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World leaders are in New York for the General Assembly's annual meeting.
During the week MDGs were overshadowed by the global financial crisis
The scheduled theme of the gathering is to review progress towards meeting the UN's Millennium Development Goals. However, other topics keep getting in the way.
Attending the General Assembly is Jeffrey Sachs, economist and one of the architects of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). He shares his thoughts on the day's debates.
On Monday, Jeffrey is baffled by the leading economic powers' reluctance to find just a fraction of what they are going to spend on the banking crisis to alleviating global poverty:
Listen Jeffrey Sachs on Monday (2 mins 8 secs)
On Tuesday, Jeffrey notes that in George Bush's speech to the UN, Millennium Development Goals are not mentioned once:
Listen Jeffrey Sachs on Tuesday (2 mins 4 secs)
More upbeat on Wednesday, Jeffrey is cautiously optimistic that problems such as climate change and poverty can be tackled:
Listen Jeffrey Sachs on Wednesday (2 mins 51 secs)
Jeffrey reflects on what he calls quite a day for MDGs at the end of a difficult but also positive week:
Listen Jeffrey Sachs on Thursday (2 mins 45 secs)
First broadcast 23~26 September 2008
