United Nations Speeches
• On behalf of the Croup of 77 and China, at the Opening Plenary of the
UN 60th General assembly during the session of Financing for Development,
September 14, 2005
• To the High Level Plenary of the UN General Assembly, September 15, 2005
• At the lnteractivve RoundtabJe to the High Level Plenary of the UN 60th
General Assembly, September 16, 2005
• At the United Nations 60th Assembly, September 17, 2005
By
The Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, ON, PC, QC, MP
Prime Minister of Jamaica
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.· ·STATEME.N:T-BY
THE:MOSTJiQN. P.J. PATTERSON QN,-PC, QC,:MP .
:· : . < .. · -. r ·R.IME MtNISTERQF JAMAICA . .·::_· .·· · · · .·
ON B'E.HAtiOF THE GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA
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AT.THE OP~NINd:P-LENARY OF THE UNITEO .. •
. . .. · NATiONS 60TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY ·. .
DURINGTHE SES.SION ON FINA:N'CJING FOR . .- •· .. · DEVELOPMENT . . ..
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Mr. President · . · ·
Distinguished Heads of State and Government
·.secretary General
Excellencies, .
The Group_of 77 and ChinJ1 nn wh?se behalf I sp~ak today,
.. is most pleased . to see you preside . over this important
· 'meeting.:
. Vje gather here to ~sses~ 9ur efforts . Looking ahead, we .
at providing the financing ,npces- ·must de. termine
sary for_ develo~me_nt .. ot the
developit1g countries , n ~~c con:'. and provide · the
text of our joint cornm,tment_s additional financing
made at the Millennium Summit d. ·
and the several development o~i- , . require to ensure
, ented corferences and summ,t,s. achievement of the .·
•• , sin<::e the l990s'. development .
-· · · · · .. objectives and ·
· fookirig · ahead; we mu.· st _d_eter- I ·
h dd I · goa s._.•
mine and provide t e a . 1tIona, ________ _
-· financing required to ensure . .
· achievement of .. the development objectives and goals,
(nciuding the MiHenniun_, · Development Goals (MDGs)
within the stipulated timetrame. . ·
.. Assessme·111 al the Overall Transfer ·111 Resources
Since the Millennium Summit; the developin~ _countrit .
made total net transfers of over US$1,174.5_ B1llion tote
developed cmintries. · . .
These negative -transfers have persisted for the last 8 _years
des ite the commitments .by the ~eveloped countries to
inc~casc Official Development Ass1stanc~, to reduce debt
and debt service payments, t? open . their n:1arkcts t~ the
products of develbpin~ countries_ and to encourage private
investment in developing countries.
While resources from developing count~ies. !I<?~ t_o devel-
0 ed countries without impediments1 the in1t1at1ves and
pfogrammes of developed countries which would transfor
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reso~rc:e-~ dr. pmvid.l:icces~ _to d_~yelt>pjng :courit~i~-s~ have --··_·.
.. either beep negiigibfe1 stymi~d negotiatibns, ._qtsurrounded · '
-with strict poHcy.-conditj.onaHties/ '· . . · ·
• · Pert•nnalli:11 ID l■dlVidual Areali for IISaur~e -■,bmsat11nl@ thlt Monterrev censensus: .
.:-0•111eslic 1,saa~es.••i-peve1qpt~.
i cduntries h'ay~ been .making.significant . effort
and have msreased d9,rne.$.t1~_resources. But a large porti'o.n of ..
: ~hese resoyr,ces have':pt?f b'e·~n av~ila~le:for develop'f!1ental .
1nvestrnent~ as Covernm.ents have: been forced td.;t.ise:.-:iffor
debt s~idng, par~iculafly to then,:ultilateraf dev,Mophient
. banks ·ancf:as "international reserve.s:1
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·:,. lnvesun~nt R·11ws
lnveJrJ~:btflm\'S hav~ rec;ver~d ,to reach the annual aver~
, a~e f9rth~ye'a~ prior to the Asian Crisis. These flows; mainly :
. d1re~t foreign 1nvE?stment, are however c;:oncentrated, in a
__fe w large . d~yeldping cpuntries, ·· while flows ·to other_,_
· :,.regions have be.en.in steady decline. . .•
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,: O fflclal De,rjJap~ent Assistaoc·e_iO DAJ
_-Untilte_<=:~'.ntJy, there ii~~ a -'precipitat~ fall- o'ff i~ the .impJe~ ·
ment~tion of commitTTlent after the Monterrey Co'hsensus
particutar!y in the mqbHisation of financial ·resources: for
devele>pme·nt. The G77and C:hina i$ the'refore n,osfencour- :
aged by recent _commitments . to substantr~I increases in
.- QOA and by }he est~bHshmenf<of a firm l im~table by Jhe
-_~uropean -Qn1on, fqr rts n:iembers to reach the '0.7 per cent
tcirget We urge other.developed c99ntries .to do likewise.
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. ,.Debi
. There h~veheen reductions i~ the ratiosofd~btto GNI and
.· deqt:.,~ervice to e~port earnings -sinc;:e 2000 d~e to strenu.
. o ~s efforts at repayment by_developing coun'tries and some .
.-.·. ·debt relief.: ·· ·. · · ·
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With due d~feren"ce .-toithe ~:003 {IEvian aJ)proa°2i1ir., there
· has however been no real initiative to: address.t he debt of
non-HI PC low income ~nd middle inconi~-- •developing .·
countries. This_ burden is heavy for many of these· c:qunfries .
.. Trade
There _has been no progress · in the Doha . Developm~nt
Round 2001, and, :consl.Jhaticihs to date h?ve not yield~d
any fundam'ent~Fhistrvctions to the Hong Kong-Ministerial
·Meeting -_ in November .2005 to advance ·the -. situation :of
de.vefoping countries. : ·.. . ·.. · ..
: -llew Innovative Sources
~here have· been ~any studies and proposals_ irl thi$ area,
.. : including the::initiative of the President of Bqiz"il on action
. againsrh4iiger andpoverty. We welcome·all_these:initiativ~~ -.
bLJt rt()te tbat n<:>°ne has yet reached a stage of agreemer,1t for ..
. .-: i_mplementatiorl: . . . . .
.. The wav Forward· ..
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Mr. President ... . : :· ·
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• · We need to be ambitjous and determined ln the fate of.
the assessment, that-we are n~t on track to fuJfil the .
objectives of any of the development oriented "summits,
largely ,due to._limitatio·ns of finanting; .. . .
• _ Average annual net trar1sfors ()f over_ LJS$J-30 Billion .
-from dev~loping counfries to .the developed _countries
have riotyet been forthco_ming. . . .
·. It 1i not sufficient _ to: s.et (arg~ts. · .iJ~-must tionou·r "th~jr .
implementation in a timely manner>
ltshould by now be abundantly dear to aU-of us that we
cannot cross this chasm ofdevelopm~nt ·f_ihan<;ing by· any
· series of small" steps; We need to make a 'gianfstep, let us
do so now. · ·
I thank you . .
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THE MOST HON.· P.J. PATTERSON ON PC QC MP
_ .. PRIME MINISTER_ OF JAMAICA ' ' ·
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TO THE Hl_~H LEVEL:_PtENARY OF THE UNITED
_ NATtONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Mr. President,
. Five years ago we adop\~d ~ ,.D~daratio~ rev,ealfn&i our :·
vision for the. shaping of 1nternatt9nal society mJhe new •.
millennium.: The records show that th.:e results h~ve fallen
far shoh 9f out expectations: · · ·· · ·
~e have tilled lltnee( the ~;gets w~· set; poverty .Jnd .
·infectious dfseases remain rampant;·:tension?frnmwar ~nd ·
·terrorism::are .strainingJh~ fabric ofinte.rnationc1I secu.n~y; .
the proliferation of '-'.Vr~pons:of allJi.nds generates fear ar,d .:i
· thr~aten~. do111estic peace. . · · ·
.. The wodd .has become. ir,ore in.~ed.He. There\i ·sti:ll too
much instability and:: conflict. Thefe i~ ~till too m~c.~;:~hard- .
. ship and suffering< •~o·: m~ny are, bet.ng left behind: 1n .. the
· march towards theM1l1ennttJm p~\fetoprr,ent Goals . . ... .. :
ThisSurlimi( rlillst send a message of hope lo millions who ... ·
. ·are stm· living in n:tisery. · . .
For this to happ~n, thr~e things ar·e paramou~t •.
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first, we must st;engthen the gklb11I partnership_.T~e prin- .
ciples are . well .. establishe~ i' .shar¢d ~esp~n:5-1b1_hty an.d ::
rntJtual accountability constitute .the bas1,cfoun9~t1on . . But
we must get.the partnership to ~ork and .sho~ concre~e
results , .· CommitmenKsolemnl'y:g1veri must be::.1mplern~nt~. :
ed. An adequate and ptedir ~able flow ofresourCfi!S a~d .·· ..
. their effective .utilization is the essence of Jhe partnership ·
. between donors and recipierits( based on thr dis<:~arg~ of
mutual obligatfons andacc()ur\fability; .:'_t sho~~d be carr~~d :: .
out without burden~ome policf cond1t1onaht1es and with
· ir,stitutional safeguards tor good governa.nce~ · · ·
S:econd,. thi5 ·process should b~ complemented by actio_n_to .
eliminate ineqLJiti.~s . in the glo~al sy~t~m th.ra,~gh pos1t!ye .
adjustments in global ernnom1c policies which "":ill: :give
developing . countries a .better chance:.t.9 . benefit from
access to markets, capital flows arid more fayour.c3~1rterms
iri the transfer of technology. · · · · ·
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:>>Pr~t1c. •p:art.1.c:ipatiorc:. The l.3retton Wcfod~:•. lqstitutio.r'ls:whose .. ,·,:i:c~~:~lt~~~~~N:it?Pirpp.lc;{jh;om1 i~eJ~hoqlfJ ..
dates f6F reform. It ·is long . . There is no doubt that
overdue~. ... . •··:;,::.::, · < a reform oftfte<UN:'.::::· . ,.· ." 't~iii!i}t!:t
.. · defid~nci~s and :,<
· · .. :: . · str~ngthen ·
:·:·: imple.rnentatiQb. •• ri)ultila.Jeralism.\).
,.Mr.f'resitl~i)t, <' .. .... .
: ~:itrls,T~i;:~:~ '.ti~,;~r~~r 11:1.~:friii];)~nr
strengthen multilaterafism. · · •. · ·
: ·Jne .result sh.0Gfd.r1;tb¢J~ ehti.~qch ttl~ ~◊-r.tcfpower struc·~•::: .
•:. :tureforJp.~:.uN tO:.pecome its:}nsfrument. The system:rnus,t ...
· ··wor~for allofus;J~eSecurity.Counc::jl shouldbtf reformed :·:
. in •its sttucture .a!1diproce<i:t:1rei=tQ betoriie:more repre.sen"'. .: ..
·: tatiy~ arid to in~pire me~ier fo~fi.d¢nc:e iri its decision·s:> :
/ECOSQC should b(;:<str.engtheneq ·.:· and .. empowered:· to ·:
.:: :participc1te :in gl9.bal ·~conomic:':"pqlicy~ma~Jhg ·and ena..bled :,
::to Pf:9¥ioe effediye :coordination and. ~q /pr.9niote c6her"
· ·.· e,nce.; ::.·R.eforrn .?bt?tild b~ing an end to ttj~·excessive ·•poiiti-•.
fi~ation ~f!d adv~m;adaiJ pproaches whic:h h.a~tfdisc:redited :.
:•.}he ope.ra~i~.~s of the HUmap ~i:ghts c6'~~,~~J~:>n. :· :· : ..
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The outcorne·documeht froril t~i{Surnmit is f~Ffrorn ideal, .. :
yet:h repre~~p'ts..,:_a \Y.C>rkable ba~ii :for a strong~_F.Uhited .
. :\ Natip~.- lfifreaHy up to us~ .For the m,pst i_rnportaht reform ·
' .Js not·inJhe ~nstituti,9ns a.ridstructur~~- · ltis th~_.::policief
,'apdac:tion~,ofMem~·er States,whicf1deter,mine.oursu,ccess
::. oV'f~i 1(:inf ,.:Jt: tequif~s :rer1unci~Jidi{:9f ;~;,quitable afteJ:dis- ·:· .id;~\~,:~~i.,etiit~,~~t1t::~0~~;~~~t•~t~:::;;~1:t . • ·.
, mutli~I ' respectt1:r,d p;1ore::'.~ff9rt tp achi,~ve th~, COO)fTlPrl :-,:
),in~~re~ts :ofv~aH/: :·· · · · · '· ,. -. .·
·-•• ·: ,-qJhis .:~pd,.}amaic:aJs aKiays re1dy to p!ay:"1ts:,p~tr•·
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HIGH ~EV.EL PLENA~~_QF THE. UNITED NAIIC>NS
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I[f iI:i~J~1t1~itf fi\!\~?il!ij"! maki_~g commitments., but that we are g·oing to.proceed ·-fo :·:
effective implementation. . ·. · . · . , ·
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...·.r t \,~~,,n!ti?tt~~J1~:i1i;c~ti1i~~~r;~i~~uf.!~<·
. research and f~r the ~eve!opmerit a!ld sfrengthening=of
hea1th sy~t~ms 1n dey.e.lop1ng countries. We have Jearnt
in the global village that what affects one ts likery to·
affect aH, While there are some diseases that Have _: . . f ;:il~Aii,lf~~,i~~iiil~~f',
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. ·:·aQdho.w theyinipatt on deveJqping C()t/n~fles. ·)"hese :_· ..
hav~ toJnclu_de th~ risk frofnvoJatil_ity, ~~·p:itaJ)t~ns'a,~ti9n, · ..
instabifityiri exchange rate _regimes andt~e dange"rs of
. instability and crisis arrsing ·from contagion. · .. ·
. Oneagain :~e make/~:talLf.or::the ~~'iqrrr\:.P.f)h~•:rntef::.:·:
natioriaf.finaneial :archited'tire in ordeFt6":feduce th~se.>> risk. ·. ·.• '·'· ... ,... ·
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6/ The final thing I would like t~ mention again ,: hich has .
been repeatedry requested anq to which the President o(. Nam i l:,la · spoke; i~:thafw.~:h'aye to democr~ti ze:inter-:- \ ·
natio9a.L~c:pnorpicdecisidh;rn,aki'~g. . .. <, .. ::i · . . .
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matio(l, we have,i to.look at:=ihe refotm· on. the Bretton .
W(?O~-s lnstitutfons six decad~ aftJr--~hey ·came. fr,to ..
, = .,being to reflect the ·economic realities in the world of
;today.· =:·:· :: -,. -.:.,::::::::::, ·-- -. ·-:.- =·•= · · -.. ::::==
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-. W;=~~:'~ -~o,:~,~~e within th~=-:,=~baf system;-some vehicle .•·
-.- ~at ·p~omotes: integrated consideration of t~de, finance ,,,: , .If ~\1f &\,i1~ti~Sl~;\~i1~i lits .
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. !f i;~:!;;;~t~li;1:iit\f ~'.~.,;~;!tt1t i.~i~, .
. /rightsi the ~nvfronmehtal -qu~~tjon af)'p gl()bal sepfrity with
'·· lssμ,~s p~r.talrifcig to develppment, ,the eraditatio.rf bf poverty,
dis~a,se •'a'.r)d ~u'(:1g~r. ::._ · ._. · •-,.· .=: .. . . • =< •· .. . = _ :- :=\--
_.. VVe h;ave tb 1.eav~:-~ew.'.=~drk,~i,th a very d~a( signa,_l·:and -~
v~ry dea_r :ca1l·th~t the timeO:h~i com~ wheh:t.he: Jntertia: =
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Nkfr~s·icfent; . ·. ··· •·. •. .· .·=·. ··•:·• .. ··· ·:••···-·-·:·• :· •
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1~r J~;~J,t,;r;;;:~~1t~0r;m :·t h~i~~~~~~~t
. d~~ an1.}J~~l!,t~~ pe?pfe farlj9 earn US~? 9~1lr, ......
.W!~I;!~t;{~~iit;i1i11i?!?i~ll~!:;
· .· ~ ~t;t;r;:tit~:~br~i~~:~~,ri:~rlftft l!:sfa1ir:':: ·.
t~e elim1nat1.on_ ofhung~r, we:),yqijJq gf·cen:rnrres\1way; ,
·. . . . . . .. ·.· . . . ·· . · · . ....... • ·.·. ··: . :. . .•. . • . ···=•'.•
lnfa~~ m~rtality; mater~atm~~<1.lity; ... HIV/Aibs; TiJberculosis, ...
Malaria and ·other a:hfectious dise.ases,-environmental sus-
· .. tainability areal! target~ .that we are likely to tni$~ gl9bally;· .:
.·· Li(llited fin~.M~ial resources, d~bt, restricted asymrlletrical . :
tradeC>pportuhities;.•and HIV/AIQS have been identified :as ·
..:· :major. inhibiting. factors . . Beyorid.:ihese crristraintsf many .
. developing cou'ntr.ies ~ave ... s_uffered . devastati hg na~ural.
~iS9Stertd.μring the \astfive :years .. ,·Thes~. have disrupfod
ecqnomil growth, · 0'1~?ged production; 'destroyeq _.infra_
structure · and di~Joq~ted popu._lations. ,They · hav~ ::caused.··.
econorpic loss~~ amounting t6 ·ye¥i( · · ·
of-Gro~s'Domestif,groduct {GDP);.\ . . . ...: N<> one>can
· · · .· · · remain safe·a.nd .
The pev.efbprpentgo~ls and . targets .·. ..· secure or even
... ·· cannot be met- within the: time- .. :. contenf ~hile.
·•:· fra111esah ithe absence of a· massi·ve ·.. · .. · · · · ·
· ·· ... ... •< · · · · · living• in an o_. asis . ,additibfrofrefources -·financial ,and ·
.•. tech~ic~L -Nb on'e can .remain safe · ... of wealth ..
•. ar1d ,,,secme or even ·:content -white . surrounded by:~ .
-H~ing· in an oa'si·s of::}ve~hh .sur- . · . . deserfof': .
rounded-by Ci' d~~ert of poverty.·· ..
·Not to be forgo.tten .is ~he u~ft.ilfill~d .·. .. . •. _.:. . .. .
.. agerida of.gender eq~ality: _The· empowe,rmen~ ofwomen
: ·musfb~ .~i'vital ingredient in al I our social <1nd.-: economic .·
progra'mrnes/ _'• . . . . . .. .
. financing '" .... ~.11am'e11f ..
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·• Mr. Pres:ideri( ..
·. We ;greed in Monf;r~~y_pn a'<:,o~pr~h~risive 'appma2h t9 .·
mobilise th.e financing.needed for.real global-development
:.whichspe~ified.tbe contributions required from ·.developing ··
and de\7_1op~~countries. •·.. ·.
Our review has ·relealed that the ... developing 'countrie~, as .
a group, have deli\,ered on thejr commitments. Most- have
·· afhieved a level of economic' .. growt~ and· have increase~
domestic· resources and foreigrLexchang~ reserves~ There ,, __ :.
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. ;:~~~ils~~t~ltelf!;~i1~i~,,~:~~;~~t::~;·, . ·taster than the,rtotal expor,t·t.ra9e anqiah increasingdlow of ::.·,
,nvestn,.ent. ...... ·.·. ···· · ..... ·· ·•i =.<: · ·.
••:· .
. •.. At t~e ~S~9~n~i$out,h.•Su.~rriit .in. S?~ti)nJ ~ne,::te.a gr.e~~.·: ·
. ,gq a .n,aJot:.P.rogramnw_.ofSouth/,§.oμth: cooperation. Thiffs .·
.afr~ady h~Y:lrs· re~~.,~.;.·r 5=ite iwfe~ampl~{';.. . . •.••·•". . ..
:·. •:·::··:.-·
.•. .f, iJs~r th~\~~~emmen~\.E?.! Qatar, .. t:bin'aa rJ.d.l~dia pl~dg:~d
: .. at ..the:Su.mrn1t, tjon~t!90~/to .Jau.n.ch "The· South Fund:J0 r··.·.
.<::. D~y~lopm.er;i(ahcf HumadJfariao:A~sistance". . . .·• .·:·.
.::·i;111~1~~!i~i*;:r~;1t:!iiil:· efpn9p,1c JntY.gJ~tt9n .. 1n the ·.Caribbean. •·· Thhr.'-is .. a · m6si >;~ir~r~~ii~!~ttf ~:ip;\~=-Pf 'high ia;nd vof.ifife efl~rgy /
· .·;; ~;d~~~t;;i:t~,i;rti~!f: ~~~~~1rjt•;Wt~;;!~~:;:r:i
.. 10,:}~e .. provt~.iqp. of Offi~i.a.l Dev~lopn,efit Assi~tahce . .. ·we·.
••· i~\/~ii;~'.~~::~~~a~btJhf et~;Ji~;;;:fi~.f ti::~t·~t;)'•
. C:puntn~s (f-UPC~), as.·.w;~II as the reriew~dfotus .on':'Afdca
· .~nd on·itf_lY/AIDS·." .. · ...
· ~~.;;~if :;:~¥1~JtJ~~?l,tt:~t~i~~f !~~:i;~;17!: ·••
•·•. ~ 1t~1ipt~in~!t~m#i1l~ne~:ita~~~~i~~c~i·.
pay~e-~..t . 5 t9, ~h~ m.ult1fateraJ .. :devel6p.m.erit bank~ and =?t6
'0.f rea~e .fof~'.g?·::exc~ar1ge reservef :·helq iri ... q~vefoped
co1.mtries.:.::::• This · has Jed· tq net tr~nsfers tc(the .develo.ped .
. countq~s every y~~(since l998; : · · ·· · · · · · · ·
·. -·f:d~;~~%:~;)~6s~.:tWd~i~,~!s1i:1~:~i;r-i:i:~•·i developr:ng c;:oliritri.es; . ·•· . .. . . ·•·.. . .
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Third, the. incre·ase in'6DAsihc;~2000:h?is. ,a~gety been the. :·
res·ult of .'r~s.ouh:es targeted for :emerger.ity.a~sist(lnce, debt
·. relief and iechnical assi~t~i,ce. Tog~ther they accqunted for .
. fifty cents o(~very aid dollar-iii 2004. · ··· · ·
. Fourth, d~b.t relief has been :limited to those HI.PC countries
whic:h have satisfied IMF' conditions fot disbursements;•
:·~iftl,, :th~ ~e,rm·s o( tra.de fonth,beto wot~ a~~inst commoqity ·
· .. and preferehce ·dep~n1ent deve}oping c~u'htries; . and . .
Sixth,: the sudd~n erd~ion 6ffr?,de· pr.~ferences. has)created:
sigi1ifit~ht~co99mic hardships .fqr many developing•t.oun~ -...
. tries without the r~sourc~s or tfrri~. to diversify;.the;r· expo.rt ·
·base. · ·· ·... ·· · ····· · · · · ·
The .n~t result . is that there:· has been .·insuff\cii nt·'.~ew ·
: resqyl'.cek:avaHablefo the.vast.rna.jority9f .de.velopi~g coun~
trJesjo. ~,nves~:.Jr, me~ting long-term. development goal.~. ·:· ·
.· Policy sp;ce fo(deyeloti~·~ cou~tries.to ·Jc:t_eff~ctively,\he
· .. timing arid quality of the resource flows, are ·a,Jso importa~t·:
In: this reg~rd the G-77 and ·C~iria calls for th? elimination .of :aid coriditiOn~lities: :y.vhich <::onstricf the policy opfions ::
.. for devel.oping countries andthErrealeffe9tiveness of devel-
. opmerit cOoper~tion,. · · ·· · ·
.. F.urther,· we .. ·~tr~~S ·the .. n~~9,.to .tease the ·use .of unilat~raf. ·.·
· coercive me·asμr~~ againstde'.velopir1g cou·rj.tr:ies. it is wrong :.
frtapply the weig~t of etOnornk povyer to pressure c:ievel- ,:
· oping couriJries foi .. politicaLp.urposes. lh,ey cause severe ·•
hardships an·d jeop<1rdise :·~.evel9prpent<~fforts; including
the achfevement 6fthe MDGs . . ::.. . ·· · · •.
. . . . . ·.· . ~ ..
Ceunuies Witll u~·iuue ·oevelopmenl c~allenues >
·Mr. Pr,~side.nt/ ther€ iare ... develop.ing codntries :½'hich face .:
· ·peculiar, _if not ~xdusive, cievE:!lbpment chaUenges.
···.:··:··:-
The G~77 and Chir,:ia ha~ rnnsisfently a.rg~edth.~fAfrka, .the
. Least Develope,d·• Countries '(lDC'st the landlocked ·
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•g: ~:/~~1:1:.J~~~~ifi~~>uWt~;~;~ti~i:~~;:!~~~~:~ ·
.. challenge:s~. :T~ese aretn.~gnifie~il.)::a::globa1ised{.Jib.~raUsed ... ::
.· and competiJjye internati6nal ecpr.i.dmic envfrohr.nenfand .·
. witry insreasfhg incidents of nJ()re devast'1ting natiJral di~asters.t
Mr. Pr~sident,
, ·.. We.have l~ng ;~~Jgnise~ ttiat export tta{je is\ h~:inost .swi/ •
tairi:able sour~# of resour¢es:fqr dev~lopm'.ent ag\yell a~ the.:::
· fJest stimul~.nt tcfinvestrri,~ntand employmeht. The:curr~rif :·
international 'lratjing ru Jes a.nd systeq;s ..are ~tac.k¢d. ~gain st ·
develt?ping.countries> · •. ·
.. : We must resolve to fr~i1sform inter.hationaftrade into ·an>
:.·:· engine of gr.owth):::the poHcii~l :.rules:and ·rnodalities bf ·
·... Flft~~I ~jd:!i~ci~t~r~od f~[r\ir£::"~:~:s~t:!,\1~at~:·
Development Round? .. ••. . .. . .
: .. ::: ..... . · . . .
· We ·~re·. sending .. only th~ fe.eblest>~t·~e~sagef:·frorh the.
Htg.h~Leve~ Ple~rjary to~our Trade Ministers; hut9nless they
are:·g1~enf,rm1ristru~t1ons lo affor~. siJecia..1. ~.rgi .differ~!.ltf~.I.·:
.'. treatment for dev~lopingcountdes the Decenib~r meetinf' :
ir1 HonRKpng wiJI, .like S~~gle and Cantuh,,yi~ld a ~isnial
collapse. .,' . ·,. ·. ·: · · ·· .,:. .·:· · ·. \· : · •: · · .
Global Ec111t1mle a·ayernau·ce, .·
Mr. Preside~t,· ·
We agreed·in Monterrey that it
was rie·cessary :: to reform· and . To· attain the agreed ·
. make the international etonom-: .. . .. development ..·. ic syste~: :.more:, coherent and . objectives, there
.sμpporti.ve· o(.t~e :qevelopment ·· · . · . must be a.
·policies:of MemberStates~ We
agre~d :that it was n~te~~arx t? : renunciation ofJhe ·
increase th~ voice :and ·.·part1cr< .:. · ill-conce.ived.
pation bf cfevefoping. countries : . poUdes impos~d .' .
.. in, the ::::international fifrancial . o. n a number of ..
and tradeinstitutions. Yet noth-ing
h~s happened. We cannot .: dev~ldping
· : allow the Bretton Woods . ..countries. under .
fn.stitutidhs · to.>remafr1 forever: : structurat.a<ljustn.,en·t .:'
in7'p~,rvi?\i5 tp/.our ½ans . .To : ' ·., p rogram. mes th.re~ .•.
?attaih the agrMd development . .. , . . .
objectives, · there must .be a , decades ag<>. ,
renunciation <of the Hl-con-.. , · ·. · .. , . . ··.. ·
:· ce1ved pcilkies imposed on a number of devetoping coun., .
tries under·, stmctural . adjustment ,progra.mmes · three
. decades· ago~ . .. . . . . ..
< sostaina1111 aeve.1apmen1 · .
. Mr. P~esidenb ·· .: : · ... · ... :·:·: ..
· .W~ mightdispl1te th~ causJi,}r~ sharih~ •:of responsibility, .
: but no l9r:1ger the ~wesome .r~ality of climate .change. Tbe
evidence thafclimat.e change pose~:a· lq!)g term challenge
to every part of the glope is iq~rntable. > . · ·' , · .. '.
· Developing cot.i~·tri~s h~~e m~i,;tain~d th~t climat~ change .
and · other unsustair1able pressures ·· on our environment
demancJ::urgectt attention .. Developed cpuntrie~ must take
the lead in chan.ging production a·nd consurnpt1on pattern_s .
··in an approach to the peyelopment and yansfer of_ env1- ·
ronmentally sound technology to devel~p1ng cquntnes on
'a. preferential)?asis.i. in the lev~,I ?,f cornm1tment and sup.p<Jrt •
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t~ fi~hi ag~iri~~ 9~~i~i:ffcat,on: ~n9/lit.~d:#e,gradati6h}\lhct in·
'•.: the r,esourc~s ..t o be ·t fevoted _t? th·~_..- .rnana:ge.m~pt. . of·w aste
and _m the change towards. the prOmq~ion of.a .GUlt.ure of re~
cycling. · ·· ·· · ·. • · < .... ·
'.,,t~t;:~~~~h~~·•;~~~:.:~dt~~~~lt~R;nt:•::rh:~~~~i ..••
of clm1ate ·c.~ange~ . · .· · . .· : :. ·· · · . ·_· ....
.·.. DIS~nna~~'inl lev~IDPll!!tDI · ..
.·.· I h~ve spokep tfiusfatCin'.J•~◊eiOprnent isSUes. But these iire :
closely-::,_r~lat~dJo other :_:~_ritical · areas of'the internatio'nai · ·
ag~ndc1i:.-::-:$)ne sue~ area ·is· disarmilrii~nt and ariyls ·control
whrch,s· ·m: da~ger of ~ecoming a ne.gleded c1nd forgott~n
. goal of the United Nattons. · · · :.
. . · ·••,. .·· : ·· : ·_ .. . - .
.• Ttie linkf;~etW~r disi~marnent ahd de~elOpment i~ iven .
:• .. : m,o~~, r,~te:¥:~ntt~)(Jay. Th~ figures are startlrng. Roughly on~
~rill1on:d9rl.~rs 1s now a~~lJally spent 9n weapons and mil- :_
itary e9ur~mentof all ku1tj~, cprisurning a .. massive shareof .
~he wo_rld .s respμrces; lf::~:uch resources · were channell~d ·
into dev~'.:?pment,;t.he wodd would ·not only -be more pros~:
pero~5., 1twould be-.m.uc~ ~af~r ang _more secure. . · · .
()Jr ~oncerll is no(j~~( ~bout nudJar \Veapoi 1(1s ~iSo ••
.-:·. about-the prol1f:-r~t1on of g~ns of every desc::ription ,whkh
· ·endangers . th~ I ryes of ord111ary citizens, undermines the
· rute of Jaw arid threate~s.sod~J ~tabi lity~ Thos·e. who man.
ufacture: su~h --~~a.po~s ni·~st~xerdse greater ciontrols and
support ant1~prol 1feratron efforts. · · ·
•. , ,•• ·, .·.: ... -.. - .. ·-·-· ,••
. .. lefornr ofthe :united Nalions .. . •' .. . . ··.::.-: --··-·. -•-•,•:: .
. Mr. Presi9ent,
Ille 't!nited ~ati/),lls was establish~d to bririg peace ;rnd
s.ec~nty toth,~).V?rld ~nd to a!so'play _a ~ajorroJe in pro, .
motmg ?.~velopment. Th.~. United Nations .must not allow · ·
as has ~ppe,ared in r~cent}~ars, any part of. its mandate t~
b.~ usurped. . . . · · · · · •. · ·,: · · · ··
The · Brctton Woods Institutions and the ' GATT,,:inow the. ·:
World Trade Organisation, have taken domi11·ant positions
· on policie·s in areas of their specialisation. The,s,e policies :_:
however have far ranging implications across the economi~~
social and environmental spectrum. There is a glaring gap :
in overaHinternational development policy-making, c;rndin '
i_he capc1city to -sed;re coheren<:e,·.across the rlevelqpment,
finance, tr~de an.d techriology areas.· · · · · .· · · · ·
. . .
. With.renewed priority to development and the MDGs, JJN•,
reform should empoWer the ()rganisation, by providing.the. .:
resources and a. dear mpndate te>.dq at least threeJhings iri:
this area. ··. . . ·. . ·.,.. .. -· :/:::_:: - :
··. First, it should eflsure system-wide coherence, in~luding
with:the BWls and -the WTO, in respect ·of the policies and ..
. operational activitr~s which impact the a~h.ievement of the .
ag_reed::development goalsj ·.. . . · . ,,. .. · ·
Second, h .. shoul_d· bring the resources of the· developmen! r
. oriented arms 9f the l) N sys.tE?m to focus on developm~nl ·.
priorities that:r.ave _been i9entified by Mernber States; a·_nd
Third, it ~hc,>Uld ·iromole dialogue a~d part~ei;hip; revi;>,V .
. trends particularly in resource m·abilisation and implement •
. measures to :ensure· that the· development g{:ials can be met
. withi~ the:'a'gre.ed time-frames: . . . .. . . .
these should be.the· ·responsibility of a revita'!ised ECOSOC
CIOSIDU Rema"s .
Mr: President" · . -~ . . .. .
The future of generiitions lo com~ }ests ~~t so ·much on the ·.
. vigour of our debate and the .declarations we make, but on
the action we tak.e in making the United_ Nations stronger
and more effective . . ·
All our citizens are demanding that ·colle_ctively we emerge
with a clear vision, that we display the co_urage and unrelenting
commitment to build a world of peacet ·of justice
and equity _which ·we can inhabit toget~er in true harmony. ·
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. These shpu·=,:~j'be th~?;J~pon.s,il:>ility.pf a iev.i:t~lized{EG.OSOC. .
•.: They are ~onvinced · th~t. it is' Vv.ithib.\)ur ~bwe{ tq. rid the<.
only pfanet where human life'• prevails of hu.tjger, ign.o~ ·::>
raf)ce:r:.: strife · an·d disease . . They b~Jieve ,;,ye Jan affofd ··
.· sh~lt¢rJo the(horneless and era9ica·te:poverty everywhere ::
:',)t that on,<:~ we,:·h~ve the pqlitic~J,.:yvHI ~nd determination;·
··:\iie can prevent· ge[.locide, . ~omhat. terrorism ~ that· ifr~:
,. .. ·. sp·~ctivt:l,. qf::gender, face; . colobr Or religiotJs·.cr~ed, .we( t afr
.:· en$ure<fof' :every '~rs9~/ the. ioaJienabl¢ r ighf of h..lJ.rn..an · · dignity: ·. . . . . :{,:.: .·.
A Sing/.~ w.orld - f~~ from V:,ant..or fear > . . < <}(: .
. . . -.fr.~ffom ~xp!oi~~tion · o.(9ppressioh<:·,.:
. M9th~:r.\ farth ,,- w,here justice) Jiherty;· P:rt>sp~r,ity and the
. wi~c:f,pni:of ct~ative mincts prev~;il in abundahce'~ . . ·:·::':.~ :· . . . -. . ; .. -· .. . . . •. . . .
Let us here resblve to b.~ild'.or,ewqrld where .every mah, : .
..· W()lllan· and cNJd can t~alise th..¢ true· pt4rpos.¢.j1nd erijqt'i.
·.. the fulfilm.er1tof life; . . . . . .· . . . . . . .
. . :Lefus detJrn.,ine thai the: time for acti~ri is .~w, and sound ,:, ·
:/'th,e trt1mp~(ofhopeJgf::::=~11 ma.l)~idd. :·•.:.. . . ·. ... .
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