Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system
• Official development assistance from developed countries increased by 66 per cent in real terms between 2000 and 2014, reaching $135.2 billion.
Address the special needs of least developed countries
• In 2014, bilateral aid to least developed countries (LDCs) fell 16 per cent in real terms, reaching $25 billion.
• 79% of imports from developing countries enter developed countries duty-free.
Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
• Projections indicate that a 2.5% increase in country programmable aid in 2015, mainly through disbursements by multilateral agencies, will most benefit least developed and other low-income countries.
Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries
• In 2013, the debt burden of developing countries was 3.1%, a major improvement over the 2000 figure of 12.0%.
In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
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• From 2007 to 2014, on average, generic medicines were available in 58% of public health facilities in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications
• Globally, the proportion of the population covered by a 2G mobile-cellular network grew from 58% in 2001 to 95% in 2015.
• Internet use penetration has grown from just over 6% of the world’s population in 2000 to 43% in 2015. 3.2 billion people are linked to a global network of content and applications.
– By UN
