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Angela
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Angela
King,
Assistant-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, detailed links between gender issues and the FfD process and urged delegates to include gender perspectives. She emphasized the increasing number of economists demonstrating that macro-economic policies and institutions that lack a gender perspective do not make sound economic sense
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Richard Terell Miller,
United States, called the right to development an illusion, because development can only be earned and not given from outside. He stressed that basic resources must come from within countries, and outlined three fundamental prerequisites for development: peace, freedom, and capitalism. He commended the capitalist model, in its different forms, as the only model that works
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Richard Terell Miller, Director, Office of Economic and
State Development Affairs, Department of State, USA
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Ambassador Tuiloma Neroni Slade
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Ambassador Tuiloma Neroni Slade,
Samoa, on behalf of the Association of Small Island States (AOSIS),
defined the FfD process as an opportunity to address disparities of
income and wealth and cure conditions of poverty
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Jacqui De Lacy, Counselor, Australian Mission to the UN
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Jacqui De Lacy,
Australia, expressed disappointment in the Draft Outcome’s lack of focus on national policies. Calling for a new draft, she emphasized, inter alia: creating environments for sound domestic policies that attract international capital flows; an open trading system and multilateral trade negotiations; greater recognition of the role of ODA without unrealistic increases; and implementation of the HIPC initiative through World Bank and IMF processes
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Noureddine Bardad-Daidj, Algeria, asked the PrepCom to recognize responsibilities assumed by
developing countries in promoting development. He stressed
commitment to, inter alia, fulfilling
ODA agreements; reducing special treatment for certain African
countries; and gaining a better understanding of how “rich
countries” assess the needs of LDCs. Belarus
asked the PrepCom not to “sweep away all the good things”
in the Draft Outcome
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Noureddine Bardad-Daidj
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Orlando
Requeyo Gual, Cuba,
pointed
out that recent events have underlined “interdependence,”
however a “polarization of benefits” continues to exist. He
called peace vital for development, and maintained the FfD process
is an opportunity to spur the flow of international funds; create
better access to markets; relieve external debt; bring developing
countries into decision-making; address systemic issues; and combat
poverty
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Orlando Requeyo Gual
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Xu Dongning, Policy and Program Officer, Ministry of Finance,
China
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In
section one, China supported reforms in trade and monetary regimes,
and proposed references to transparency and common but
differentiated responsibilities. In section two, he emphasized, inter alia, that mobilization of domestic resources should be
accompanied by an enabling environment and combined with efforts to
establish a new economic order
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Eduardo Tejera,
Dominican Republic, stated that development is essentially a domestic task, and
stressed national responsibilities in fighting corruption and tax
evasion. He suggested the Draft Outcome include, inter
alia: a chapter on the global economic recession and direct
references to the WTO negotiating process
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Eduardo Tejera
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Marco Balarezo
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Marco
Balarezo, Peru, acknowledging
that elements of the Draft Outcome are controversial, called
upon the PrepCom to achieve balance. He proposed focus on human
rights and poverty eradication; �meshing� the public and private
sectors; and fostering FDI
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Rebekah Riley
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Rebekah
Riley, New
Zealand, focused on five areas of the Draft Outcome needing further
attention: more innovative use of ODA; international cooperation
between development and financing agencies; improving conditions for
developing country participation in global trade; meeting the needs
of SIDS; and stakeholder-driven reforms of international
institutions
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In
section one, on inclusive and equitable globalization, the G77/China
proposed that the PrepCom substitute the phrase global economic
system for the term globalization. In paragraph one, he proposed adding
elements on social justice and poverty eradication along with
general references to development and governance.
He also suggested adding subparagraphs on transparency and
predictability to paragraph four, on the principles of global
economic and social governance. In section two, on leading actions
for confronting FfD challenges, The G-77/CHINA highlighted linkages
between domestic policies for mobilizing resources and the external
environment, and the need to enhance global partnerships in order to
support regional partnerships
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Mohammad Ali Zarie Zare, Iran, on behalf of the G-77/China
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Gert Rosenthal
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Gert
Rosenthal, Guatemala, remarked that the FfD process should be a �virtuous� rather than a �vicious circle.� He hoped that the PrepCom would put something tangible into action soon; expressed hope that the UN not encroach on the jurisdictional mandate of the Bretton Woods Institutions; and specified that �financing� is merely a tool for achieving development
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