Preface

At the Millennium Summit held in 2000, world leaders agreed that strong international partnerships would be crucial to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Tremendous progress has been made in strengthening those partnerships, especially through increased official development assistance and generous debt relief. The efforts put forth are yielding dividends, as a number of countries are now on track towards achieving several of the Goals. At the same time, we know that many other countries are falling short, and that, as a result of the global economic crisis, larger numbers of people are facing much more difficult conditions. The agreed deadline of 2015 is fast approaching, and there is still much to be done.

Related Subject(s): Economic and Social Development