Millennium Development Goals our commitments

Therefore, when we start to negate our previous commitments, it becomes more difficult to go further.

In line with our obligations under the resolution, we have submitted our reports on its implementation.

Also, we faithfully fulfil all our international obligations in that field.

W e have every reason to renounce our obligations under the Agreement and unilaterally declare them null and void.

So let us together live up to our commitments and make the United Nations the strong and flexible Organization we so desperately need.

Based on the tremendous scale of our obligations we are increasing financing in the national budget for the federal chemical weapons destruction programme.

The other significant trend in our discussions was the strong emphasis on poverty eradication and on meeting our commitments for the realization of the Millennium Development Goals.

The Union is committed to strong national and internationally coordinated export controls to complement our obligations under the NPT.

So, how can we translate our commitments and priorities into better lives for people who are affected by conflict and fragility?

The challenge before us is to use instruments for peace, development and human rights, and to transform our commitments into real action.

The objective is to ensure that proper domestic law arrangements are in place to enable us to discharge international law obligations from the moment of ratification.

Such respect is ensured under our international obligations, as enshrined in international human rights instruments, and under the individual guarantees contained in the Constitution.

In closing, I would like to stress the fact that the situation in the world can improve only if we all live up to our commitments.

The shortfalls in our commitments to the Millennium Summit and other major United Nations conferences and summits are all too clear.

recalling the importance and continuing relevance of and reconfirming our commitments to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) Forest Principles and the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD),

The Government is looking forward to welcoming the visiting Security Council Team, and is willing to discuss with it, on a first hand basis, the requirements for our reporting obligations under Security Council resolution 1267 (1999).

In our review, during the 2005 summit, of the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and of other decisions taken by major international conferences, it became clear that we still have a long way to go to honour our commitments.

With regard to the international response, we welcome and support the according of priority to Africa's needs on the international development agenda and the reaffirmation of our commitments in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60 1).

As we are all aware, now is the time to translate our commitments into decisive actions, and I assure the Assembly that Japan will stand together with all other countries to work to improve the well being of people around the world.

Norway is currently preparing a new Penal Code and will in this work carefully assess and duly take account of our obligations under OP 2 with a view to assuring that the requirements set out therein are fully met.

Last but not least, my delegation wishes to support the recommendations made in the report before us which, first and foremost, remind us to reaffirm our commitments to addressing the global road safety crisis.

In addition to our previous commitments to make voluntary contributions of 20 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Government of the Russian Federation has decided to double that sum by raising our consolidated payment to 40 million by 2008.

In that domain, we will actively participate in international efforts to combat climate change, honouring our commitments and limiting greenhouse gas emissions, so that the European Union can attain the goals agreed in the context of the Kyoto Protocol.

And we will stand by our commitments to existing NATO members, while renewing our determination that Russia will have no veto over its future direction.

We, the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction have gathered in Zagreb, Croatia, to reaffirm the commitments made one year ago at the historic Nairobi Summit on a Mine Free World.

The United States and many others will continue to support these initiatives in the CD, but we also will continue to participate in cooperative efforts elsewhere to advance common goals, implement our treaty commitments, and strengthen international peace and security.

We intend to promote new efforts in matters of foreign debt that transcend our bilateral obligations in the framework of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative and to contribute decisively to the solution of the problem of the external debt of these countries with the multilateral financial institutions.