Millennium Development Goal 8 (cont)

Develop a global partnership for development

Target 16 In co-operation with developing countries, develop and implement strategies for decent and productive work for youth

45. Unemployment rate of 15-24 year-olds, each sex and total

Unemployment rate of 15-24 year-olds, female 1999 : 48.75%

Unemployment rate of 15-24 year-olds, male 1999 : 44.36%

Unemployment rate of 15-24 year-olds, total 1999 : 46.02%

More information is required to monitor this target, where people doing subsistence activities have been classed as unemployed

Target 17: In co-operation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries

46. Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis 1999: 80-94% (2003 HDR)

Access to essential drugs is adequate, with sick people from the outer islands requiring treatment transferred to the main hospital in Honiara (or overseas) MoH to confirm

Target 18: In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications

47. Telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 population 1990: 1.64 2002: 1.87 (ITU estimates)

Telephone lines per 100 population

Cellular telephone subscribers per 100 population

The number of telephone lines per 100 population is increasing at a slow rate even though there are initiatives such as the village based Internet posts.

48. Personal computers in use per 100 population and Internet users per 100 population

Personal computers in use per 100 population 2002: 4.43 (ITU estimates)

Internet users per 100 population 2002: 0.54 (ITU estimates)