World Bank2017-08-162017-08-162010-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27896Backed by sound economic policies and until the global crisis, a buoyant global economy, many developing countries made significant movement toward achieving the 2015millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly those for poverty reduction, gender parity in education, and reliable access to safe water. But even before the global economic crisis, progress in achieving some MDGs, especially those on child and maternal mortality, primary school completion, hunger, and sanitation, was lagging. The global food, fuel and economic crises have set back progress to the MDGs. An estimated 64 million more people are living on less than $1.25/day than there would have been without the crisis. The challenges ahead are achieving the MDGs requires a vibrant global economy, powered by strong, sustainable, multi-polar growth, underpinned by sound policies and reform at the country level; improving access for the poor to health, education, affordable food, trade, finance, and basic infrastructure is key to accelerating progress to the MDGs; developing countries need to continue to strengthen resilience to global volatility in order to protect gains and sustain progress toward the MDGs; the international community must renew its commitment to reach the 'bottom billion', particularly those in fragile and conflict-affected countries; and global support for a comprehensive development agenda including through the G20 process is critical. In the wake of recent global crises, and with the 2015 deadline approaching, business as usual is not enough to meet the MDGs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACCOUNTINGADOLESCENT GIRLSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYANTENATAL CAREBABIESBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBASIC SANITATIONBORROWING COSTSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL FLOWSCARBON DIOXIDECHILD HEALTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATECHILD SURVIVALCHILDBIRTHCITIZENCITIZENSCLIMATE CHANGECLINICSCOMBAT POVERTYCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMPLICATED PREGNANCIESCONDOMSCRIMEDEBTDEBT RELIEFDEFICITSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT EFFORTSDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDISABILITIESDISASTERSDISSEMINATIONECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYECONOMIC POLICIESEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMERGING MARKETSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPOWERMENT OF WOMENENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEPIDEMICEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCESESSENTIAL DRUGSESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICESEX-COMBATANTSEXISTING RESOURCESFAMILIESFERTILITYFERTILITY RATESFEWER PEOPLEFINANCIAL COMMITMENTFOOD INSECURITYFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLIESGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER DISPARITYGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER ISSUESGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER PARITYGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTGLOBAL EFFORTGOVERNMENT PROGRAMSGREENHOUSE GASESGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMSHIVHOSPITALSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN HEALTHHYGIENEILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSINCOME INEQUALITYINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSJOB CREATIONLAND TENURELITERACY RATESLIVE BIRTHSLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL COMMUNITYLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMALARIAMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMATERNAL DEATHSMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNAL NUTRITIONMDBMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMILLENNIUM DECLARATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINORITYMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOSQUITO NETSMULTILATERAL BASISNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIESNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCESNEW INFECTIONSNEWBORNNUMBER OF PEOPLENURSESNUTRITIONOBSTETRIC CAREOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEPATIENTSPEACEPENSIONSPOLICY DIALOGUEPOPULATION GROWTHPREGNANT WOMENPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRIMARY SCHOOLPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPROMOTING GENDER EQUITYPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY SERVICESRADIORECIPIENT COUNTRIESRECIPIENT GOVERNMENTSREDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITYREGIONAL COOPERATIONREMITTANCESREPRODUCTIVE AGEREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATIONRULE OF LAWRURAL AREASRURAL POPULATIONSAFE DRINKING WATERSAFE WATERSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSEA LEVELSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECTORAL POLICIESSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSLUM DWELLERSSMALL ENTERPRISESSMALLHOLDERSSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURESOCIAL PROBLEMSSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SERVICESSPILLOVERSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETUBERCULOSISUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL ACCESS TO TREATMENTUNIVERSAL EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POPULATIONSURBAN POVERTYURBANIZATIONVACCINATIONVACCINESVIOLENCEVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABILITYWASTEWATER MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTIONWATER RESOURCESWATER SUPPLIESWATER SUPPLYWOMANWORKERSYOUNG GIRLSYOUNG MENYOUNG WOMENWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27896