10 October 2012
PIFS Releases Reports on Development Effectiveness, Progress Toward MDGs
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The report on Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific reviews region-wide progress in making better use of development resources.

The report finds evidence of positive change across the region, with Pacific countries “exerting stronger leadership and directing development partners towards greater alignment behind their priorities.” According to the 2012 Pacific MDG Tracking Report, only Cook Islands and Niue are on track.

PIFS9 October 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has released two reports, titled “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific,” and the “Pacific Regional Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Tracking Report.” Both reports were endorsed by Pacific leaders at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting, which convened in August 2012, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

The report on “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific” reviews region-wide progress in making better use of development resources. According to the report, “there is evidence of positive change across the region” with Pacific countries “exerting stronger leadership and directing development partners towards greater alignment behind their priorities.” The report observes that key development partners have significantly improved efforts to coordinate policy advice, technical assistance, funding support and missions with other partners and to improve predictability of aid.

The 2012 Pacific MDG Tracking Report reviews evidence of development outcomes in the 14 Forum island countries (FICs): the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. According to the report, which provides a detailed assessment of achieving MDG 1, on the elimination of extreme poverty and hunger, progress is “slow and uneven.” Only Cook Islands and Niue are on track to meet the Goals. [PIFS Press Release]


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