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Secretary-General Statement at ECOSOC 2 July
Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level Opening of Economic and SocialCouncilNew York, 2 July 2012
I am pleased to be here, and I thank the President of the Council, Ambassador Koterec,for his leadership.We meet under the shadow of continued global uncertainty.A modest economic recovery in some countries should not disguise the precariousstate of the world economy.All around the world people – especially young people – are concerned about jobs,fairness, and opportunities.Getting the global economy back on track will require decisive action -- and thecourage to take difficult decisions.Short-term measures have bought us time, but they have not resolved the underlyingdysfunctions.Recovery is not just a matter of macroeconomic adjustment; it is a development issue.From a long-term perspective, the solution is to pursue a new model of growth withinthe framework of sustainable development and enhanced international cooperation. Just over one week ago the Rio+20 Conference closed.It was a victory for multilateral cooperation.We must now build on this momentum.High on the list of priorities is jobs -- decent jobs … predictable and stable incomes …for city dwellers … for small farmers … for the poor and the marginalized.Here, allow me to pay tribute to a past President of ECOSOC, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, and the father of the Decent Work concept, JuanSomavia. He will be leaving office at the end of the summer.Dr. Juan Somavia, thank you for your many years of service to the United Nations. Iknow everyone here joins me in wishing you the best.As Director-General Somavia often says, we need to tackle the jobs crisis head-onthrough productive investment, targeted policies and coordinated intervention.Only by generating decent – and decently paid – employment can we help the poorand vulnerable to escape poverty traps and build resilience. Today we unveil the MDG Report 2012, which offers the most comprehensive pictureyet on global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.It offers considerable reason for encouragement, especially as we look forward todefining a post-2015 development framework.
The number of people living in extreme poverty has been reduced by half, well aheadof schedule.And millions of lives have been saved, thanks to improvements in child survival,expansion of HIV treatment, and malaria prevention programmes.Between 1990 and 2010, more than two billion people gained access to improvedsources of water, such as piped supplies and protected wells, and living conditions arebetter for more than 200 million people in slums.We have achieved parity in primary school enrolment between girls and boys, andmany countries have made significant progress towards universal primary education,even as child populations have grown. These results represent a tremendous reduction in human suffering. They are a clear validation of the approach embodied in the MDGs.But, they are not a reason to relax.Success is uneven within countries and regions.Projections indicate that in 2015 more than 600 million people worldwide will still lackaccess to improved water sources, almost one billion will be in dire poverty, andhunger will remain a global challenge.Mothers will continue to die needlessly in childbirth, and children will still suffer and diefrom preventable diseases due to lack of adequate sanitation or nutrition.Meanwhile, biodiversity loss continues apace and greenhouse gas emissions continueto pose a major threat to people and ecosystems. This was the backdrop to Rio+20.In Rio, governments renewed and strengthened political commitment to sustainabledevelopment. They provided a foundation for building the future we want.Among the most significant of the Rio outcomes is the agreement to launch a processto establish universal sustainable development goals, SDGs. The SDGs will build on our advances under the Millennium Development Goals, andthey will be an integral part of the post-2015 development framework. The United Nations system stands ready to support Member States in developing theseSDGs and the tools we will need to measure their success. The MDGs have given policy-makers a unifying framework for global development … aclear agenda with measurable goals and targets … and a common, inspiring vision.As we look beyond 2015 we must do the same.
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