UN General Assembly
2010

non-State actors that I commend the choice of theme. We support the United Nations more than any other organization as a centre of global governance. It has the unique characteristics of a global mandate and universal membership. Those characteristics make it an indispensable and neutral catalyst for the achievement 10-54833 40 of international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character. The centrality of the role of the United Nations in global governance cannot be overemphasized. The recently concluded High-level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals revealed that progress has been uneven and that developing countries, particularly those in Africa, continue to be most vulnerable to the effects of globalization. The prevailing global recession resulting from the economic and financial crisis that struck developed economies has further compounded that challenge. In this context, my Government believes that the United Nations remains the crucial hub for norm-setting and harmonizing the actions of nations for the maintenance of international peace and security and for the attainment of our development goals.