World Summit outcome actions.

World leaders, meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 14 to 16 September, 2005, agreed to take action on a range of global challenges.

Development

* Strong and unambiguous commitment by all Governments, of donor and developing nations alike, to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

* Additional $50 billion a year for fighting poverty by 2010.

* Commitment by all developing countries to adopt national plans for achieving the MDGs by 2006.

* Agreement to provide immediate support for quick impact initiatives to support anti-malaria efforts, education and health care.

* Commitment to innovative sources of financing for development, including efforts by groups of countries to implement an international finance facility and other initiatives to finance development projects, in particular in the health sector.

* Agreement to consider additional measures to ensure long-term debt sustainability through increased grant-based financing, cancellation of 100 per cent of the official multilateral and bilateral debt of heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs). Where appropriate, to consider significant debt relief or restructuring for low- and middle-income developing countries with unsustainable debt burdens that are not part of the HIPC initiative.

* Commitment to trade liberalization and expeditious work towards implementing the development dimensions of the Doha work programme.

Terrorism

* Clear and unqualified condemnation by all Governments, for the first time, of terrorism "in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes".

* Strong political push for a comprehensive convention against terrorism within a year. Support for early entry into force of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention. All States are encouraged to join and implement it, as well as the 12 other anti-terrorism conventions.

* Agreement to fashion a strategy to fight terrorism in a way that makes the international community stronger and the terrorists weaker.

Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping and Peacemaking

* Decision to create a Peacebuilding Commission to help countries transition from war to peace, backed by a support office and a standing fund.

* New standing police capacity for UN peacekeeping operations.

* Agreement to strengthen the Secretary-General's capacity for mediation and good offices.

Responsibility to Protect

* Clear and unambiguous acceptance by all Governments of the collective international...