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Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span class=\"updated\">23 September 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">H.E. Mr. Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Global Chair of the Group of landlocked developing countries,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">H.E. Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, Secretary-General, of the United Nations,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Excellencies,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Two days ago, I presided over the High-Level Meeting commemorating the 75<sup>th<\/sup>Anniversary of the United Nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">While I took a moment to reflect on the UN\u2019s successes and challenges, I also looked ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">I noted then that, \u201cWe must support the United Nations to evolve into a more agile, effective and accountable organization, so it is fit for purpose and can deliver the future we want.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">I would echo that call here today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; 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But each country\u2019s conditions and context differ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">We cannot copy and paste the solution; we must work together with flexibility and adaptability to achieve success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">For LLDCs, this means strengthening technical capacity building, facilitating access to financial resources, enhancing technological capacity building, and improving access to markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">As President of the General Assembly, I will promote the use of emerging technologies, strengthening data, and results-oriented action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">You can also count on my Presidency to extend full support to the implementation of the Roadmap on accelerated implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">And I will work to finalize the modalities of the high-level mid-term review of the decade for action on water, and the high-level meeting on the water-related goals of the SDGs, both of which are critical to the LLDCs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Excellencies, I appreciate again the opportunity to address this forum. 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