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Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana

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first: 2014-09-24
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“I was pleased to learn yesterday that the first meeting of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, which was established at the initiative of the Secretary- General, will be held next year. Madagascar expresses its readiness to work closely with the United Nations to sustainably eradicate the scourge of terrorism. Finally, I cannot conclude without expressing my heartfelt sympathy for Mexico, which just yesterday experienced a new, deadly earthquake in Mexico City. On behalf of the country and the people of Madagascar and myself, I would like to express my solidarity, compassion and sincere condolences to the President, the people and the Government of Mexico, with special thoughts for those who have lost loved ones.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“This is also an opportunity for me to reiterate from the magnificent sounding board that is the rostrum of the General Assembly the appeal launched in Antananarivo at the sixteenth Summit of la Francophonie: “Our Francophone community, aware of its responsibilities and based on the Antananarivo Declaration, is determined to work for shared growth, sustainable and responsible development, and the establishment of fairer and more united economic relations by strengthening our dialogue and influence in international forums. By holding high our values of solidarity and sharing for a more peaceful world, we call for a new model of sustainable and inclusive development that responds to the concerns and meets the expectations of our peoples.” We must also recall the importance of investing in youth.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Yesterday, in his speech at the opening of the general debate, the President of the General Assembly expressed the hope that next year his successor would be able to commend the progress made at the seventy-second session of the General Assembly with regard to such global challenges as the state of global peace and security, global disparities and inequalities, persistent poverty, the outrageous fact that we have more than 65 million refugees, international terrorism, human rights, the preservation of the planet and so forth. The General Assembly already has the tools it needs to do this, and now it is a matter of strengthening them and improving the way they are used by emphasizing prevention. Madagascar will support the President in that regard.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“I take this opportunity to inform the Assembly that we have begun a reform process for improving the independence of our judiciary and our anti-corruption office. We have prepared measures to protect the integrity of our democratic processes, not to mention public security, which is a very sensitive area in Madagascar. The reforms we have undertaken have allowed us to enjoy lasting economic recovery, and I am convinced that this recovery will be supported by greater investment. Our economic growth rate is expected to reach more than 6 per cent per year by 2020. That is attainable.”
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“We are making additional efforts to meet the challenges of establishing and developing agribusiness through land reform in order to enable peasants to own land. We are increasing productivity, building infrastructure, guiding production to allow access to markets, capital, seeds and inputs, and providing technical services and training. Given all of this, the economic outlook for Madagascar is favourable; our growth rate is around 4 per cent in 2017 and next year will exceed 5 per cent. That will create economic momentum and help to establish a new development trajectory for improving the lives of the people of Madagascar. Our aim is to raise Madagascar to the rank of a middle-income country by 2030.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Given climate change and the threats to natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems, we have no choice but to act quickly and we must not waste time. We therefore support the initiatives of the President of France aimed at putting a global environment pact in place. I take this opportunity to thank the Kingdom of Morocco for providing financial assistance to Madagascar, which is currently suffering from drought, in the framework of bilateral South-South cooperation. That is concrete action. Our agriculture, which accounts for 26.4 per cent of our overall gross domestic product and employs more than 75 per cent of the workforce, is considered one of the main drivers of our economy.”
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“The commitment we entered into in Durban in 2002 to tripling our protected area has been honoured; today those areas encompass more than 6.9 million hectares, in addition to our marine protected areas. In order to effectively tackle poverty, we must sustainably create wealth for the largest possible number of people while ensuring the responsible management of natural resources and combating global warming. We must also develop and implement appropriate sustainable development as quickly as possible. Low- carbon, inclusive and shared growth that creates jobs, in particular for women and young people, must be the economic model of tomorrow in order to ensure that future generations enjoy better living conditions in a protected environment.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“The budget for nutrition has been increased, agricultural production has been diversified and specific water, sanitation and nutrition projects targeting vulnerable populations have been implemented through our national nutrition action plan. We are also investing in infrastructure to create jobs and accelerate economic growth. We are investing in ports, highways, bridges and airports, which will reintegrate Madagascar into the global economy. We are also strengthening our tourism industry to create decent, paying jobs and preserve our unique and invaluable ecology and biodiversity. In that context, Madagascar has always sought to uphold its international commitments.”
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“We are also investing in rebuilding our health-care system, which was gutted and destroyed during the years under sanctions. We have also reopened the health centres that were closed during the crisis periods in order to revitalize the network and expand it nationally. In general, we have established a platform for strengthening our health-care system to coordinate the health-related interventions of our various partners and improve our monitoring of disease. Madagascar has created a digital epidemiological surveillance system that enables it to monitor in real time 28 diseases that have the potential to become epidemics. In addition, the Government has taken steps to promote long-term actions such as launching universal health coverage and reducing maternal and infant mortality, a major aspect of maternal, newborn and child health.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Lastly, we have shown that Madagascar can play a part on the world stage by successfully hosting and organizing regional and international summits, including for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Summit of la Francophonie, of which we are currently President. This year, we intend to pursue projects that include establishing special economic zones in two areas, creating pilot digital cities, accelerating our energy transition and strengthening basic infrastructure to improve education and public health. In the social sector, too, we are investing in education and training doctors, teachers and engineers. In order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, my Government has developed an ambitious education sector plan to ensure that children in Madagascar have access to quality education.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Our efforts have included institutional standardization, good governance and the establishment of conditions conducive to improving the political climate, in particular through national reconciliation and implementation of our national development plan for revitalizing our economy through realizing the real potential of our wealth. Our policy of establishing basic infrastructure in many sectors is beginning to bear fruit. We have received support from our partners in implementing the bases of the 2015-2019 national development plan in agriculture, cattle-raising, energy and fisheries.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“It always seems impossible until done.” There can be no doubt that this affirmation holds true for us all. Today, one year before Madagascar’s 2018 presidential elections, after continued and determined efforts, I can say that Madagascar has reached a milestone and a level that gives rise to the highest hopes, given the progress made in terms of both political stability, however fragile, and economic and social prospects. In that context, I can say that since 2016, Madagascar has raised $6.4 billion in global investment and aid from institutional donors. That has enabled us to start investing in key sectors of our economy and the future of our country. Worksites have been opened everywhere with a view to permanently reducing the poverty of my country and assisting our most vulnerable strata.”
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“However, we stepped up to meet those challenges. We were fully convinced that Madagascar had no reason to remain poor, with its potential and its people, more than 50 per cent of whom are women and more than 61.3 per cent under 25 years of age. If everyone makes their own resolute contribution, then I truly believe — optimist that I am — in economic recovery and national reconstruction leading to renewed growth. Those three pillars will enable our State to consolidate a people-centred approach. In fact, like many of the leaders and high-ranking officials present in the Hall, I am an upbeat optimist about my country, my continent and our collective future. Faced with challenges, I often think about what Nelson Mandela said: “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“We therefore welcome the relevance of this year’s theme, and I am happy to share with the Members of the Assembly what we have done and strive to do in Madagascar since 2014 to provide a better and decent life for the Malagasy. The challenges that awaited me in 2014 — when I was elected by the Malagasy people to preside over their destiny on the heels of our protracted emergence from a five-year political, economic and social crisis — were significant. The country and people had been overwhelmed by international sanctions for five years, which exacerbated the poverty rate, affecting 92 per cent of the population, and the incidence of food insecurity and malnutrition. The logical outcome of the crisis was political and social instability and an anaemic economy, not to mention corruption and insecurity.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Madagascar, at his side as a Vice-President of the Assembly, which brings together the 193 States Members of the United Nations, and as host of the sixteenth Summit of la Francophonie, on 26 and 27 November 2016, can only share in the values and ideals that unite us here to achieve a more just and stable world together — development, peace, security and international law. The theme of our debate, “Focusing on the human being: Striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet”, appeals to us all because the very raison d’être of every State is to ensure its people’s welfare through the ways and means of their own choosing. For Madagascar, the choice is clear and obvious. We have placed and continue to place the human individual at the centre of our concerns.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“I am very proud and honoured to be addressing the General Assembly at its seventy-second session in my capacity not only as President of the Republic of Madagascar and on behalf of the Malagasy people, but also as President of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and current President of the Summit of la Francophonie. At the outset, I would like to welcome the election of Mr. Miroslav Lajčák as President of the Assembly and to extend to him my sincerest and warmest congratulations.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“This year marks the operational phase of the Fund’s priority plan, focusing on two main projects: support for reform of the security sector and for governance in Madagascar. In the past 10 years, one man in particular has held high the torch of the United Nations and championed the values and principles that we all share. As I conclude my statement, I wish to pay well-deserved tribute to our dear Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, whose mandate is coming to an end this year. His commitment to peace and development throughout the world, his personal commitment and the way in which he has headed this Organization have earned our gratitude, esteem and respect.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Madagascar would hope that the discussions that have been started will take place in full respect of the provisions of the Manila Declaration on the settlement of international disputes, enshrined in resolution 37/10, of 15 November 1982. The resolution underscores, inter alia, the obligations stemming from the fundamental principles of international law concerning the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of States as well as the other generally recognized principles and norms of contemporary international law. On matters of peace and security, I wish to reiterate my Government’s gratitude to the United Nations and to the Peacebuilding Support Office, which agreed to the Peacebuilding Fund for Madagascar at the end of 2014.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“In paragraph 3 of resolution 34/91, of 12 December 1979, the Assembly “[i]nvites the Government of France to initiate negotiations without further delay with the Government of Madagascar for the reintegration of the above-mentioned islands, which were arbitrarily separated from Madagascar”. Resolution 35/123, of 11 December 1980, supplements the 1979 resolution as it “[i]nvites the Government of France to initiate with the Government of Madagascar, as a matter of urgency, the negotiations provided for in resolution 34/91, with a view to settling the question in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations” (resolution 35/123, para. 4).”
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“It is a forum where nations can come to plead and explain their cause to the rest of the world. The most important thing is the respect of and follow-up to commitments, which is key to building trust. On 17 June in Paris, upon the initiative of the French authorities, we restarted negotiations concerning the Malagasy islands of Glorieuses, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas da India, the latter three located in the Mozambique Channel. Madagascar is delighted at the initiative, which from our point of view is in line with the implementation of the relevant General Assembly resolutions.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“That is why my country will invite our partners and international investors to Paris next December for a donor and investor conference in order to mobilize the resources we need for our development programme. Seventy-one years following the creation of our Organization, we must acknowledge that much remains to be done in a world where we adjust far too quickly to misery, poverty and the precarious nature of life, where far too quickly we accept injustice and persistent inequality, conflict, crisis and even war. However, we must admit that the United Nations has documented major achievements and progress over the years. We remain firmly convinced that the United Nations today embodies a universal conscience recognized and respected by the international order, as well as political will at the global level.”
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“Indeed, if we wish to breathe new life into our planet for the well-being of its population and for the benefit of future generations, we must successfully ensure the transition to new kinds of energy at the national and global levels. We also wish to promote ethical tourism that respects the environment, our ecosystems and our culture. Today, I wish to launch an appeal for the transfer of more technology and capital to countries that demonstrate strong potential, such as Madagascar. For our part, we commit to practicing good governance and transparency in the context of a win-win partnership. Both direct foreign investment and overseas development aid are valuable support mechanisms that we should channel in the best possible way and manage effectively in order to achieve the SDGs.”
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“Madagascar is one of the countries permanently suffering from the devastating effects of climate change. Nevertheless, we advocate responsible development that preserves the environment. In return, we expect an equal distribution of resources from the Green Climate Fund and the transfer of relevant technologies. We must turn our back on expensive, pollutant energy sources that endanger the environment we share. My country once again calls for the support of the international community and private investors, in particular in the electricity-production sector and in the renovation and expansion of water-distribution infrastructures. These are real investment opportunities.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“The awareness of the need to diversify efforts beyond land- based activities is nothing new. We support Africa’s strategy, which is aimed at creating greater wealth by promoting a flourishing blue economy that is sustainable, secure and respectful of the environment. With this in mind and within the context of the Indian Ocean Commission, a decision was taken to establish the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre in Madagascar to prevent threats such as piracy, terrorism, trafficking in its many forms and the plundering of natural resources. By signing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on 22 April and then ratifying it, Madagascar has chosen to participate in the universal movement to transform the world, thereby ensuring the future of our planet — our sole and unique habitat.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Our ambition is to modernize our agriculture sector to increase productivity and further develop organic farming. That would ensure food autonomy and accelerate the completion of the regional project of the Indian Ocean Commission to transform Madagascar into the breadbasket of the region. Programmes to combat food insecurity are part of our efforts to achieve the SDGs. Much of the south of the country is in the gripsof chronic drought, and the population living there is suffering greatly from critical food insecurity. As a result, various activities are being carried out to support the efforts of the Madagascan authorities in the light of this critical situation. Sustainable Development Goal 14 advocates conserving and sustainably using oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“One notable achievement in Malagasy women’s rights was the reform of the nationality code to allow children born to a Malagasy mother and a foreign father to acquire Malagasy citizenship through the maternal line, irrespective of the father’s nationality. Similarly, in the interest of being all inclusive, the ratification of the international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has allowed us to improve the protection offered to people with disabilities in Madagascar by implementing inclusive policies that safeguard their interests and allow them to effectively participate in development. Sustainable Development Goal 2 seeks to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“From this rostrum, I call on all countries to collectively resolve to assist one another, in order to support development policies for young people. We need to create jobs for them, develop their talents and meet their legitimate aspirations to contribute to world peace and curb migration. Protecting and empowering women and young girls, ensuring their equal rights and gender parity in development participation and respecting the rights of children and young people are at the heart of our concerns and our thinking. We will continue to reform our national plans and policies in order to promote equal access for women and men to economic resources and basic services.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Furthermore, the Government has committed itself to increasing vaccination coverage in Madagascar through a vaccination law. Other health- related efforts have been made with the United Nations in recent years, particularly in the fight against HIV/ AIDS. In the education sector, we have been able to begin recruiting and training tens of thousands of teachers in an attempt to raise the school attendance rate, to help school dropouts go back to school and to improve the quality of our teaching. Our young people, women and girls are the cornerstone of all of our public policies and development initiatives. Economic and social development, and, in particular, conditions for making the world more stable will be in vain if priority is not given to young people.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, Madagascar is promoting social protection. This year, we formulated and implemented a national policy in that regard. By way of example, we provide income supplements for the poorest households to support the integration of children into the school system and to improve their nutrition through school cafeterias. In addition to the social protection I just mentioned, health and education are sectors that we hold dear. Health is key for our country, as it is the best way to ensure the productivity of our people, both at school and in the workplace. That is why the draft universal health- coverage system was set up this year as part of our efforts to improve our public-health system. This policy will provide heath-care solutions for our people, especially the most vulnerable.”
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“Those objectives, which we all wanted to be universal, do not apply only to developing or poor countries, but rather to all countries, adjusted to local realities and development differentials, because a sustainable world can be built only upon an ecology-friendly transition in the North and responsible development in the South. The hopes sparked by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are immense. Nevertheless, we must move from commitments to action and implementation. The major challenges are the redistribution of investments, improving social justice and translating international commitments into national strategies and political action. Human development, environmental protection and inclusive economies are the triptych that structures the SDGs. They align with our national development plan.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Madagascar that I lead, I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and wish him every success in presiding over the work of the General Assembly during the current session. At the same time, we would like to convey our heartfelt appreciation to his predecessor. By submitting, together with 21 other countries, a voluntary national review report in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Madagascar reaffirms and solidifies the political commitment it undertook when it signed on to the global mobilization last year which led to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“The challenges are immense, but never, since time immemorial, have so many countries and leaders demonstrated their will and commitment to move ahead so as to overcome and solve the problems of today’s world. We must demonstrate that we are moving closer to a millennium of solidarity that transcends borders. That requires the commitment and responsibility of each country and each leader. This month we began laying down the foundations of a new edifice. Its completion depends only on us. Rest assured that Madagascar will contribute to that endeavour.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“On this solemn occasion, I urge my peers not to lose sight of the commitment that we made 70 years ago, which 8/55 15-29658 01/10/2015 A/70/PV.22 has been reflected in the solid decisions that we have taken throughout the years and not delay in taking action. The SDGs enable us to facilitate prevention and the maintenance of peace, security and stability. The new Agenda outlines new strategic directions that will guide us in forging the destiny of our peoples. Madagascar maintains its hope and faith in the United Nations for the next 70 years. A good portion of the path has already been trodden, but the road remains long. We must not be concerned about counting steps.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“We must support one another complementarily, because it is together that we will succeed and be able to act and react in real time to the major challenges that are facing us. Our will and determination will guide us in quickening our stride to meet those challenges. I therefore unhesitatingly reiterate my call for the enhancement of the North-South dialogue and the strengthening of global partnerships. In order to truly support development, the terms of funding must not in any way penalize those countries and peoples that are already vulnerable. Can we have confidence in the future? Can our young people have confidence in the future?”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Given the momentum created by the newly adopted 2030 Agenda, Madagascar foresees that the next 15 years will be rich in collective action and solidarity. In accordance with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, our country is committed to mobilizing its own resources and urges our international partners to do the same. Accordingly, we call upon the United Nations to propose the appropriate financing mechanisms and structures to support economic and social development policies and to combat poverty in developing countries. Official development assistance is necessary and important to support growth. The Northern countries’ solidarity with those of the South must be effective.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“During a meeting in New York earlier in 2015, in keeping with its international commitments, Madagascar reaffirmed its commitment to promote women’s rights and renewed its previous commitment made in Beijing. We are joining our efforts with those of others in seeking to make the representation of countries on the Security Council more equitable. It is only fair that that opportunity be offered to under-represented regions such as Africa. The General Assembly remains the body most suited to the task of overcoming the major challenges associated with the eradication of poverty and the disruptive effects of climate change. The issues of migration, peace and security are no less important. The resolution of those complex problems constitutes a top priority among the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“On the topic of the fight against human trafficking, Madagascar has ratified the main relevant international legal instruments on human rights, and it recently ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (resolution 45/158). As some in this Hall know, Madagascar has also sought to meet its international commitments by regularly submitting its reports on human rights to the various human rights treaty bodies and to the Human Rights Council in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review, whose recommendations are implemented through a national operational plan. This year, Madagascar deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“With regard to the democratic process of carrying out elections, Madagascar is in a good position to provide a favourable environment for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Without institutional and political stability, the progress we envisage and to which the population aspires will not be lasting and shared. In the area of collective security, I would like to pay tribute to the commitment of peacekeeping mission personnel. Madagascar actively participates by sending peacekeeping officers. From this podium, we declare our intention to deploy, for the first time, an infantry battalion to peacekeeping operations by 2017.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“We are fighting faceless enemies, and we must constantly adapt our strategies against those new threats. The security of our peoples must therefore be ensured in order to remove them from poverty and vulnerability. We are engaged in many forms of combat against urban and rural insecurity and are fighting against all kinds of trafficking and looting, which impacts our natural resources on land and at sea. On that issue, our country will be the location for the Maritime Information Fusion Centre, serving the Indian Ocean and East and Southern Africa with a view to assisting in combating maritime piracy, all types of illicit trafficking and terrorism.”
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“Human capital is both the stakeholder for and beneficiary of the SDGs. The development of human capital must be at the heart of all of our actions. Our peoples’ security, in all its 15-29658 7/55 A/70/PV.22 01/10/2015 forms, must be ensured so that we can move away from extreme poverty and vulnerability, which are becoming chronic. We are convinced that wars, crises, conflicts and insecurity are the root causes of systematic violations of human rights. In that light, peace and security remain the Achilles heel of all development strategies. It is through that shared vision that Madagascar is pursuing its path towards democracy and stability. We all agree that there is no real development without lasting peace and security. Cybercrime, transnational organized crime and terrorism have become more pressing issues.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“We have a young population, which commits us to meeting the challenge of education as well as training and job creation. It is our joint responsibility to offer our young people decent work. A new era is opening before us. New hope is being built with the advent of the new Sustainable Development Goals. By meeting in this Hall today, each nation is providing proof of its commitment to make progress on those Goals. The SDGs must not simply be a reference point and ready guide in the fight against poverty. All our actions must be capitalized on, brought together for sustainable human development, because there is no world apart from that of humankind. All our efforts should be focused on capitalizing on sustainable development, because human beings are our richest resource.”
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“Its visionary social protection policy will enable it to significantly reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2030, in line with the new post-2015 development agenda. The country is also involved in the implementation of the Secretary-General’s plan on the reduction of maternal mortality. We have launched a campaign to speed up the reduction of maternal mortality and another against early marriage. In regard to food security, I would like to share our promising regional prospect to make Madagascar the breadbasket of the Indian Ocean. Such fundamental transformations must be based on support for the civil sector. Our men, women, youth and children must have access to education, basic health care, security and justice.”
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“On 24 September, we submitted our national proposal with a commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by 14 per cent and to increasing absorption capacity to 32 per cent by 2030. With a view to protecting biodiversity — and Madagascar holds a significant portion of that world heritage — we recently supported resolution 69/314, entitled “Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife”. In addition, with regard to disaster-risk reduction, we have been fully involved in the implementation of resolution 69/283, on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, adopted in June 2015, which was designed to reduce disaster risks. The Malagasy Government focuses particular attention on its population, especially the most vulnerable.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“The coming twenty- first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris in December, will provide the ideal framework for showing our solidarity in that fight. While t developing countries are not the main parties responsible for the causes of climate change, they pay a heavy price for it, especially because they lack the resources needed to confront those challenges. Madagascar routinely suffers from the consequences of climate change, which have led to agricultural losses and the destruction of basic social infrastructures and have often set back efforts to achieve socioeconomic development.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“In adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, the world has just set the foundation for a new framework for its development. Commitments have been made to leave future generations a better world, given our current natural resources and the fact that they are not unlimited. With that common aim, Madagascar would like to renew its commitment to implementing the new post- 2015 development Agenda, which will serve as a frame of reference and aid in the realization of our national development plan. The global threat of climate change deserves our unwavering attention. We all have an obligation to achieve results, faced with that global scourge.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“We must ensure the well-being and the daily lives of our peoples, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations because today, extreme poverty still prevails in many countries of the world, and threats to global security also deserve our urgent attention. Terrorism, climate change and the recurring problems associated with poverty are factors pushing populations to flee in the hope of a better future or simply a life of dignity. By adopting the new post-2015 development Agenda, we are offering Governments a solution for development that enables them to act effectively. Since its independence, Madagascar has consistently promoted the same values as those of the United Nations and has taken the same path as the Organization in adopting policies and universal strategies.”
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“Yet today it is clear that poverty remains and inequality persists. Our goal of eradicating extreme poverty has not been fully met, 6/55 15-29658 01/10/2015 A/70/PV.22 although there has been significant progress. The MDGs have largely contributed to growth in many countries and have encouraged each country to redouble its efforts to adopt practical strategies to help avert difficulties. Today, the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aspire to that same vision. The Assembly has thereby shown a new commitment in line with the requirements of our ever- changing world, to which we must constantly adapt our strategies. The new post-2015 development Agenda will fuel our future actions aimed at creating noticeable and lasting impacts for the benefit of humankind. We do not have the right to fail to meet the expectations of our peoples.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“The seventieth anniversary of the United Nations is a historic one, as it coincides with the adoption of the new post-2015 development agenda in the form of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1), thereby auguring an ambitious and promising future for our peoples. From the perspective of its 70 years, the United Nations remains a forum to whose long journey the world can bear witness. It has overcome numerous challenges, has both strengths and weaknesses, yet it has always remained clear-sighted and committed to peace and security, and, above all, to the service of humankind. Let us take objectively assess its work over the past 70 years. To be fair, we should assess them objectively. During the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), poverty has been our main enemy.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“My first words are directed to the new President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, to whom I extend sincere congratulations on his election to that post during this session. I also thank the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his leadership and tenacity in ensuring that our Organization remains the most appropriate and legitimate forum for solving the problems of the world. For our part, we can attest to the active support of the United Nations during the election process in Madagascar. Moreover, since January, the United Nations has continued to support Madagascar through the Peacebuilding Fund.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Madagascar aspires to move rapidly from its current status to that of a growing country with an expanding, vibrant middle class and that will see its income quickly rise to match those of emerging countries. I know that this is possible and achievable. I have made a moral contract with the people of Madagascar to optimize our use of our natural and human resources to enable our country to achieve a solid place within the globalization network, to rebuild itself and to contribute in a positive way to the resolution of the major problems of this world.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)