Home » PM’s address in ECOSOC commemoration of UNs 75th Anniversary
- Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen, This year we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. It is an occasion to recognise the UN’s many contributions to human progress. It is also an opportunity to assess the UN’s role and relevance in today’s World, and to shape a better future for it.
- Excellencies, India was among the 50 founding members of the United Nations immediately after the Second World War. A lot has changed since then.
- Today the UN brings together 193 member countries. Along with its membership, the expectations from the organisation have also grown. At the same time multilateralism is facing many challenges today.
- Excellencies, From the very beginning, India has actively supported the UN’s development work and the The first president of ECOSOC was an Indian. India also contributed to shaping the ECOSOC agenda, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Today, through our domestic efforts, we are again playing a salient role in achieving Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. We are also supporting other developing countries in meeting their Sustainable Development
- Excellencies, India is home to one-sixth of humanity. We are mindful of our weight and responsibility. We know that if India succeeds in achieving its development objectives, it will go a long way in achievement of global goals.
- And so we have taken “whole-of-society” approach- by engaging our States, our local governments, our civil society, communities and our people.
- Our motto is ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas, Sabka Vishwas’ – meaning ‘Together, for everyone’s growth, with everyone’s trust’. This resonates with the core SDG principle of leaving no one behind. Be it access to nutrition , health education, electricity or housing – we are making great progress through our inclusive programmes.
- Excellencies, Last year, we celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of our Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, by achieving full sanitation coverage in our six hundred thousand villages.
- In five years, we built over 110 million household toilets, which improved our rural sanitation cover from 38 % to 100 %. Our massive awareness generation programmes are empowering our women. We have achieved gender parity in elementary and secondary education.
- Nearly 70 million women in rural India are part of self-help groups under our Livelihood Mission. They are transforming lives and livelihoods on a big scale. Over a million women are elected representatives of our local governments, leading the process of participatory
- In the last six years, we opened 400 million bank accounts for the unbanked, out of which 220 million are owned by women. We have leveraged the power of technology for financial inclusion. This is based on the trinity of a unique identity number, a bank account, and a mobile connection for everyone. It has allowed us to make Direct Benefit Transfers of 150 billion dollars to over 700 million persons. Our food security programmes reach 813 million citizens.
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