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