Five years ago, the world community made a promise to the world’s poor. Ten years from now, they will hold us to our word.
Today, we are meeting to confirm our resolve to reach the Millennium Development Goals before the deadline. The clock is ticking. A third of the time we have set ourselves has …
Let me start by thanking you, Ambassador Danforth, for inviting me to address the Security Council here in Nairobi today. I am grateful for this opportunity to speak about the international donors’ conference to be held in my country, and am honoured to be part of this highly important meeting. The …
A map of the world was drawn 50 years ago. The world community now had a new map to navigate by. Based on the best values, this map showed new landmarks. Many of the previous roads, bridges and harbours had been destroyed in the Second World War. We needed new directions, new standards and new rules…
