UN General Assembly
2009

energy demand a renewed commitment to disarmament and the strengthening of the non-proliferation regime. I also echo the emphatic call, issued by global civil society at the sixty-second Annual Conference of the Department of Public Information for Non-Governmental Organizations, held in Mexico City this year, that we, the Governments of the world, fulfil our responsibilities to attain our goal of a world free of nuclear weapons. The promotion and protection of human rights constitute a universal ethical imperative and an obligation that no government can renounce. The progress attained in this field at the national level has been possible thanks to my country’s close alignment with the international system for the promotion and protection of human rights, which has proved an invaluable tool for promoting improvements in our national structures. It is clear that to attain full sustainable human development we must tackle poverty and inequality, fostering a development that ensures access for all people to adequate food, health, education and housing. In response to the health emergency that Mexico faced some months ago with the outbreak of influenza