Du bilan mitigé des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement aux difficultés de mise en œuvre des Objectifs de développement durable

MDGs, conceived in terms of social objectives to be achieved by 2015 solely for the countries of the South, did not question the collective preferences of the North. The transition from MDGs to SDGs occurs in a context where global, in particular climatic, questions dominate the debates. Translating objectives to be achieved into resources to be mobilized and into observable results (profits) is particularly difficult for a long-lasting (sustainable) and, at the same time, inclusive development. This article presents the contrasted assessment of MDGs, and examines the main stakes of SDGs in a multipolar world where the financialization of capitalism is characterized by the displacement of wealth and power and the vulnerability of part of the population.