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(s) Strengthening statistical capacity to produce reliable disaggregated data
for better programmes and policy evaluation and formulation.
24. We recognize that the scaling-up of the successful policies and approaches
outlined above will need to be complemented by a strengthened global partnership
for development, as set out in the action agenda below.
25. We take note of the first formal debate organized by the President of the
General Assembly in which different views on the notion of human security were
presented by Member States, as well as the ongoing efforts to define the notion of
human security, and recognize the need to continue the discussion and to achieve an
agreement on the definition of human security in the General Assembly.
26. We recognize that climate change poses serious risks and challenges to all
countries, especially developing countries. We commit ourselves to addressing
climate change in accordance with the principles and provisions of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 7 including the principle of
common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. We maintain
the Framework Convention as the primary international, intergovernmental forum
for negotiating the global response to climate change. Addressing climate change
will be of key importance in safeguarding and advancing progress towards
achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
6F
27. We recognize that attention must be focused on the particular needs of
developing countries and on the large and increasing economic and social
inequalities. Disparities between developed and developing countries and
inequalities between the rich and the poor, and between rural and urban populations,
inter alia, remain persistent and significant and need to be addressed.
28. We recognize that policies and actions must focus on the poor and those living
in the most vulnerable situations, including persons with disabilities, so that they
may benefit from progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
In this respect, there is a particular need to provide more equitable access to
economic opportunities and social services.
29. We recognize the urgency of paying attention to the many developing
countries with specific needs, and the unique challenges they confront in achieving
the Millennium Development Goals.
30. We acknowledge that the least developed countries face significant constraints
and structural impediments in their development efforts. We express grave concern
that the least developed countries are lagging behind in meeting internationally
agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. In that
context, we call for continued implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action
for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010 8 and look forward to
the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, to be held
in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2011, which would further invigorate the international
partnership to address the special needs of these countries.
7F
31. We reiterate our recognition of the special needs of and challenges faced by
the landlocked developing countries, caused by their lack of territorial access to the
sea, aggravated by remoteness from world markets and also the concern that the
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