UN General Assembly
1996

Contributions has given attention to this anomaly, and we feel that timely action must be taken to work out a fairer system of assessment based on capacity to pay in real terms. Next year, during your presidency, Sir, we shall have to undertake the five-year review of Agenda 21. It will be a first and timely opportunity for comprehensive 2 assessment and for giving momentum to sustainable development. Given your prominence at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, we shall have to look to you for an extra measure of leadership to ensure solid results from the review and effective performance from the institutions charged with implementing Agenda 21. Samoa, together with other small island States, continues to emphasize the importance of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States. It is a realistic plan for our sustainable economic development. While our endeavours to implement the Programme of Action have been greatly assisted and facilitated by United Nations organs, achievement is ultimately a matter of national effort and perseverance.