Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly today endorsed the new global action agenda for financing sustainable development adopted two weeks ago by a major Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ conference, and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the move as a major step that firmly puts the world \u201con the path to a more prosperous, just and sustainable world for this and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
General Assembly President Sam Kutesa said today\u2019s action \u201cwill further demonstrate our collective commitment towards eradicating poverty, achieving sustainable development and building a better future for all,\u201d and urged Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Member States to \u201cdo whatever it will take to ensure that the Addis Ababa Action Agenda is fully implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n
The outcome document adopted at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia earlier this month, the Action Agenda contains a series of bold measures to overhaul global finance practices and generate investments for tackling a range of economic, social and environmental challenges.<\/p>\n
Building on the outcomes of previous development financing conferences held in Monterrey, Mexico, and in Doha, Qatar, the Action Agenda also addresses all sources of finance, and covers cooperation on a range of issues including technology, science, innovation, trade and capacity building.<\/p>\n
In his statement to the Assembly, Mr. Ban said by endorsing the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, \u201cwe launch a new era of cooperation and global partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n
He hailed the development as the foundation for success at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ summit to adopt the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ post-2015 development agenda, in New York this September, and at the Conference of Parties of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Framework Convention on Climate Change (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC), known informally as COP 21, in Paris in December.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly by staying engaged will we ensure that the commitments we endorse today will lead to tangible progress on the ground, in all countries and for all people,\u201d the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ chief said.<\/p>\n
Commending Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Members States for taking this critical step forward, he declared: \u201cWe are now firmly on the path to a more prosperous, just and sustainable world for this and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier this morning, Mr. Ban and Member State representatives paid tribute in a General Assembly session to the late Permanent Representative of Djibouti, Ambassador Roble Olhaye, the longest serving top diplomat at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, calling him a passionate champion of Africa and a great believer in the value of the continent\u2019s partnership with the United Nations.<\/p>\n