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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA H.E. Mr. George W. BUSH, President of the United States of America 2005 World Summit September 14, 2005 We have witnessed the awesome power of nature -- and the greater power of human compassion. Americans have responded to thei r neighbors in need, and so have many of the nations represented in this chamber. All t Your response, like the response to last year's tsunami, has shown once again that the world is In this young century, the far co rners of the world are linked more closely than ever before -- and no nation can remain isolated and indifferent to t he struggles of others. When a country, or a region is filled with despair, and resentment and vulnerable to violent and aggressive ideologies, the threat passes easily across oceans and bor ders, and could threaten the security of any peaceful country. Terrorism fed by anger and despair has come to Tuni sia, to Indonesia, to Kenya, to Tanzania, to Morocco, to Israel, to Saudi Arabia, to the United States, to Turkey, to Spain, to Russia, to Egypt, to Iraq, and the United Kingdom. And those who have not seen attacks on their own soil have still shared in the sorrow -- from Australians killed in Ba li, to Italians killed in Egypt, to the citizens of dozens of nations who were killed on September t Later today, the Security Council has an opportunity to put the terrorists on notice when it votes on a resolution that condemns the incitement of te rrorist acts -- the resolution that calls upon all states to take appropriate steps to end such incitement. We also need to sign and implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, so that all those who seek radioactive materials or nuclear devices ar e prosecuted and extradited, wherever they are. We must send a clear message to the rulers of outlaw regimes that sponsor terror and pursue not be allowed to threaten the pea ce and stability of the world. Confronting our enemies is essentia l, and so civilized nations will continue to take the fight to the To spread a vision of hope, the United States is determined to help nations that are struggling with poverty. We are committed to the Millennium Development goals. This is an ambitious agenda that includes cutting poverty and hunger in half, ensuring that every boy and girl in the world has access to primary education, and hal ting the spread of AIDS -- all by 2015. We have a moral obligation to help others -- and a moral duty to make sure our actions are effective. At Monterrey in 2002, we agreed to a new vision for the way we fight poverty, and curb corruption, and provide aid in this new millennium. Developing countries agreed to take responsibility for their own economic progre ss through good governance and sound policies and the rule of law. Developed countries agreed to su pport those efforts, including increased aid to nations that undertake necessary reforms. My own country has sought to implement the Monterrey Consensus by establishing the new Millennium Challenge Account. This account is increasing U.S. aid for countries that govern just ly, invest in their people, and promote economic freedom. More needs to be done. I call on all the world's nations to implement the Monterrey Consensus. Implementing the Monterrey Cons ensus means continuing on the long, hard road to reform. Implementing the Monterrey Consensus mean Tying aid to reform is essential to eliminating poverty, but our work doesn't end there. For many countries, AIDS, malaria, and other diseases are both humanitarian tragedies and significant obstacles to development. We must give poor countries access to the emergency lifesaving drugs they need to fight these infectious epidemics. Through our bilateral programs and the Global Fund, the United States will continue to lead t he world in providing the resources to defeat the plague of HIV-AIDS. Today America is working with local authorities and or ganizations in the largest initiative in history to combat a specific disease. Across Africa, we're helping local health officials expand AIDS testing facilities, train and support doctors an d nurses and counselors, and upgrade clinics and hospitals. Working with our African partners, we have now delivered lifesaving treatment to more than 230,000 people in sub-Sahara Africa. We ar We're also working to fight malaria. This pr eventable disease kills more than a million people around the world every year -- and leaves poverty and grief in every land it touches. The United States has set a goal of cutting the malaria death ra te in half in at least 15 highly endemic African countries. To achieve that goal, we've pledged to increase our funding for malaria treatment and prevention by more than $1.2 billion over the next five years. We invite other nations to join us in As we strengthen our commitments to fighting malaria and AIDS, we must also remain on the offensive against new threats to public health su ch as the Avian Influenza. If left unchallenged, this virus could become the first pandemic of the 21s t century. We must not allow that to happen. Today I am announcing a new International Part nership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. The Partnership requires countries that face an outbreak to immediately share information and provide samples to the World Health Organizati on. By requiring transparency, we can respond more rapidly to dangerous outbreaks and stop them on time. Many nations have already joined Even with increased aid to fight disease and reform economies, many nations are held back by another heavy challenge: the burden of debt. So Amer ica and many nations have also acted to lift this burden that limits the growth of developi ng economies, and holds millions of people in poverty. Today poor countries with the heaviest debt burdens are receiving more than $30 billion in debt relief. And to prevent the build-up of fu ture debt, my country and other nations have agreed that international financial institutions shou ld increasingly provide new aid in the form of grants, rather than loans. The G-8 agreed at Gleneagles to go further. To break the lend-and- forgive cycle permanently, we agreed to cancel 100 percent of the debt for the world's most heavily indebted nations. I call upon the World Bank and the IMF to finalize this historic agreement as soon as possible. We will fight to lift the burden of poverty from plac es of suffering -- not just for the moment, but permanently. And the surest path to greater wealth A successful Doha Round will reduce and eliminate tariffs and other barriers on farm and Doha is an important step toward a larger goal: We must tear down the walls that separate the developed and developing worlds. We need to give the citizens of the poorest nations the same ability to access the world economy that the people of wealthy nations have, so they can offer And the greatest obstacles to ac hieving these goals are the tariffs and subsidies and barriers that isolate people of developing nations from the great opportunities of the 21st century. Today, I reiterate the challenge I have made before: We By expanding trade, we spread hope and opportunity to the corners of the world, and we strike a blow against the terrorists who feed on anger and resentment. Our agenda for freer trade is part of our agenda for a freer world, where people can live and worship and raise their children as they choose. In the long run, the best way to protect the religious freedom, and the rights of women and minorities, is through institutions of se lf-rule, which allow people to assert and defend their own rights. All who stand for human rights must also stand for human freedom. This is a moment of great opportunity in t he cause of freedom. Across the world, hearts and minds are opening to the message of human liberty as never before. In the last two years alone, tens of millions have voted in free elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, in Kyrgyzstan, in Ukrai ne, and Georgia. And as they claim their freedom, they are inspiring millions more across the broader Middle East. We must encourage their aspirations. We must nurture freedom's progress. And the United Nations has a vital role to play. Through the new U.N. Democracy Fund, the democra tic members of the U.N. will work to help others who want to join the democratic world. It is fitting that the world's largest democracy, India, has taken a leadership role in this effort, pledgi The work of democracy is larger than holding a fair election; it requires building the institutions that sustain freedom. Democracy takes different form power of the state, treat women and minorities as full citizens. Democratic nations protect private property, free speech and religious expression. Democratic nations grow in strength because they reward and respect the creative gifts of their people. And democratic nations contribute to peace and stability because they seek national greatness in the achievements of their citizens, not the conquest of their neighbors. For these reasons, the whole world has a vital in terest in the success of a free Iraq -- and no civilized nation has an interest in seeing a new te rror state emerge in that country. So the free The United Nations and its member states must continue to stand by the Iraqi people as they The advance of freedom and security is the callin g of our time. It is the mission of the United Nations. The United Nations was created to sp read the hope of liberty, and to fight poverty and disease, and to help secure human rights and human dignity for all the world's people. To help make these promises real, the United Nations must be strong and efficient, free of corruption, and accountable to the people it serves. The United Na tions must stand for int The United Nations has taken the first steps to ward reform. The process will continue in the General Assembly this fall, and the United States will join with others to lead the effort. And the process of reform begins with members taking institution's member states choose notorious ab users of human rights to sit on the U.N. Human Rights Commission, they discredit a noble effo rt, and undermine the credibility of the whole organization. If member countries want the United Nations to be respected -- respected and effective, they should begin by making sure it is worthy of respect. the world needs the United Nations to live up to its ideals and fulfill its mission. The founding members of this organizati on knew that the securi ty of the world would increasingly depend on advancing the rights of mank ind, and this would require the work of many hands. After committing America to the idea of t he U.N. in 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt declared: "The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man, or one party, or one nation." Peace is the responsibility of every nation and every generation. In each era of history, the human spirit has been challenged by the forces of darkness and chaos. Some challenges are the acts of nature; others are the works of men. This organization was Thank you.