How crazy is that? That our measure of progress, our dominant measure of progress in society, is measuring everything except that which makes life worthwhile?

Today we are meeting here to commemorate that decision and to review our actions, celebrate our progress and share our concerns.

Our problems must be dealt with through partnership progress must be shared.

They also placed in our hands a vital tool for measuring progress.

Our peoples expect the United Nations to act as an agent of progress.

France is now trying to make progress in those areas with our European Union partners.

We hope that our brethren in Lebanon will continue the progress for which he worked.

Substantial progress continues to take place towards the formation of our national army and police.

The rate of our progress towards solving the material problems of life is not less rapid.

Thanks to our television, we have of course been able to witness signs of progress elsewhere.

Challenges remain, but we are determined to continue to make progress and further strengthen our judiciary.

I have no doubt that global public opinion will keep a close eye on our progress.

That victory will bring peace and progress to our country and, with illicit drugs uprooted from our soil, the world will feel great relief.

In the Commonwealth, 11 of our 53 members have already recorded significant progress on the MDGs, but 31 have made slow progress, and some are actually going backwards.

Significant progress has been achieved in several areas of our bilateral cooperation, and Turkey's European Union perspective will further broaden the scope of our relations.

I look forward to 2013 as a year of progress on our national and European agendas alike.

We have already made some progress in our efforts to improve the working methods of the Committee.

As I begin a new term of office at the Agency, this is also a time for me to review our progress and renew our vision.

We have prepared a report containing our evaluation on Guatemala's progress along the road towards achieving those goals.

This summit gives us an opportunity to review progress and reaffirm our commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.

This report may serve as a basis for progress in our work on the topic, despite its complexity.

But our hopes and determination should be focused on our common future and on the progress that, in this General Assembly Hall, we all have agreed to achieve.

Next year the European Union looks forward to much more progress as we work together to fulfil our commitments.

We must now strive to enlarge our notions of responsibility and citizenship until we come to understand the struggles and progress of other peoples and nations as our own.

Let s press our governments to make real progress when they meet otherwise they will merely be adding to the problem.

But let us be clear, this progress is nowhere near sufficient in terms of our critical path to Hong Kong.

Measure us by the progress we are making towards the universal ideals and the level of our commitment to change.

We hope to see progress on many fronts, so that both Mr. Gambari's visit and the possible visit by the Secretary General can advance our work and our common agenda.

We reaffirm our countries' determined commitment to continue our progress towards attaining the objectives of the Convention, including international cooperation in the area of chemical activities for non prohibited purposes.

There is constant pressure from our side for progress, and we are holding the Provisional Institutions of Self Government fully accountable for continuing to make progress in line with the promising start of the Government.

Today, we have an opportunity to review the progress made and also chart the way forward to reach our common goals.

It is obvious therefore that, while we have made very important progress, we will certainly not reach our destination on time.

We recognize the importance of making decisive progress towards the implementation of the Latin American component of the European Water Initiative and declare our interest in strengthening our ties of cooperation.

And this is so deep seated in our psyche that when we're presented with a progress bar and presented with easy, granular steps to take to try and complete that progress bar, we will do it.

The Secretary General's report recognizes some progress made on his recommendations within the competence of the General Assembly since our last debate on small arms, at our 4896th meeting, one year ago.

Let us draw the right lessons from Kenya socio economic progress remains our best tool to prevent conflict in the long run.

Let me stress that our fourth courtroom, funded by voluntary contributions, has proven to be absolutely vital in order to ensure progress.

We enter the twenty first century full of resolve to achieve our deepest aspirations and hopes for peace, prosperity, progress and freedom.

Our disappointment in the obvious lack of progress on some issues before this Committee cannot overshadow a growing sense of optimism that some real progress has been made on the issue of small arms and light weapons.

Living a long time is one of our deepest wishes, and medical and economic progress offers the hope that it will be fulfilled.

Far from being a threat to family life, the further progress of women s rights may be our best hope for well functioning families.

You can also follow the progress of Refugees United through their Facebook page. This post is part of our special coverage on Refugees.

It is our expectation that in the next six months or so, we will, and must, make substantial progress on management reform issues.

We assure Mr. ElBaradei and his colleagues of our full support and cooperation with a view to achieving progress and prosperity for all.

An early decision will be a great leap forward in our common effort to make progress on the comprehensive United Nations reform agenda.