The role of philanthropy has shaped up as an essential ingredient in this united humanitarian-style press to address healthcare issues, including the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which further works to destabilize an already fragile economy. According to an overview of the report published Oct. 20 in the New York Times, the organizational structure of the development plan created an administrative niche that encourages and supports philanthropists, such as Bill and Melinda Gates and the Rockefeller Foundation, to concentrate on methods and strategies they have already established to fight off malnutrition.

The role of African nations is still being debated, but report recommendations call for a discussion of government-funded farm subsidies, enabling farmers to purchase fertilizer or minimal equipment, according to the report. The report also called for the removal of tariffs and subsidies on some commodities crops—soybeans and cotton—in America and Europe. The practice was blamed for reducing the price of world crops and minimizing the profit margin for unsubsidized farms in developing countries.

Zoellick also announced a World Bank commitment to step up efforts to implement strategies to minimize greenhouse emissions. Funds relinquished from a build up of donations by wealthy nations to the International Development Association are anticipated to encourage a cohesive practice of combining environmentally-friendly strategies with development plans within emerging nations.        

At the U.N., a partnership is forming in favor of countries willing to adopt policies that enhance the 2002 Monterrey, Mexico, agreement to actively fund financial development programs. Citing the fact that financial contributions from wealthy countries have declined by 0.03 percent in the last year, according to an Oct. 23 release by the UN News, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon supported trade measures that boost fragile economies and called for the development of “sustainable debt repayment” plans funded through international financial institutions.