UN General Assembly
2013

have surpassed them. For example, with respect to the MDG related to education, not only have we achieved universal primary education, we have also achieved universal secondary education, and we are working towards achieving universal early childhood education. We are well aware that a number of countries are not on track to realize any of the targets set. By 2005, and again in 2010, it was evident that greater efforts were needed if developing countries as a whole were to meet their MDG targets by the deadline. However, despite numerous constraints in the difficult international economic and financial environment, developing countries have done much to finance their own development. In contrast, many commentators have asserted that developed countries have not done enough to honour their commitments or to provide development assistance to their partners, consistent with the agreement reached at the Millennium Summit. Arguably, some developed countries have not done enough to reform their trade, tax and transparency policies. Moreover, insufficient attention has been paid to appropriate regulation of the global financial and