UN General Assembly
2007

excellent support they are providing to the Gambian people, particularly in the areas of health, education, and agriculture. It is my fervent hope that the international community will live up to its commitment to support the efforts of our Government as we strive to improve the well-being of our people. In order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, which we should all consider to be a necessary condition to affect people’s living standards, Africa sorely needs significant investments in health, education, agriculture and infrastructure. Allow me to turn to peace and security in the world, especially on our continent of Africa. In recent years, we have witnessed significant improvements in most of the continent. In West Africa, for example, we have been consolidating peace and deepening the democratization process as well. The people of Sierra Leone have just gone through a peaceful, free and fair presidential election. My delegation would like to congratulate them and to wish the new Government all the success in its efforts to follow the path of rapid socio-economic