Development
SDGs and development financing at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised sdgs and development financing
Malawi · Day 6George Chapatula ChapondaThe first opportunity is accelerating sustainable development and economic transformation.
Mr. President, the timeline for the 2030 agenda for sustainable development is rapidly drawing to a close.
Yet, the promise of the sustainable development goals remain dangerously out of reach for millions.
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Algeria · Day 6Ahmed Attafnor can poverty and marginalization be effectively tackled in isolation from a security environment that enables terrorist groups and organized crime networks to expand and spread and take root.
Algeria has incorporated sustainable development into its national programs and enshrined it in the constitution since 2020.
When presenting its voluntary national review report in July 2026, Algeria outlined the progress it has achieved in implementing the 17 SDGs and the efforts that it has made in that regard.
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Sri Lanka · Day 6Vijitha HerathMr. President, as we approach 2030, we must deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, which remain our collective blueprint for sustainable development.
We welcomed the civil commitment last year, including its call for urgent action to close the $4 trillion financing gap for sustainable development in developing countries.
We remain steadfast in recognizing poverty and inequality as factors requiring our urgent attention.
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Denmark · Day 6Christina Markus LassenMore than a billion people lifted out of poverty, standards of living transformed, colonial empires brought to an end, independent nations emerged, peoples gained the right to shape their own future.
Extreme poverty is on the rise.
It also means continuing to meet the UN target of providing 0.7% of GNI for official development assistance.
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President of the General Assembly (closing) · Day 6Dr. Khalilur RahmanWe heard that only a few of the sustainable development goals are on track.
Excellencies, While peace and security, human rights and sustainable development are perennial concerns in this hall, artificial intelligence, including artificial general intelligence, has moved from the margins of our discussions to the center.
Leader after leader recognized the extraordinary potential of AI to transform public services, accelerate scientific discovery, advance sustainable development, and expand access to knowledge while pointing out potential risks arriving from it.
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Antigua and Barbuda · Day 6Walton Alfonso WebsonOur 10-year framework for sustainable development and resilient prosperity.
The SIDS Center of Excellence will help turn Abbas' commitment into practical solutions through the better data, innovation, investment, and support for sustainable development.
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, which was held in Seville, Spain, placed debt and development finance close to the center of the international agenda.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréThe conclusions of the High-Level Political Forum of July 2026 confirmed that the international community remains far away from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Pact for the Future, the Compromisos de Sevilla, the Doha Programme of Action, the UNAT Initiative and the OASO Programme of Action for landlocked developing countries can contribute to making the multilateral system more effective, more inclusive and more focused on results, as long as they do not just remain promises.
Reform of global governments must also transform the international financial architecture, more equitable representation for developing countries in international financial institutions, fair treatment of debt, access to real financing for development, more equitable international trade and respect for national priorities.
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Congo · Day 6Constant Serge BoundaOur vision, I would like to point out, aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals, the SDGs, and the 2063 African Union agenda, the Africa we want.
Four years before the 2030 SDG deadline, we cannot afford another collective failure.
The Republic of the Congo, therefore, calls for an ambitious international action on the issue of developing country debt, including through debt relief and, where appropriate, debt cancellation measures to free resources for SDG-related investments.
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Turkmenistan · Day 6Vepa HajiyevTurkmenistan firmly believes that the United Nations must continue to serve as the universal and legitimate foundation of international cooperation and as the principal mechanism for reconciling interests and developing solutions in the areas of peace, security and sustainable development.
In pursuance of the General Assembly resolution entitled Key Role of Reliable and Stable Energy Connectivity in Ensuring Sustainable Development, Turkmenistan will continue consultations in preparation for the High-Level Forum on Sustainable Energy for All.
As a part of the preparatory process, we propose convening in Turkmenistan in 2027 an international forum devoted to the interrelationship between international law, disarmament, neutrality, preventive diplomacy, and sustainable development.
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Grenada · Day 6Ingrid JacksonAnchored in our national sustainable development plan of 2020 to 2035, vision 75 charts a transformational course for our nation.
Our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals reflects our belief in shared global progress, and our engagement in this United Nations reflects our conviction that partnership remains one of humanity's greatest sources of strength.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviTherefore, when we speak about climate finance, development finance, disaster resilience, and sustainable development, we are not asking merely for charity.
Such measures are in violation with the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and adversely affect sustainable development outcomes of countries such as Cuba.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye DiopIf we looked today, the level of international assistance We compare that with the needs for financing in our countries, the places where millions of young people arrive at the labor market in Mali, in Burkina Faso, in Niger, and in Africa.
We can see that the international assistance will never be enough and we need to mobilize our own resources and we need to have confidence that we will be able to have other sources of funding.
so that our country can move forward.
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