The Development Of The Millennium Development Goals

At the dawn of the 21st century, when new independent states with a poor developed economies appeared on the world map in addition to the existed one, the UN decided to develop a strategy for the provision of more intensive aid to developing countries and, thus, to eliminate extreme poverty in these countries. The strategy consisted of 8 development goals which were framed as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and gave an impulse to global action. However, fifteen years later, in 2015, it was decided to expand the MDGs and add some other goals, on which the global development community will work over the next fifteen years. After long and intense discussions, all parties came to an agreement on seventeen development goals that are known

These goals were adopted in 2000 and lasted for 15 years, until 2015. According to the reports provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), MDGs’ agenda was very successful and significant positive changes have been made . However, MDGs have been criticized for being focused only on eight target areas and avoiding working on the others that required the same level of attention and contribution. This was the main dissatisfaction of some of donors’ state and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) which claimed that many important areas, such as human rights, reproductive health, etc. were ignored . Another claim is that MDGs were mainly focused on developing countries, although initially they were intended to involve all countries despite the level of prosperity. However, the real situation was far from the one declared from the UN tribune. As Liz Ford mentions in her article in The Guardian, “…while the MDGs apply, in theory, to all countries, in reality they were considered targets for poor countries to achieve,

Sustainable development does not mean to use donors’ funds only; it is an investment from both sides. Whenever the government feels a lack of resources, donors can provide a budget support, which by default will cause a direct impact on development activities. Otherwise, considering the level of corruption in the governments of many developing counties, the public funds will be used in improper way. Financial transparency and accountability should be from both sides. It is not only important how many funds come to the country, but also where these funds go and which results are