Prospect for Accelerating Human Development in The twenty-first Century

Recently, in the beginning of the new century the wide disparities of welfare in the world increasingly clear. Average life expectancy in the most advanced country is twice that of the least developed country (LDC). Ninety-tree per cent of the global burden of disease is connected in low and middle-income countries, but 90% of resources allocated to health are spent on 10% of the world population-the wealthy part. It is also clear that any development progress in all regions is fragile and can be reversed. Some regions have lost the momentum for achieving poverty reduction goals, and number of poor people in most developing nations is raising.

Globalization can facilitate the unleashing of our combined efforts and expertise to reach global solutions. The goal would be bring more and more people into the economic mainstream, to reduce the disparities across and within countries, and to promote equitable access to the benefits of development. Public actions that could help achieve the goals are:

1. For development to be sustainable, human development and economic growth both should be accelerated in tandem. Market must therefore be supplemented with investment in human capital at four levels. First, countries need complete the unfinished agenda of the twentieth century in order to build secure foundations for growth and development. Second, countries simultaneously to address agenda in order to become competitive participant in a global economy. Third, the poor need to be active participants in the design and implementation of development program. Fourth, action must be rooted in processes that are socially inclusive and responsive to changing circumstances.
2. More needs to be done to enable weak economies to participate in the global economy. The international community should work flexibly to reduce barriers to fair competition in the global economy.
3. The need to recognize more clearly the interdependence of nation. Many long-standing problems have taken on international dimensions and no one country can solve them alone.
4. There is need for greater cooperation between all sector. The foregoing demonstrates the importance of developing strategic alliances and linkages with all stakeholders.
5. Countries need integrated policy packages and institutional environments that foster transparency and accountability, reward hard work and creativity, and facilitate participation.
6. The need for much greater commitment to the international development goals, which are:
   a. A reduction by half in the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by 2015.
   b. Universal primary education in all countries by 2015.
   c. Demonstrated progress toward gender equity and empowerment of women.
   d. Better for mortality rate for infants and children, and maternal mortality.
   e. Access through the primary health care system to reproductive health services for all individuals of appropriate ages.
   f. The implementation of national strategies for sustainable development in all countries.
7. The needs to leverage better the power of modern research and information technology. Developing country need financial and technical assistance to support economic reform efforts, investment in growth and expand access and quality.
8. The overall responsibilities and accountability for reduction and human development rests with the impoverished countries themselves. Strong political and intellectual leadership is a necessary condition for effectively utilizing international support.