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High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly (2005 World Summit, Millennium Goals) · 60th session of the General Assembly, 5th plenary session

Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (High-level Plenary Meeting, A/60/PV.5)

Lula speaks in Diadema (SP), on June 4, 2005 (photo from the same year; it does not show the speech at the UN).
Lula speaks in Diadema (SP), on June 4, 2005 (photo from the same year; it does not show the speech at the UN).Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR, CC BY

Available records

The prepared text may differ from what was actually said. Any significant difference is recorded below.

Quotations are our translation from the Portuguese; the original wording is in the source excerpt.

Millennium Goalsdevelopment financinghungerracial and gender equalityAmazonSecurity Council reform

Documentary record

Lula spoke as President of Brazil at the high-level plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.[1]

According to FUNAG, at the Millennium Goals meeting the President presented the government's initiatives in the areas of fighting hunger, the right to work, racial and gender equity, and environmental preservation.[2]

Topics, with excerpts from the speech

Each topic is backed by the literal excerpt, given in the source note.

Lula spoke in Portuguese; the record carries the English text provided by the delegation.[3]

There is a Portuguese text of the speech published by FUNAG in "O Brasil nas Nações Unidas 1946-2011," dated New York, September 15, 2005.[4]

Resenha de Política Exterior do Brasil No. 97 (MRE) also publishes the speech in Portuguese.[5]

In the published text, Lula says that the Millennium Goals constitute a remarkable achievement of contemporary humanism.[6]

In the published text, Lula says that, in most countries, the Goals will not be met if the current financing models persist, and advocates greatly expanding resources against poverty and hunger.[7]

In the published text, Lula says that the government adopted the Millennium Goals as a mandatory reference for public policies.[8]

In the published text, Lula declares that Fome Zero, whose main instrument is Bolsa Família, already benefited 7.5 million families, about 30 million Brazilian men and women.[9]

In the published text, Lula declares that in 32 months 3.2 million new jobs were created.[10]

In the published text, Lula says that concern for women's rights and for the promotion of racial equality permeates all the government's public policies and cites the special secretariats with ministerial status.[11]

In the published text, Lula concludes by returning to the point raised at the Security Council meeting on the urgent need for reform of that body.[12]

The plenary meeting of the General Assembly at which Lula spoke took place on September 15, 2005, in New York.[13]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. Lula spoke as President of Brazil at the high-level plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

  2. 2. According to FUNAG, at the Millennium Goals meeting the President presented the government's initiatives in the areas of fighting hunger, the right to work, racial and gender equity, and environmental preservation.

    • O Brasil nas Nações Unidas 1946-2011 (3ª ed., org. Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa) · Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation (FUNAG) Government communication
      Where: PDF p. 877 (FUNAG introduction to the year 2005). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “No que diz respeito às metas do Milênio, o Presidente expôs resumidamente, mas com bastante precisão, as iniciativas do Governo brasileiro nas áreas de combate à fome, direito ao trabalho, equidade racial e de gênero, e preservação ambiental.”

  3. 3. Lula spoke in Portuguese; the record carries the English text provided by the delegation.

  4. 4. There is a Portuguese text of the speech published by FUNAG in "O Brasil nas Nações Unidas 1946-2011," dated New York, September 15, 2005.

  5. 5. Resenha de Política Exterior do Brasil No. 97 (MRE) also publishes the speech in Portuguese.

    • Resenha de Política Exterior do Brasil, nº 97, 2º semestre de 2005 · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FUNAG/CHDD digital edition) Official record
      Where: p. 88, title. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Discurso do Presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, na Reunião de Alto Nível da Assembléia Geral das Nações Unidas (Metas do Milênio), em Nova York, em 15 de setembro de 2005”

  6. 6. In the published text, Lula says that the Millennium Goals constitute a remarkable achievement of contemporary humanism.

  7. 7. In the published text, Lula says that, in most countries, the Goals will not be met if the current financing models persist, and advocates greatly expanding resources against poverty and hunger.

    • O Brasil nas Nações Unidas 1946-2011 (3ª ed., org. Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa) · Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation (FUNAG) Government communication
      Where: PDF pp. 887 to 889 (speech at the High-level Meeting on the Millennium Goals). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Na maioria dos países, as Metas simplesmente não serão cumpridas se persistirem os atuais modelos de financiamento e os limitados fluxos de ajuda.”
    • O Brasil nas Nações Unidas 1946-2011 (3ª ed., org. Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa) · Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation (FUNAG) Government communication
      Where: PDF pp. 887 to 889 (speech at the High-level Meeting on the Millennium Goals). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “É preciso ampliar, e muito, os recursos disponíveis para combater a pobreza e a fome, oferecendo oportunidades de desenvolvimento aos países pobres.”

  8. 8. In the published text, Lula says that the government adopted the Millennium Goals as a mandatory reference for public policies.

  9. 9. In the published text, Lula declares that Fome Zero, whose main instrument is Bolsa Família, already benefited 7.5 million families, about 30 million Brazilian men and women.

    • O Brasil nas Nações Unidas 1946-2011 (3ª ed., org. Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa) · Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation (FUNAG) Government communication
      Where: PDF pp. 887 to 889 (speech at the High-level Meeting on the Millennium Goals). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Hoje, o Programa “Fome Zero”, que tem no “Bolsa Família” o seu principal instrumento, já beneficia 7 milhões e 500 mil famílias, cerca de 30 milhões de brasileiros e brasileiras.”

  10. 10. In the published text, Lula declares that in 32 months 3.2 million new jobs were created.

  11. 11. In the published text, Lula says that concern for women's rights and for the promotion of racial equality permeates all the government's public policies and cites the special secretariats with ministerial status.

  12. 12. In the published text, Lula concludes by returning to the point raised at the Security Council meeting on the urgent need for reform of that body.

  13. 13. The plenary meeting of the General Assembly at which Lula spoke took place on September 15, 2005, in New York.