The machinery for the global monitoring of Millennium development goals is in place within the Statistical Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the first reports have already been released.12 Initiatives for upgrading capacities for statistical and monitoring purposes are being built through partnerships by the United Nations system and national institutions.
Le projet actuellement mis au point par le Département des affaires économiques et sociales de l'ONU et le PNUD tendant à améliorer les capacités statistiques des pays de l'Afrique subsaharienne est un exemple de ce type.