Scaling up development efforts for Africa

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) constitute a shared vision of global partnership based on mutual accountability. Developing countries have the primary responsibility for achieving these Goals. But the international community acknowledges that for poor countries to achieve them, a reinforced partnership is critical, including scaled-up and more effective aid, more sustainable debt relief and fairer trade rules, as well as improved access to affordable drugs, addressing the special needs of landlocked and small island developing nations, and bridging the digital divide.