SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THE “OVERRIDING CHALLENGE” OF 21ST CENTURY – UN TOP OFFICIAL

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THE "OVERRIDING CHALLENGE" OF 21ST CENTURY –
UN TOP OFFICIALNew York, Sep 9 2013 4:00PMA United Nations top
official today underlined that focusing on achieving sustainable
development will be crucial for Member States if they want to succeed
in reducing some of the world's most pressing issues such as poverty,
economic instability and social inequality.

"Achieving sustainable development is the overriding challenge of the
21st century," <"http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/67/statements/statements/September13/hlap_sus_dev09092013.shtml">said
the President of the General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, at the launch of a
paper presented by his High-Level Advisory Panel, led by renowned
economist Jeffrey Sachs.

The paper, entitled 'The United Nations in the Age of Sustainable
Development' considers how countries can tackle global issues and
overcome interconnected crises through cooperation. It was presented
today during an informal meeting of the Assembly that also featured
the members of the High-level Panel

Mr. Jeremic stated that no nation or group of nations can hope to face
the challenges of sustainable development alone, stressing that
"perhaps for the first time in history, we can truly say 'we are in
this together."

In the paper, the Panel says that despite the multiple crises faced by
the world "this is no time for despair, but for resolve," adding that
the UN "must be the vital centre of the sustainable effort, one that
draws on every stakeholder: private businesses, non-governmental
organizations, universities and research centres, international
financial institutions, and the UN organs themselves."

The paper contains a number of specific proposals including
establishing new standing committees under the auspices of the General
Assembly and the High-Level Political Forum to oversee progress on the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to make recommendations on
how they may be more effectively implemented.

Stressing that achieving sustainability was a Member State driven
process – "it will be democratic; it will have to go through the
general Assembly" – he suggested adopting a Universal Declaration of
Sustainable Development to raise awareness and to affirm the central
importance of the SDGs. Such a Declaration would send the right
political message that he hoped all nations would embrace after a
smooth transition from the MDG-era.

The High-Level Advisory Panel was established by Mr. Jeremic at the
beginning of the 67th session of the General Assembly last year to
address the most important issues facing the international
community.Sep 9 2013 4:00PM
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