World BankInternational Monetary Fund2012-04-272012-04-272012-04-18978-0-8213-9451-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6017Every year, the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) gauges progress across the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), so we can better understand whether we are delivering on basic global needs. These needs include affordable, nutritious food; access to health services and education; and the ability to tap natural resources sustainably whether clean water, land for urban expansion, or renewable energy sources. We assess how well the world is doing by looking at income poverty, schooling levels, the health of mothers and children, and inroads in treating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, as well as assessing how the international development community delivers aid. We also try to measure levels of malnutrition and hunger in the world. Food prices can affect all these indicators. For these reasons, the Global Monitoring Report 2012 takes the theme of 'food prices, nutrition, and the MDG.' This year's edition highlights the need to help developing countries deal with the harmful effects of higher and more volatile food prices. The 2012 GMR addresses these basic questions. It summarizes effects of food prices on several MDGs. It reviews policy responses including domestic social safety nets, nutritional programs, agricultural policies, regional trade policies, and support by the international community. And it outlines future prospects.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FINANCINGACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESAVAILABILITY OF CREDITAVERAGE DEBTBABIESBASIC SANITATIONBIODIVERSITYBONDBOND SPREADSCAPITAL FLOWSCASH TRANSFERCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH CARECHILD HEALTH SERVICESCHILD MORTALITYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLIMATE CHANGECOMMODITY PRICECOMMODITY PRICESCOMPLICATIONSCOMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCYCOUNTRY DEBTCREDIT INFORMATIONCREDITORCURRENCYDEBT REDUCTIONDEBT RELIEFDEBT SERVICEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT EFFORTSDEVELOPMENT FINANCEDEVELOPMENT GOALSDISBURSEMENTSDISEASESDISSEMINATIONDOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILIZATIONEARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHELIMINATION OF POVERTYEMERGING MARKETEMERGING MARKET COUNTRIESEMERGING MARKETSEMPOWERMENT OF WOMENENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEPIDEMICESSENTIAL DRUGSEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESEXPORTERSFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL MARKETFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SYSTEMFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFISCAL CONSTRAINTFLOW OF CREDITFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFUND MANAGEMENTFUTURE GROWTHGENDER DISPARITYGENDER EQUALITYGENDER PARITYGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL HEALTHGLOBAL POVERTYGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNMENT CAPACITIESGREENHOUSE GASESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMSHIVHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOME INEQUALITYINCOME LEVELINFANTINFANT DEATHSINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCINGINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL BONDSINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT CLIMATEJOB CREATIONLARGE POPULATIONLEGAL STATUSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIVE BIRTHSLOW- INCOME COUNTRIESLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESLOW-INCOME COUNTRYMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMALARIAMARKET ACCESSMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMICROFINANCEMILLENNIUM DECLARATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMONETARY FUNDMORTALITY RATEMORTGAGEMORTGAGE MARKETNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL POLICYNUMBER OF PEOPLENUTRITIONOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIESPOLICY RESPONSEPOLICY RESPONSESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION SIZEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREVENTABLE DISEASEPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRICE VOLATILITYPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL AGEPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRIVATE CAPITALPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPROGRESSPROVISION OF EDUCATIONPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENTPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC HEALTHPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYREDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITYREMITTANCESREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPECTRETURNRURAL AREASSAFE DRINKING WATERSAFE WATERSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSECONDARY EDUCATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSLUM DWELLERSSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SECTORSUSTAINABLE ACCESSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTHTELECOMMUNICATIONSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRADE FINANCETRADE NEGOTIATIONSTRANSPARENCYTUBERCULOSISUNEMPLOYMENTUNION MEMBERSUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL ACCESS TO TREATMENTUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONURBAN AREASUSE OF RESOURCESVACCINESVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWARWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-9451-9