Algiers — The Economic Commission for Africa and its partners, African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Development Programme's Regional Bureau for Africa (UNDP-RBA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) concluded the validation the 10th edition of the MDG report on Africa. The event was held in Algiers Algeria, from 3 to 4 May 2015 and was attended by MDG focal persons from 51 African countries as well as representatives from civil society.

The meeting provided perspectives on lessons learnt in accelerating progress on the MDGs and concluded that even if many goals remain to be achieved, all countries have made progress on at least one target of the MDGs. The meeting also underscored the importance of effective communication and follow up for the success of development agendas such as the MDGs. In that vein it was noted that National MDGs reports helped mobilise Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and other stakeholders to put pressure on governments to intensify efforts and devote resources towards achieving agreed goals while Regional reports such as the MDG report for Africa permitted cross-country comparison, peer-learning and emulation.

Underscoring the importance of the MDG Report, the meeting expressed support for a successor report that in addition to monitoring progress, contributes to the debate on policies and reforms underlining progress towards achieving the Social Development Goals (SDGs) through original country case studies jointly undertaken by ECA and partners, along with experts from the selected countries.