UN General Assembly
2013

implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, and we have mainstreamed them into our national development planning process. A substantial portion of our national budget is allocated to health, education, infrastructure, human resource development and the empowerment of women and young people. I am proud to report that we have achieved universal primary education, as well as universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support services. We have drastically reduced the mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. We are working tirelessly towards achieving zero new infections and zero HIV/AIDS-related deaths by 2015. We reaffirm our commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Central to our efforts is the commitment to ensuring respect for human rights and expanding access to prevention, treatment and care support services for affected populations, including those most at risk. In addition, we remain committed to providing a good quality of life for all of Botswana. In that regard, we give the utmost priority to the implementation of poverty eradication programmes, with particular focus on vulnerable communities and vulnerable groups, such as women, youth, the elderly and persons with disabilities.