UN General Assembly
2009

wreaked havoc on the already fragile economic health of the least developed countries, that unanticipated shock has also brought into sharper relief the urgent need for an enhanced level of understanding, resources and a policy space for the developing countries to mitigate its impact and to avoid its recurrence. The global crises have posed a serious challenge to the fight against poverty in the LDCs. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can still be achieved if all of us in the international community act together, and act urgently. The proposed review of progress in the implementation of the MDGs should provide us a renewed opportunity to reinvigorate our development agenda. We urge the developed countries not to let the economic and financial crisis become an excuse for curtailing their aid commitments with regard to the MDGs and other internationally agreed development agendas. Indeed, as recognized at the Group of 20 Summit in London earlier this year and as so consistently emphasized by our Secretary-General, the people of developing countries, especially the LDCs, need their own international financial rescue package to ensure