Existence of a mechanism for broad participation, including by non-governmental stakeholders, regarding the public institution responsible for the coordinating population and development issues. | Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

A.22

Existence of a mechanism for broad participation, including by non-governmental stakeholders, regarding the public institution responsible for the coordinating population and development issues.

Definition:

Formal articulation that allows the institutionalized participation and communication of civil society organizations with the permanent government body, agency or department responsible for coordinating population and development issues.

Notes:

The need for a mechanism that allows significant participation by civil society as part of the institutional framework on population and development issues and the implementation and follow-up of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in the countries is presented as priority measure 99 of the Consensus. The existence of a mechanism for civil society participation entails setting up channels to facilitate and encourage such participation, especially among the poorest and most marginalized groups. It also involves the implementation of discussion and feedback processes to ensure contribution from all actors, and the establishment of budgets for its regular operation.

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Type

Qualitative

Priority Measures

A.3 - Public institutionality

Build and strengthen national and subnational public institutions with responsibility for population and development issues, and ensure that they function in an integral and sustainable manner with the active participation of non-governmental stakeholders.

H.85 - Indigenous peoples rights

Respect and implement the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as Convention No. 169 of the International Labour Organization on indigenous and tribal peoples —and call on those countries that have not already done so to sign it and ratify it— adapting legal frameworks and formulating the policies necessary for their implementation, with the full participation of these peoples, including indigenous peoples that live in cities.

H.86 - Indigenous peoples and demographic dynamics.

Consider the special demographic dynamic of indigenous peoples in public policy design, with special emphasis on indigenous peoples threatened with extinction, those who have no contact with the outside world, those living in voluntary isolation or that are in a phase of initial contact, and respect their right to self-determination.

Topic

A. Integration of population dynamics

A.3 - Public institutionality

H.85 - Indigenous peoples rights

H.86 - Indigenous peoples and demographic dynamics.

Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically (SDG indicator 11.3.2 ).

Percentage of urban and territorial development plans that incorporate the rights, gender and interculturality perspectives.

Existence of national planning tools to integrate population and indigenous peoples’ issues into development plans, in accordance with legal standards concerning indigenous peoples.

Existence of participation platforms between the State and indigenous peoples that include population issues, in compliance with international standards.