Ambassador John Ashe speaks on the UN

Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United Nations, John W. Ashe wants the global body to embark on a process with the potential to guide the course of humankind for decades to come. Ashe, who elected by acclamation to serve as the 68th President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), says he would use his term defining parameters for the post-2015 Development Agenda. He says he has identified” The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Setting the Stage” as the theme for the 68th session that gets underway later this month. Ashe adds that he has decided to convene a number of events and thematic debates throughout the session to assist member States and other stakeholders as they develop the parameters that will ultimately shape and define the agenda.