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Assessing Progress in Africa Toward the Millennium Development Goals
Regional MDG Report
Mandated by the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the African Union, the United Nations Development Programme, the African
Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the
African Development Bank (AfDB) have jointly produced this annual re-
port on Assessing Progress in Africa toward the
Millennium Development Goals. Converting Africa’s impressive economic performance over the past decade into greater gains on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a primary challenge for Africa, shows the 2013 edition of the report.
It concludes that while Africa is the world’s second fastest growing region, its rate of poverty reduction is insufficient to reach the target of halving extreme poverty by 2015.
An analysis of food insecurity – the report’s theme – provides insights into how this phenomenon impacts other MDGs, particularly health-related goals, and how concerted efforts to improve agriculture, food distribution and nutrition would fast-track progress towards other MDGs.
The report reveals that climate-related shocks manifested by extreme weather conditions have destroyed livelihoods and exacerbated Africa’s food insecurity, resulting in a high incidence of underweight children, widespread hunger and poor dietary consumption patterns.
The report takes stock of Africa’s overall performance on the MDGs and identifies the best performing countries by indicator, based on progress relative to each country’s initial conditions.
Country MDG Reports

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