On 25 September at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York Heads of State and Government formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an ambitious and transformative package of 17 interrelated sustainable development goals and 169 targets that aim to end poverty by 2030, while balancing the economic, social and environmental pillars of development.
In his statement addressed to the General Assembly, H.E. President János Áder, Head of the delegation of Hungary underlined that the Agenda can only be implemented if Member States also take decisive climate action at the COP21 Conference to be held in Paris in December.
The 193 Member States of the United Nations General Assembly celebrated the ambitious new agenda that aims at ending poverty by 2030, while promoting shared economic prosperity, social development and environmental protection. Heads of State and Government have expressed their firm support for the agenda and their strong commitment to achieve its 17 goals and 169 targets that have been negotiated in the Open Working Group process under the stewardship of Kenya and Hungary. This agreement is a people-centered agenda that constitutes a historic turning point for our world, and for future generations with a view to leave no one behind.
After a long negotiating process that started in Rio in 2012, spanned more than three years, built on the outcomes of the Open Working Group and the International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa and culminated in a half year intergovernmental negotiation process, Member States, regional organizations, the United Nations, the private sector and all other stakeholders are entering to the phase of implementation.
While joining others in expressing gratitude to those who worked on this project, President of Hungary, H.E. János Áder underlined that the success of the agenda depends on whether Member States are willing to commit themselves to an ambitious and legally binding climate agreement in Paris this December at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. If the climate objectives are not met, this will render hopeless the achievement of all other development goals. As Member States have little time left until COP21 President Áder strongly urged everyone to reconsider their positions before Paris.
Please find the transcript of President Áder's speech here.
