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Jacob Zuma

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105

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2009-09-24

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2017-09-24

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1. “Similarly, if we are to eradicate poverty there is an urgent need to conclude the Doha Round of trade negotiations in a manner that prioritizes development. We continue to work for an African renewal, and welcome the ongoing support of the United Nations system in addressing the challenges facing the continent. Now more than ever, it is necessary for the United Nations to ensure that the international community collectively implements the commitments made to Africa. We have a viable socio-economic development blueprint, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, which should be used in mobilizing resources for Africa. We appreciate that there can be no lasting peace without development, and no development without security.”

   2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)

2. “Developing countries did not cause the economic crisis, but they are severely affected by it. The crisis has further highlighted the urgent need for fundamental reform of the Bretton Woods institutions, including their mandate, scope, governance and responsiveness. These institutions have been unrepresentative since their formation half a century ago. The current arrangements are inadequate and unfair. They do not reflect the changes that have taken place in the global economy. We should ensure that the election of the heads of all those institutions is more democratic, and opens opportunities to developing countries. The emerging and developing countries, including the poorest, must have a greater voice and greater participation in those institutions.”

   2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)

3. “We must act now, together, to prevent the global economic crisis from undoing the gains that we have achieved over decades. The eradication of poverty must remain central to the work of the United Nations. The Organization must continue to work harder to unite the world to work to alleviate the suffering of the world’s poor and marginalized. The global economic meltdown has dealt a heavy blow to world efforts to eradicate poverty. But it should not diminish our resolve. The United Nations must play a significant role in finding solutions to the global economic crisis. The crisis should not be an excuse to delay further action on the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals. Rather, it should urge us to double our efforts to achieve greater and faster progress.”

   2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)

4. “It represented the victory of unity over division and of negotiation over confrontation. It represented a clear commitment to the promotion of basic human rights. As South Africans, we will always be grateful for that international solidarity. Since the advent of democracy in 1994, we have built a solid, stable democracy, founded on the principles of unity, non-sexism, non-racialism and democracy. As we continue to build our young nation, we are cognizant of the need for a conducive international environment. For that reason, we are committed to playing our part, with the rest of the international community, in taking forward the fight against poverty and in responding to the crises that are confronting the world today. We must act now, together, to halt the degradation of the environment.”

   2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)

5. “This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the adoption, in 1989, of General Assembly resolution 44/27 A, on international solidarity with the liberation struggle in South Africa. That was one of numerous Assembly resolutions in which the nations of the world pledged their support for the eradication of apartheid. Within months of the adoption of that important resolution, the ban on South African liberation movements was lifted. Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners were released. The stage was thus 09-52228 20 set for the negotiations that would eventually lead to the achievement of freedom and democracy in our country. The role of the United Nations in the struggle to end apartheid is an exceptional example of the collective political will of the international community.”

   2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)