POSITION PAPER A

Delegation: Argentina Topic A: Build MDGs Global Develop ent !ra e"or# Be$ond %&'( )or MDG ' Eradicate E*tre e Povert$ and +unger

Argentina ,as a long ,istor$ o) econo ic crises- T,e './&s "ere nature o) t,e in)lation ta*- Despite t,e )luctuations during t,e '..&s4 t,e episode "as t,e %&&&4 ",en all t,e "orld5s countries signed onto co MDG4 Argentina trended to"ard a institutional ,istor$- But4 )ro e))orts %&&7 on4

ar#ed b$ ost notable it ent to

,$perin)lation 0 Gasparini and 1ruces 2%&&/3 revie" t,e evidence on t,e regressive

a6or econo ic crisis4 social4 political4 and ost social8 e plo$ ent9related indicators

s,o" a positive trend- +o"ever4 t,e current povert$ levels evidence t,at )urt,er ust be )ocused on t,ese issuesAlt,oug, b$ late %&&' t,e econo $ "as in a )ull9blo"n depression4 $et Argentina is capable o) )acing t,e c,allenge o) i proving t,e standard o) its in,abitants- T,us4 on t,e basis o) t,e active involve ent o) t,e Govern ent b$ cut t,e ta* rates: pro ote inco e sources: pro ote local develop ent: and 6ob generation4 povert$ level decreased4 t,e population "it, inco es belo" t,e indigence line s,o"ed noticeable i prove ent4 i prove t,e distribution o) inco e4 and reducing t,e gap bet"een t,e inco es o) poor ,ouse,olds and t,e povert$ line )or t,ese sa e ,ouse,olds- A ong t,e ain progra s4 t,e !ood Sa)et$ National Plan #no"n as ;El ,unger4 )osters t,e access o) sociall$ vulnerable +a bre Mas <rgente= 2T,e Most <rgent +unger34 ",ic, is still on tract to reduce t,e proportion o) people ",o su))er )ro )a il$ to an ade>uate4 su))icient nutrition4 consistent "it, t,e peculiarities and traditions o) eac, region in t,e countr$Argentina believes t,e )uture develop ent )ra e"or# 0 t,e Post9%&'( agenda 0 s,ould build on t,e lessons learned )ro "or#ing to"ard ac,ieving t,e MDGs ",ic, t,e target )or %&'(4 to reduce povert$ less t,an %&? o) t,e populations4 "as ac,ieved as earl$ as %&&/- +o"ever4 t,e delegation o) Argentina recogni@es t,at Argentina still )aces obstacles in ,ealt,4 ta* strateg$4 rule o) la"4 )ederal9provincial )inancial relations4 govern ent spending4 and labor t,at are e*pected to be co pleted

in order to ,elp t,e econo $ and decrease t,e level o) povert$ and ,unger b$ putting it into t,e )uture develop ent )ra e"or#- In addition4 t,ere are so e agenda t,at t,e delegation o) Argentina believes could i prove t,e econo $ so t,at it can reduce povert$ level suc, as dollari@e 0 replace t,e peso "it, t,e dollar as o))icial currenc$4 cut so e ta* rates but raised ot,ers: especiall$ on e*port products4 etc-