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Editorial
Nature 446, 347 (22 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/446347a; Published online 21 March 2007
Millennium development holes
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Abstract
The political commitment to helping the developing world is failing to deliver on its promises. The problem is made worse by the questionable evaluation of progress.
In 2000, 189 world leaders committed to eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), ranging from halving extreme poverty and hunger, and rolling back killer diseases such as AIDS and malaria, to providing universal primary education. The deadline of 2015 to achieve all these ambitious goals is now rapidly approaching.
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