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UN Secretary-General's remarks at the General Assembly Hearings with
Civil Society and Private Sector
UN Headquarters, New
York, 24 June 2005
Mr. President,
Excellencies,
Distinguished representatives of civil society,
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I regret I could not be with
you yesterday at the opening, and of course this makes it even more
important that I can join you today. I've just come in from Europe.
I know that after some technical glitches at the start, you have had
two days of very fruitful discussions.
As we have heard from representatives of civil society, you have raised
a wide range of issues, ranging from gender, human rights and conflict
prevention to aid, trade, debt and the environment.
You have expressed your support for the proposed Human Rights Council,
and the establishment of a Peace Building Commission. You have spelt
out the case for developed countries to devote 0.7 per cent of their
income to aid. You have spoken about the need to integrate environmental
issues into strategies for the future.
You have argued for greater emphasis on gender. All of us should agree
100%. Gender issues are not for women alone. They're for all of us.
Some of you have recounted personal experiences and traumas to stress
the need for action to assist those seeking freedom from fear.
You have asked for stronger language on these and many other issues
in the draft outcome for the World Summit.
Overall, listening to you this afternoon, and what has been going
on for the last two days, your message is loud and clear: to build
a more prosperous, just and peaceful world, we need Member States
to take bold actions here in September.
I am delighted that Member States have attended these hearings in
large numbers and have heard that message.
As the Deputy Secretary-General noted at the opening yesterday, these
hearings should represent a significant new step in the way the United
Nations relates to civil society.
And the speakers have indicated they wanted this to continue, and
Member States have also heard that. I hope the format will be used
again as part of the General Assembly's efforts to open up and interact
much more with non-state actors. We now have good experience to build
on.
That is all the more crucial as we look ahead from September.
Whether we are talking about the fight against poverty and HIV/AIDS,
or the responsibility to protect, or the prevention of armed conflict,
or any of the other challenges on our agenda -- the UN will need to
work in close partnership with civil society to implement what is
decided this year.
Finally, let me thank the President of the General Assembly for his
leadership, as well as the Task Force which assisted him. And let
me thank all the Member States who attended.
Above all, let me thank the participants from civil society and the
private sector for coming to the United Nations and making these two
days a success. We are all determined to make poverty history.
I hope you will keep making your voices heard in the lead-up to the
World Summit in September, and afterwards, to hold Governments and
us responsible to our obligations and promises. I am grateful to every
one of you for your commitment.
Thank you very much.
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