As we continued to sift through the data, it became evident that this was not a fluke: On many key development indicators, the world stepped up over the past year to avert some of the worst-case scenarios.
Ngenkathi siqhubeka nokuhlunga imininingwane, kwacaca ukuthi lokhu kwakungeyona inkinga: Ezinkomba eziningi ezibalulekile zentuthuko, umhlaba wenyuka onyakeni owedlule ukunqanda ezinye zezimo ezimbi kakhulu.