From: Yona Maro
The Netherlands wants to move forward in the world, and move forward with the world. We are involved in global problems. Ours is one of the most open countries in the world. We depend on other nations’ development for our own wellbeing and prosperity. Sustainable, inclusive growth is in our own interests and in the interests of others.
In 1981, 1.9 billion people were living in extreme poverty. By 2010, this figure had dropped to 900 million, and it will probably drop even further – to 600 million – by 2015. This means that the Millennium Development Goal of halving extreme poverty by 2015 will have been achieved. And achievement of other MDGs – for example on access to water, sanitation and primary education – is within reach. But this is not true of every MDG. We are still lagging far behind in reducing infant, child and maternal mortality rates, and in increasing access to reproductive health care.
Nearly three-quarters of the people living in extreme poverty are to be found in middleincome countries. They are not yet reaping the benefits of their countries’ economic growth. The people in question are mainly women and members of other vulnerable groups. Here the emergence of a middle class is important to put pressure on the government in these countries, thereby promoting democracy, the rule of law and women’s empowerment. Income inequality has however increased in many middle-income countries. The situation in fragile states and countries in conflict is extremely alarming. These countries are in danger of falling far behind the rest of the world – politically, socially and economically. They also pose a threat in terms of regional stability, radicalisation and terrorism, cross-border crime, and illegal migration, trade flows and supplies of raw materials.
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