UN General Assembly
2011

of education in order to ensure something as simple as quality education for all, free education for all those who need it and adequate funding for all others in order to realize the dream that no bright child or young person remains excluded from higher education owing to the socio-economic situation of their family or to scarce resources. We want to appeal to all Latin American countries, in the context of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, to establish a true strategic partnership that will engage the heart and soul of our Governments in that extensive reform of our educational systems, which will be our greatest possible contribution to the overall development of people to enable them to utilize their talents to the full, and to the growth of our economies, while enhancing peace and strengthening our democracies. That is why I would also like to mention what the President of Bolivia said yesterday when he referred to his country’s claim to obtain sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean through Chilean territory (see