Africa/Global: Alternative Approaches to meeting the MDGs and fighting HIV/AIDS

In September 2005, more than 170 world leaders assembled at the United Nations Millennium Declaration Summit in New York to assess global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this report, ActionAid International USA argues that the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-led consensus which has dominated economic development policy in the poor world for 25 years is not sufficient to meet the MDGs. "Indeed, in many cases, the IMF-imposed macroeconomic policies used in poor countries are hindering both achievement of the Goals and an effective fight against HIV/AIDS."