UN General Assembly
2013

mirror reflecting a divided and troubled world. Rather, they yearn for progress and solutions to the problems besieging their world. They want ideas, leadership and concrete hope for the future. Our actions and decisions should embody themes of peace and development that look far beyond the immediacy of the moment. The challenges that confront us today must be, more than ever before, addressed with the candour and decision that the present global economic and political situation dictates to us all.