Statement by
Mr. Sigit Wardono,
Counsellor Indonesian Delegation
On the Occasion of the Confirmation of Mr. Mark Malloch Brown
as Administrator of UNDP
Before The 57th Session of the General Assembly
New York, 15 April 2003
Mr. President,
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, I would
like to extend my warm congratulations to Mr. Malloch Brown for
the confirmation of his appointment as the Administrator of UNDP.
This confirmation reflects his capable leadership in fulfilling
UN operational activities for development, which are critically
needed to achieve our goals of sustainable development.
We live in a world that requires a sustained and nuanced commitment
to socioeconomic development, an integrated approach that both reflects
an understanding of material needs, culture and history and accounts
for the complicated issues that face developing countries today.
This is a commitment that Mr. Malloch Brown has amply shown. We
are fully confident that he will guide UNDP well during the years
to come.
The challenge for the United Nations over the next decade, and most
likely the next century , is to meet the Millenium Development Goals.
Under the leadership of Mr . Malloch Brown, UNDP efforts in formulating
and articulating these goals, which look at development in its global
context, are already appreciated. Mr. Malloch Brown does service
to UNDP in particular and to the United Nations more broadly by
placing these goals at the forefront of his agenda. And, UNDP's
efforts to bring together policy experts, scholars, and fundraisers
to work towards common Goals and to advocate publicly for seeing
them as global concerns have placed development efforts in a new
light in the eyes of the world.
Mr. President,
Together we can struggle with how to keep our efforts streamlined
without losing a human touch, how to reduce poverty and eliminate
HIV / AIDS without becoming swamped in onerous deliberations, and
how to manage a global network of country offices and policy projects
without forgetting the lived realities of people in need. UNDP's
leadership role in the Millenium Campaign and the Millenium Project
show the world its innovation and its commitment. We are confident
that we have seen just the beginning. We look forward to many years
of mutual learning, productive partnership, and, we trust, better
and more humane living conditions in all parts of the world.
Thank you.
