[EQ] Eliminating World Poverty: Building Our Common Future

Eliminating World Poverty: Building Our Common Future

 

The Department for International Development (DFID), 2009

 

Available online as PDF file [32p.] at: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/securingourcommonfuture/conference-paper-eliminating-poverty.pdf

 

This background paper for the DFID annual conference "Securing our Common Future: A Conference on the Future of International Development" (9-10 March 2009, London)

 

“….According to the paper, the current global recession seriously threatens the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and may push more than 90 million people into poverty. Times are uncertain, because the scale of the downturn is not yet known, and the impact could be even more serious. Combined with other huge challenges already happening, or on the horizon, including the demands of a growing population and the onset of climate change, this is an important moment to reaffirm our commitment to international development and to review priorities….”

 

Part one briefly reviews recent progress in developing countries. Part two sets out the emerging challenges, both immediate and longer term. Part three sets out a series of questions for consideration in priority policy areas in response to the emerging challenges….”

 

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Part One: Recent Progress in Developing Countries

Part Two: The Challenges

Food and Fuel Crises

Financial and Economic Crises

Poverty in Fragile and Conflict Affected Countries

Population and Urbanisation

Managing Climate and Resource Stress

The Challenge to Globalisation

Ensuring an International System Fit for Purpose

Part Three: The Response

Managing the Crisis and Re-establishing Growth

Fragile and Conflict Affected Countries

Climate Change

Ensuring System Wide Effectiveness

Overcoming Food Insecurity

The Millennium Development Goals

Bibliography

 

 

 

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