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C. Peter David

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2018-09-24

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2020-09-24

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1. “The global community has no better example of that than the late great Madiba. It is our hope that leaders everywhere will work diligently to uphold his staunch legacy of promoting peace, equality and human dignity. This session of the Assembly is taking place in a global context characterized by changing political, ideological and religious tensions, social revolution and an increasing anxiety about economic, social and political inequality and marginalization. Those global changes are magnified, especially for developing States, in the face of challenging phenomena such as climate change, natural disasters and non-communicable diseases. With limited access to development financing, those challenges are further exacerbated.”

   2018-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 73 (2018)

2. “But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” As States Members of this noble Organization, we must deliberately choose to make the United Nations relevant to all peoples. We must also choose a deliberate path to global leadership that promotes shared responsibility for peaceful, equitable and sustainable societies. Grenada also joins the rest of the United Nations community in honouring the late South African hero and international statesman, Nelson Mandela, on the centenary of his birth. This tribute comes at a time when the international community is looking to leaders who understand the necessity of fostering international solidarity and cooperation, leaders who bring people together and make sacrifices for the greater good.”

   2018-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 73 (2018)

3. “His wise and courageous leadership helped place the issue of sustainable development on the international agenda through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs have since evolved into the Sustainable Development Goals, another globally agreed framework designed to advance the international development agenda. We are acutely aware of how critical development issues are for small island developing States like Grenada, and we are indebted to Kofi Annan for initiating and spearheading that historic global movement. Today, as we mourn his loss, we are comforted by the fact that his legacy will continue to inspire generations of leaders around the world. There is one particular quote from our brother Kofi that resonates deeply and is very relevant to the theme of this year’s session. He said, “To live is to choose.”

   2018-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 73 (2018)

4. “I must also congratulate and thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his leadership of the United Nations, and express our deep gratitude, especially for the keen interest he has shown in dealing with the development challenges facing small island developing States. The Government and people of Grenada join others around the world in mourning the passing of the late former Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Mr. Annan, who served the United Nations with distinction, was a consummate diplomat and international statesman who resolutely defended the ideals of international peace and security. The former Secretary-General was a humanitarian who worked tirelessly to ensure that disadvantaged persons around the world were afforded their human rights.”

   2018-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 73 (2018)

5. “I am pleased to extend the usual warm greetings from the Government and the people of Grenada, on whose behalf I am privileged to address this noble Organization and its Members. I join previous speakers in congratulating the President on her election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. I am confident of her stewardship and assure her of my delegation’s cooperation and support. I am also pleased to join my colleagues in thanking the outgoing President of the Assembly at its seventy-second session, Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, for his able and focused leadership.”

   2018-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 73 (2018)