{"id":168201,"date":"2018-10-24T13:37:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T17:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/?p=168201"},"modified":"2018-10-25T14:09:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T18:09:26","slug":"global-leaders-summit-investment-in-a-new-era-of-industrialization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/2018\/10\/24\/global-leaders-summit-investment-in-a-new-era-of-industrialization\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Leaders Summit: Investment in a New Era of Industrialization"},"content":{"rendered":"

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– As delivered –<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

[translated from\u00a0 Spanish]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Statement by H.E. Mrs. Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa Garc\u00e9s, President of the 73rd<\/sup> Session of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly<\/h3>\n

24 October 2018 | Geneva, Switzerland<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCTAD Global Leaders Investment Summits, Geneva, Switzerland,
Photo\/Pierre Albouy<\/p><\/div>\n

Heads of State and Government,<\/p>\n

Secretary-General of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCTAD,<\/p>\n

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,<\/p>\n

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I thank you for the invitation to participate in this event, which takes place in a very special day, the United Nations Day, at its 73rd<\/sup> anniversary. Our way to celebrate this day is by making an Organization that is more relevant, efficient and close to the lives of peoples and their future.<\/p>\n

For the General Assembly, which is the main forum for multilateral deliberations, technological changes are a window of opportunity to achieve the aspirations established in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n

In this Agenda, States have acknowledged that alliances must be formed with all sectors if we are to achieve its objectives.<\/p>\n

Investments are a key aspect of these alliances.<\/p>\n

Investments enable the mobilization of technologies and financial resources to create decent employments, both of which are critical resources for developing countries, especially for the least developed.<\/p>\n

Specifically, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, it will take 5 to 7 trillion dollars of annual investments in several sectors and industries. This is not a small figure, but with everyone’s commitment we can achieve this goal.<\/p>\n

I would like to point out three matters related to the topic that gathered us here today.<\/p>\n

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First<\/strong>, the private sector plays an important role in achieving full and productive employment and decent work for everyone by 2030.<\/p>\n

In order to achieve this goal, 600 million new employments must be created, which will require investments that entail both quality and responsibility.<\/p>\n

To be able to seize these emerging employment opportunities, especially in developing countries, people must be prepared in using and making the most of new technologies.<\/p>\n

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