Human Development Report: International Cooperation at a
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: United Nations Development Program, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Five years after signong>inong>g the Millennium Declaration, and at the start of the 10-year countdown to the target date for the Millennium Development Goals, the world's governments are at a crossroads. If they contong>inong>ue with busong>inong>ess as usual, will be the year ong>inong> which the pledge of the Millennium Declaration is broken. If they act now to deliver on their pledges to the world's poorest people, they can make the start of a decade for development, helpong>inong>g countries to get back on track for achievong>inong>g the Millennium Development Goals by and forgong>inong>g a new, more equitable pattern of globalization. This year's Human Development Report takes stock of human development, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g progress towards the MDGs. Lookong>inong>g beyond statistics, it highlights the human costs of missed targets and broken promises. Extreme ong>inong>equality between countries and withong>inong> countries is identified as one of the maong>inong> barriers to human development--and as a powerful brake on accelerated progress towards the MDGs. New approaches to ong>inong>ternational cooperation are vital if the promise of the Millennium Declaration is to be realized. Practical action is needed to make the next 10 years a "decade for development." Focusong>inong>g on aid, trade and security--three of the central pillars of ong>inong>ternational cooperation-- Human Development Report sets out a bold analysis of the problems and identifies solutions. It argues that rich countries need to move beyond encouragong>inong>g words to align their policies with the commitments made ong>inong> the Millennium Declaration.