PHM-Exch> MDG8 Report 2011: The Global Partnership for Development: Time to Deliver

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*Millennium Development Goal 8*

*The Global Partnership for Development: Time to Deliver*

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MDG Gap Task Force Report 2011*

*United Nations New York*

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Available online PDF [98p.] at: http://bit.ly/qm5twO

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“……..With only four years remaining in which to achieve the key targets of
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), most of the world’s Heads of State
and Government came to the United Nations in September 2010 to take stock of
progress made thus far. Despite significant setbacks owing to the 2008-2009
global economic crisis and surges in food and energy prices, it seems that
the developing world as a whole will reach many of the MDGs.

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However, some countries and regions are not on track to reach the goals and
require intensified efforts to reduce poverty and child and maternal
mortality rates and to improve access to drinking water and sanitation. The
objective of MDG 8 is to assist all developing countries in achieving the
goals through a strengthened global partnership for international
development cooperation.

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The present report describes how that partnership is producing significant
results on many fronts, but notes that many important gaps between
expectations and delivery remain…..”****

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*Contents*

Executive summary****

Official development assistance. ****

Market access (trade)****

Debt sustainability****

Access to affordable essential medicines****

Access to new technologies ****

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Introduction*

Action pledged from 2010 forward. ****

The politics of development partnership pledges****

Strengthening coherence in the global partnership. ****

Time to deliver . ****

*Official development assistance ODA delivery in 2010 and its near-term
prospects *

Aid allocations by country. ****

Terms and uses of aid****

Increasing aid effectiveness ****

Multiple modalities of development cooperation****

*Market access (trade)*

The fragile global recovery and its impact on trade. ****

Trade finance ****

Trade-restrictive measures. ****

Tighter restrictions on labour mobility****

The Doha Round at risk of failure. ****

Market access indicators . ****

Tariff barriers and tariff preferences. ****

Tariff peaks and escalation****

Agriculture subsidies in OECD countries.****

*Debt sustainability*

The debt situation and financial flows to developing countries . ****

Progress in the implementation of debt relief initiatives. ****

Vulnerable countries and countries in debt distress****

*Access to affordable essential medicines*

Availability and prices of essential medicines****

Medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases. ****

Paediatric medicines. ****

Affordability of essential medicines. ****

Promoting the use of generic medicines****

Public health systems****

Global initiatives to improve access to essential medicines ****

Improving access to paediatric medicines****

Greater involvement of the pharmaceutical industry ****

Innovation and intellectual property****

The Medicines Patent Pool. ****

Pooled procurement****

African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation. ****

Local production of essential medicines****

*Access to new technologies*

*Access to ICT services*

Enhancing the development impact of ICT.****

Privatization and liberalization of ICT****

National broadband strategies****

The role of technologies for e-government ****

Enhancing global measurement and monitoring ****

Access to technology and funding to address climate change ****

Access to new approaches to disaster risk reduction.

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Goals 1 to 7****

*MDG Goals:

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Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger****

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education****

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women****

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality****

Goal 5: Improve maternal health****

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases****

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

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