And then comes the support for my nomination came. So all these are indicators to the fact that there is a political will to be more active in the international arena and to look at the issues of society, especially issues related to gender equality and equity, within the context of internationally agreed upon instruments, taking into consideration the religious values and the culture of the society. That was an early commitment by the government for the education of women. We are now sowing what they planted. In that sense I believe that the Saudi Government will come forward and will be much more proactive.
Resources are a challenge.
And not only donor countries, the developing countries themselves are contributing. We have set a target to ensure the contribution of 100 developing countries, regardless of the level of the contribution. What is important is the clear declaration of the governments of their commitment to the agenda that they have adopted and that they are implemented in their country programmes. I believe that as we enter the 21st Century, it is morally wrong, to give one stark and immediate example, to still face high maternal mortality rates- that women in developing countries still die because they give birth. The moral obligation to deal with this challenge, this very basic negation of the right of women to have healthy pregnancies and deliveries, is a universal one and we hope it, along with other challenges, will allow developed and developing countries to provide the funds that were identified in the Cairo Conference.