The tenth Social Watch Report analyzes and measures nations' pledges to achieve gender equality and eradicate poverty. The 2005 edition pays special attention to the appalling gap between promises and action. Based on current trends, the report says that the states will not achieve the Millennium Development Goals. “The Social Map� of the world that accompanies this report seems doomed to be painted mostly in red, orange and yellow, the colours that symbolize different degrees of deprivation, when by 2015 the “social planet� should be entirely blue to indicate that the minimum level of social services has been met. This publication calls for immediate action by the international community. The time has come for bold and decisive action. Anything less is irresponsible.
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