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– As delivered –<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 23 September 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n H.E. Mr. Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Global Chair of the Group of landlocked developing countries,<\/span><\/p>\n H.E. Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, Secretary-General, of the United Nations,<\/span><\/p>\n Excellencies,<\/span><\/p>\n Two days ago, I presided over the High-Level Meeting commemorating the 75th<\/sup>Anniversary of the United Nations.<\/span><\/p>\n While I took a moment to reflect on the UN\u2019s successes and challenges, I also looked ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n I noted then that, \u201cWe must support the United Nations 51ÁÔÆæ into a more agile, effective and accountable organization, so it is fit for purpose and can deliver the future we want.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n I would echo that call here today.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Volkan Bozkir” job_title=”President of the UN General Assembly” portrait_url=”https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/75\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2020\/09\/DSC9541-4-scaled.jpg” quote_icon_color=”#00aff8″ _builder_version=”4.6.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ border_style=”solid” quote_icon_background_color=”#f5f5f5″ box_shadow_horizontal_image_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_image_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_image_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_image_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”body_quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=”body_quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=”body_quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ body_quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” author_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”author_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ author_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” author_text_shadow_vertical_length=”author_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ author_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” author_text_shadow_blur_strength=”author_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ author_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” position_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”position_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ position_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” position_text_shadow_vertical_length=”position_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ position_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” position_text_shadow_blur_strength=”position_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ position_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” company_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”company_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ company_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” company_text_shadow_vertical_length=”company_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ company_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” company_text_shadow_blur_strength=”company_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ company_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″]<\/p>\n Each country has its own path to sustainable development, guided by the Goals. But each country\u2019s conditions and context differ. <\/span>We cannot copy and paste the solution; we must work together with flexibility and adaptability to achieve success.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ border_style=”solid” text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ 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z_index_tablet=”0″]<\/p>\n While no country in the world has escaped the struggles associated with COVID-19, those faced by LLDCs are particularly severe.<\/span><\/p>\n Limited access to ports hinders shipments of crucial medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, and already weak exports are being further strained.<\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, as is so often the case, the most vulnerable are being hit hardest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n COVID-19 represents the greatest global challenge since the end of the Second World War and will require global cooperation at greater levels than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n Failure to act swiftly will only entrench and widen existing inequalities and take us even further from achieving the SDGs.<\/span><\/p>\n Immediate support is required to fulfil the Reform Agenda and ensure that the UN is fit for purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n We must also strive to ensure meaningful progress against the Paris Agreement, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, Almaty & Vienna Programmes of Action, and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.<\/span><\/p>\n And we must re-energize our efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals through the Decade of Action.<\/span><\/p>\n On this last point, the SDGs have the potential to serve as a blueprint for resilient recovery from COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n In doing so, it is essential that the international community consider and account for the contextual circumstances of LLDCs.<\/span><\/p>\n Measures must be taken to facilitate their participation in the global, sustainable recovery. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Each country has its own path to sustainable development, guided by the Goals. But each country\u2019s conditions and context differ.<\/span><\/p>\n We cannot copy and paste the solution; we must work together with flexibility and adaptability to achieve success.<\/span><\/p>\n For LLDCs, this means strengthening technical capacity building, facilitating access to financial resources, enhancing technological capacity building, and improving access to markets.<\/span><\/p>\n As President of the General Assembly, I will promote the use of emerging technologies, strengthening data, and results-oriented action.<\/span><\/p>\n You can also count on my Presidency to extend full support to the implementation of the Roadmap on accelerated implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action.<\/span><\/p>\n And I will work to finalize the modalities of the high-level mid-term review of the decade for action on water, and the high-level meeting on the water-related goals of the SDGs, both of which are critical to the LLDCs.<\/span><\/p>\n Excellencies, I appreciate again the opportunity to address this forum. Trust that I will work with you to advance the objectives of the LLDCs and that I will remain a champion of those most vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you very much.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Remarks by H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, – PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"committee-meeting":[],"class_list":["post-228529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speeches","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nStatement by H.E. Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly<\/h3>\n