The UK parliament's international development select committee's report on post 2015 development goals has received a cautious welcome from IDS experts.
In their own evidence to the Committee, IDS fellows stressed that a focus on people and politics is crucial to the success of any new development framework.
Lawrence Haddad said:
"In the race to reach the 2015 finish line for the creation of a new development framework, we must not lose sight of the people and politics that will ensure its success. The select committee report makes some welcome recommendations, including one on how a new framework should reflect the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable. The importance of meaningfully involving people in the design and implementation of whatever succeeds the Millennium Development Goals cannot be underestimated. Any new goals must articulate a global shared responsibility which is underpinned by targets that are set according to national priorities and to which citizens can hold their governments to account."
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