

5. GLOBAL REBALANCING
60
% Share of world output (PPP)
50
40
30
20
10
0
1820
1845
1870
Brazil, India, China
1895
1920
1945
1970
1995
2050
Germany, France, Italy, UK, US, Canada
A CHANGING
WORLD

6. YET HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
DEFICITS REMAIN
• Most of the world’s poor live in the region, especially South
Asia.
 In South Asia losses due to inequality are highest in
education and health.
 The sub-region has high levels of gender inequality
• East Asian countries face ageing populations, environmental
risks, political pressures and inequality
 The sub-region is second highest in the world with respect
to overall loss to HDI value due to inequality. Losses due to
inequality are highest in the income component.

7. COST OF INACTION:
POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ON POVERTY
Natural disasters which are increasing in frequency/intensity also set back economic
growth and human capabilities

8. Why have some countries done
better than others?
What can we learn from them?
What are the common drivers?

9. DRIVER 1 : PROACTIVE
DEVELOPMENTAL STATES
1
3
Commitment to
long-term human
development
Enhancing public
investment in health
and education
2
Actively promoting
4
Nurturing industrial
job creation
capacities
DRIVERS OF SUCCESS

10. DRIVER 2:TAPPING GLOBAL
MARKETS
1
3
Investment in
people to make the best
of trade opportunities
2
Investing in
infrastructure to
facilitate market access
Expanding into non-
traditional markets
and piggybacking
on niche products
DRIVERS

11. DRIVER 3: SOCIAL POLICY
INNOVATIONS
1
3
THAILAND
Health care for all
and targeting the
poor
MEXICO
Poverty reduction
through innovative cash
transfer programmes
2
4
BRAZIL
Expanding education
access by equalizing
funds across regions and
municipalities
INDIA
Extending development
benefits to the broader
society key to accelerating
progress
DRIVERS

12. How can we sustain human
development for the
generations to come?

13. PROMOTING EQUITY, VOICE
AND ACCOUNTABILITY
1
3
Countries with less
inequality
do better
and improve more in
human development
Educated, interconnect
ed youth demand
greater
accountability
2
4
Women’s education
is essential to reduce
gender inequality
Participation and
inclusion essential to
stability and social
cohesion
SUSTAINING
MOMENTUM

14. MANAGING DEMOGRAPHIC
CHANGE
1
3
Education is key to
reduce fertility rates
2
Skills formation and
productivity gains can help cope
with a rapidly aging population
To reap a demographic dividend
and benefit from youth bulge, job
creation should have priority
SUSTAINING
MOMENTUM

15. THE RISE OF THE SOUTH
•
Governance for a changed world
•
Opportunities for new development
partnerships

16. REDESIGN FOR A NEW ERA
1
3
COHERENT PLURALISM
Rise in regional institutions
and finance mechanisms
2
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
For fair representation and
shared responsibility, 20th
century institutions must
adapt to 21st century realities
MORE SPACE FOR NON
STATE ACTORS
Citizen networks and social
media can promote new
norms to reinforce
accountability of both state
and private actors
IMPLICATIONS

17. NEW INSTITUTIONS, NEW MECHANISMS
• Infrastructure
development banks
• New institutions can
facilitate regional
integration and SouthSouth relationships
• A new South Commission
$6.84 trillion
$3.36 trillion
IMPLICATIONS

18. PRIORITIES FOR A NEW ERA
Post 2015 implications
•
Countries in the North continue to play a critical role for
advancing the global development agenda
•
Global governance institutions need revisiting and a more
balanced and equitable representation from countries
from the South
•
Development challenges call for the establishment of new
global gov. institutions and appraisal of existing ones
•
It is the interest of the North to ensure an enabling
environment for the South to prosper