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Millennium Development Goals by 2015, and we commit ourselves as national
Governments to the inclusion of these stakeholders.
18. We acknowledge the role of national parliaments in furthering the achievement
of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
A mixed story: successes, uneven progress, challenges and opportunities
19. We recognize that developing countries have made significant efforts towards
achieving the Millennium Development Goals and have had major successes in
realizing some of the targets of the Millennium Development Goals. Successes have
been made in combating extreme poverty, improving school enrolment and child
health, reducing child deaths, expanding access to clean water, improving
prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, expanding access to HIV/AIDS
prevention, treatment and care, and controlling malaria, tuberculosis and neglected
tropical diseases.
20. We acknowledge that much more needs to be done in achieving the
Millennium Development Goals as progress has been uneven among regions and
between and within countries. Hunger and malnutrition rose again from 2007
through 2009, partially reversing prior gains. There has been slow progress in
reaching full and productive employment and decent work for all, advancing gender
equality and the empowerment of women, achieving environmental sustainability
and providing basic sanitation, and new HIV infections still outpace the number of
people starting treatment. In particular, we express grave concern over the slow
progress being made in reducing maternal mortality and improving maternal and
reproductive health. Progress on other Millennium Development Goals is fragile and
must be sustained to avoid reversal.
21. We underline the central role of the global partnership for development and the
importance of Goal 8 in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. We
recognize that without substantial international support, several of the Goals are
likely to be missed in many developing countries by 2015.
22. We are deeply concerned about the impact of the financial and economic
crisis, the worst since the Great Depression. It has reversed development gains in
many developing countries and threatens to seriously undermine the achievement of
the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
23. We take note of the lessons learned and the successful policies and approaches
in the implementation and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and
recognize that with increased political commitment these could be replicated and
scaled up for accelerating progress, including by:
(a) Strengthening national ownership and leadership of development
strategies;
(b) Adopting forward-looking, macroeconomic policies that promote
sustainable development and lead to sustained, inclusive and equitable economic
growth, increase productive employment opportunities and promote agricultural and
industrial development;
(c) Promoting national food security strategies that strengthen support for
smallholder farmers and contribute to poverty eradication;
(d) Adopting policies and measures oriented towards benefiting the poor and
addressing social and economic inequalities;
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