UN General Assembly
2014

nations, however, we continue to face challenges in other areas. We have recently taken pause to consider new strategies. We have also realized the importance of strengthening good-quality data collection and analysis as a tool for measuring our Millennium Development Goals and to aid our decision-making. A year ago, before this very same Assembly, the Philippines called for a post-2015 development agenda anchored in respect and promotion of human rights, accountable governance and inclusive development (see A/68/PV.22). All our current national efforts are founded on these pillars. The greatest challenge to the Philippines in meeting the Millennium Development Goals has been the series of disasters that have visited our country. Super-typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon to have hit landfall in recorded history, had a significant impact on the modest progress we had achieved towards the Millennium Development Goals. This and the disasters in other parts of the world remind us of the urgent need to address climate change. Two months ago, we completed a comprehensive rehabilitation and recovery plan for the Haiyan-affected areas. The comprehensive plan requires a considerable