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Mr. President, Heads of Delegations, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen. Last Friday ushered in a new era in our search for an innovative plan of action for people and the planet. The significant milestone event was the adoption by the United Nations of the new set of Sustainable Development Goals as part of the 2030 global agenda.

Samoa embraces the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) unanimously adopted by 193 Member States of the United Nations yesterday. The adoption of this global agenda to end poverty by 2030 was agreed upon at the start of a three-day summit at the UN headquarters in New York, attended by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. Acting Prime […]