Antigua and Barbuda calls for reshaping of Millennium Development Goals

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Sep 26, 2013

UNITED NATIONS, CMC - Antigua and Barbuda Wednesday called for a re-shaping of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) citing the challenges faced by developing countries, including the Caribbean, in meeting the commitments under the initiative.
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, addressing the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said with a 15-year time span for its implementation, the MDG declaration was widely expected to inspire development and directly improve the lives of hundreds of millions of people.
But he said 13 years have gone by, “and what do we, as a global community, have to show in terms of concrete results? No matter which side of the lens we look from, something is appallingly wrong.

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