In a region that has seen more than its fair share of suffering, the last 109 days have brought a new dimension of devastation for Israelis traumatized by the slaughter, torture and sexual violence of 7 October and who still fear for the more than 130 innocent hostages held captive in Gaza, among th…
We are meeting in this Hall today at a time that is undeniably one of the most challenging in recent history. One look at the news, and we see the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War, including a full-scale war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine, an intensifying globa…
When we met in this Hall last year, I was cautiously optimistic that the world would slowly but surely find its footing after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. My call then was to look forward and focus on strengthening our resilience and preserving our hard-earned development goals (see …
It is good to be back in New York. It is good to be back in this Hall. Flying here to attend the opening of a new session of the General Assembly once seemed like a routine undertaking, but this past year has made it something very special again: a sign that things are finally moving in the right di…
Never in the history of the world has humankind been more interconnected. Never in its history has humankind been better informed about events happening on the other side of the planet. And never have we been more acutely aware that we all face the same challenges — such challenges as climate change…
