A/RES/65/1. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2010

• Year: 2010
• Resolution Number: A/RES/65/1
• Session: 65th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/65/1

General Assembly Distr.: General

19 October 2010

Sixty-fifth session

Agenda items 13 and 115

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 September 2010

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/65/L.1)]

65/1. Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium

Development Goals

The General Assembly

Adopts

the following outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of

the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals at its sixty-fifth

session:

Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium

Development Goals

1. We, Heads of State and Government, gathered at United Nations Headquarters

in New York from 20 to 22 September 2010, welcome the progress made since we

last met here in 2005, while expressing deep concern that it falls far short of what is

needed. We reaffirm our resolve to work together for the promotion of the economic

and social advancement of all peoples, recalling the development goals and

commitments emanating from the United Nations Millennium Declaration

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and the

2005 World Summit Outcome.

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2. We reaffirm that we continue to be guided by the purposes and principles of

the Charter of the United Nations and with full respect for international law and its

principles.

3. We also reaffirm the importance of freedom, peace and security, respect for all

human rights, including the right to development, the rule of law, gender equality

and an overall commitment to just and democratic societies for development.

4. We underscore the continued relevance of the outcomes of all major United

Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields and the

commitments contained therein, including the Millennium Development Goals,

which have raised awareness and continue to generate real and important

development gains. Together these outcomes and commitments have played a vital

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1 See resolution 55/2.

2 See resolution 60/1.

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role in shaping a broad development vision and constitute the overarching

framework for the development activities of the United Nations. We strongly

reiterate our determination to ensure the timely and full implementation of these

outcomes and commitments.

5. We recognize that progress, including in poverty eradication, is being made

despite setbacks, including setbacks caused by the financial and economic crisis. In

this context, we recognize the deeply inspiring examples of progress made by

countries in all regions of the world through cooperation, partnerships, actions and

solidarity. We are deeply concerned, however, that the number of people living in

extreme poverty and hunger surpasses one billion and that inequalities between and

within countries remain a significant challenge. We are also deeply concerned about

the alarming global levels of maternal and child mortality. We believe that

eradication of poverty and hunger, as well as combating inequality at all levels, is

essential to create a more prosperous and sustainable future for all.

6. We reiterate our deep concern at the multiple and interrelated crises, including

the financial and economic crisis, volatile energy and food prices and ongoing

concerns over food security, as well as the increasing challenges posed by climate

change and the loss of biodiversity, which have increased vulnerabilities and

inequalities and have adversely affected development gains, in particular in

developing countries. But this will not deter us in our efforts to make the

Millennium Development Goals a reality for all.

7. We are determined to collectively advance and strengthen the global

partnership for development, as the centrepiece of our cooperation, in the years

ahead. The global partnership has been reaffirmed in the Millennium Declaration,

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the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for

Development,

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the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable

Development (“Johannesburg Plan of Implementation”),

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the 2005 World Summit

Outcome

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and the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development: outcome

document of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development

to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus.

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8. We are committed to making every effort to achieve the Millennium

Development Goals by 2015, including through actions, policies and strategies

defined in the present outcome document in support of developing countries, in

particular those countries that are lagging most behind and those Goals that are most

off track, thus improving the lives of the poorest people.

9. We are convinced that the Millennium Development Goals can be achieved,

including in the poorest countries, with renewed commitment, effective

implementation and intensified collective action by all Member States and other

relevant stakeholders at both the domestic and international levels, using national

development strategies and appropriate policies and approaches that have proved to

be effective, with strengthened institutions at all levels, increased mobilization of

resources for development, increased effectiveness of development cooperation and

an enhanced global partnership for development.

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3 Report of the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18–22 March

2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.02.II.A.7), chap. I, resolution 1, annex.

4 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–

4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I,

resolution 2, annex.

5 Resolution 63/239, annex.