General Debate of the 63rd Session
Millennium Development Goals - 25 September 2008
The High-level Event on the MDGs, convened by the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly, brought together world leaders, private-sector representatives and civil-society partners to discuss specific ways to energize collaboration.
Thursday, 25 September 2008
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Morning Session
- TAJIKISTAN - H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan
- THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - H.E. Mr. Branko Crvenkovski, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- SEYCHELLES - H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel, President of Seychelles
- ARMENIA - H.E. Mr. Serz Sargsyan, President of Armenia
- MARSHALL ISLANDS - H.E. Mr. Litokwa Tomeing, President of Marshall Islands
- COMOROS - H.E. Mr. Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of Comoros
- EQUATORIAL GUINEA - H.E. Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea
- KIRIBATI - H.E. Mr. Anote Tong, President of Kiribati
- SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - H.E. Mr. Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes, President of Sao Tome and Principe
- SIERRA LEONE - H.E. Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone
- IRAQ - H.E. Mr. Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq
- PALAU - H.E. Mr. Elias Camsek Chin, Vice-President of Palau
- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - H.E. Mr. Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Afternoon Session
- MICRONESIA - H.E. Mr. Emanuel Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia
- GUINEA-BISSAU - H.E. Mr. João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau
- SWAZILAND - His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State of Swaziland
- TIMOR-LESTE - H.E. Mr. José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste
- ZIMBABWE - H.E. Mr. Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe
- CAMEROON - H.E. Mr. Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
- PAKISTAN - H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan
- SUDAN - H.E. Mr. Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, Vice-President of Sudan
- SPAIN - H.E. Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain
- JAPAN - H. E. Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan
- KUWAIT - His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait
- REPUBLIC OF KOREA - H.E. Mr. Han Seung-soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM - His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam
- AUSTRALIA - H.E. Mr. Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia
- ANDORRA - H.E. Mr. Albert Pintat, Chief of the Government of Andorra
- SAN MARINO - H.E. Mr. Fiorenzo Stolfi, Head of Government and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Political Affairs and Economic Planning of San Marino
- NORWAY - H.E. Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway
- SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS - H.E. Mr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- NETHERLANDS - H.E. Mr. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands