Foreword

The International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade — adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 2626 (XXV) of 2h October 1970 — calls for a biennial review and appraisal of performance and progress. The first of these assessments was made in 1973; the second — designated the “mid-term” review and appraisal — is to be carried out in 1975. The present report is designed to assist in this second examination of the way in which Governments are responding to the International Development Strategy. It presents an over-all analysis of economic and social performance in the developing countries and of implementation of the Strategy by the developed market economies and the centrally planned economies.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Climate Action