UN General Assembly
2013

action, as we are doing in the Dominican Republic, on several unprecedented fronts. We are putting citizens at the centre of our policies and making the fight against poverty and inequality our top priority. We are implementing a new development model based on a long-term national strategy built on the pillars of three fundamental social pacts: a fiscal pact, a pact for education and a pact for electricity. We are building transparency into Government actions and establishing citizens’ groups to oversee and monitor purchasing and contract systems. We are making support for small- scale agricultural producers a priority. We are doubling the budget for free and compulsory public education. We are extending the school day, and we are putting a permanent end to illiteracy. Following the commitments made at the Rio+20 Conference, we have taken a few steps forward and are moving towards an agreement on a road map that will lead us to sustainable development and to the eradication of extreme poverty. We have implemented a process to determine as accurately as possible what