Full Coverage: MDGs

22.03.2009 Not many countries are bothering with MDG progress reports. Here's a rare example for 2008, even rarer for its clear graphics and concise explanations of the challenge posed by the targets. pdf file from UNDP

14.03.2009 Tanzania is often described as a development success story in Africa. It doesn't look that way if you study the facts of life for the poor.

02.03.2009 William the Conqueror was a thousand years ahead of his time. As the lack of accurate data undermines the Millennium Development Goals, we can see how the Domesday Book was a model for development planning in its day.