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STORY: UN / MDG WRAP 2
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SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 SEPTEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT 2010, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
21 SEPTEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
3. Cutaway, delegates
4. Wide shot, Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda approaches podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Kagame, President, Rwanda:
“The MDG agenda has, at times, been dominated by a few voices, primarily from the developed nations and affiliated Nongovernmental Organizations. Despite their good intentions, their perspective is often predicated on paternalism not partnership, on charity not self-reliance, and on promises unfulfilled rather than real change on the ground.”
6. Cutaway, Rwandan delegates
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Kagame, President, Rwanda:
“We need to reflect deeply on how we have driven this agenda so far, and why we are lagging behind in achieving the targets. We can no longer rely on the goodwill of other nations; we neither need to, nor should want to. We must assume effective leadership, take full ownership of the development of our countries and truly deliver for our citizens.”
8. Cutaway, delegates
9. Wide shot, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of the transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic approaches podium
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President, Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic:
“The Somalia Government and the people of Somalia are witnessing the unique conflict in everywhere where a group of terrorists are holding Somalia both in preventing peace in Somalia and also preventing Somalia to be a part of these Millennium Development Goals. Therefore it is the position of the Somali government that the august meeting of the General Assembly and international community in general to really help Somalia in order to overcome the difficult situation that Somalia finds itself and free Somalia from this difficult terrorist organization that holding Somalia back.”
11. Wide shot, Jean Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of Haiti, approaches podium
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean Max Bellerive, Prime Minister, Haiti:
“The situation is far from being desperate; quite the contrary this is almost a unique moment for us to escape from the vicious circle of poverty, and reverse the circle to reduce vulnerabilities, invest in sectors that create jobs and growth, and provide basic social services. The tragedy of January 12 showed us without really needing to that that Haiti’s development involves a true reorganization giving part of place to harmonious development between the capital and provinces, which gives the district the means to have a more role in the development.”
13. Wide shot, Jean Max Bellerive leaves microphone behind
14. Wide shot, General Assembly
With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a summit of world leaders continued today (21 September) at the United Nations in New York) aiming to accelerate progress towards the achieving the goals.
During the afternoon session of the second day of dissertations, Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame said that the MDG agenda had, at times been dominated by a few voices from developed nations and affiliated Nongovernmental Organizations, and that despite their good intentions, “their perspective was often predicated on paternalism not partnership, on charity not self- reliance, and on promises unfulfilled rather than real change on the ground.”
Kagame said that the developing world needed to reflect on how they had driven the agenda so far, “and why we are lagging behind in achieving the targets”.
Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed told the Assembly that a group of terrorists was presently preventing Somalia from being a part of those development targets. He pleaded to the international community to help Somalia in order to overcome the situation and free it “from this difficult terrorist organization that holds Somalia back.”
Haiti’s Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive said that the situation was far from desperate. On the contrary, he said adding that Haiti is progressing in breaking the vicious circle of poverty, reducing vulnerabilities, increasing the investment sectors while creating jobs and encouraging the growth and supply of basic social services.
The Assembly’s high-level debate seeks to take stock and identify what needs to be done to reach the Goals, which include slashing poverty, combating disease, fighting hunger, protecting the environment and boosting education, in the next five years.
The high-level debate will wrap up tomorrow, and it is expected that participants will adopt an outcome document reaffirming their commitment to cooperating for the good of economic and social advancement.
