UN General Assembly
2020

That is why Benin, through my voice, reiterates its commitment to promoting and strengthening multilateralism, as the only framework for cooperation among States seeking to resolve contemporary issues of all kinds, including the fight against extreme poverty, which is a priority. Ladies and gentlemen, Let me remind you that in September 2016, during the general debate of the seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, I stressed that mass poverty is a major threat to humankind and that we must take proactive collective action to eradicate it. Four years later, this call remains relevant. I reiterate the need for the urgent implementation of a global programme to overcome this form of poverty through collective and voluntary action. Multilateralism, which enabled the United Nations to provide the world with the Paris Climate Agreement, should be the right tool for achieving this objective.