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Fiji reached a pivotal moment in its history earlier this month when President Ratu Epeli cheap mbt shoes Nailatikau promulgated the nation's new constitution, said Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama at the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech released by Fiji's Ministry of Information on Thursday, Bainimarama said Fiji's new constitution introduced the first genuine democracy the country is to enjoy since independence from Britain in 1970. "Forty-three years later and three constitutions later, we finally have a constitution that is worthy of the Fijian people. It is a constitution that meets the test of a genuine democracy that upholds the legal and moral basis of a common and equal citizenry without denying anyone's individuality or culture," he said. Bainimarama said Fiji's 2013 Constitution enshrined principles of an independent judiciary, a secular state and a wide range of civil, political and relogio michael kors socio-economic rights. He said Fiji was building the foundations of a new parliamentary democracy with four political parties as 540,000 Fijians have registered for the 2014 election. Meanwhile, Bainimarama said the UN General Assembly theme "The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Setting the Stage " is fitting for this junction of the road at which the UN is. "In the midst of increasing poverty and underdevelopment, during an era of unprecedented wealth accumulation and technological advances, the rift that divides the rich and the poor zones of the world ever widens. We must not therefore lose focus on one imperative of our time, that equality among nations, big and small, is central to the relevance, credibility, and even survival of this global organization," he soccer cleats cheap said. Myanmar President U Thein Sein met with visiting Elders Group comprising Ex-President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter, Ex-President of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Marti Ahtisaani and Ex- Prime Minister of Norway Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland in Nay Pyi Taw Presidential Palace Wednesday, state radio and TV reported. The delegation of the Elders Group, based in London, is led by Jimmy Carter. Three people were killed and at least 30 stores were razed in two separate fire incidents in southern Philippines on Wednesday, authorities said later that day. The first fire incident occurred in Compostela, a town in southern Philippine province mbt shoes sale of Compostela Valley, in the early morning, while the other one happened in Tagum, in city in nearby Davao del Norte Province in the afternoon, local police said. In Compostela town, a two-hour blaze believed due to an electric short circuit razed the town's public market, destroying about 30 stalls. Fortunately, no one was hurt in that fire which firefighters managed to put out around 3 a.m., the police said. A young woman and her two child relatives aged eight and five years old, died after they were trapped inside their burning shanty in Tagum's Visayan Village area after 3 p.m., said Senior Superintendent Samuel Gadingan, Davao del Norte police chief. Gadingan said that according to the gucci handbags outlet fire arson investigators, the victims were asleep inside the thatched hut when the fire broke out. He said authorities are now investigating several children who were seen playing with fire near the house shortly before the incident. U Thein Sein briefed them on Myanmar's current domestic situation, saying that nationwide peace agreements with ethnic armed groups could be signed soon and there remains political dialogues for achieving eternal peace although ceasefire agreements are in place. They also touched upon amendment to Myanmar's constitution, socio-economic status in conflict areas and settlement on long- term coexistence of two communities in conflicted Rakhine state as well as replica mulberry bags ensuring of no political prisoners by the end of 2013. The Elders Group also visited Myanmar's Election Commission. Bainimarama said throughout the course of this year, the G77 has emphasized that the roadmap towards a post-2015 development agenda needs to address the implementation gaps of the Millennium Development Goals, with poverty eradication remaining an overarching goal. The number of elderly people in Vietnam is growing fast, making up 10.2 percent of the country's total population, according to a survey of Vietnamese population released at a seminar discussing aging population held in Vietnam' s capital Hanoi on Wednesday. At present, one in every 10 Vietnamese people is at the age of 60 or over, and the ratio is expected to rise to one-fifth by 2050, Vietnam's state-run online radio Voice of Vietnam quoted Arthur Erken, chief representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) michael kors outlet online in Vietnam, as saying. The rapid aging population is attributed to the rising average life expectancy and the low birth rate and death rate. It is estimated to take Vietnam just two decades to switch from the structure of "aging" population to an "aged" population structure. According to Vietnam's 2011 Elderly Survey, 39 percent of old people are still working. The proportions of elderly people in rural areas and elderly women in the labor force are much higher than those living in urban areas and elderly men. However, most elderly people are low and unstable income-earners. Approximately 17 percent of them are living under the poverty line. During the two-day seminar, delegates from China, Japan, Thailand and South Korea will discuss ways to deal with old people 's concerns and overcoming challenges posed by an aging population. As of April 1, 2012, mbt shoes for men Vietnam's population reached 88.78 million, and the figure is forecast to hit 90 million on Nov. 1, 2013. "The new development agenda must be universal, applicable and relevant to all member states. Let me also stress that the new development agenda should be centered on economic development which supports both social inclusion and environmental sustainability," he said.