UN General Assembly
2013

governance matters, namely, sustainable development and preventing conflicts, disasters and violations of human rights, as well as ensuring the participation of all stakeholders in the management of public affairs. Two years from the 2015 deadline established for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we can see that major efforts have been made by States to achieve the Goals. Assessments conducted at different levels have shown that least developed countries are falling far behind in implementing the Goals, in spite of the significant progress that has been made. Nevertheless, it is a fact that achieving the Goals has become a top priority of my Government’s work and mobilizes a significant share of available resources. We should therefore welcome the campaign started in April to commence the countdown of the last 1,000 days leading up to the 31 December 2015 deadline. We have reason to hope that the new dynamic and the new life that has been breathed into efforts of the international community will enable significant improvement in the performance of least developed