rural-urban dynamics_report.pdf - Khazar University

xii FOREWORD GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2013
ing landlocked and small island developing
states. To ensure that such partnerships can be
deployed effectively, the international community
needs to do a better job of facilitating joint
public-private partnerships and harnessing
technology to solve today’s development challenges.
For example, we need more dynamic
innovation and more systematic sharing of
lessons of experience. Also, resources matter.
Enduring development solutions can only be
realized if donors deliver on their pledges and,
through improved effectiveness, help countries
absorb aid more productively.
With fewer than 1,000 days remaining until
the current set of MDGs expire, it is imperative
that all of us, wherever we are, make a greater
effort to help more people escape poverty and
improve their overall well-being. Accelerating
progress toward the MDGs and maintaining
that momentum beyond 2015 is not only the
right thing to do, it is also in the best economic
interests of nations.
Jim Yong Kim
President
The World Bank Group
Christine Lagarde
Managing Director
International Monetary Fund