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Participants and trainers at the MDG sensitization workshop, UTS Resource Centre, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, June 8, 2010. A Worthwhile Partnership Between The Government and the UNDP The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with the former Department for Development Cooperation (DEVCO) in the former Netherlands Antilles commenced a capacity development arrangement in 2009. One focus area was sensitization on the MDGs with the intention to prepare a national diagnostic report that documents and presents a snapshot of the situation of the MDG progress in the former Netherlands Antilles, serving as a baseline for future policy planning, updating and monitoring until 2015. Since the federation of the Netherlands Antilles was dismantled on 10th October 2010, the report will only describe the situation in Curaçao and in Sint Maarten. The first report for Curaçao and Sint Maarten, aims to serve as a campaign tool for advocacy and consensus building. The world has spent a decade planning, piloting, evaluating and reporting on the MDGs. The next five years will provide an opportunity for the new countries Curaçao and Sint Maarten to adopt the MDGs as a catalyst for collective action. In the recently completed report ‘A synthesis of country evidence’ 2010 , a UNDP global assessment of MDG progress shows that the MDGs can be achieved, even in the poorest and the most disadvantaged countries when the political will is complemented by innovative strong political leadership, effective policies and institutional capacity for scaling up public investments. These need to be complemented by adequate financial and technical support and an enabling policy environment from the international community. Evidence also shows there are important synergies among the MDGs —acceleration in one Goal often speeds up progress in others. Investing in women’s empowerment, education, employment-intensive growth, agricultural innovation, energy, environmental sustainability and health can also have significant multiplier effects across the MDGs. Approaching the MDGs from a human rights perspective and good governance provides a common cause where the duty bearer, namely the state and the claim holders, the citizens, can equally participate together in nation building. 36 First National Report | Curaçao and Sint Maarten Millennium Development Goals | 2011 Report
Country Profile of Curaçao and Sint Maarten Table 1.1: Basic data of Curaçao and Sint Maarten Curacao Sint Maarten Capital Willemstad Philipsburg Surface area (km 2 ) 444 34 Total inhabitants (2009) 141.766 40.917 Population density (per km 2 ) 319 1.203 Per capita income (ANG.) (2004) 31.105 31.659 Life expectance men (2008) 72.2 N/A women (2008) 79.6 N/A Life birth (2008) 66.3 51.3 Deaths (2008) per 100 inhabitants 8.5 3.7 infant mortality rate (2008) (under 1 year of age per 1000 live births) Source: Statistical Yearbook of the N.A. 2009 of the Central Bureau of Statistics Geography of Curaçao 6.5 7.6 Curaçao is located in the southwestern Caribbean just miles from Venezuela. Curaçao is one of the islands which formed part of the country of the Netherlands Antilles10 . The western countryside of the island is hilly with Mount Christoffel at 1230 feet being its tallest peak. The eastern part of the island is flatter and lower and is home to Table Mountain. Just west of the capital is the famous Three Brothers Hills which are the remains of an ancient coral reef dating back three million years. The island also boasts numerous bays and small inlets formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age. The largest, Schottegat on the southeast coast, is the island’s harbor. History of Curaçao Curaçao was first inhabited by the Caiquetos, a tribe of peaceful Arawak Indians who had fled from Venezuela. Then in 1499 a lieutenant of Columbus, Alonso de Ojeda, claimed the island for Spain. But because there was no gold the island was declared useless. The island however remained Spanish throughout the 16th century but fell to the Dutch in 1634, later becoming an important trading post for the Dutch. The island became a commercial meeting place for pirates, American rebels and Dutch merchants during the 18th century. In 1800 the English took control of the island, withdrew in 1803 and reoccupied it in 1807. In 1816 the Dutch regained control and the island was declared a free port. In the 20th century the island assumed new importance with the discovery of oil in nearby Venezuela. 10 The former Netherlands Antilles consisted of: Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius First National Report | Curaçao and Sint Maarten Millennium Development Goals | 2011 Report 37
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