GOAL 8:
DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Target 8.A:
Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system
- Official development assistance from developed countries increased by 66 per cent in real terms between 2000 and 2014, reaching $135.2 billion.
Target 8.B:
Address the special needs of least developed countries
- In 2014, bilateral aid to least developed countries (LDCs) fell 16 per cent in real terms, reaching $25 billion.
- 79 per cent of imports from developing countries enter developed countries duty-free.
Target 8.C:
Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
- Projections indicate that a 2.5 per cent increase in country programmable aid in 2015, mainly through disbursements by multilateral agencies, will most benefit least developed and other low-income countries.
Target 8.D:
Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries
- In 2013, the debt burden of developing countries was 3.1 per cent, a major improvement over the 2000 figure of 12.0 per cent.
Target 8.E:
In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
- From 2007 to 2014, on average, generic medicines were available in 58 per cent of public health facilities in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.
Target 8.F:
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications
- Globally, the proportion of the population covered by a 2G mobile-cellular network grew from 58 per cent in 2001 to 95 per cent in 2015.
- Internet use penetration has grown from just over 6 per cent of the world鈥檚 population in 2000 to 43 per cent in 2015. 3.2 billion people are linked to a global network of content and applications.
Monitoring aid delivery
- The (IIF) was developed to record and monitor financial as well as policy commitments made in support of the MDGs by 缅北禁地Member States and other international stakeholders.
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