President to attend UN General Assembly |22 September 2008
The annual general debate, which traditionally features statements by Heads of State and
The debate will be held under an overarching theme, “The impact of the global food crisis on poverty and hunger in the world as well as the need to democratize the United Nations”.
Among other key issues, the Assembly will also address the following:
• Democratization of the United Nations, including evaluations of the work of the Security Council and of the Bretton Woods institutions, as well as revitalization of the General Assembly;
• Financing for development to end hunger, poverty and lack of access to clean water and basic health services;
• Climate change in a divided but ecologically interdependent world;
• Achieving the goals of the United Nations Decade: “Water for Life” (2005-2015); • Implementation of the Counter-Terrorism Strategy, with full respect for human rights;
• Human security as a part of international peace and security, including disarmament and nuclear control.
President Michel will also take the opportunity whilst in New York to hold a number of bilateral meetings.