UN General Assembly
2007

present level of aid is not sufficient; the identification of innovative sources of financing and an increase in the effectiveness of existing aid are imperative. In that vein, we hope that the recommendations in the areas of development contained in the report of the Secretary- General’s High-level Panel on United Nations System- wide Coherence (A/61/583) will help us overcome the fragmentation of the United Nations so that the system can deliver as one, in partnership with all Member States. The high-level event organized under the auspices of the Secretary-General that preceded the general debates drew attention to climate change, whose fatal effects have been experienced all over the world. We know about that very well as, this summer, our country suffered the worst drought in 60 years. We highly appreciate the United Nations institutions, first and foremost the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme, and all Member States which immediately answered our request for help. We continue to count on such aid in mitigating the consequences of the drought.