The turn of the century was marked by some significant and promising events for world development. The Millennium … Declaration - signed by 189 countries in September 2000 - led to the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals, which set clear … assessment of the policies and actions needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Produced in cooperation with the …

development crisis. The financial crisis originated in the developed world, but it has spread quickly and inexorably to the … hard- won gains in boosting economic growth and achieving progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Poor … world was falling behind most of the MDGs, with the shortfalls especially serious in human development, and issued an MDG …

A Development Emergency: the title of this year's Global Monitoring Report, the sixth in an annual series, could not be … development crisis. No region is immune. The poor countries are especially vulnerable, as they have the least cushion to withstand …

full use of opportunity to replenish the International Development Association …