Backed by sound economic policies anduntil the global crisis, a buoyant global economy, manydeveloping countries made significant movement towardachieving the 2015millennium Development Goals (MDGs),particularly those for poverty reduction, gender parity ineducation, and reliable access to safe water. But evenbefore the global economic crisis, progress in achievingsome MDGs, especially those on child and maternal mortality,primary school completion, hunger, and sanitation, waslagging. The global food, fuel and economic crises have setback progress to the MDGs. An estimated 64 million morepeople are living on less than $1.25/day than there wouldhave been without the crisis. The challenges ahead areachieving the MDGs requires a vibrant global economy,powered by strong, sustainable, multi-polar growth,underpinned by sound policies and reform at the countrylevel; improving access for the poor to health, education,affordable food, trade, finance, and basic infrastructure iskey to accelerating progress to the MDGs; developingcountries need to continue to strengthen resilience toglobal volatility in order to protect gains and sustainprogress toward the MDGs; the international community mustrenew its commitment to reach the 'bottombillion', particularly those in fragile andconflict-affected countries; and global support for acomprehensive development agenda including through the G20process is critical. In the wake of recent global crises,and with the 2015 deadline approaching, business as usual isnot enough to meet the MDGs.
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