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Launch of Global Monitoring Report 2006: 'Millennium Development Goals: Strengthening Mutual Accountability, Aid, Trade & Governance’

5 June 2006 12:00-13:30 (GMT+00) - Public event, London

  • At this joint ODI and World Bank meeting, the three lead authors of the 2006 Global Monitoring Report on the Millennium Development Goals discussed their findings with ODI researchers working on aid and governance.

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    Speakers:
    Mark Sundberg, Lead Economist, Development Economics, World Bank
    Punam Chuhan, Lead Economist, Development Economics Vice Presidency, World Bank
    Brian Levy, Advisor, Poverty Reduction & Economic Management, World Bank
    Discussants:
    Paolo de Renzio, Research Fellow, ODI
    Julius Court, Research Fellow, ODI
    Chair:
    Simon Maxwell, Director, ODI

     

  • An ODI public event in the ODI Reading List series.

The third annual Global Monitoring Report on the Millennium Development Goals was presented at the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings at the end of April.

It highlights economic growth, better quality aid, and trade reforms, as well as governance.

"Less than 10 years remain until 2015, the target year for the MDGs. We are making progress in many countries, and this shows that development efforts can deliver results. But with just a decade to achieve the goals, it’s urgent for both developing countries and the donor community to improve governance to ensure we get the results we seek. This report proposes a framework that defines governance, and proposes tools for monitoring it."

— Paul Wolfowitz, President, The World Bank

The elements of global monitoring examined in detail in the report include: poverty and malnutrition; human development outcomes; meeting commitments on aid, trade, and debt relief; performance of international financial institutions; governance in developing countries; and global checks and balances to strengthen governance.

At this joint ODI and World Bank meeting, the three lead authors of the report discussed their findings with ODI researchers working on aid and governance.