UN General Assembly
2008

must be stopped. My proposal to multilateralize the fuel cycle showed how those risks can at the very least be minimized. Furthermore, I call upon all States to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, because its entry into force would mean a huge gain in security. For all that, however, we must remember that more people die every day as a result of hunger than as a result of war. The pledges that we made at the turn of the millennium must not remain a mere piece of paper. The fight against hunger and poverty is also part of a global responsibility partnership. Germany will therefore step up its efforts to promote poverty reduction and global fairness. As part of those efforts, we will increase our official development assistance contributions in accordance with the plan of the European Union. In the next budget alone, we will increase development assistance by $1.2 billion. In that connection, I would like to say something about Africa. For too long, we have perceived that part