Middle East / North Africa and the Millennium Development Goals: Implications for German Development Cooperation

Abstract: "How relevant are the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the Middle East and North Africa? What consequences do they have for development cooperation, especially German development cooperation, with that world region? The study by Markus Loewe provides an answer to these two questions. It notes that many countries in the Middle East and North Africa region lag behind in eliminating extreme poverty and hunger, improving the quality of education, eliminating gender disparities, protecting the environment and providing for good governance and democracy. One reason for this state of affairs is that the rulers in the region are insufficiently committed to effective reforms. German development cooperation can make useful contributions to implementing the MDGs. It should call on partner countries to step up their engagement in favor of the MDGs. It should cooperate more intensively with countries that are truly committed to achieving the MDGs. And it should doc

Object Details

• Alternative title: Relevanz der Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) für die Länder des Nahen Ostens und Nordafrikas sowie für die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit dieser Region
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783889853226
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 245 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: DIE Studies ; Bd. 19

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Entwicklungshilfe ; Kapitalhilfe ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Millenniumsziele ; :z Geschichte 1990-2015 ; Deutschland ; Mittlerer Osten ; Nordafrika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2006
• Creator: Loewe, Markus
• Contributor: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik gGmbH

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-193612
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:40 AM CEST