UN: A new online platform will measure the development efforts

New York, 6^th of June 2012  4:50 PM

On Wednesday the United Nations created an online platform to measure the financial and political progress made by States towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). "From today, we have made available to all an accessible tool so that the whole world can follow the progress made by Member States towards achieving the MDGs", said Mr Ban during the informal meeting of the General Assembly organized to launch the website http://mdgsupport.un.org. This tool will be known as the "Framework for integrated implementation".

There are a total of eight MDGs, which range from halving extreme poverty to fighting HIV / AIDS through universal primary education. The MDGs, which will be implemented by 2015, are the guidelines to which all world countries and development agencies have agreed to improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable.

The framework for integrated implementation will provide an integrated view of international progress towards the MDGs since 2000, will provide information on the nature of this progress and highlight the gaps between current conditions  and those required in order to achieve the MDGs.

"The time has come. Member States have made significant effort to achieve the MDGs. However, progress has not been satisfactory in all areas" said the Secretary-General, adding that if the framework of integrated implementation is not enough to achieve these objectives, it will at least help to strengthen transparency and partnership.

Mr Ban said that the new website will also serve as a resource for policymakers, researchers, academics and civil society wishing to obtain information on the actions of governments in relation to MDGs. It will finally act as a springboard for the discussion of development priorities after 2015.

"The framework for an integrated implementation will continue to monitor the progress of our efforts, including the commitments to be made in Rio" said Mr Ban.