|
Article Excerpt
M2 PRESSWIRE-31 March 2004-UN: Deputy Secretary-General calls for increased support by European Union for millennium goals, UN peacekeeping(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:03292004
Following is the text of the address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, 29 March:
It is a pleasure and an honour to address you today. The European Parliament is a unique institution. It lends democratic legitimacy to the enterprise of European integration, one of the most remarkable projects in human cooperation undertaken in modern history.
The European Union and the United Nations are natural partners. We are founded on the same universal values of peace, freedom, social progress, human rights and dignity.
Increasingly, we are working together in new and more productive ways. I am grateful to you, and to the European Parliament as a whole, for your efforts in helping to make this happen.
Over the past year, we have improved our joint structures and mechanisms for humanitarian assistance, and we have broken new ground in cooperation on conflict prevention and crisis management.
So, I am delighted to be able to speak to you today about some of the big challenges on the United Nations agenda -- challenges that render the strengthened cooperation between our two institutions absolutely crucial.
Nowhere is our vibrant relationship more important than in the work for development worldwide.
As you know, the international community is currently mounting a new, coherent and eminently feasible attack on global poverty, focused on the Millennium Development Goals.
The Goals range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of major diseases and providing universal primary education -- all by the target date of 2015. They represent a set of simple but powerful objectives that every man and woman in the street -- from Strasbourg to Santiago to Suleimaniyah -- can easily understand and support.
But although there have been some successes, so far overall progress on the Millennium Development Goals has been uneven at best. There is no rising tide in the global economy that will lift all boats. Sound development strategies and good, democratic governance are paramount. Equally needed is a true partnership of developed and developing countries.
In addition, a real development trade round, with an...
|
|
More articles from M2 Presswire
Three University of North Dakota faculty members have been named to "W..., March 31, 2004
Sixth meeting of UN ICT Task Force examines ongoing activities, follow..., March 31, 2004
Applicants wanted for new courts boards., March 31, 2004
Corporate charity membership adds value despite dangers; Report clarif..., March 31, 2004
Membership is a positive force and disability charities lead the way, ..., March 31, 2004
Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.
Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication
name or publication date.
About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company
analysis or best practices in managing your organization,
Goliath can help you meet your business needs.
Our extensive business information databases empower business
professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible,
authoritative information they need to support their business
goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting,
company research or defining management best practices -
Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.
|
|
