Bangkok--4 Sep--UNIS Bangkok As world leaders prepare to review gains in global development in New York later this month, a new UN report finds significant progress in providing debt relief to the world’s poorest countries, but not in fulfilling trade and development aid commitments. Donors will need to increase their development assistance by $18 billion a year between now and 2010 if they are to meet their previously agreed pledges. The report, Delivering on the Global Partnership for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, was prepared by the MDG Gap Task Force, created by UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon to track international commitments on aid, trade and debt, and to follow progress on access to essential medicines and technology. “The year 2008 should mark a turning point in progress towards the Millennium Development Goals,” said Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon. “This report is a wake-up call. It provides a valuable snapshot of where the global community is on track in fulfilling its commitments, and where we need to strengthen our efforts for the second half of the MDG timetable.This document will be an invaluable tool when world leaders gather for a high-level event in New York on 25 September to identify urgent ways to take action on the Goals.”