Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the United Nations General Assembly. Friday Sep 25,2015

Highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi speech at the United Nations General Assembly

• Mahatma Gandhi had said that we should be concerned about the future that we won't be able to see.
• One of our top agenda is poverty eradication.  
• There are 1.3 billion people living in state of poverty worldwide.
• I am in favour of 'Blue Revolution'.
• It should be about about the development of island nations.
• Education and skill development are priorities for us.
• Women empowerment is important to us.
• 'Beti bachao, beti padhao' has become chief feature of our women empowerment programme.
• I belong to a culture where Earth is considered as mother.
• We see the entire world as one family.
• I hope that world will stick to its commitments to climate change and development.
• Our next generation should be raised to protect the environment.
• The Security Council and the United Nations should be reformed so that its credibility is maintained.
• The world is connected and dependent on each other. Our international partnerships need to be centered on progress of the humanity.
• I want everyone to prosper and that's what I pray for: everyone's happiness, and prosperity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, where he called for greater cooperation in the fight against climate change and urged world leaders to pursue the elimination of poverty - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/full-text-pm-modis-address-to-the-united-nations-general-assembly/#sthash.h6NwUIoR.dpuf