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Speaker 2: Well, the.
Speaker 1: You in General Assembly meetings and debates have have started
Speaker 1: and there's a lot of on the agenda to discuss,
Speaker 1: but let's focus on uh something else right now. Of course,
Speaker 1: in the United States, Donald Trump is still making statements
Speaker 1: uh to rattle uh Kamela Harris's cage and and hopes
Speaker 1: that that her campaign will fail. And of course I
Speaker 1: like there is still the a reasonable amount of mudslinging
Speaker 1: coming from Camela how Harris's campaign. One thing it needs
Speaker 1: to be said, though, we have a more visible track
Speaker 1: record of the really good things that Ms Harris has
Speaker 1: done for the United States, whereas with Donald Trump when
Speaker 1: he was in the president's seat the last time, he
Speaker 1: pulled the United States out of a lot of global things.
Speaker 1: And it's not a I'm not gonna say it's a
Speaker 1: good thing or a bad thing, but it's a different
Speaker 1: thing to uh. To remember that the United States started
Speaker 1: withdrawing from global programs, in global initiatives, if if if
Speaker 1: you think that that's a good thing, then it's a
Speaker 1: good thing. If you think it's a bad thing, I
Speaker 1: personally don't think it is a wise thing to for
Speaker 1: any particular country at this particular point in time to
Speaker 1: consider pulling away from global initiatives. Matter of fact, you
Speaker 1: should be trying, probably trying to join in as many
Speaker 1: as possible with everything that is actually going on. The
Speaker 1: more connected to your country could be, the better off
Speaker 1: your citizens might actually be. So just something to consider
Speaker 1: as we draw it closer to the vote that is
Speaker 1: happening in November in British Columbia. You've probably heard listen
Speaker 1: to a couple other episodes that were in British Columbia
Speaker 1: that there did while the political campaign is ramping up
Speaker 1: for the new premiere of and government set up for
Speaker 1: British Columbia. As David eb is defending his seat along
Speaker 1: with his fellow NDP party members, that one of the
Speaker 1: hot topic buttons is sexual orientation and gender identity or
Speaker 1: otherwise known as SOGI. Well, there's a lot of controversy
Speaker 1: going on around a lot of misinformation. But what I'm
Speaker 1: going to do is I'm going to invite everybody who
Speaker 1: hears this to simply go to the British Columbia website
Speaker 1: and search up Soji yourself, and what you're going to
Speaker 1: find is that it is a list of explanations to
Speaker 1: policy that leads to anti bullying. In other words, that
Speaker 1: they're trying to prevent people from being bullied because they
Speaker 1: identify a certain way or to have a certain sexual orientation.
Speaker 1: That it is a list of things from workers to
Speaker 1: teachers to students, they're all in the system of appropriate
Speaker 1: ways of addressing each other so that everyone feels warm
Speaker 1: and welcome, whatever their gender identity is or their sexual orientation,
Speaker 1: which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There is really no
Speaker 1: mention of any particular type of curriculum being taught in
Speaker 1: the schools. There is no mention of trying to convert
Speaker 1: students into animals that has been such tested by certain people,
Speaker 1: And it is kind of a neutral stance. To those
Speaker 1: who are on the opposite side of the coin, you
Speaker 1: want to see the government take more of a stance
Speaker 1: and force more things on to people. That it is
Speaker 1: a neutral stance that we should all be respectful of
Speaker 1: each other and treat each other with some semblance of respect,
Speaker 1: not necessarily a bad thing. A matter of fact, I
Speaker 1: would say that that's a good thing. So before you
Speaker 1: jump on either bandwagon about SOGI, if you're in British Columbia,
Speaker 1: check out the website and see what the government is
Speaker 1: actually saying and not what the rhetoric is that is
Speaker 1: being spread around. Now, with that being said, that the
Speaker 1: politicians themselves should not allow this topic to become politicized
Speaker 1: because when we start politicizing things that when we'll missed miraculously,
Speaker 1: we start losing freedoms. That policies are created where we
Speaker 1: don't need policies, and government officials appear where they weren't before,
Speaker 1: limiting what we might be able to say or do. Okay,
Speaker 1: so let's move to the Middle East, because we are
Speaker 1: getting reports from mass media resources saying that they hes
Speaker 1: beloved the and is Israel could be ramping up towards
Speaker 1: a full scale war, that they've been firing periodic rockets.
Speaker 1: We've heard about the Patriot incident where the IDF managed
Speaker 1: to be able to distribute a number of devices that
Speaker 1: actually had some sort of explosive effect, and it is
Speaker 1: report they're reporting that tensions are mounting. So it's one
Speaker 1: of the hot button things in in our world right
Speaker 1: now that we could be looking at more and more conflict,
Speaker 1: and it's something that we don't need, and it is
Speaker 1: something that of course is being addressed in the United
Speaker 1: Nations General Assembly as their meeting and debating things right now.
Speaker 1: And of course also I don't like putting it this way,
Speaker 1: but the Palestinian question, because the people of Palestine do
Speaker 1: deserve to have a safe place that they can call home,
Speaker 1: and that maybe the United Nations at the end of
Speaker 1: World War two might have made a mistake and shuffling
Speaker 1: a number of Palestinians out so that it could be
Speaker 1: resettled by into a new state called Israel. So a
Speaker 1: lot is happening in our world, a lot that some
Speaker 1: of it's going to be eventually coming to vote, depending
Speaker 1: on where you are in the world. And that is
Speaker 1: the bottom line. If we want to see change, we
Speaker 1: have to get the people who are representing us in
Speaker 1: different offices and in different organizations to learn to come
Speaker 1: to a table and negotiate as opposed to firing weapons
Speaker 1: at each other. That when weapons are fired at from
Speaker 1: soldier to soldier, combatant to combatant, that they are aimed
Speaker 1: appropriately at combatant to combatant, and not aimed at civilians,
Speaker 1: aimed at those people who are not part of the
Speaker 1: political system and they're just trying to build a home
Speaker 1: and a community. There is a we should we need
Speaker 1: to actually put people in office that want to stop
Speaker 1: the hatred so that we could promote a better life
Speaker 1: for human beings overall. So let's listen to some of
Speaker 1: the recordings and debates that we have from the you
Speaker 1: in General Assembly. As a debate in the u n
Speaker 1: GA seventy.
Speaker 3: Nine seventh Plaiary Meeting of the General Assembly is called
Speaker 3: to order, non moving, Okay. Before proceeding to the general debate,
Speaker 3: the General Assembly will hear an introduction by the Sector
Speaker 3: General of his annual Report on the work of the Organization,
Speaker 3: issued as Document A SLY seventy nine slash one under
Speaker 3: Agenda Item one hundred and eleven, in accordance with Resolution
Speaker 3: fifty one SLY two forty one, I now give the
Speaker 3: floor to the Sector General of the United Nations, his
Speaker 3: Excellency Antonio Guitarist.
Speaker 4: Mister President of the General Assembly.
Speaker 5: Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, our world is in a whirlwind.
Speaker 5: We are in an era of epic transformation, facing challenges
Speaker 5: unlike any we have ever seen, challenges that demand global solutions.
Speaker 5: Yet geopolitical divisions keep deepening, the planet keeps hitting, wars
Speaker 5: rage with no clue how they will end, and nuclear
Speaker 5: posturing and new.
Speaker 2: Weapons cast a dark shadow.
Speaker 5: We are edging towards the animal imaginable, a power keg
Speaker 5: that risks engulfing the world. Meanwhile, twenty twenty four is
Speaker 5: the year that alpha humanity goes to the polls, and
Speaker 5: alpha humanity will be affected. I stand before you in
Speaker 5: these weirre winds, convinced of two overriving truth. First, the
Speaker 5: state of our world is unsustainable. We can't go on
Speaker 5: like these. And second, the challenges we face are solvable.
Speaker 5: But that requires us to make sure the mechanisms of
Speaker 5: international problem solving actually solve problems. The Summit of the
Speaker 5: Future was a first step, but we have a long
Speaker 5: way to go, and getting there requires confronting three major
Speaker 5: drivers of unsustainability. A world of impunity, where violations and
Speaker 5: abuses threatened the very foundation of international law and event Charter.
Speaker 5: A world of inequality, where injustices and grievances threatened to
Speaker 5: undermine countries or even push them over the edge and
Speaker 5: the world of uncertainty, where and managed global risks threaten
Speaker 5: our future in unknowable ways. These worlds of impunity, inequality,
Speaker 5: and uncertainty are connected and colliming.
Speaker 2: Excellencies.
Speaker 5: The level of impunity in the world is politically indefensible.
Speaker 2: And morally intolerable.
Speaker 5: Today, a growing number of governments and others feel in
Speaker 5: tight to get out of jail free cards. They can
Speaker 5: trample international law. They can violate United Nations Charter. They
Speaker 5: can turn a blind eye to international human rights conventions
Speaker 5: or the decisions of international courts. They can thumb their
Speaker 5: nose at international humanitarian law. They can invade another country,
Speaker 5: lay waste to whole societies, or utterly disregard the welfare
Speaker 5: of their own.
Speaker 2: People, and nothing will happen.
Speaker 5: We see this age of impunity everywhere in the Middle East,
Speaker 5: in the heart of Europe, in the horror of Africa,
Speaker 5: and beyond. The war in Ukraine is spreading with no
Speaker 5: signs of letting up. Civilians are paying the price in
Speaker 5: raising deathtalls and shattered lives and communities. It is time
Speaker 5: for a just This is based on the END Charter,
Speaker 5: on international law and on U end resolutions Meanwhile, Gaza
Speaker 5: is a NonStop nightmare that threatens to take the entire
Speaker 5: region with it. Look no further than Lebanon. We should
Speaker 5: all be alarmed by the escalation. Lebanon is at the brink.
Speaker 5: The people of Lebanon, the people of Israel, and the
Speaker 5: people of the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza.
Speaker 5: Let's be clear, Nahing can justify the abhorrent acts of
Speaker 5: terror committed by a mass or October seventh, or the
Speaker 5: taking of hostages, both of which I have repeatedly condemned,
Speaker 5: and NASI can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.
Speaker 5: The speed and scale of the speed and scale of
Speaker 5: the killing and destruction in Gaza are unlike anything in
Speaker 5: my years as Secretary General. More than two hundreds of
Speaker 5: our own staff have been killed, many with their families,
Speaker 5: and yet the women and men of United Nations continue
Speaker 5: to deliver humanitarian aid. And I know you join me
Speaker 5: in paying a special tribute to NUA and to all
Speaker 5: humanitarians in Gaza. The international community must mobilize for an
Speaker 5: immediate ceasefire, the immediate and then conditional reas of hostages,
Speaker 5: and the beginning of an irreversible process towards a two
Speaker 5: state solution. For those who go on and they're mining
Speaker 5: that goal with more settlements, more land, grabs more incitement,
Speaker 5: I ask what is the alternative? How could the world
Speaker 5: accept a wed state in which a large number of
Speaker 5: Palestinians would be included without any freedom, any rights or dignity.
Speaker 5: In Sudan, a brutal power struggle as a leish hoorific violence,
Speaker 5: including widespread rape and sexual assaults. A humanitarian catastrophe is
Speaker 5: unfolding as famine spreads, yet outside powers continue to interfere
Speaker 5: with no unified approach to finding peace in the Sahelle.
Speaker 5: The dramatic and rapid expansion of the terrorist threats requires
Speaker 5: a joint approach rooted in solidarity, but regional and international
Speaker 5: cooperation have broken down. From Jenmar to the Democratic Republic
Speaker 5: of the Congo to eighty two YM and and beyond,
Speaker 5: we continue to see appalling levels of violence and human
Speaker 5: suffering in the face of a chronic failure to find solutions. Meanwhile,
Speaker 5: our peacekeeping missions are too often operating in areas where
Speaker 5: simply there is no peace to keep.
Speaker 2: Instability in many.
Speaker 5: Places around the world is a by product of instability
Speaker 5: in power relations and geopolitical divides. For all its sperials,
Speaker 5: the Cold War and rules, there were hot lines, red
Speaker 5: lines and guard rails. It can feels though we don't
Speaker 5: have that today, and nor do we have a unipolar world.
Speaker 5: We are moving to a multi polar world, but we
Speaker 5: are not yet there yet. We are in a purgatory
Speaker 5: of polarity. And in this purgatory, more and more countries
Speaker 5: are filling the spaces of geopolitical divides, doing whatever they
Speaker 5: want with no accountability. That is why it is more
Speaker 5: important than ever to reaffirm the Charter, to respect international law,
Speaker 5: to support and implement decisions of international courts, and to
Speaker 5: reinforce human rights in the world anywhere and everywhere.
Speaker 6: Excellences, ladies and gentlemen, Rising and equalities are a second
Speaker 6: driver of unsustainability and a stain on our collective conscience.
Speaker 6: Inequality is not a technical or bureaucratic issue. At its heart,
Speaker 6: inequality is a question of power with historic roots. Conflict,
Speaker 6: climate upheaval, and the cost of living crisis are pushing
Speaker 6: those routes even deeper. At the same time, the world
Speaker 6: has not recovered from the surge in inequalities caused by
Speaker 6: the pandemic of the world's poorest seventy five countries, one
Speaker 6: third are worse off to day than they were five
Speaker 6: years ago. During that same period, the five richest men
Speaker 6: in the world have more than doubled their wealth, and
Speaker 6: top one percent of people on earth own forty three
Speaker 6: percent of all global financial assets. At the national level,
Speaker 6: some governments are supercharging inequalities by doling out massive tax
Speaker 6: giveaways to corporations and the ultra rich, while short changing
Speaker 6: investments in health, education, and social protection. No one is
Speaker 6: being more short changed than the world's women and girls excellencies.
Speaker 6: Rampant gender based discrimination and abuse are the most prevalent
Speaker 6: inequality across all societies. Every day it seems that we
Speaker 6: are confronted by yet more sickening cases of femicide, gender
Speaker 6: based violence, and mass rape, both in peace time and
Speaker 6: as a weapon of war. In some countries, laws are
Speaker 6: being us use to threaten reproductive health and rights, and
Speaker 6: in Afghanistan, laws are being used to lock in the
Speaker 6: systematic oppression of women and girls. And I am sorry
Speaker 6: to observe that despite years of talk, gender inequality is
Speaker 6: on full display. Please please forgive me, It's on full
Speaker 6: display in this hall as well. Less than ten percent
Speaker 6: of speakers during this week's General Debate are women. This
Speaker 6: is unacceptable, especially when we know that gender equality delivers
Speaker 6: for peace, sustainable development, climate action, and much more.
Speaker 1: That is.
Speaker 6: That is precisely why we took targeted measures to a
Speaker 6: chief gender parity among the United Nations senior leadership. This
Speaker 6: is a goal that we have already achieved. It's doable.
Speaker 6: I call on male dominated political and economic establishments around
Speaker 6: the world to do it as well. Excellencies, Global inequalities
Speaker 6: are reflected and reinforced even in our own global institutions.
Speaker 6: The United Nations Security Council was designed by the victors
Speaker 6: of the Second World War. At the time, most of
Speaker 6: the African continent was still under colonial domination. To this day,
Speaker 6: Africa has no permanent seat on the world's pre eminent
Speaker 6: Council of Peace. This must change, so must the global
Speaker 6: financial architecture set up eighty years ago. I commend the
Speaker 6: leaders of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
Speaker 6: for taking the important steps that they have, But, as
Speaker 6: the Pact for the Future emphasizes, tackling inequalities requires accelerating
Speaker 6: reform of the international financial architecture. Over the past eight decades,
Speaker 6: the global economy has grown and transformed, the Breton Woods
Speaker 6: institutions have not kept pace. They can no longer provide
Speaker 6: a global safety net or offer developing countries the level
Speaker 6: of support that they need. In the world's poorest countries,
Speaker 6: the interest payments now costs more on average than investments
Speaker 6: in education, health and infrastructure combined. And around the world,
Speaker 6: more than eighty percent of Sustainable Development Goal targets are
Speaker 6: off track. Excellencies, getting back on track requires a search
Speaker 6: of financing for the twenty thirty Agenda and the Paris Agreement.
Speaker 6: That means that G twenty countries need to lead on
Speaker 6: an SDG stimulus of five hundred billion dollars a year.
Speaker 6: It means reforms to substantially increase the lending capacity of
Speaker 6: multilateral development banks and to enable them to massively scale
Speaker 6: up affordable long term climate and development finance, expanding contingency
Speaker 6: financing through recycling of special drawing rights. And it means
Speaker 6: promoting long term debt restructuring. Excellencies, I have no illusions
Speaker 6: about the obstacles to reform of the multilateral system. Those
Speaker 6: with political and economic power, or those who believe they
Speaker 6: have that power are always reluctant to change, but the
Speaker 6: status quo is already draining their power. Without reform, fragmentation
Speaker 6: is inevitable, and global institutions will become less legitimate, less credible,
Speaker 6: and less effective.
Speaker 5: Excellencies, The surve driver of our unsustainable world is uncertainty.
Speaker 2: The ground is shifting and that our feet.
Speaker 5: Anxiety levels are off the charts, and the young people
Speaker 5: in particular are counting on us and seeking solutions. And
Speaker 5: certainty is compounded by two existential threats, the climate crisis
Speaker 5: and the rapid advance of technology, in particular artificial intelligence. Excellencies.
Speaker 5: We are in a climate meltdown. Extreme temperatures, raising fires, droughts,
Speaker 5: and epic floods are not natural disasters. They are human disasters,
Speaker 5: increasingly fueled.
Speaker 2: By fossil fuels.
Speaker 5: No country is spared, but the poorest and most vulnerable
Speaker 5: are hardest itat. Climate hazards are blowing a hole through
Speaker 5: the budgets of many African countries, costing up to five
Speaker 5: percent of GDP every year and these this.
Speaker 2: Is just the start.
Speaker 5: We are on course to care in past the global
Speaker 5: limit of a one point five degree temperature rise. But
Speaker 5: as the problem gets worse, solutions are getting better. Renewal
Speaker 5: prices are plummeting, rollout is accelerating, and lives are being
Speaker 5: transformed by affordable, accessible, clean energy. Renewables don't just generate power,
Speaker 5: They generate jobs, wealth, energy security, and the pass out
Speaker 5: of poverty for millions. But developing countries cannot be plundered
Speaker 5: in that journey. Our Panel on Critical Minerals as recommended
Speaker 5: fair and sustainable ways to meet global demand for these resources,
Speaker 5: which are essential to the renewables revolution. Excellencies, a future
Speaker 5: without fossil fuel is certain, a fair and fast.
Speaker 2: Transition is not. That is in your hands.
Speaker 5: By next year, every country must produce an ambitious new
Speaker 5: national Climate Action Plan or national determined contributions, and these
Speaker 5: must bring national energy strategies, sustainable development priorities, and climate
Speaker 5: ambitions together. They must align with one point five degree limits,
Speaker 5: cover the whole economy, and contribute to every one of
Speaker 5: the top twenty eight energy transition targets. An International Energy
Speaker 5: Agency report released today breaks this down. By twenty thirty five,
Speaker 5: on average, advanced economies must slash energy emissions eighty percent
Speaker 5: and the emerging markets sixty five percent. The G twenty
Speaker 5: is responsible for eighty percent of total emissions.
Speaker 2: They must lead the charge.
Speaker 5: Keeping with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and
Speaker 5: respective capabilities in the light of different national circumstances. But
Speaker 5: these must be done with a joint effort, pulling resources,
Speaker 5: scientific capacities, and proven and affordable technology technologies for all
Speaker 5: to be able to reach those targets. I'm honored to
Speaker 5: be working closely with President Lula of Brazil with both
Speaker 5: G twenty share and COP thirty hosts to secure maximum ambition,
Speaker 5: acceleration and cooperation.
Speaker 2: We just met.
Speaker 5: For that purpose, finance is essential. COP twenty nine is
Speaker 5: around the corner. It must deliver a significant new finance goal,
Speaker 5: and we also need a loss and damage fund that
Speaker 5: meets the scale of the challenge and developed countries meeting
Speaker 5: their adaptation finance promises. And we must finally flip the
Speaker 5: script on a crazy situation. We continue to reward polluters
Speaker 5: to recall planet. The fossil ful industry continues to pocket
Speaker 5: massive profits and subsidies, while everyday people bear the costs
Speaker 5: of climate catastrophe, from rising insurance premiums to lost livelihoods.
Speaker 5: I call on G twenty countries to shift money from
Speaker 5: fossil ful subsidies and investments, to adjust energy transition to
Speaker 5: put an effective price on carbon, and to implement new
Speaker 5: and innovative sources of financing, including solidarity levels on fossil
Speaker 5: ful extraction through legally binding, transparent mechanisms, all.
Speaker 2: By next year. And this.
Speaker 5: Taking into account that those who shoulder the blame must
Speaker 5: foot the bill, polluters must pay excellencies, The rapid rise
Speaker 5: of new technologies poses another and predictable existential risk. Artificial
Speaker 5: intelligence will change virtually everything we know, from work, education
Speaker 5: and communication, to culture and politics. We know AI is
Speaker 5: rapidly advancing, but where is it taking us to more
Speaker 5: freedom or more conflict, to more sustainable worlds, or greater inequality?
Speaker 5: To being better informed or easier to manipulate? And full
Speaker 5: of companies and even individuals have already amassed the enormous
Speaker 5: power over the development of AI, with little accountability or
Speaker 5: oversight for the moment. Without a global approach to its management,
Speaker 5: artificial intelligence could lead to artificial divisions across the board,
Speaker 5: a great fracture with two internets, two markets to economies,
Speaker 5: with every country forced to pick a scythe and enormous
Speaker 5: consequences for all. The United Nations is the universal platform
Speaker 5: for dialogue and consensus. It is uniquely placed to promote
Speaker 5: cooperation and AI by place to promote cooperation and AI
Speaker 5: based on the values of the Charter and international law,
Speaker 5: or it does not happen, and I welcome important first steps.
Speaker 5: Two resolutions in the General Assembly, the Global Digital Compact
Speaker 5: and the recommendations of dial Digital Compact and the recommendations
Speaker 5: of that level body on AI can lay the foundations
Speaker 5: for inclusive governance of AI. Let's move forward together to
Speaker 5: make AI a force for goods. Excellencies, Nazi lasts forever,
Speaker 5: but the future of human life is that it appears otherwise.
Speaker 5: The current order always feels fixed until it is not.
Speaker 5: Across human history, we see empires rising and falling. All
Speaker 5: certainty is crumbling, tectonic shifts in global affairs. Today, our
Speaker 5: course is unsustainable. It is in all our interests to
Speaker 5: manage the epic transformations under way, to choose the future
Speaker 5: we want and.
Speaker 2: To guide our world towards it.
Speaker 5: Many have said that the divisions and differences today are
Speaker 5: just too great that it is impossible for us to
Speaker 5: come together for the common goods. You proved that is
Speaker 5: not true. The Summit of the Future showed that with
Speaker 5: a spirit of dialogue and compromise, we can join forces
Speaker 5: to steer our world to a more sustainable pass. It
Speaker 5: is not the end, It is the start of a journey,
Speaker 5: a compass in the whirlwinds.
Speaker 2: Let's keep going.
Speaker 5: Let's move our world towards less impunity and more accountability,
Speaker 5: less inequality and more justice, less uncertainty and more opportunity.
Speaker 5: The people of the world are looking to us, and
Speaker 5: succeeding generations will look back on us. Let them find
Speaker 5: us on the side of the United Nations Charter, on
Speaker 5: the side of our shared values and principles, and on
Speaker 5: the right side of history.
Speaker 2: And I think you.
Speaker 3: They assembly with he an address by his Excellency, Reserve
Speaker 3: type Er Dogan, President of the Republic of Tokiye. I
Speaker 3: request brought the court to caught his excellency and invite
Speaker 3: him to address the assembly.
Speaker 7: Saw him by Jahan, mister President, dear Heads of States
Speaker 7: and Governments, mister Secretary General, distinguished Delegates, on behalf of myself,
Speaker 7: my country and my nation, I greet you with my
Speaker 7: most heartfelt feelings and respect. I'm honored to have the
Speaker 7: opportunity to address the United Nations General Assembly once again today.
Speaker 1: Well.
Speaker 7: I hope that the seventeen nine General Assembly will be
Speaker 7: a blessing for our countries and for the entire humanity.
Speaker 7: I would like to congratulate mister Francis on the completion
Speaker 7: of his term as President of the General Assembly and
Speaker 7: wish success to mister Young as he takes over. I
Speaker 7: would like to express here our pleasure to see the
Speaker 7: representative of our friend and brother, Palestine in his rightful
Speaker 7: place among the Member States as a result of long struggles.
Speaker 7: I hope that this historic step will be the final
Speaker 7: turning point on the road leading to Palestine's membership to
Speaker 7: the United Nations. The international community, and all of us
Speaker 7: in the human family must fulfill our obligation to the
Speaker 7: Palestinian people without further ado that haven't done already. The
Speaker 7: Youngish guests, I know that there are certain crises that
Speaker 7: you're monitoring on TV, and those are the crisis that
Speaker 7: we are going through every day, and we're trying to
Speaker 7: manage them. That's why today I'm not talking representing a
Speaker 7: country that is situated far away from tensions, but instead
Speaker 7: that is found at the very heart of tension and war.
Speaker 7: Some people will critical, will be critical of us. But
Speaker 7: despite that fact, today on the common rostrum of the
Speaker 7: human race, we will speak of the truth frankly and
Speaker 7: openly right now. The United Nations, under the roof of
Speaker 7: which we are found today. We're established in the aftermath
Speaker 7: of the Second World War, in which millions of people
Speaker 7: have lost their lives to maintain international peace and security.
Speaker 7: The establishment of the United Nations, expectations for global stability,
Speaker 7: peace and justice were reborn, and hopes for peace were
Speaker 7: sprouted again. To put it bluntly, unfortunately, in the last
Speaker 7: few years, the United Nations has failed to fulfill its
Speaker 7: founding mission and has gradually become a dysfunctional structure. The
Speaker 7: world is bigger than five is my motto. It's my credo,
Speaker 7: and this cradle represents our common values and we need
Speaker 7: those values more than ever in this day and age.
Speaker 7: International justice cannot be left in the will of five
Speaker 7: privileged members states of the Security Council. And the most
Speaker 7: dramatic example to that is the war, the massacre that
Speaker 7: is going on in Gaza for the last three hundred
Speaker 7: and fifty days and since October seven, forty one thousand
Speaker 7: Palestinians have been killed in the continuous Israeli attacks. For
Speaker 7: to one thousand lives. For to one thousand people, mostly
Speaker 7: children and women, were ruthlessly taken away, and no one
Speaker 7: knows where more than ten thousand people are, most of
Speaker 7: which are children. And likewise, one hundred thousand people were injured,
Speaker 7: maimed or they lost their limbs. One hundred and seventy
Speaker 7: two journalists were killed while trying to do their job
Speaker 7: under very difficult circumstances, and more than five hundred medics
Speaker 7: have been killed while they were trying to save lives.
Speaker 7: Humanitarian aid workers and the United Nations personnel who came
Speaker 7: to the rescue of the people of Gaza who were
Speaker 7: struggling with hunger and thirst were killed. More than two
Speaker 7: hundred and fifteen United Nations personnel. They hit market places,
Speaker 7: tent and camps where the refugees were sheltered. They hit
Speaker 7: eight hundred and twenty mosques and three churches that shouldn't
Speaker 7: have been touched even in war. And they deliberately hit
Speaker 7: dozens of hospitals, hundreds of schools, more than one hundred
Speaker 7: and thirty ambulances carrying patients they shredded the Charter of
Speaker 7: the United Nations from the rostrum of the United Nations
Speaker 7: and shamelessly challenged the whole world, who are people of
Speaker 7: connaisciance from this very rostrum they challenged them. My friends
Speaker 7: leaked images from Israel's prisons, which it has turned into
Speaker 7: concentration camps, clearly show what kind of barbarian barbarianism we
Speaker 7: are facing. As a result of Israeli attacks, Gaza has
Speaker 7: become the world's largest cemetery for women and children. More
Speaker 7: than seventeen thousand children were targeted by Israeli bullets and bombs.
Speaker 7: Hind Rejeb was only six years old. He and his
Speaker 7: family were seeking safety when their car was hit by
Speaker 7: Israeli forces. He lost everything. He lost his mother, father, siblings, cousins.
Speaker 7: He lost all the hopes he had packed, and only
Speaker 7: he survived. He waited desperately for rescue for twelve days.
Speaker 7: Will you come to take me? I'm fearful, was waiting
Speaker 7: for a helping hand to reach out to him for
Speaker 7: twelve days. Despite the level of our world has reached,
Speaker 7: despite the technology at our disposal, despite our organizations with
Speaker 7: huge budgets employing tens of thousands of personnel, as a
Speaker 7: human family of eight billion inhabitants. We haven't yet managed
Speaker 7: to rescue a six year old girl, which is actually
Speaker 7: like an injured sparrow trapped under the rubble that was
Speaker 7: shaking before our eyes. Hundreds of Gazen children died and
Speaker 7: are still dying because they cannot find a morsel of
Speaker 7: a dry bread, a sip of water, and a bowl
Speaker 7: of soup in Gaza. Not only children are dying, but
Speaker 7: also the United Nations system. The values that the West
Speaker 7: claims to defend our dying. The truth is dying. The
Speaker 7: hopes of humanity to live in a more just world
Speaker 7: are dying, one by one. I am asking you bluntly here, openly, frankly,
Speaker 7: I call out to you, Oh, human rights organizations? Are
Speaker 7: those in Gaza and the West Bank not human beings?
Speaker 7: Do children in Palestine have no rights? Can they play
Speaker 7: out on the streets in their homelands safely? And calling
Speaker 7: out to the international press organizations? Aren't the journalists murdered
Speaker 7: by Israel Israel on live TV, your colleagues whose offices
Speaker 7: were actually raided as well? I call out to United
Speaker 7: Nations Security Council. What are you waiting for to prevent
Speaker 7: the genocide in Gaza, to put a stop to this cruelty,
Speaker 7: this barbarianism. What are you waiting for to stop netting
Speaker 7: Yahoo and his network who is endangering the lives of
Speaker 7: the Palestinian people, which is a part of a mass
Speaker 7: murder network. And what are you still waiting for to
Speaker 7: stop them putting to danger their own people and the
Speaker 7: entire region for political gain. I would like to call
Speaker 7: out to the countries supporting Israel in an unconditional manner,
Speaker 7: how long are you going to be able to carry
Speaker 7: the shame of witnessing this massacre, dear friends, while children
Speaker 7: are dying in Gaza, in Romalah, in Lebanon, while babies
Speaker 7: are dying in incubators. Unfortunately, the international community has given
Speaker 7: a very bad test and failed in a big way.
Speaker 7: What's happening in Palestine look is a sign of a
Speaker 7: great moral collapse. I believe that the peoples of the world,
Speaker 7: the leaders of countries and international organizations should reflect on
Speaker 7: this painful picture, upon this painful landscape, and I would
Speaker 7: like to state very clearly and loudly here the Israeli
Speaker 7: government disregarding basic human rights trampling on international law at
Speaker 7: every opportunity, is practicing ethnic cleansing, a clear genocide against
Speaker 7: a nation, a people, and occupying their lands step by step. Palestinians,
Speaker 7: whose freedom, independence, and most basic rights have been usurped,
Speaker 7: are rightfully exercising their legitimate rights of resistance against this
Speaker 7: occupation and ethnic cleansing. The just resistance of the Palestinian
Speaker 7: people against the occupiers of their land is too noble.
Speaker 7: It's honorable and legitimate to be called illegitimate. It's heroic,
Speaker 7: and it's noble. The only reason for Israel's aggression against
Speaker 7: the Palestinian people is the unconditional support of group of countries,
Speaker 7: and I would like to wave at my brothers and
Speaker 7: sisters at the legitimate resistance in Palestine. As I've said before,
Speaker 7: the support of a group of countries for Israel is
Speaker 7: the reason why this aggression is still going on. Countries
Speaker 7: that have a say over Israel are openly complicit in
Speaker 7: this massacre with a policy of run for the hair
Speaker 7: and catch the hound. Those who are supposedly working for
Speaker 7: a ceasefire in front of the stage continue to send
Speaker 7: arms and ammunition to Israel so that it can continue
Speaker 7: its massacres in the background. This inconsistency and this is insincerity. Look,
Speaker 7: there's a paper that has been going around back and
Speaker 7: forth since may Hamas has repeatedly declared its acceptance of
Speaker 7: the ceasefire offer, but the Israeli government has made it
Speaker 7: very clear that this is the party that doesn't want
Speaker 7: peace by constantly dragging its feet, making a settlement of
Speaker 7: the dispute much more difficult, almost impossible, constantly finding an excuse,
Speaker 7: and sneakily killing its negotiating partner at the time when
Speaker 7: it was closest to a ceasefire. Israel's stalling and deception
Speaker 7: should not be given any more credit. In the absence
Speaker 7: of the implementation. In the absence of the implementation of
Speaker 7: UN Security Council Resolution Number twenty seven thirty five, coercive
Speaker 7: measures against Israel should be put on the agenda. Israel's
Speaker 7: behavior has once again demonstrated that it is imperative for
Speaker 7: the international community to develop a protection mechanism for Palasinian civilians.
Speaker 7: Seventy years ago, just as Hitler was stopped by an
Speaker 7: alliance of humanity, Netanyahu and his murder network must be stopped.
Speaker 7: Must be stopped by an alliance of humanity. We believe
Speaker 7: that the General Assembly is authority to recommend the use
Speaker 7: of force as in the nineteen fifty resolution on Unity
Speaker 7: for Peace, should be considered in this process. During this time,
Speaker 7: an immediate and a permanency's fire must be established, Hostages
Speaker 7: and prisoners must be exchanged, and humanitarian aid must be
Speaker 7: delivered to Gaza unhindered and uninterrupted. It's very, very important
Speaker 7: that we extend a helping hand to the people of Gaza,
Speaker 7: especially before the winter season when conditions on the ground
Speaker 7: will become even more challenging. Look right now, seventy percent
Speaker 7: of the water supplies and seventy five percent of the
Speaker 7: bakeries in Gaza have been destroyed. Ninety five percent of
Speaker 7: health centers were partially or completely damaged, one hundred and
Speaker 7: fifty thousand houses were completely destroyed, two hundred thousand houses
Speaker 7: were partially destroyed, and eighty thousand houses become uninhabitable. Infectious
Speaker 7: diseases such as polio and hepatitis are on the rise.
Speaker 7: The people of Gaza receive only a quarter of the
Speaker 7: aid they urgently need. That's what they have access to,
Speaker 7: and as Turkey three DA, we have been providing humanitarian
Speaker 7: aid to our brothers and sisters in Palestine, and we
Speaker 7: will keep on doing that. With more than sixty thousand
Speaker 7: tons of eight two Kia is the country sending the
Speaker 7: largest amount of fate to Gaza. Likewise, by halting commercial
Speaker 7: transactions with Israel, we have demonstrated our stance on this issue.
Speaker 7: Now during the last couple of weeks, attacks by Israeli
Speaker 7: have been increased in Lebanon and we are by the
Speaker 7: side of Lebanese people and the Lebanese government. We can
Speaker 7: see this truth for what it is. Those who murdered
Speaker 7: forty one thousand people cannot rest until those who gave
Speaker 7: the orders, pulled the trigger and dropped the bombs are
Speaker 7: held accountable for their crimes. We will not heave a
Speaker 7: sigh of relief. Our Karage conscience will not go silent.
Speaker 7: The bill for the billions of dollars of damage caused
Speaker 7: in the cities that have been destroyed, wrecked and reduced
Speaker 7: to rubble must and will be compensated by the perpetrators.
Speaker 7: We support the case brought by the Republic of South
Speaker 7: Africa at the International Court of Justice to ensure that
Speaker 7: Israel's crimes do not go unpunished. We will take every
Speaker 7: step necessary for justice to be served in the case
Speaker 7: for which we have applied as an intervener or as
Speaker 7: a party. We will fight for the blood of aishen Orzghi,
Speaker 7: Aigi who was shut in the head and murdered by
Speaker 7: Israeli soldiers during a peaceful protest in Nablus, and we
Speaker 7: will fight in all legal remedies, and we will keep
Speaker 7: on doing that while a cease fire in Gaza is
Speaker 7: urgently needed. The underlying problem in the Israeli Palestinian conflict
Speaker 7: is the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Based on the
Speaker 7: nineteen sixty seven borders, an independent, sovereign and geographically integrated
Speaker 7: Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital must come
Speaker 7: into being. This cannot be delayed any longer. I would
Speaker 7: like it to be known that we are closely following
Speaker 7: Israel's increasing attacks on our first Kibla alak Samosk and Haramlsherf.
Speaker 7: I would like to state once again on this podium
Speaker 7: as taip Arduan, once again that I'm not using a
Speaker 7: language of politics. I am encouraged by our ancestors who
Speaker 7: have always stood by the side of the victims. Honorably
Speaker 7: and nobly. We are a nation that has been on
Speaker 7: the side of the oppressed and against the oppressors and
Speaker 7: oppression throughout history. We are such a nation. We welcomed
Speaker 7: Jews fleeing the Inquisition five hundred years ago, and Jews
Speaker 7: fleeing Hitler's concentration camps. We opened our arms wide. We
Speaker 7: as a country and a nation, all be very clear
Speaker 7: to say that we have no animosity or hostility towards
Speaker 7: the people of Israel. We oppose anti Semitism in the
Speaker 7: same way we oppose the targeting of Muslims just because
Speaker 7: of their faith. Our problem is with the massacre policies
Speaker 7: of the Israeli government. Our problem is with the oppressor
Speaker 7: and the oppression, just as it was five centuries ago.
Speaker 7: Everybody should know about this. We will always speak of
Speaker 7: the truth and speak of what's right and what's fair,
Speaker 7: even if some people will be uncomfortable. We will continue
Speaker 7: to shout out the truth and stand by the righteous
Speaker 7: and boldly say that we will speak of what we
Speaker 7: know is right, even though it will hurt some people.
Speaker 7: From here, I would like to thank all the courageous
Speaker 7: people who show solidarity with the Palestinian people without discrimination
Speaker 7: of faith, country, language or religion, and who take to
Speaker 7: the streets almost every week to raise their voices against
Speaker 7: the massacres in Gaza. I would like to especially thank
Speaker 7: the university students and the youth distinguished delegates. Unfortunately, in
Speaker 7: the fourteenth year of the conflict, Syria is still far
Speaker 7: from stability. The economic and humanitarian situation in the country
Speaker 7: in the grip of terrorism and separatist organizations, remains dire.
Speaker 7: On the basis of Human Security Council Resolution twenty two
Speaker 7: fifty four, we hope to advance the political process and
Speaker 7: achieve national reconciliation. We are determined to sincerely pursue our
Speaker 7: position in favor of a realistic dialogue. We are very
Speaker 7: sincere in that regard our neighbor, Iraq, while continuing its
Speaker 7: fight against sterism, is taking decisive steps towards development, reconstruction
Speaker 7: and reintegration with its region, and the international community must
Speaker 7: support Iraq's efforts. In this context, it is important to
Speaker 7: implement initiatives such as the Development Road Project, which will
Speaker 7: benefit the entire region on a win win basis. The
Speaker 7: success of all these efforts depend on the complete elimination
Speaker 7: of the terrorist threat in Iraq, in particular the PKK.
Speaker 7: We are strengthening our common action plan with another neighbor
Speaker 7: of ours, Iran, in the region, in order to establish
Speaker 7: stability and peace. It's going to contribute tremendously to our efforts.
Speaker 7: The war in Ukraine has been going on for three
Speaker 7: years and we are still away from establishing a permanent
Speaker 7: peace and stability. As the arms race accelerates, the space
Speaker 7: for diplomacy is shrinking. It's very important that diplomacy and
Speaker 7: dialogue will ensure territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, and
Speaker 7: our support for those endeavors of Turkey will continue even
Speaker 7: strongly and again during this process. We are determined to
Speaker 7: implement the Montra Convention on the Straits. We will rigorlously
Speaker 7: implement the Montra Convention. We support the peace process between
Speaker 7: us A, Beijan and Armenia and hope that this process
Speaker 7: will be concluded as soon as possible with good news.
Speaker 7: We support continued high level contacts between the two countries
Speaker 7: and we are focusing on dialog Turkey and Armenia. We
Speaker 7: are also taking positive steps on that track to progress
Speaker 7: in the Alzerbija and Armenia peace process. Will have a
Speaker 7: positive impact on the Turkey Armenia normalization process. Dear friends,
Speaker 7: we play a constructive role for the prosperity and peace
Speaker 7: at the Balkans, of which we are an integral part,
Speaker 7: and we act in close cooperation with all actors in
Speaker 7: the region. As a member of the Steering Committee for
Speaker 7: Peace Implementation Council, we emphasize the importance of the sovereignty,
Speaker 7: political unity and territorially integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovino on
Speaker 7: every platform and continue our contribution to Operation euphor Alta.
Speaker 7: We are successfully continuing the Key four command we assumed
Speaker 7: last year and supporting the Belgrade Pristina dial process. We
Speaker 7: want to see the Agency and the Eastern Mediterranean as
Speaker 7: a zone of stability and prosperity where the legitimate interests
Speaker 7: of all the parties are concerned can be respected. It
Speaker 7: is in the common interest of the entire region to
Speaker 7: enhance cooperation, particularly on the delimitation of maritime jurisdictions in
Speaker 7: accordance with international law freedom and safety of navigation and
Speaker 7: maritime trade. International maritime law encourages cooperation between literal states
Speaker 7: in closed or semi closed seas, such as the aegen s.
Speaker 7: Turkey is ready for constructive cooperation on all issues, especially
Speaker 7: in energy and environment. We have the longest coastline in
Speaker 7: the Eastern Mediterranean and two k's key role is undeniable.
Speaker 7: Two ka as legitimate rights and authorities in the western
Speaker 7: part of the island of Cyprus, while the Turkish Cypriots
Speaker 7: have legitimate rights in the areas around the world. It
Speaker 7: has been fifty years since the Cypress Peace Operation and
Speaker 7: sixty one years since the Cypress issue emerged as a
Speaker 7: result of the Greek Cypriot usurpation of the partnership state.
Speaker 7: From that day until today, peace and tranquility have prevailed
Speaker 7: on the island. It was always the Turkish Cypriots and
Speaker 7: turkier who put forth the sincere will to bring about
Speaker 7: a just, lasting and sustainable solution to the Cypress issue.
Speaker 7: The federation model is now completely outdated and we fully
Speaker 7: support the vision of a two state solution with two
Speaker 7: different nations put forward by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cypress.
Speaker 7: The sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish Cypriots,
Speaker 7: which are the vested rights of the Turkish Cypriots, must
Speaker 7: be reregistered and the isolation must end. Today, I once
Speaker 7: again invite the international community to recognize the Turkish Republic
Speaker 7: of Northern Cyprus and to establish diplomatic, political, and economic relations.
Speaker 7: We actively support the stabilization of Libya and the preservation
Speaker 7: of the unity and integrity of the country. We call
Speaker 7: on all states to sincerely stand by Libya at this
Speaker 7: very sensitive time and contribute to building trust between the parties.
Speaker 7: We must do more to end the conflict in Sudan.
Speaker 7: We all have a responsibility to deliver humanitarian assistance to
Speaker 7: the millions of Sudanese people displaced by the conflict. With
Speaker 7: its young and dynamic population, rich natural resources, and vast
Speaker 7: fertile lands, Africa has enormous potential. Based on the principles
Speaker 7: of equal partnership and mutual respect. Hand in hand with
Speaker 7: the peoples of Africa, we support the continent's efforts for peace,
Speaker 7: stability and development. We will continue to stand in full
Speaker 7: solidarity with our African brothers and sisters. As part of
Speaker 7: our initiatives, we are strengthening our deep rooted ties with
Speaker 7: We are deepening our engagement with our partner regional organizations
Speaker 7: such as azaon the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Pacific
Speaker 7: Islands Forum. We keep our will to develop our relations
Speaker 7: with bricks, which brings together emerging economies alive. We share
Speaker 7: a deep rooted history with the countries of Central Asia,
Speaker 7: and we are further strengthening our cooperation on bilateral and
Speaker 7: multilateral grounds. Our Organization of Turkic States is gradually turning
Speaker 7: into a center of attraction. The organization is becoming an
Speaker 7: exemplary model of cooperation. With the contributions of observer members
Speaker 7: Hungary and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, we will
Speaker 7: further strengthen our unity and our togetherness as the Turkic
Speaker 7: world and with the framework of respect for China's sovereignty
Speaker 7: and territorial integrity. We are in close dialogue with China
Speaker 7: to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of Euger Turks,
Speaker 7: with whom we have strong historical, cultural and humanitarian ties.
Speaker 7: We endeavor to build on the friendly ties we have
Speaker 7: established with the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Speaker 7: Distinguished Delegates, we must work together to address global injustice.
Speaker 7: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals concept of leaving no
Speaker 7: one behind is a guiding principle for these efforts. As
Speaker 7: one of the largest eight donors relative to its gross
Speaker 7: domestic product, two k's develop and cooperation activities contribute to
Speaker 7: achieving the sustainable development goals. We contribute to efforts to
Speaker 7: ensure fair, inclusive growth and development in all international platforms,
Speaker 7: especially the G twenty of which we are a member.
Speaker 7: We approach technological breakthroughs not as a source of new
Speaker 7: injustice and conflicts, but as a source of a more
Speaker 7: prosperous future. Such as II. We believe that all nations
Speaker 7: should equally benefit from the transformative power of these breakthrough technologies.
Speaker 7: The United Nations Technology Bank for lease developed Countries, which
Speaker 7: we are hosting, is a concrete manifestation of our efforts
Speaker 7: in this direction. But unfortunately, the cyber terror attacks that
Speaker 7: took place in Lebanon last week show us once again
Speaker 7: how deadly these technologies can be used as weapons. I
Speaker 7: approach the climate change issue from that same perspective. No
Speaker 7: country can tackle emission reductions and climate change adaptation alone.
Speaker 7: The most important issues for developing countries are financing, technology
Speaker 7: transfer and capacity building. I sincerely believe that the COP
Speaker 7: twenty nine Climate summits in Baku will contribute to the
Speaker 7: solution of these issues. At the summit, we expect to
Speaker 7: launch important additional initiatives and unveil our long term low
Speaker 7: emission development strategy and the zero Waste initiative that will
Speaker 7: be a reality. Under the auspices of my spouse, Madame
Speaker 7: Emine Ardon and with mutual agreements, we have taken our
Speaker 7: domestic affairs and initiatives to international agendas. I would like
Speaker 7: to ask everybody to support our endeavors in that regard.
Speaker 7: We see Islamophobia, xenophobia and racism creeping over the world
Speaker 7: like a poison ivy. We can see that every week
Speaker 7: attacks are taking place upon our mosques and our Holy
Speaker 7: Book of Quran. In the middle of Europe, people's homes
Speaker 7: are set on fire and lives are taken because of
Speaker 7: their ethnic and religious affiliation. Their lives are taken away
Speaker 7: from them and their fundamental rights are being suspended, and
Speaker 7: nobody can ignore this growing danger any longer. On March fifteenth,
Speaker 7: twenty twenty four, we expect a special Envoy to combat
Speaker 7: Islamophobia to be appointed at the United Nations as soon
Speaker 7: as possible, as envisaged in the draft resolution adopted on
Speaker 7: March fifteenth. Today, I would like to draw your attention
Speaker 7: once again to the danger that I raised last year
Speaker 7: on this prodium. Attacks on the institution of family, the
Speaker 7: pillar of society are increasing. The disgrace staged at the
Speaker 7: opening of the twenty twenty four Olympic Games has revealed
Speaker 7: the extent of the threat we face as humanity. A
Speaker 7: sporting event watched by innocent children and hundreds of millions
Speaker 7: of people of all ages and beliefs, has been used
Speaker 7: as a tool for a sexist propaganda. It was actually
Speaker 7: a parade of bad scenes. Those disturbing scenes of evil
Speaker 7: have wounded not only the Catholic world, the Christian world,
Speaker 7: but everyone who respects the sacred values. The issue of
Speaker 7: the sexualization is no longer an orientation but a global imposition.
Speaker 7: It literally became a war against the sacred and human nature.
Speaker 7: We are facing a multi dimensional, comprehensive and ruthless project
Speaker 7: of destruction. Who are speaking out and who are reacting
Speaker 7: to this evil? Anyone who raises a voice for this
Speaker 7: annihilation project is silenced and targeted by lynch campaigns, and
Speaker 7: two Tier is determined to break this siege and resist
Speaker 7: the climate of fear to this end, we became a
Speaker 7: member of the United Nations Friends of the Family group.
Speaker 7: In Shallah, God willing. Together with other member countries, we
Speaker 7: will not hesitate to defend the family, the human being
Speaker 7: and the human nature. I invite all the countries that
Speaker 7: share our sentiments to shoulder this struggle. With these thoughts
Speaker 7: in mind, I wish that the seventy ninth General Assembly
Speaker 7: will be auspicious for all humanity. I greet you all
Speaker 7: once again with love and respect. May peace be with
Speaker 7: you and may you remain in health.
Speaker 8: Will now hear an address by His Excellency Madamila Cyril Ramafossa,
Speaker 8: President of the Republic of South Africa. I request protocol
Speaker 8: to escort his excellency. I invite him to address the Assembly.
Speaker 9: Thank you, your excellency, the Chair of the Assembly. We
Speaker 9: take this opportunity to thank the United Nations Assembly to
Speaker 9: give us a chance to speak. Thirty years ago, South
Speaker 9: Africa was born as a new nation, equal, united and
Speaker 9: free from a Part eight. We adopted a new constitution
Speaker 9: as the birth certificate of our new nation. Our first
Speaker 9: democratic elections brought the tyranny of our Part eight to
Speaker 9: an end, a system that this General Assembly had declared
Speaker 9: to be a crime against humanity. In adopting Resolution two
Speaker 9: two zero two A in nineteen sixty six, as later
Speaker 9: endorsed by the Security Council nineteen eighty five, the United
Speaker 9: Nations was the beacon of hope in our quest for justice.
Speaker 9: The great wave of solidarity of the peoples of the world,
Speaker 9: led by the United Nations, turned the tide tied against apartheid. Today,
Speaker 9: democracy flourishes in South Africa. We have a progressive constitution,
Speaker 9: an entrenched human rights culture, and strong institutions. We have
Speaker 9: laws to advance equality and programs to protect society's most
Speaker 9: marginalized and vulnerable. We continue to transform our economy so
Speaker 9: that it is in a more competitive position to create jobs,
Speaker 9: to attract more investment, and that it should benefit all.
Speaker 9: South Africa is a party to global treaties on human rights,
Speaker 9: gender equality, children's rights, refugee protection and environmental protection. A
Speaker 9: few days ago, South Africa also endorsed the Pact that
Speaker 9: charts the Cause for a Better Future for global governance
Speaker 9: and towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. As
Speaker 9: signatory to the Paris Agreement, we are contributing our fair
Speaker 9: share towards the global effort and have a just Energy
Speaker 9: Transition plan to guide our carbon journey and climate resilient development.
Speaker 9: Through the African Union, we are working to advance Agenda
Speaker 9: twenty sixty three. We're involved in mediation and conflict resolution
Speaker 9: across our continent and actively contribute to peacekeeping missions. Our
Speaker 9: political culture has evolved and it continues to mature. We
Speaker 9: have just held our seventh free and fair general elections
Speaker 9: since our democracy, paving the way for the formation of
Speaker 9: the Government of National Unity. Ten political parties have coalesced
Speaker 9: around a common agenda for economic growth, job creation, poverty
Speaker 9: eradication and sustainable development. South Africa is in a new era,
Speaker 9: an era of great promise. In what some have called
Speaker 9: our second Miracle, South Africans of all races have rallied
Speaker 9: behind the Government of National Unity. We're making headway in
Speaker 9: resolving some of our most pressing challenges. Our economy has
Speaker 9: started to improve and investor confidence is on the rise.
Speaker 9: Our country's prospects look bright and we look to the
Speaker 9: future with great hope. The South African story bears witness
Speaker 9: to the enduring role of the United Nations in global
Speaker 9: matters and supporting our struggle. The United Nations are firmed
Speaker 9: the principles of the UN Charter, the fundamental human rights,
Speaker 9: dignity and worth of every person, and the equal rights
Speaker 9: of nations large and small. It affirmed the aspiration contained
Speaker 9: in the Universal Declaration of Rights that we should strive
Speaker 9: for a world free of barbarous acts that outraged the
Speaker 9: conscience of humankind. Genocide was declared to be a stain
Speaker 9: on the conscience of the world, and the world community
Speaker 9: took a stand against genocide. A partheight was declared a
Speaker 9: crime against humanity and a stain on the conscience of
Speaker 9: the world. The United Nations took a stand against a partheate.
Speaker 9: These were seen as crimes against human humanity then and
Speaker 9: they continue to be crimes against humanity now. It has
Speaker 9: been eleven months since the Hamas attack that killed one thousand,
Speaker 9: two hundred people and where hostages were taken as South Africa,
Speaker 9: we have condemned this attack. In response, Israel embarked on
Speaker 9: an act of collective punishment in its assault on the
Speaker 9: people of Gaza. The torment of the people of Gaza
Speaker 9: continuous annabated. More than forty one thousand Palestinians have been killed,
Speaker 9: homes hospitals, churches, mosques and schools lie destroyed, Fermine and
Speaker 9: disease stalk the streets of Gaza. This cannot but shock
Speaker 9: our collective humanity. The violence the Palestinian people are being
Speaker 9: subjected to. It's a gream continuation of more than half
Speaker 9: a century of apartheid that has been perpetrated against Palestinians
Speaker 9: by Israel. We South Africans know what apartheid looks like.
Speaker 9: We lived through aparthe eight. We suffered and died under apartheid.
Speaker 9: We will not remain silent and watch as apartheight is
Speaker 9: perpetrated against others. Through the United Nations and the instruments
Speaker 9: it wills, we must end the suffering that Palestinians are
Speaker 9: being subjected to. We are called upon to uphold the
Speaker 9: principles of the UN Charter and to uphold consistently and
Speaker 9: in their entirety, the fundamental tenets of international law. International
Speaker 9: law cannot be applied selectively. No one state is more
Speaker 9: equal than any other. In December last year, South Africa
Speaker 9: approached the International Court of Justice seeking an order to
Speaker 9: prevent Israel from committing genocide against the people of Gaza. So,
Speaker 9: in terms of our obligations as a state party to
Speaker 9: the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime
Speaker 9: of Genocide. As South Africa, we welcome the support that
Speaker 9: a number of countries have given to the case that
Speaker 9: we have launched at the ICJ. The ICJ's orders make
Speaker 9: it clear that there is plausible there is a plausible
Speaker 9: case of genocide against the people of Gaza. They further
Speaker 9: make it clear that states must also act to prevent
Speaker 9: genocide by Israel and to ensure that they are not
Speaker 9: themselves party to the violation of the Genocide Convention by
Speaker 9: aiding or assisting in the commission of genocide. We reiterate
Speaker 9: our call for an immediate ceasefire and for the release
Speaker 9: of all hostages. The only lasting solution is the establishment
Speaker 9: of a Palestinian state, a state that will exist side
Speaker 9: by side with Israel, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Speaker 9: Our moral conscience further demands that we exert every effort
Speaker 9: to bring peace also to other countries, especially the eastern
Speaker 9: part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Sudan,
Speaker 9: to Ukraine and other parts of the African continent. We
Speaker 9: must realize the aspirations of the people of Western Sahara
Speaker 9: to self determination. Achieving and maintaining peace and security requires
Speaker 9: the collective will of the community of nations gathered here.
Speaker 9: It requires that the UN Security Council should be a
Speaker 9: more representative body and inclusive. Seventy eight years since its formation,
Speaker 9: the structure of the United Nations Security Council remains largely unchanged.
Speaker 9: Africa and its one point four billion people remain excluded
Speaker 9: from its key decision making structures. This cannot continue. The
Speaker 9: Security Council has not fulfilled its mandate to maintain international
Speaker 9: peace and security. The UN Security Council must be reformed
Speaker 9: as a matter of agency.
Speaker 10: We would like.
Speaker 9: To see the Security Council being more inclusive so that
Speaker 9: the voices of all nations can be heard and be considered.
Speaker 9: It cannot remain an exclusive club of just five nations
Speaker 9: to the exclusion of the many nations in the world.
Speaker 9: Africa stands ready to play its role in building a
Speaker 9: safer global order by participating in the work of the
Speaker 9: UN Security Council on the basis of respect and acceptance.
Speaker 9: The African UN Union and its member states are engaged
Speaker 9: in mediation, in dialogue and diplomacy across our continent to
Speaker 9: create conditions under which peace and development can take hold.
Speaker 9: There must be greater collaboration between the Nations and the
Speaker 9: African Union towards resolving a number of conflicts and also
Speaker 9: in addressing the root causes of conflicts that continue to rage.
Speaker 9: Pandemics and endemics pose a serious threat to us all.
Speaker 9: We are concerned by the spread of empocs across the
Speaker 9: world and in Africa in particular. We urge the international
Speaker 9: community to mobilize vaccines and other medical countermeasures for deployment
Speaker 9: where they are more needed. Economic prosperity is key to
Speaker 9: sustainable peace. Through the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, we
Speaker 9: are establishing the foundation for a massive increase in trade
Speaker 9: and investment and infrastructure in our continent. The af FTA
Speaker 9: will further integrate regional economies and accelerate Africa's industrialization and
Speaker 9: economic growth. The climate crisis is now a full blown
Speaker 9: climate emergency in the world. It impacts very devastatingly to
Speaker 9: both countries and citizens of men countries. Extreme weather such
Speaker 9: as flooding, fires, and droughts are becoming wreaking harvoc on societies, economies,
Speaker 9: and the livelihoods of ordinary people. Despite being least responsible
Speaker 9: for climate change. Developing economic countries and particularly African countries
Speaker 9: are bearing the brand of what they did not create
Speaker 9: and are in the front line. At South Africa, we
Speaker 9: remain committed to contributing our fair share to reduce global emissions,
Speaker 9: guided by the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and
Speaker 9: respective capabilities. We have adaptation and mitigation programs and policies
Speaker 9: in place and have passed a climate change law to
Speaker 9: further support our emissions reduction targets. It is essential that
Speaker 9: climate actions do not deepen global inequality or stifle the
Speaker 9: developmental aspirations of the global self. The industrialized nations are
Speaker 9: not honoring their climate commitments, and we repeat the call
Speaker 9: for predictable and sustainable financing for climate action. We must
Speaker 9: operationalize the agreed upon climate financing and capacity building instruments
Speaker 9: to advance mitigation and adaptation. Pursuing sustainable development necessitates that
Speaker 9: those with greater means should support those who lack them.
Speaker 9: The world faces annual financing gap of some four trillion dollars.
Speaker 9: To achieve sustainable development, we call on better resource countries
Speaker 9: to scale up their levels of support to developing economic countries.
Speaker 9: Debt is the millstone around the neck of many developing
Speaker 9: economy countries, stifling their potential and development. Debt servicing is
Speaker 9: robbing a number of countries of much needed funds to
Speaker 9: support health, education and social spending. South Africa endorses the
Speaker 9: United Nations Secretary General's call for the reform of the
Speaker 9: global financial architecture to enable developing economic countries to lift
Speaker 9: themselves out of the quick sand of debt. We must
Speaker 9: commit to systems for financing development that are more accessible, agile.
Speaker 10: And equitable.
Speaker 9: In twenty twenty five, South Africa will assume the presidency
Speaker 9: of the G twenty We will use this important role
Speaker 9: to advocate for the peoples of Africa and all of
Speaker 9: the Global South for their development and advancement. South Africa
Speaker 9: welcomes the adoption of the Pact for the Future and
Speaker 9: congratulate our sister country Namibia as well as or the
Speaker 9: Federal Republic of Germany for having ably steered the United
Speaker 9: Nations towards the adoption of the resolution in this regard.
Speaker 9: This Fact of the Future is a platform for us
Speaker 9: to focus on those actions we need to take together.
Speaker 10: To build a world in which.
Speaker 9: The equal worth of every person and the equal worth
Speaker 9: of every country is recognized and valued. We particularly welcome
Speaker 9: the commitments to place poverty eradication at the center of
Speaker 9: all our efforts and for the sustainable Development Goals financing
Speaker 9: gap in developing countries to be closed. Disparities in wealth
Speaker 9: and development within and between countries is simply unjust and unsustainable.
Speaker 9: We must continue to strive for equal treatment, for equal
Speaker 9: opportunity and advancement for all individuals and all nations. The
Speaker 9: Pact for the Future must re invigorate international solidarity. Like
Speaker 9: veins that carry sustenance to every part of the body,
Speaker 9: solidarity is the lifeblood of human progress. It binds us
Speaker 9: together to nourish the greater good. It is achieving the
Speaker 9: greater good for the common good to which we all strive.
Speaker 9: Through dialogue, through respect for the rule of law, through
Speaker 9: the advancement of human rights, through cooperation and solidarity, we
Speaker 9: can and we will be able to achieve a better
Speaker 9: world for all the peoples of the world.
Speaker 10: I thank you, I wish.
Speaker 8: To thank the President of the Republic of South Africa.
Speaker 11: The Assembly will hear an address by His Excellency Julie's
Speaker 11: mother Billo, President of the Republic of Sierly on I
Speaker 11: request portable to escort his excellency and invite him to
Speaker 11: address the Assembly.
Speaker 12: Madam President, I congratulate his Excellency Philmont Youang on his
Speaker 12: election as President of the seventy ninth Session of the
Speaker 12: United Nations Sectory General and express Sirellians support to.
Speaker 10: You during your tenure.
Speaker 12: I extend my deep gratitude to his Excellency Dennis Francis
Speaker 12: for his principal stewardship as President of the seventy eighth
Speaker 12: Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I appreciate and
Speaker 12: thank his Excellency Antonio Guitarist, Sector General of the United
Speaker 12: Nations for his style as effort and globe leadership, Madame President.
Speaker 12: More than thirty years ago, Syrillian was plunged into a
Speaker 12: decade long brutal civil war. More than fifty thousand people
Speaker 12: were killed and millions fled their homes as refugees and
Speaker 12: internally displaced persons. The situation in Syrillian at that time
Speaker 12: was not unique. Conflicts existed in other parts of West Africa,
Speaker 12: in Africa and around the world. In Syrillian, however, we
Speaker 12: overcame our challenges with a common vision for peace through
Speaker 12: churning dialogue, committed leadership and action. Notably, the hard one
Speaker 12: piece we enjoy is not without its fragility, and we
Speaker 12: remain Figerland in safeguarding it. Syrillion's peace journey exemplifies the
Speaker 12: values of ownership, engagement, through dialogue, and our partnership with
Speaker 12: Echoas the United Nations, I'm the broader international community.
Speaker 10: Which yielded the peace dividend.
Speaker 12: This story has shaped our engagement at the United Nations
Speaker 12: Security Council since the commencement of our second tenure in
Speaker 12: January this year. For almost nine months, Syrillion, as an
Speaker 12: elected member of the United Nations Security Council, has.
Speaker 10: Endeavored to be a voice of reason.
Speaker 12: And a bridge builder with balance and objectivity.
Speaker 10: We will continue to promote.
Speaker 12: Respect for and adherence to international law and the UN Charter,
Speaker 12: ensure the protection of civilians and impunity through accountability, and
Speaker 12: foster dialogue for the peaceful settlement of disputes. Our commitment
Speaker 12: to this principles is even more imperative now than ever before,
Speaker 12: as we are confronted with conflicts of great magnitude in
Speaker 12: the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. The need for
Speaker 12: a ceasefire in Gaza and the wider Middle East, as
Speaker 12: well as in Sudan, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine.
Speaker 12: It's not just pressing but urgent. Immediate, immediate action is
Speaker 12: required to prevent further loss of precious lives and human suffering.
Speaker 12: We need collective action to stop all conflicts and engage
Speaker 12: in many Fu dialogue so that the countries can move
Speaker 12: forward with their development.
Speaker 13: Event agenda in pieces, securitarity and stavailability a psychuntry that
Speaker 13: hasherent devastating subsequences of armed conflicts.
Speaker 10: We are acknowledged that se cannot be achieved in isolation.
Speaker 12: It requires inclusive political processes, economic development and respect for
Speaker 12: human rights for the millions of civilians trapped in ongoing
Speaker 12: armed conflicts. Wars of condemnation and empathy alone are not enough.
Speaker 12: It is imperative that we act together as the United
Speaker 12: Nations which sustained commitment to end the circle of violence
Speaker 12: and give innocent civilians the opportunity to enjoy lasting peace
Speaker 12: and prosperity. In the Sahire and West Africa. The regional
Speaker 12: leadership has been hard at work to find the audient
Speaker 12: solutions to the numerous peace and security challenges, particularly to
Speaker 12: courb the spread of terrorism and violent extremism. I call
Speaker 12: upon the international community to strengthen support for African led
Speaker 12: peace initiatives and for the United Nations to play a
Speaker 12: more active role in addressing the root causes of conflicts.
Speaker 12: The safety and security of the people in the SAHE
Speaker 12: and parts of West Africa require a strong commitment from
Speaker 12: all relevant actors to engage in political dialogue and diplomacy
Speaker 12: actively to ensure we provide countries in the front line,
Speaker 12: especially Bokina Faso Mali, nize the necessary support they need.
Speaker 12: Commitment to political transition is necessary, but it should never
Speaker 12: be at the expense of the safety of vulnerable civilians.
Speaker 12: There can be commitment an action on both. A've called
Speaker 12: for meaningful dialogue and led by example by visiting the
Speaker 12: Head of State of Bokina Fasso before Cyrilian assumed the
Speaker 12: presidency of the United Nations Security Council in August twenty
Speaker 12: twenty four.
Speaker 10: We need to build bridges.
Speaker 12: And this requires the international community's commitment to working with
Speaker 12: the regions to implement dialogue based, region lad and region
Speaker 12: owned solutions. But am President, our current tenure at the
Speaker 12: United Nations Security Council has reinforced the view that there's
Speaker 12: an augent need for reform. Nearly eighty years after its creation,
Speaker 12: the Security Council has been stuck in time. Its imbalanced
Speaker 12: composition is unjust and at odds with current realities, undermining
Speaker 12: its legitimacy and effectiveness. Unfortunately, Africa remains the unquestionable victim
Speaker 12: in all of this. Without structural change, the Security Council's
Speaker 12: effective performance and legitimacy remains unquestionable. In a historic and
Speaker 12: successful debate which I presided over during Surrellian's August presidency
Speaker 12: of the Security Council on addressing the historic injustice and
Speaker 12: enhancing Africa's effective representation in the Security Council, I spoke
Speaker 12: as a representative of the continent that has long been
Speaker 12: underrepresented in the decision making processes that shape our worlds
Speaker 12: on matters of peace and security. That debate had an
Speaker 12: indisputable resonance one that the historical injustice being perpetrated against
Speaker 12: Africa must be rectified, two that Africa must be treated
Speaker 12: as a special case, and three that it must be
Speaker 12: prioritized in the reform process. In expressing appreciation for the
Speaker 12: active and supportive engagement by the many interests and regional groups,
Speaker 12: as well as invited member states to the debate. The
Speaker 12: facts and issues are now clear to all. Africa has
Speaker 12: long been marginalized in global decision making processes and its voices.
Speaker 10: Are often drowned out.
Speaker 12: The legacy of colonialism, economic exploitation and political marginalization has
Speaker 12: left discus on the African continent, thereby affecting its development, stability,
Speaker 12: and influence in international affairs.
Speaker 10: This results in the lack.
Speaker 12: Of meaningful representation on issues that directly affect the continent,
Speaker 12: such as conflict prevention, conflict resolution, peace keeping operations, and
Speaker 12: sustainable development. Addressing contemporary global security challenges require the collective
Speaker 12: wisdom and the cooperation of all nations, not just the
Speaker 12: privileged few or the most militarily or economically powerful. We
Speaker 12: urge that equitable representation of Africa. We argue that equitable
Speaker 12: representation of Africa we better equip the United Nations to
Speaker 12: tackle global challenges and foster a more just, fear and
Speaker 12: peaceful world. As the coordinator of the African Union Committee
Speaker 12: of ten on the Reform of the Security Council, Syrillian
Speaker 12: remains fully committed to promoting, defending and solicity and support
Speaker 12: for the common African position has espoused in the Zini
Speaker 12: Consensus and such declaration.
Speaker 10: Africa.
Speaker 12: Therefore, Africa therefore demands no less than two permanent seats
Speaker 12: with all the rights and privileges, with all the rights
Speaker 12: and privileges of the permanent members, including the right to veto,
Speaker 12: and two additional seats in the non permanent category of
Speaker 12: the Security Council. Cyrillian welcomes the consensus that has emerged
Speaker 12: from the UN Sectary General, from the UN General Assembly,
Speaker 12: inter governmental negotiations as reflected in the Pact for the Future,
Speaker 12: and I could to address the historica injustice against Africa
Speaker 12: as a parity and white treat in Africa as a
Speaker 12: special case, improve the representation of the underrepresented and unrepresented
Speaker 12: regions and groups and of court.
Speaker 10: Let us work together to.
Speaker 12: Redress historica injustice and recreates a Security Council that truly
Speaker 12: reflects the diversity of the world that we live in today.
Speaker 12: As I stated in the Security Council debate, the time
Speaker 12: for half hearted measures and incremental progress is over.
Speaker 10: Africa's voice must be heard.
Speaker 12: And its demands for justice and equity must be met.
Speaker 12: And now, Madam President the Summit of the Future for
Speaker 12: Cyrillian is about delivering peace, human rights and the dividends
Speaker 12: of democracy for everyone, everywhere and now. Accordingly, my government
Speaker 12: has laid out a strategic vision for Cyrillian as captured
Speaker 12: in Syril's Medium Term National Development Plan twenty twenty four
Speaker 12: twenty thirty, a framework for delivering socioeconomic development and prosperity
Speaker 12: for our people, aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals and
Speaker 12: the African Unions Agenda twenty sixty three. Our Development Plan
Speaker 12: serves as a comprehensive blueprint for transformative acceleration in critical
Speaker 12: areas such as agriculture, food security, human capital development, job
Speaker 12: creation for our youth, infrastructure development and technology. With the
Speaker 12: adoption of the Pact for the Future, including the Declaration
Speaker 12: on Future Generations and the Global Digital Compact at the
Speaker 12: Summit of the Future, my government is reinforcing its commitment
Speaker 12: to championing and investing in human capital development. Human capital
Speaker 12: development is a profound commitment to our people's well being
Speaker 12: and future. By investing significantly in education, health care and agriculture,
Speaker 12: my government slaying the foundation for.
Speaker 10: A prosperous and equitable Syradium.
Speaker 12: Over the past six years our achievement through our freequality
Speaker 12: education program, legislative reviews and governance reforms in the education sector,
Speaker 12: and radical inclusion strategy have been highly impactful, well acclaimed,
Speaker 12: and seen as a good model for the world. We
Speaker 12: welcome the Global Digital Compacts principle of ensuring safe, secure
Speaker 12: and trustworthy emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to offer new
Speaker 12: opportunities to accelerate development and leaving no one behind. In
Speaker 12: the area of gender equality and women's economic empowerment, significant strides.
Speaker 10: Have been made and they are some of the legacies.
Speaker 12: My government will bequeath to our current and future generations.
Speaker 12: I recently signed into law this year a be prohibiting
Speaker 12: child marriage, following the historic signing into law of the
Speaker 12: Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Act of twenty twenty three.
Speaker 12: This is all men to ensure the realizazation of the
Speaker 12: national aspiration for our women and girls to build an
Speaker 12: inclusive and equitable society. I remains stand first in my
Speaker 12: commitment to ensuring that every girl and women lays in
Speaker 12: a selfe environment with ample opportunities to realize their full
Speaker 12: potential and thrive equally in the world. From prioritizing the
Speaker 12: Women's Peace and Security Agenda at the Security Council to
Speaker 12: adopting by adoption by the General Assembly of irresolution condemning
Speaker 12: all forms of sexual and gender based violence and urging
Speaker 12: all countries to provide victims and survivors with access to justice,
Speaker 12: reparation and assistance. We will continue to advocate for women
Speaker 12: and guards across the globe. There for and place to
Speaker 12: announce the Syrellian We commence preparatual walk that will lead
Speaker 12: to the convening of a diplomatic conference to conclude an
Speaker 12: internationally legally behinding instrument on access to Justice for sexual
Speaker 12: violence survivors. The proposed treaty Free Time Treaty in accordance
Speaker 12: of the success of the United Nations Resolution on Access
Speaker 12: to Justice, Remedies and Assistance for Survivors of Sexual Violence.
Speaker 12: Madame President, leaving no one behind and acting together to
Speaker 12: achieve sustainable development similarly means that we have to end
Speaker 12: the global economic inequalities and ensure that government in list
Speaker 12: development countries least developed countries can deliver on the dividends
Speaker 12: of democracy. The unmanageable that crisis, lack of capital flow,
Speaker 12: the devastating impact of climate change, and lack of climate finance,
Speaker 12: conflicts and political instability around the world are increasing the
Speaker 12: arts of developing countries not achieving the SDGs. The role
Speaker 12: of development finance institutions in supporting the objectives of national
Speaker 12: development plans of law income countries, particularly those emphasizing the SDGs,
Speaker 12: is of great significance to their socioeconomic development. At the
Speaker 12: International Development Association for Africa Heirs of State Summit in
Speaker 12: Nairobi April this year, syrillion and reservedly expressed its endorsement
Speaker 12: of the Nairobi EITHER Communicy. The Community Communicy exemplifies the
Speaker 12: collective aspiration of the African Health of State present to
Speaker 12: raise the level of development support in Africa through the
Speaker 12: EITHER twenty one replenishment. I wish to re echo that
Speaker 12: endorsement at this August gathering. Eithers affordable concessional finance allows
Speaker 12: African leaders to develop our economies, enhance education and health care,
Speaker 12: deal with increasing effects of climate change, and expand electricity,
Speaker 12: electricity and digitar access without becoming buried on sustainable debt.
Speaker 12: To conclude, Madam President, the end of the Second World
Speaker 12: War in nineteen forty five do not only unite leaders
Speaker 12: but also urged them to cooperate. This was the bath
Speaker 12: of multilateralism. As the African proverb says, our two hands
Speaker 12: do not wash themselves, they wash one another. As leaders,
Speaker 12: we must corporate to achieve the purposes of these United
Speaker 12: Nations and deliver peace and security, stability and prosperity for
Speaker 12: our people. Divisions an unhealthy competition we only lead to
Speaker 12: humanity's destruction. We must ensure unity and diversity we had
Speaker 12: the rights of the weak and the minority are protected.
Speaker 12: So let us safeguard our multilateral system. Let's us corporate
Speaker 12: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development, and
Speaker 12: human digniques for present and future generations, leaving no one behind.
Speaker 10: Thank you.
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