UN General Assembly
2011

We are articulating popular democracy through the national human development plan. Together these constitute the backbone of a new phase of the Sandinista revolution. These achievements are due in large part to Nicaragua’s integration into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas, an initiative stemming from the genius of Fidel Castro, the Commander in Chief of the Cuban revolution, and of Commander- President Hugo Chávez Frías. This brotherhood, unique in today’s world, enables solidarity, complementarity and fair trade between our peoples and advances the historical cultural unity of our peoples. At the same time, our national human development plan is aimed specifically at promoting the country’s economic and social health by adding jobs and reducing poverty and inequality, on a basis of sovereignty, security and integration. The restoration of the human and constitutional right of all Nicaraguans to free education is reflected in the fact that, in a country with a total population of 6.5 million, 1,821,682 students are now enrolled in schools. This year we are launching the battle for universal primary