Ghana

UNDP is partnering with the Ghana Government to ensure that national priorities are linked with the Millennium Development Goals. The Growth Poverty Reduction Strategy II (GPRS II) is the medium term national strategy that guides Ghana’s efforts to reach the MDGs.

UNDP is supporting and building the capacity of the National Development Planning Commission in order to strengthen the GPRS II as the national framework to reach the MDGs and all national objectives.

UNDP is active in creating the platform for MDG promotion in Ghana. It has been working in selected districts to promote the localisation of the MDGs at the community level. To assist in monitoring Ghana’s progress towards the MDGs, UNDP supports the preparation and circulation of national MDG Reports.

Assessments made as a primary step in the programmes clearly showed the need to step up the campaign for MDGs in Ghana, in order to increase awareness levels among policy makers and the population.

UNDP, in close cooperation with other UN agencies, is therefore engaging in a major effort to develop a MDGs campaign in Ghana for advocacy and policy dialogue. More efforts will be put in collaborative action building on a UN system communication strategy.