While substantial progress had been made in reducing poverty and achieving many MDG targets, much work lay ahead.
In most other fields of technology great strides have been made in reducing cost and increasing capacity over the years.
Twenty years later, the thinning of the ozone layer remains an issue but huge progress has been made in reducing the volumes of chemicals that cause the problem.
The dip in Lloyds' share price, whichhas been below 60p this year, means little headway has been made in reducing the taxpayers' stake below 9%.
While broad progress has been made in reducing poverty across the region, it has not been even and has bypassed some places entirely.
A chart on Saturday with an article about corruption in Latin America included a mutilated date for a poll in which people in 18 Latin American countries were asked whether they felt progress had been made in reducing corruption.
The rate of infant mortality has declined 16percentt in the last 10 years, maternal mortality has fallen sharply, and rapid progress had been made in reducing deaths from stroke and cardiovascular disease.
Tremendous progress -- in some places, like New York, almost miraculous progress -- has been made in reducing crime since the crack-crazed, gun-blazing days of the late 80's and early 90's.
We should approach changing our drug laws with caution and not embrace simplistic solutions that jeopardize the dramatic progress that has been made in reducing violent crime in our city.
For instance, great strides have been made in reducing the maternal mortality rate related to childbirth, which has declined to 210 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2010 from 400 deaths per 100,000 births in 1990.
By and large, a tradition of English common law leaves a freer hand for business although India is a glaring exception.Some progress has been made in reducing regulatory burdens, especially in Latin America, but much more needs to be done.
