Traducción de «Informar sobre desarrollo social » (Español → Inglés) :

The three elements of sustainable development have been cited frequently: they are economic, social and ecological development.

For example, the World Bank calculates that if we fail to act on the issue of climate protection, there will be a 1% – 2% drop in GDP in the industrialised countries in the coming years as a result of climate change, but a 10% fall in GDP in the developing countries. This makes it clear that the environment and social and economic development cannot be played off against each other, but are inter-linked.

The agreement that has been concluded lays down that the fundamental pillars of international development cooperation are a series of principles shared by donors and beneficiaries and, in particular, the concept of good governance at all levels, the existence of solid democratic institutions and respect for the Rule of Law, all in the spirit of partnership, on the basis of which the developed States are committed to adopting a series of measures to make financing flows more flexible for developing countries – albeit with a set of conditions – enabling governments to use international cooperation to create domestic conditions favourable to economic g ...[+++]rowth and social development.

The agreement that has been concluded lays down that the fundamental pillars of international development cooperation are a series of principles shared by donors and beneficiaries and, in particular, the concept of good governance at all levels, the existence of solid democratic institutions and respect for the Rule of Law, all in the spirit of partnership, on the basis of which the developed States are committed to adopting a series of measures to make financing flows more flexible for developing countries – albeit with a set of conditions – enabling governments to use international cooperation to create domestic conditions favourable to economic g ...[+++]rowth and social development.

The Mediterranean policy is now operating in a world of extremely varied interests and latent stabilisation, and it must therefore include certain elements such as the development of peace-keeping initiatives – but it must not, I would stress, be limited to this – and the creation of partnership projects which involve northern and southern Europe, precisely because the objective of making the Mediterranean an area of dialogue, tolerance and cooperation and a guarantee of peace and stability cannot be achieved without firm political will or without the lasting, well-balanced social and economic development of less-favoured peoples and the ...[+++] social development of the coastal peoples, improving their employment possibilities, in order to put an end to the multitude of problems caused by the tremendous number of emigrants leaving the Basin and now affecting all the countries of the Union.

The Millennium Development Goals are at the core of development policy. They highlight the importance of social and human development to achieve development and poverty reduction.