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The world in which development organizations work has changed. The new era of global interconnectedness and deeper concern for global stability and prosperity requires development efforts that go beyond process to achieve results through measurable outcomes. Such outcomes include greater numbers of families lifted out of poverty, higher levels of education reached by adults, and lowered infant mortality rates. Countries need to focus on results so that they can make better policy decisions and design better strategies for country-led development. The new partnership for development that emerged from the Monterrey, Johannesburg, and Doha summits emphasizes results in order to accelerate and monitor progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The World Bank’s results agenda is an action plan to enhance the Bank’s effectiveness as a development agency. It involves several components: setting clear objectives, establishing indicators that can be monitored, linking activities with intended results, and using that information in making management decisions.
The charts and maps in this section show progress toward the MDGs based on present trends. They represent an assessment of where countries and regions now stand and not a prediction of final outcome.
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