Reduction of vulnerabilities, need for policy coherence and international cooperation

371. Success in meeting the objectives of development and poverty eradication depends to a significant extent on the creation of an enabling international economic environment and the adoption of effective measures, including new financial mechanisms, in order to support efforts by developing countries to achieve sustained economic growth and social and sustainable development and to strengthen their democratic systems. As a result, the focus of international cooperation has been primarily on the economic means, touching tangentially on the long-term social development objectives. Whereas international economic cooperation has a long history, international cooperation for social development remains at an early stage. Social development has largely been seen as a national task, supported by the international community mainly by means of aid, capacity-building and technical cooperation, and it is often contingent on such matters as good governance, democracy and the rule of law.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty

Reduced Inequalities