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68/6 GA

Outcome document of the special event to follow up efforts made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals

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UN Document 68/6 ↗

Vote Consensus — A/68/PV.32 Oct. 9, 2013

Speeches following this vote (9) may include explanations of vote
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Fiji, who will speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Mr. Thomson (Fiji)
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The Group welcomes the adoption of resolution 68/6. First let me express the Group’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for submitting the outcome document of the special event to follow up efforts made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and for its adoption today by the General Assembly. I w…
Mr. Donoghue (Ireland)
I make these remarks on behalf of both co-facilitators of the special event. It was a great honour and privilege for me and for my predecessor, Anne Anderson, to be appointed co-facilitator of the special event, along with my colleague, Ambassador Mamabolo of South Africa. I am therefore particularly pleased to be present for the formal adoption of the outcome document of the Millennium Developme…
The President
I now give the floor to the observer of the European Union.
Mr. Mayr-Harting
On behalf of the European Union and its member States, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on the way in which you chaired the special event. Let me also congratulate you on your decision to place the subjects that were on the agenda of the special event and the whole post-2015 issue at the heart of your presidency. I should also like to thank the two co-facilitators, the Permanent Represent…
Ms. Robl (United States of America)
We are very pleased to adopt this outcome document (resolution 68/6) of the special event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The outcome document reflects the strength of our collective commitment to fight poverty, accelerate the achievement of the MDGs, and unite around a common vision for the future. We would like to express our particular appreciation for the excellent facilitation pr…
Mr. Ueda (Japan)
My delegation also welcomes the adoption of resolution 68/6 today. The special event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) held two weeks ago was a great success. In that regard, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to the co-facilitators, the Ambassadors of Ireland and South Africa, as well as their team, and the Secretariat for their hard work and tre…
Mr. Khalil (Egypt)
I should like to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, and registering our appreciation of the excellent work done by the two co-facilitators, the representatives of Ireland and South Africa. I wish to associate my remarks with the statement and observations delivered earlier by the Permanent Representative of Fiji on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. My delegation welcomes the adoptio…
The President
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda items 14 and 118.
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