UN General Assembly
2010

Children, and its Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air. As underlined in the Secretary-General’s report “Keeping the promise” (A/64/665), the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals have brought about a slow but progressive improvement in the fight against extreme poverty, hunger and disease and in the promotion of gender equality, education and environmental sustainability. 31 10-55122 However, the report outlines that progress has been discontinuous and uneven from one region to another. We have recently witnessed a series of severe and unprecedented crises, including the world economic and financial crisis, the food and energy crisis, the one related to climate change, humanitarian crises — including the recent earthquake in Haiti and the huge floods in Pakistan — and those caused by the increased number of conflicts. After having obtained good results, we are now experiencing a severe setback, and an even more structured commitment will be necessary to overcome those obstacles and achieve the Goals by 2015. The Republic of San Marino expresses its satisfaction with the General Assembly’s High-level