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Quotable quotes from UN Summit for Adoption of Post-2015 Development Agenda

Xinhua, September 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

Following are quotable quotes from those who took the floor at the UN Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda on Friday:

"The true test of commitment to Agenda 2030 will be implementation. We need action from everyone, everywhere. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are our guide. They are a to-do list for people and planet, and a blueprint for success. To achieve these new global goals, we will need your high-level political commitment. We will need a renewed global partnership." -- Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations.

"As much as we are hopeful today in adopting an ambitious agenda that situates the development objectives of the global community on a sustainable path, we are yet concerned about the lack of appropriate tools needed for implementing the agenda in a way that supports our aspirations and vows our challenges." -- Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, the president of Egypt.

"Investing in gender equality is a direct path towards poverty reduction, inclusive growth and prosperity. An ambitious agenda for achieving gender equality and women's rights must be matched by ambitious resources." -- Sauli Niinisto, the president of Finland.

"Even where progress has taken place, consumption patterns and their impact on the environment are unsustainable. The world continues to be under threat from the negative impacts of global warming and climate change. Millions of people worldwide still lack access to quality education and healthcare." -- Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya.

"We should have no illusion that this will be easy. The remaining billion living in extreme poverty are often found in more affluent countries. We cannot solve this problem without achieving a more equal distribution of wealth. National governments must take ownership." -- Erna Solberg, the prime minister of Norway.

"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers a compelling vision, promising peace and prosperity to the peoples of the world through global partnerships to ensure that we live and manage the resources of our planet in a sustainable manner." -- Abdullah Abdullah, the chief executive of Afghanistan.

"It is our firm belief that the outcome documents on the post-2015 development agenda that adopted by our leaders at the UN summit will form a solid ground for ensuring sustainable development and further strengthening international development cooperation under the framework of global partnership with particular attention given to eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable development and inclusive economic growth and in realizing the post-2015 development agenda, especially the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)" -- Khamlieu Pholsena, vice minister of planning and investment of Laos.

"The Asia-Pacific region was on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of halving the prevalence of extreme poverty by 2015, but recent dramatic rises in the price of rice and other staples food have pushed millions of people back into hunger and poverty." -- Tun Tun Naing, permanent secretary of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development of Myanmar. Enditem