By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - There is no need for concern over the long list of new U.N. development goals and the even longer list of indicators as they are essential for measuring progress, international charity WaterAid said. The current draft document, produced after formal discussions, panels and U.N. working group meetings, includes 17 goals and 169 targets such as ending hunger, combating climate change and ensuring access to safe water. Critics say the list, designed to replace the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that expire this year, is too unwieldy to be effective, too costly to monitor and will be hard to measure because of a lack of data in many countries. "Progress is made when you're paying attention to the indicators of success. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
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