With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, the development community has set its guideposts for the next 15 years.
From our experience with the Millennium Development Goals, we know that there is tremendous value in setting targets; particularly, they focus attention and resources on internationally agreed priorities.
But more important than agreeing on goals is achieving them. As we now move into the implementation phase, one of the major keys to success will be improving how the community works together in pursuit of these new objectives.
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About the author
Paul Weisenfeld@PaulWeisenfeld
Paul Weisenfeld is executive vice president for international development at RTI International, a global research institute and leading international development organization. Before joining RTI, he served as a foreign service officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development, achieving the highest rank of career minister in the Senior Foreign Service. He is currently chair of USAID’s Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid and serves in the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and other boards and advisory committees.
