Statement of Grenada at the General assembly Debate, September 24, 2016

Mr. President, Grenada is committed to Sustainable Development Goal 5, which speaks to gender equality and discrimination against women and girls. In this regard, the reforms also call on the state to ensure that men and women are entitled to equal rights and status in all spheres of life, especially in economic, educational, political, civic and social activities; that women shall not be discriminated against by reason of marital status, pregnancy or any other gender-based attribute; and that Parliament may enact laws suitable to correct disparities and inequalities between men and women. Mr. President, we live in a world that is plagued with many challenges: civil wars, famine, droughts, floods – impacts of climate change, humanitarian and economic crises and terrorism; but we also built this United Nations for the express purpose of addressing these challenges. The United Nations was built to steer us away from anarchy and perpetual antagonism. With the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, we have created a new pathway to achieve a more equitable and lasting brand of development. This pathway, Mr. President, is paved with clean energy, universal access to education, affordable healthcare, food security, clean water and air, and gender and racial equality.