A Renewed Global Partnership for Development
26 March 2013
A new report of the UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda makes recommendations for a renewed global partnership for development
$166.8 billion (in 2011 constant US$), equivalent to 0.39% of developed country GNI remains to be delivered in order to meet the UN target of 0.7% of GNI devoted to ODA by 2015.
TheDoha Roundof multilateral trade negotiations that delivers real and substantial benefits to developing countries, including duty-free market access, tariff reductions and elimination of agricultural subsidies, still remains to be concluded.
No international sovereign debt workout mechanism has been created, thus the debt problems of developing countries are not being dealt with comprehensively.
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Availability of essential medicines in developing countries remains low and prices are high. Essential medicines are available in only 50% of public sector facilities.
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The cost of ICTs in many developing countries remains prohibitive. 74% of inhabitants in developing countries do not have access to the Internet.
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A new report of the UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda makes recommendations for a renewed global partnership for development
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World Conference on International Telecommunications forges solid new framework for tomorrow’s hyper-connected world.
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, governments have taken the next essential step in the global response to climate change.