Donors are falling short of the MDG commitments

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force has issued a report detailing the gap if the MDGs are to be met. The Los Angeles Times article covering the release states:

development aid from the United States, the largest benefactor, fell 10% last year to $21.7 billion. Japan's dropped 30% and the European Union's nearly 6%. The report says the 22 donor countries committed to the plan must increase their development aid by $18 billion a year between now and 2010 to meet targets they accepted three years ago.