Develop a global partnership for development Creating a global
partnership for development In September, world leaders convened
at United Nations Headquarters in a high-level summit. An
important outcome of that meeting was a renewed commitment to
the Goals – by the countries that created them. Goal 8, to
encourage a global partnership for development, finds its
highest expression in the compact made by these leaders as they
pursue ambitious plans to lead their people out of poverty and
towards a better future. Progress made worldwide At the regional
level, cooperation included events such as the First Islamic
Ministerial Conference on the Child in Rabat (Morocco),
organized jointly by the Organization of the Islamic Conference,
the Islamic Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization and
UNICEF to address issues important to the well-being of children
in the Islamic countries and countries with large Muslim
populations. Collaboration at the national level is reflected in
such countries as Ecuador, where U