WDR 2012 - The Agenda for Global Action

While domestic policy action is crucial, the international community can play a role in complementing efforts and, more generally, in supporting evidence-based public action through better data, impact evaluation, and learning.

The proposed agenda for global action can be grouped into three types of activities: providing financial support, fostering innovation and learning and leveraging effective partnerships.

The Agenda for Global Action At A Glance

Priority area	New/additional initiatives that need support	Directions for the global development community
Priority area	New/additional initiatives that need support	Providing financial support	Fostering innovation and learning	Leveraging partnerships
Closing gender gaps in human endowments	Increasing access to education among disadvantaged groups	√		√
	Increasing access to clean water	√	√
	Increasing access to specialized maternal services	√	√	√
	Strengthening support for prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS	√		√
Promoting women's access to economic opportunities	Increasing access to child care and early childhood development	√	√
Promoting women's access to economic opportunities	Investing in rural women		√	√
Closing gender gaps in voice and agency	Increasing women’s access to the justice system		√
Closing gender gaps in voice and agency	Shifting norms regarding violence against women		√	√
Preventing intergenerational reproduction of gender inequality	Investing in adolescent girls and boys		√
Supporting evidence-based public action	Generating new information	√		√
Supporting evidence-based public action	Facilitating knowledge sharing and learning		√

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