As leaders from around the world flock to the United Nations this week, they should have only one ambition — to find a way out of the conflicts in the Sudan, the Middle East, Ukraine and all too many other places. The conflicts are close to our homes and cities, bringing war, famine and terrible tra…
Four years ago in this very Hall, we adopted the Declaration on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations (resolution 75/1). It was a call to action — action towards a reinvigorated multilateralism, with the United Nations at its centre; a call to action arising from t…
Some people, including here in this Hall, are pessimistic about the state of the world today. I beg to differ. There are good reasons for optimism. Since the start of the new millennium, we have made tremendous progress in the Sustainable Development Goals. Today there is more universal access to ed…
I want to begin with the story of Karina, 22-years-old.
Eight years ago, Karina — a teenager — was forced to flee Donetsk when Russia invaded eastern Ukraine. In spring this year, the family was once again forced to flee, but this time, Karina — now in her early twenties — did not follow her pare…
How encouraging it is to see the General Assembly meet in person again. When I stepped into this solemn Hall, I felt a sense of relief. But while we all yearn to get back to normal, is that sense of relief justified? What is the “normal” that we can actually hope for? Can we feel relieved when the c…
As others have done, I would like, on behalf of Belgium, to
thank the Secretary-General and the other speakers for their briefings.
We welcome the constructive cooperation between the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Collective Security Treaty Organ…
I wish to thank the briefers in today’s debate, namely, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bangoura and Ms. Allamin of Nigeria, who spoke on behalf of civil society.
I am honoured to speak here today about a subject of the utmost importance for my country, Belgium. I align myself with …
