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Yalta Conference
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San Francisco Conference
Creation of the UN Charter that included its Chapter IX on International Economic and Social Cooperation -
Beginning of "the modern aid era"
Understanding development cooperation as to contribute to peace and security as well -
Universal Human Rights Declaration
Article 25 of the Declaration introduces the idea of everyone having an adequate standard of living for health and wellbeing -
Marshall Plan
First regional development initiative ever for post-World War 2 Europe. It was mainly focused on economic and infrastructure development -
EPTA
Created by ECOSOC in order to make those benefits of developed countries' scientific advance and industrial progress available to developing nations. -
Colombo Plan
Organized by the Commonwealth to raise funds for development. -
Bandung Conference
Introduction of the concept of "South". It is said that states must continue fighting for their decolonization and the achievement of a greater social and economic development of their people -
OECD rebranded
It would now include non-European states as well. -
Alliance for Progress
Initiative promoted by J.F.Kennedy to ameliorate US-Latin America relations through peaceful economic cooperation and development. -
Birth of USAID
Organization created for long-term socioeconomic development cooperation. -
Birth of G-77
This Group allowed developing countries to voice their views and perspecives on political and economic issues. -
Fall of ODA
Because of the peak on the nuclear arms race and the focus on Asia through the Vietnam War. -
Pearson Report
Created by the World Bank. Aid is instrumentalized for political purposes and it establishes certain fields of action regarding development cooperation. -
ILO - WB Initiative
To address extreme poverty alleviaiton and to focus aid on specific sectors via projects in health, education and sanitation. It would also propose the professionalization of aid. -
Brandt Report
It states that the world is interconnected. This means there is a need for North-South cooperation and a "cooperation for world recovery". -
Berg Report
To create a growth-oriented program. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
This event would suppose a reduction of ODA. -
Birth of the Human Development Index
Through this index, aid would be measured in terms of health, education and access to everyday resources. -
World Summit for Children
To promote children wellbeing. Goals of reducing child mortality by 1/3, reduce maternal mortality by 1/2, reduce child malnutrition by 1/2, provide access to sanitation, provide universal access to basic education and completion of primary education by 80% of children, and protect children on situations of armed conflict. -
The Earth Summit
To rethink economic development to reduce its environmental impact. -
World Conference on Human Rights
This Conference set the idea of democracy, development and Human Rights as three elements that go together. -
International Conference on Population and Development
Several actors agreed on goals related to immigration, infant mortality, birth control, family planning, women's education, and protection of women from unsafe abortion practices. -
UN Global Conference on Sustainable Development of SIDS
Cooperation and aid for post-natural disasters situations in SIDS. -
World Summit for Social Development
Achieved a new consensus on the need to put people at the center of development through the conquest of poverty and the establishment of full employment and fostering social integration. -
Fourth Conference on Women
Advancement and empowerment of women, women and poverty, women and decision-making, violence against women. Gave a gender perspective to development. -
Ninth UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime
International cooperation for crime prevention through the exchange of views and experiences, mobilization of the public opinion, and the recommendation of policy options. -
Second UN Conference on Human Settlement
To highlight the importance of cities and their development. -
World Food Summit
Aid cooperation for post-natural disasters situations in order to ensure access to food to affected populations. -
UNCTAD IX
To maximize trade, investment and development opportunities for developing states, as well as to assist their efforts to integrate in the world economy. -
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Millennium Goals
Established in 2000 to help developing states achieve better living conditions by 2015. -
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Sustainable Development Goals
Established in 2015 to tackle the root causes of poverty and unite humanity to make a positive change for people and the planet by 2030.
