UN General Assembly
2013

push in history and have made a great contribution to raising public awareness, increasing political will and mobilizing resources. Some of the MDG targets have been met already; some are within close reach. But the results are uneven among and within countries and there is a lot of unfinished business. I can assure the Assembly that my Government remains committed to the MDGs, as reflected in both our policies and our practical actions. The future development agenda should build on the success of the MDGs and bring together diverse development actors. I would like to support the single overarching post-2015 framework, which will link poverty eradication in all its dimensions and the promotion of sustainable development. I therefore call for the full integration of all relevant international processes, which have been separate until now, in particular the review of the MDGs and the work of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. We have to make sure that the future goals will be universal for all countries but at the same time remain