UN General Assembly
2013

of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and hosted the first summit of its 33 members, at which we signed the Santiago Declaration, in which the entire region stated its commitment to democratic values and respect for human rights. In addition, we headed the first joint summit of the Heads of State and Government of Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, at which nations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean undertook to promote sustainable development policies in order to encourage high quality investments of both social and environmental value. In the social sphere, although two years still remain before the deadline set at the Millennium Summit, we can announce with great satisfaction that Chile has attained practically all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the Organization in 2000. We are nevertheless redoubling our efforts to attain the remaining goals by 2015, and working to ensure that the countries that have requested our help can also achieve them. We are also participating actively in the efforts at the United Nations to define a new global sustainable