UN General Assembly
2013

“The Millennium Development Goals remain a very lofty agenda in the history of our collective efforts for global socioeconomic development, although their full achievement has been thwarted by a multitude of factors. The year 2015 is a critical one for the United Nations as it marks the Organization’s seventieth anniversary. It is also the target date for the MDGs and the tenth year since the World Summit was held in 2005. “We are expected to agree on a post-2015 development framework. It is imperative that we follow a pragmatic approach with renewed vigour and commitment to providing our people with a future that guarantees justice, peace and security, accountable and democratic governance, a transparent and equitable distribution of wealth, a safe and sustainable environment and health and education for all. Those are all essential elements in setting the stage for the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda. “Let me join the family of the United Nations in expressing our condolences and solidarity with the people of Kenya, Pakistan and Nigeria for the irreparable loss of valuable lives during the