The aim of these efforts is to help meet theUNMillenniumDevelopmentGoals (MDGs) on environmental sustainability, water supply, sanitation, food security and poverty alleviation.
It is important both in its own right and for its contribution to many other goals, including theUNMillenniumDevelopmentGoals and the realisation of universal human rights.
The Conference also recommended a number of strategies to improve reporting on Caribbean regional integration and the achievement of theUNMillenniumDevelopmentGoals, including poverty alleviation, to which regional governments are committed.