Achieving these goals depends not only on economic performance, but also on the population policies of the least developed countries.

Think how many discoveries they represent.

The President I now give the floor to the representative of Rwanda.

I discovered that Cheetos are good, expressive material.

And now, let me hand you a small token of my appreciation.

Subsequently, a statement was made by the representative of Grenada with regard to her vote.

I now call on the representative of Turkey.

I will therefore give the floor to the representative of Turkey.

We would like to emphasize that developed countries must keep their promises.

The President The next speaker is the representative of Uganda, of whom I now call.

Many developed countries have demonstrated their readiness to meet their commitments.

Any other delegation at this point that wishes to take the floor?

Would any other delegations like to speak at this stage?

Are there any other delegations which would like to take the floor at this stage?

She expressed the hope that the developed countries would fulfil their obligations under the Convention.

Statements were made by representatives of 13 Parties, including one speaking on behalf of the European Community and its member States, one on behalf of AOSIS and one on behalf of the least developed countries.

Statements were made by representatives of 15 Parties, including one speaking on behalf of the least developed countries, one on behalf of AOSIS, and one on behalf of the European Community and its member States.

Statements were made by representatives of nine Parties, including one speaking on behalf of the least developed countries, one on behalf of the European Community and its member States, and one on behalf of AOSIS.

The President (spoke in French) I now give the floor to the representative of Turkey, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States.

Does any delegation wish to take the floor at this stage?

Does any other delegation wish to take the floor at this stage?

Let me show you what I mean.

It is encouraging that some developed countries are achieving the goal of allocating 0.7 per cent of their gross national product to development assistance and that others have established precise timetables to do so.

Now let's say I want a whole expression, where if the whole expression is less than 0, it tells me that it's going to be spontaneous.

Now, we want our whole expression to be negative if it's spontaneous, right?

While understanding the legitimate concern of LDCs regarding the erosion phenomenon, she hoped that this would not overshadow the benefits arising, for LDCs as well as other countries, from trade liberalization.

Does any other delegation wish to take the floor at this stage?

Sure enough, on arriving there, I discovered the bird was gone.

The institutional aspects also manifested the hegemony of developed countries over the follow up process.

The President (spoke in French) I now call on the representative of Trinidad and Tobago, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.

The representative from Djibouti, speaking on behalf of the LDCs, expressed the group's appreciation of the overall work of the Special Programme for LDCs and the activities of other UNCTAD programmes that had benefited LDCs.

Does any other delegation wish to take the floor at this stage?

A statement was made by the representative of Bangladesh (on behalf of the LDCs).

Mr. Chowdhury (Under Secretary General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States) said that the inequalities between men and women were even more pronounced in the least developed countries (LDCs) than in other countries and that it was women who suffered most.

Other developed countries reaffirm the commitments undertaken to fulfil these targets as soon as possible.

As a matter of fact, I rather feel like expressing myself now.

The President (spoke in French) I now call on the representative of Turkey, who will speak on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

That is a very important initiative. We hope that other developed countries will follow suit and reach their targets at an early date.

Economic imbalances in particular made it impossible for less developed and poor countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

The representative of Benin, speaking on behalf of the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDC Group), emphasized the need for concerted action by the international community to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly in LDCs that were structurally vulnerable, thus requiring specific attention and support.

The President (spoke in French) I now call on the representative of Sweden, who will speak on behalf of the Group Western European and other States.

The representative of Costa Rica made a statement.

This activity showed that UNCTAD was concerned with the development of less advanced countries, particularly regarding their productive capacity and international competitiveness.

The representative of Benin, speaking on behalf of the least developed countries, expressed his group's appreciation of UNCTAD's programme of assistance to the Palestinian people.

I give the floor to the representative of the United States, who wishes to speak in explanation of position.