Prices, Nutrition, and the Millennium Development Goals
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Every year, the Global Monitoring Report
(GMR) gauges progress across the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs), so we can better understand whether we are
delivering on basic global needs. These needs include
affordable, nutritious food; access to health services and
education; and the ability to tap natural resources
sustainably whether clean water, land for urban expansion,
or renewable energy sources. We assess how well the world is
doing by looking at income poverty, schooling levels, the
health of mothers and children, and inroads in treating
HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, as well as assessing
how the international development community delivers aid. We
also try to measure levels of malnutrition and hunger in the
world. Food prices can affect all these indicators. For
these reasons, the Global Monitoring Report 2012 takes the
theme of 'food prices, nutrition, and the MDG.'
This year's edition highlights the need to help
developing countries deal with the harmful effects of higher
and more volatile food prices. The 2012 GMR addresses these
basic questions. It summarizes effects of food prices on
several MDGs. It reviews policy responses including domestic
social safety nets, nutritional programs, agricultural
policies, regional trade policies, and support by the
international community. And it outlines future prospects.
