Humanitarian
Humanitarian access and aid at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised humanitarian access and aid
San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariStatehood is not a reward for terrorism.
It's a right.
At the same time, nothing can justify the collective punishment of civilians.
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro ParolinFaced with this tragedy, the Holy See, while calling for strict observance of the international humanitarian law, highlights the urgent necessity to bring hostilities to an end and paving way for diplomacy.
The Holy See encourages every initiative aimed at achieving an immediate, complete and effective ceasefire.
The Holy See reiterates its call for an end to the ongoing violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank, particularly the escalation of hostilities, home demolition and movement restriction, driving the displacement of Palestinian communities.
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India · Day 5Subrahmanyam JaishankarIndia supports ongoing initiatives to bring peace.
Even as this is underway, there is an urgent need to address the security of seafarers and supply of food grains and energy.
India is prepared to do everything possible to ameliorate this situation, especially with regard to food and energy security.
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Jamaica · Day 5Kamina Johnson SmithWe can do everything right.
In fact, Jamaica's reforms balanced economic orthodoxy with innovation and expanded support for the most vulnerable.
And yet one hurricane could erase decades of progress.
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Cuba · Day 5Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez ParrillaAccording to the US Secretary of State, the official policy of the United States is to shut down every relief valve from Cuba, to block every possible way out and eliminate any form of survival for Cuba.
The impact of such an ironclad and ruthless siege has a human face.
The economic warfare is aimed against the people.
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Russian Federation · Day 5Sergey LavrovAlmost a year ago, the Security Council approved the peace plan for the Gaza Strip, but peace does not reign there.
Older persons, women and children continue to perish.
The humanitarian situation is critical.
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Saudi Arabia · Day 5Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al SaudAs such, we would enhance confidence and safeguard regional and international security.
The continued suffering of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and the targeting of civilians by Israeli occupation, the obstruction of humanitarian assistance, attempts at forced displacement, and the continued expansion of illegal settlements all constitute serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law.
The Kingdom rejects any attempts at forced displacement or changing the status quo of the Palestinian territories.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir...peoples able to live in security, dignity and peace.
We have heard the words "moral cowards" from this podium.
To me, moral cowards are those who refuse to sit down, those leaders of the world who refuse to sit down and negotiate just and lasting peace.
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Tunisia · Day 5Mohamed Ali NaftiThe catastrophic humanitarian conditions endured by the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip, as a result of continued casualties, displacement, the destruction of homes and infrastructure, and the collapse of the health care system, require safe, urgent, and sustained humanitarian access.
It also requires allowing the UN and its specialized agencies to carry out their missions, especially the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA.
Tunisia considers that any attempt to dismantle this long-standing UN agency or to undermine its mandate prior to a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian refugee issue
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Micronesia (Federated States of) · Day 5Aren PalikAt the same time, we recognize the continuing and growing challenges of climate change, ocean degradation, pollution, and growing inequality.
Mr. President and Excellencies, today's security landscape is not only by conflict, but by climate-driven fragility.
Extreme weather events, sea level rise, and resource degradation are eroding stability across vulnerable regions, especially the Pacific.
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Day 5Thongsavanh PhomvihaneIt requires diplomacy, respect, for sovereign equality and territorial integrity and strict adherence to international law.
The question of Palestine remains an enduring test of multilateral credibility.
We remain deeply concerned by humanitarian catastrophe and reconstruction requirement in Gaza, as well as the mounting challenges in the West Bank.
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Cambodia · Day 5Sokhonn Prakin accordance with international law and the existing treaty and agreement between the two countries.
Equally important and with direct humanitarian implication is enabling the more than 20,000 Cambodian civilians who remain unable to return to their home due to the continued military occupation and obstruction.
In the words of the UN Special Rapporteur, who visited the border last July, they need and deserve to go home.
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Brunei Darussalam · Day 5Prince 'Abdul MateenThey cannot be asked to wait indefinitely for rights that are already theirs.
In Gaza, the scale of human suffering and destruction is intolerable.
Civilians, including far too many children, continue to bear the heaviest costs.
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Germany · Day 5Johann Wadephulwhere we have significantly increased our contribution to the international mission to combat gang crime.
Also, we shall not forget Sudan.
At the Sudan conference in Berlin in April, together with our partners, we mobilized more than $1.7 billion to alleviate the biggest humanitarian catastrophe of our time.
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Tajikistan · Day 5Sirojiddin Muhriddinthrough dialogue, diplomacy, negotiations, and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
In this context, the situation in Palestine remains a matter of deep concern to Tajikistan.
The continuing suffering of civilians must end.
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Djibouti · Day 5Abdoulkader Houssein OmarTherefore, we reiterate our appeal to the international community to step up its support so that we can respond adequately to this influx, which, according to UN estimates, could reach up to 10,000 people.
In order to prevent this humanitarian crisis from becoming protracted, we renew our call for de-escalation and for a lasting political solution in Yemen to preserve human life.
Turning now to Somalia, we remain fully committed to the Somali people and government in their quest to consolidate peace and stability.
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Malaysia · Day 5Mohamad Haji HasanMalaysia and many other member states have exhausted every effort in pursuit of justice for Gaza.
We have consistently called for immediate ceasefire and unrestricted supply of aid.
We have supported humanitarian works in Palestine.
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Canada · Day 5Anita AnandWe will also continue to provide vital humanitarian assistance to civilians in need.
In order to respond to the urgent humanitarian crisis in Sudan, we recently announced financing to the tune of $120 million to help the affected people.
From Lebanon to Haiti to Gaza and elsewhere, We are supporting efforts to reduce poverty, to strengthen resilience, to promote gender equality, to defend the rights of LGBTQ2I persons and create economic opportunities.
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Sao Tome and Principe · Day 5Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado VazSaint Thomas in principle.
follows with concern the conflicts in Ukraine, the Sudan, the Sahel, the Great Lakes region, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East, and calls for stronger diplomacy and the protection of civilians in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law.
We likewise call for respect for international humanitarian law, full humanitarian access, and the release of hostages.
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Indonesia · Day 5SugionoIt is a stronger and better multilateralism.
A multilateral system fit for the 21st century must be more representative, more agile and better able to deliver.
Institutional transformation will not happen overnight, but the urgency of today's challenges requires us to act now.
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Cameroon · Day 5Lejeune Mbella MbellaIn recent decades, we have adopted agreements in different areas, and we continue to create the conditions for a world that is more just, a world where we can all live in peace and security.
Despite our efforts, nevertheless, wars and conflicts of all kinds persist.
The arms race is intensifying.
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