Thai you, @r Chairman, for ?e opportunity to maw a few broad comments today on the
implementation of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation /POI ,
During CSD14 Australia will emphasise the myriad of practical partnerships across the four
theme - including the central role of the private sector - that will be necessary for implementing
theJPOI including improving access to energy services for the over 26billionn people whocmurrently
are without sustainable energy services .
However, in ?% opening session, we have been asked to identify one or two priority issues related
to the overall progress in implementing the JPOI . In our view, good governance and liberalised
trade are crucial b underpin sustainable economic development and implementation of the JPOI .
On governance, Australia views political stability and effective political and institutional
governance as essential for attracting investment and achieving sustainable development and
therefore essential for implementing JPOI .
Development assistance programmes will fail to deliver progress
suu
op eG if
political decision makers in partner countries ignore the broad basic interests of their Staes,
|note ?m the World Bank has identified corruption as the single greatest obstacle to economic and
sod/ development - diverting up to $US400 billion each year .
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predominate, sof a GW undermine the prosperity
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Last week, Australia released its new pol
underlines our commitment to sustainable
Development Goals MDGs .
In he challenges for small island states and encourage development
partners toward lamentation of the Mauritius Strategy and the principles of me Paris
Declaration on Aid Effective
white paper on development ass
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are allowed to
nations.
Australia provides a any to strengthen politic | ernance in our partner governments, but
ultimately, all countries must address these issues themselves to ensure the confidence of donors
and investors, particularly in the development of energy markets .
Turning to trade, it 6 through genuine free an open muUBGq| trade and investment that all
countries gibe able to attain sustained economic growth and self-sufficiency .
According to World Bank
chandis trade and abolishing trade-distorting
agriculture subsidies has the pate
boost global welfare by up to $2§O GHbn by 2015.
The successful conclusion of the Doha Roux of Trade negotiations could enable 32 moron people
to be lifted ore of poverty by the MDG Gmm year of 2015 This is the equivalent of about 5 per
cent of those estimated to be living in poverty .
Australia promotes poverty reduction by providing well-targeted and effective aid, appropriate debt
m|¥{ duty-free and quota-free market access to goods from least developed countries .
Integral to our approach 6 be promotion of liberalised word trade. We hope mm mhos also will
recognise the benefits of liberalised trade for global sustainable development and work towards the
conclusion of a successful Doha Rout
As I mentioned, while we discuss the practical implementation of the JPOI in the four themes of
CSD#4, we must not forget these foundation issues, without which we cannot make effective
progress on global sustainable development.
