Background

[SDC Resolution No. 1 Series of 2003] [Functions]  [Composition]

Composition of the Multi-Sectoral Committee on International Human Development Commitments (MC-IHDC)

The Multisectoral Committee on International Human Development commitments (MC-IHDC) is composed of government agencies, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), and people’s organizations (POs). Specifically, the composition of the MC-IHDC will include representatives from the following agencies:

1. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) - Chairperson

2. National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretariat (NAPC)  - Co-Chair

3. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) - Vice-Chair

4. National Council for Social Development (NCSD) - Vice-Chair

Government Agencies:

5. Department of Labor and Employment - Member

6. National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women - Member

7. Population Commission - Member

8. Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council - Member

9. Department of Health - Member

10. Department of Education, Culture and Sports - Member

11. Department of Budget and Management - Member

12. Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Member

13. Department of Finance - Member

14. Department of Interior and Local Government - Member

15. Department of Agrarian Reform - Member

16. Department of Agriculture - Member

17. Department of Foreign Affairs - Member

18. Department of Science and Technology - Member

19. Department of Trade and Industry - Member

20. Commission on Higher Education - Member

21. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority - Member

22. Cooperative Development Authority - Member

23. National Youth Commission - Member

24. Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process - Member

25. Presidential Legislative Liaison Office - Member

26. Office of the Executive Secretary - Member

27. Philippine Information Agency - Member

28. National Nutrition Council - Member

29. National Statistics Office - Member

30. National Statistical Coordination Board - Member

31. Council for the Welfare of Children - Member

32. League of Cities - Member

33. League of Municipalities - Member

34. League of Provinces - Member

Nongovernment:

35. Philippine Legislators’ Committee On Population and Development Foundation - Member

36. Philippine Center for Population and Development (PCPD) - Member

37. Institute for Social Studies and Action (ISSA) - Member

38. WomanHealth Philippines (WHP) - Member

39. Caucas of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) - Member

40. Co-Multiversity - Member

41. Katipunan ng Maraming Tinig ng Mangagawang Impormal (KATINIG) - Member

42. Ayala Foundation - Member

43. Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) - Member

44. Women Action Network for Development (WAND) - Member

45. Women's Legal Bureau (WLB) - Member

46. Katipunan ng Bagong Pilipina (KABAPA) - Member

The following agencies shall serve as the lead agencies for the following concerns:

• National Economic and Development Authority - Overall Coordinator

• National Anti-Poverty Commission - Poverty Alleviation

• Department of Labor and Employment - Employment Expansion

• Department of Social Welfare and Development - Social Integration

• Population Commission - Population and Development

• National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women - Gender and Development

• Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council - Shelter and Human Settlements

• Department of Health - Health including water/sanitation

• Department of Education/Technical Education and Skills Development Authority/Commission on Higher Education - Education

• Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Environmental Sustainability

• National Nutrition Council - Hunger and Nutrition

• National Statistics Office/National Statistical Coordination Board - Indicators/Statistics

• Department of Budget and Management - Financing/Budget

• Department of Trade and Industry/Department of Finance - Global Partnership for Development

• Department of Interior and Local Government - Localization of MDG/Crime

• National Disaster and Coordinating Council - Disaster

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