CHAD CALLS ON WORLD TO STAND BY ITS UN DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT PLEDGES

CHAD CALLS ON WORLD TO STAND BY ITS UN DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT PLEDGES
New York, Sep 28 2010 6:10PM
Chad voiced concern today that despite the pledges at last week's United Nations summit on the Millennium Development Goals (<"http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/">MDGs) the proposals for stepping up the fight against poverty, hunger disease and a host of other will remain mere words.

"Chad hails the UN focus on the challenges of development, currently on achieving the Millennium Development Goals and their funding," Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat <"http://gadebate.un.org/Portals/1/statements/634212885410468750TD_fr.pdf">told the General Assembly at its annual session. "But we fear once again that the pertinent recommendations of this meeting will remain without effect."

He stressed that Chad's own financial resources are way behind its needs and appealed for additional resources.

In an outcome document at the end of the summit, world leaders expressed deep concern that progress had fallen far short of what is needed but voiced confidence that with renewed global commitment the MDGs could still be achieved by their 2015 deadline.

In a wide-ranging speech touching on global flashpoints, Mr. Mahamat cited the "complete normalization" of relations between Chad and Sudan, called for peace in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, and warned that a failure in the "high-risk" process leading to an independence referendum in southern Sudan could compromise peace and security in the whole sub-region.

He noted that Chad was still sheltering 290,000 refugees from Darfur as well 180,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and reiterated his country's readiness to cooperate with the UN in all efforts to promote peace and security in eastern Chad, Darfur and the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR).

As have most African countries, he also called for Security Council reform with proper representation for Africa, "The international community must not accept this marginalization of the African continent which also has so much to offer the world," he declared.
Sep 28 2010 6:10PM
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