GOAL 8:
DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Target 8.A:
Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system
- Developing countries gain greater access to the markets of developed countries
- Least developed countries benefit most from tariff reductions, especially on their agricultural products
Target 8.B:
Address the special needs of least developed countries
- Aid continues to rise despite the financial crisis, but Africa is short-changed
- Only five donor countries have reached the UN target for official aid
Target 8.C:
Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
Target 8.D:
Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries
- Debt burdens ease for developing countries and remain well below historical levels
Target 8.E:
In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
Target 8.F:
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications
- Demand grows for information and communications technology
- Access to the World Wide Web is still closed to the majority of the world’s people
- A large gap separates those with high-speed Internet connections, mostly in developed nations, and dial-up users