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Quotable quotes from the General Debate of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 28

29 September 2013 02:07 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Following are quotable quotes from the General Debate of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 28, APA reports quoting Xinhua

"At a time when the world is facing multiple challenges, there is renewed attention on the role of the United Nations in advancing international peace, security and prosperity. However, never has scepticism about the UN's capacity to do so been higher, or the external environment less propitious for multilateralism." - - Manmohan Singh, the prime minister of India.

"Across the Islamic World, extremists are wrapping their perverse agenda in religious cloth; tearing families, countries and the ummah apart. Within each new atrocity, tensions are wound tighter, and peace seems further away." -- Mohd Najb Tun Abdul Razak, the prime minister of Malaysia.

"While we contemplate a post-2015 development framework, we must also complete unfinished business in the reduction of extreme poverty and hunger; combating HIV/AIDS; halting and reversing the incidence of malaria and tuberculosis; and increasing access to reproductive health." -- Portia Simpson-Miller, the prime minister of Jamaica.

"We need a common development framework but with differentiated milestones and implementation strategies because of existing disparities in levels of development. Actions taken at national level are not sufficient; there should also be reinforced cooperation and partnerships at regional and international levels. It is therefore imperative that the weaknesses and inequity of present global economic governance should be addressed urgently." - - Navinchandra Ramgoolam, the prime minister of Mauritius.

"The World has changed tremendously in the course of the last decades and it is changing now at an even faster pace. We all expect the UN to follow suit. UN reform is not only necessary, it has become imperative. If we fail to agree and act on this, the role the UN is to play will remain incomplete." -- Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania.

"It is irony that one eighth of world population has to live without enough food at a time when 150 percent of the earth's annual regenerative capacity is being consumed in total. And, nearly one billion people will still be forced to live in extreme poverty by 2015. Looking at this unfair and unjust scenario, one can hardly envision global sustainability without a system of an economic growth and development that ensures the progress and wellbeing of people on this planet in an equitable, inclusive and judicious manner." -- Khil Raj Regmi, the prime minister of Nepal.