Every year, Member States gather here in the General Assembly Hall to review the global humanitarian picture, reflect on the year that has been and look ahead to future challenges. However, having sat here a year ago and having listened to Member States today, there are a number of recurring themes …
The United Kingdom is grateful to the facilitators for their leadership on the draft resolutions (A/75/L.11, A/75/L.42, A/75/L.43 and A/75/L.44) before us, and we welcome the approach taken not to reopen the text.
We would like to express our disappointment at the call for a vote by the United Stat…
The year 2020 has been like no other. Tragically, many have died or fallen ill as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and the virus has triggered a global recession not seen since the 1930s. We risk losing decades of human progress, extreme poverty is rising for the first time i…
