The "South East Europe 2020 Strategy" according by the new principles of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs)

    At the beginning of the new millennium, world leaders gathered in the United Nations to create a global strategy with a broad vision of fighting poverty, decent employment, exclusion and security, in the many dimensions in which they are emerging. That vision expressed at that meeting, in 2002, created the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - the first global comprehensive development goals valid until 2015, and to this day, it has remained as a comprehensive framework for world development, conducted over the past 15 years. Thanks to shared global, regional, national and local efforts, the Millennium Development Goals saved the lives of millions of people and provided improved living conditions for more than twice as many people, hoping to appear more in the future. The data and analysis presented in the report on their implementation, created in early 2015, proved that dramatic and unprecedented progress can be made with targeted interventions, sound strategies, adequate resources and political will, even from the poorest countries. It also recognizes the achievements and shortcomings in many areas of work that are expected to be completed in the new development strategy, i.e. the new Millennium Development Goals (valid for 2015-2030). Namely, the main points of the new global goals are: the ending of poverty, hunger, unemployment and inequality in the world. It is also more than an ambitious agenda for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), officially arranged by 193 countries of the world (including the Republic of Macedonia) in September 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters. The agenda has been expanded to 17 new sustainable development goals, or as they call the UN - global goals, and will be a guide to creating global policy and funding for the next 15 years, by 2030.

 Global mobilization of the all actors on the world stage of the "UN Millennium Development Goal" has produced the most successful movement to combat poverty, human dignity and the possibility of average earnings in history so far. They generated new and innovative partnerships, more innovative ideas in public opinion, and have shown tremendous value in setting up ambitious goals for progress, developing countries and societies, and above all for long-term sustainable advancement. By placing people and their immediate needs on the front lines, the MDGs have reshaped a brand new decision-making style in developed nations, but also in developing countries. However, in spite of the significant benefits, it needs to be fully aware that inequalities are still taking place everywhere in the world and that there is uneven progress. Therefore, with the new development goals 2015-2030, progress should tend to include those that are the lowest on the economic scale or are disadvantaged because of their age, disability or ethnicity has grounds for discrimination. But further progress requires unwavering political activism, and collectively by all states and regions (such as the region of Southeast Europe) to make a long-term effort for their full fulfillment. The new post-2015 development goals, including a set of sustainable development goals, are striving to build success in all countries evenly, sticking firmly on the path to more prosperous, sustainable and equitable progress.

  Now, in the new phase of the new MDGs 2015-2030, the world needs to move the sustainable path to progress. This new development agenda applies to all countries, nations, states, regions and nationalities, promoting peaceful and inclusive societies, creating better jobs and addressing the ecological challenges of our times, especially climate change. At the very end of 2015, world leaders have reached a global agreement on climate change at the Paris conference on climate change, an agreement that officially adopted the text on December 13, 2015, with 54 capture chapters on the planet. The necessary data for better monitoring and evaluation, as well as for the successful implementation of the Millennium Development Goals - transposed through continental, regional and national strategies for progress, will in the future be a shared responsibility of governments, international and regional organizations, the private sector and civil society.

    In comparison, the Global Unemployment Rate (GUR) has increased from 170 million in 2007 to about 202 million in 2012, of which about 75 million are young, both women and men. Nearly 2.2 billion people live below the poverty line, and expert services warn that eradicating poverty is possible only through stable and well-paid jobs. This requires a global 470 million jobs for new entrants in the labor market between 2016 and 2030. Per capita in order to maintain economic growth in accordance with national conditions and, in particular, to maintain at least 7 per cent growth in gross domestic product annually in least developed countries, this number of new employees is required to fully the envisaged period, without any delays. A higher level of economic productivity can be achieved through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including focusing on the highly added value of the economy and the labor-intensive sectors.

     Namely, the promotion of development policies oriented towards supporting productive activities, creating decent jobs, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encouraging, formalizing and growing small and medium enterprises, including access to financial services, are the goals that are fully contained in the regional "South East Europe 2020 Strategy" as part of the Millennium Development Goals. Improvements should be at a progressive level by 2030, starting from the period until 2020 and hitting by 2030; in the post-strategic period, by creating a new development strategy by 2030 and at the level of the European Union, and at the level of the region of Southeast Europe. Also, by the year 2030, full, decent and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including young people and people with disabilities, as well as equal pay for equal work should be achieved at the level of the region of Southeast Europe It is dealt with if viewed from the perspective of the "Strategy", by 2020, significantly reduced unemployment, to the ideal 0.9%.

    In the relationship between the Millennium Development Goals of the UN and the "South East Europe 2020 Strategy" it is explicit that the percentage of pre-employment young people must have adequate and fully comprehensive quality training and education. For these purposes it is necessary to take urgent and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, trafficking in human beings and to provide for the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor, and by 2025 the end of child labor in all its forms. The protection of labor rights and the promotion of a safe and secure work environment for all workers are objectives that are also addressed as common to both key drivers: and the "Strategy" - a regional plan for Southeast Europe and the "Millennium Development Goals" - globally.

      In addition, in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals, the "Strategy" states that policies should be developed and implemented to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promote local culture (translated into a new type of diplomacy: cultural diplomacy) and products. Strengthening the capacities of domestic financial institutions to encourage and extend access to banking, insurance and financial services for all is also an approach that is essential to regional progress, and in that it involves large-scale and large-scale projects and the Republic of Macedonia. There should also be increased aid for trade for developing countries, especially in the least developed countries through technical assistance for the least developed countries. But most importantly, in my opinion, for the first time in history: by 2020, the Global Youth Employment Strategy and the implementation of the Global Labor Pact of the International Labor Organization should be developed and getting ready for use stating with maximum late by 2025.

   On the other hand, global, but most importantly, regional ones, at the level of the SEE region along with those of the European Union, social protection policies play a key role in the realization of the human right to social security for all, to reduce poverty and inequality, and support for inclusive growth, through measures to: increase human capital and productivity, support domestic demand and ease the structural transformation of national economies. This flagship and at the same time the future challenge of the International Labor Organization seems to be: (i) providing a global overview of social protection systems, their coverage and benefits that are offered, and public expenditure on social security; (ii) investigative access to the life cycle, gifts for social protection for children, for women and men of working age for the elderly; (iii) analyze trends and recent policies (for example, the negative effects of fiscal consolidation on a global scale), as well as adaptation measures; and (iv) call for the extension of social protection in the implementation of measures to restore the crisis situation, and to perform actions for inclusive development and social justice. Namely, in a global context, the need for social protection is widely recognized as a fundamental human right to social security, but on the other hand, it remains unfulfilled for a large part of the world's population. Only 27% of the world's population enjoy access to comprehensive social security systems, with 73% (percent) being covered partially or not at all. The lack of access to social protection is a major obstacle to the economic and social development of countries around the world, unfortunately, not excluding the region of southeastern Europe. Inadequate or absent actions for coverage of social protection is associated with a trend with high and constant levels of poverty and economic insecurity, rising levels of inequality, insufficient investment in human capital and human capabilities, and weak aggregate demand and supply of labor in the market labor - one that needs to raise the economy and the general social good. Therefore, social protection is a key element in the creation, implementation and monitoring of the success of national strategies to promote human development, political stability and inclusive growth, in co-operation with human labor, increased employment and sustainable jobs that contribute directly to the enrichment of economic stability.

     From the aspect of looking at the Republic of Macedonia, the adopted recommendation of the International Labor Organization in 2012 (No. 202) reflects a consensus on the continuation of social security and the protection, development and promotion of labor-intensive jobs, as well as the tripartite level of bargaining reached between governments and: employers and workers' organizations from 185 countries at all levels of development, including countries from the region of southeastern Europe. However, while there is a global trend towards the continuation of social protection, especially in middle-income countries, the effectiveness of social security systems in a number of countries is at risk as a result of fiscal consolidation and adjustment measures.

        Regarding the demographic indicators and the demographic social policy, both the EU and the Southeast Europe region will have to deal with the aging of the population, the depopulation, and the positive increase in birth rates in a way that will not allow punishing the next generations. Namely, ethical answers to the major challenges of scientific and technological progress, especially in biotechnology, should be found, while guaranteeing the safety of the citizens, without harming their freedom. From a social policy point of view, demographic development is a key factor affecting the supply of workforce, the success of social services and social protection, the success of companies' operations, it is also required for different types of goods and services, and thereby affecting the entire economy. According to the State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia and the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (conducted interviews), one of the main issues is to identify the process of aging in the country and to assess the future development of the workforce over time, thus it would also affect the above-mentioned processes, proportionate. The provided forecast according to certain aspects of the analysis takes the full opportunity to replace the long-term demographic forecast, but the statistical significance provides adequate information for further possible development and successful long-term sustainable development of the demography in the country, and therefore, in the region with the exchange of data between countries in the region (a method that is required in the regional "South East Europe 2020 Strategy"), a method which, besides that the origin of the economic and transport community of the region of South East Europe started in July 2017, has yet to be fully implemented by all States (e.g.: Countries) in the region.