UN General Assembly
2013

in April 2014. That effort already enjoys strong support from the United Nations and some development partners from diverse cooperation frameworks, whether they are North-South, South-South or according to other types of triangular partnerships. I appeal for goodwill to help make that voluntary initiative a decisive turning point in terms of mobilizing the necessary resources to help least developed countries make the leap to industrialization based on their competitive advantages. That route offers LDCs a possibility for creating decent jobs so they can make the most of their demographic advantages and turn that into a factor for stability and prosperity. We must enhance the role of quality, relevant and transformative education at the heart of the social, economic and development agendas — an education system focused on the real needs of society and the modern world. In that regard, I welcome the establishment by the Secretary-General of the Global Education First initiative, which is a platform for leading an open debate on the aims of education in the current context and to prepare children for living