“Trinidad and Tobago therefore also supports your announcement Mr. President, to commence in a robust manner, during the current session of this Assembly, deliberations aimed at arriving at a development agenda for the post 2015 period. We support your plans to convene High-Level events aimed at addressing, women, the young and civil society; human rights and the rule of law; and, south- south cooperation and ICT development.”
“As we move forward with the work of the Open-ended Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals, of which Trinidad and Tobago is a member, we have already seen certain areas in which consensus are emerging. These include; the inter-relationship between water, energy and food; the cross- cutting nature of climate change; the necessity of supporting the creation of sustainable jobs and livelihoods and the imperative of maintaining a focus on women, youth and other vulnerable groups.”
“We are also committed to work already underway on the establishment of the sustainable development goals...A focus on gender equality and the need for greater engagement of civil society in national efforts for sustainable development.”