...Dominican Republic chosen one of the UN Millennium Project's "pilot countries" in 2004--an initiative commissioned by Mr. Annan and directed by a distinguished economist, Jeffrey Sachs--and the only one so far that has created a Presidential Commission exclusively to coordinate, monitor and follow up on the MDG progress.

The Secretary-General was deeply impressed with the Commission's presentation, stating that the Dominican Republic is "heading the right way" and setting a "model", which will be of great interest to many countries in the region and around the world. It is "an inspiration to the international community and an example to the developing world", he added. But, the remark that most caught the audience's attention was Mr. Annan's statement that "you cannot have security without development and you cannot have development without security". This encouraged many of those present to think beyond mainstream ideology regarding what type of model was being established in the Dominican Republic.

The "Dominican Model", primarily in its initial stages, is in reference to President Fernandez's commitment and dedication to the MDGs, both politically...

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