24 October 2007
UNGA DEBATE FOCUSES ON MDGs, CLIMATE CHANGE, FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
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The general debate of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee (Economic and Financial) convened from 8-10 October 2007, at UN headquarters, New York, US, with Chair Kirsti Lintonen (Finland) noting that the Committee’s primary concern was to ensure that the international community took appropriate steps towards equitable, sustainable development in all countries, and particularly […]

The general debate of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee (Economic and Financial) convened from 8-10 October 2007, at UN headquarters, New York, US, with Chair Kirsti Lintonen (Finland) noting that the Committee’s primary concern was to ensure that the international community took appropriate steps towards equitable, sustainable development in all countries, and particularly achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Highlighting the “implementation gap” on the path towards attaining the MDGs, Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General, cited the new MDG Africa Steering Group established by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon aimed to improve aid predictability and effectiveness, and to forge stronger country-level programmes. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, suggested that a global response to climate change should include innovative financing mechanisms and better avenues for the transfer of cleaner technologies. Several speakers stressed the need for debt cancellation, reform of the international financial architecture, and urgent attention to the causes and effects of climate change in order to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development.
Links to further information
UN Press release, 8 October 2007
UN Press release, 9 October 2007
UN Press release, 10 October 2007


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