Statement by  Dr. Arjun Karki, International Co-ordinator, at the UN General Assembly Informal Session in Preparation for the 2010 MDG Summit, UN Headquarters, New York, 13 April 2010   

 
Mr Co- chairs, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to thank the organisers for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of LDC Watch, at this Informal Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in preparation for the 2010 MDG Summit. Today, I have been asked to speak about LDC’s perspectives on MDGs with special focus on MDG 8 and Aid Effectiveness.

Statement By Dr. Arjun Karki, International Co-ordinator at the Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting on The Review of The Implementation of the BPoA       
8-9 March 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Mr. Chairman,

Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and High Representative, OHRLLS

Mr. Abdoulie  Janneh, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ECA, Honourable Ministers and Members of Parliament,

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is with great honour that I address this important meeting that is taking place as part of the preparatory process for next year’s 4th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV). It is appropriate that we meet on 8 March, International Women’s Day. Women are key to development and, and to creating the environment that is essential for development to be realized. Until we recognize this, not just in words, but in reality we will not achieve our goal. I stand here as a representative of LDC Watch, to share with you our perspectives on the challenges facing the citizens of LDCs.  As the only LDC civil society network engaged in policy advocacy and campaigns in the interest of the LDCs, we have been entrusted by the UN High Representative to take the leading role in preparing civil society’s engagement with the process. We are honoured to take on this role and we are pleased to share that we are also encouraged by the assurance of support extended by the Chair of the LDC group, members of the LDC Global Coordination Bureau and Permanent Representative of the government of Turkey in New York.

Statement By Dr. Arjun Karki, International Co-ordinator at the Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting on The Review of The Implementation of the BPoA, 8-9 March 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Mr. Chairman,

Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and High Representative, OHRLLS

Mr. Abdoulie  Janneh, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ECA, Honourable Ministers and Members of Parliament,

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is with great honour that I address this important meeting that is taking place as part of the preparatory process for next year’s 4th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV). It is appropriate that we meet on 8 March, International Women’s Day. Women are key to development and, and to creating the environment that is essential for development to be realized. Until we recognize this, not just in words, but in reality we will not achieve our goal. I stand here as a representative of LDC Watch, to share with you our perspectives on the challenges facing the citizens of LDCs.  As the only LDC civil society network engaged in policy advocacy and campaigns in the interest of the LDCs, we have been entrusted by the UN High Representative to take the leading role in preparing civil society’s engagement with the process. We are honoured to take on this role and we are pleased to share that we are also encouraged by the assurance of support extended by the Chair of the LDC group, members of the LDC Global Coordination Bureau and Permanent Representative of the government of Turkey in New York.