The goal is within reach Ban Ki-Moon

Welcome to the Millennium Development Goals Summit. I thank the world's leaders for being here in such impressive numbers. We are here because the fight for a more prosperous, stable and equitable world is at the heart itself of the mission of the United Nations.

We are here because ten years ago, meeting here at the highest level, the international community promised to spare no effort to free the entire human race from want.

The eight Millennium Development Goals were a breakthrough.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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