Peace and security
Gaza and Israel–Palestine at UNGA 81
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariThe situation in the Middle East demands clarity.
San Marino unequivocally condemns terrorism, including the horrific attack of 7 October 2023.
But we must be equally clear on another point.
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Brunei Darussalam · Day 5Prince 'Abdul MateenIt cannot mean one thing in one crisis and something different in another.
Its principles must be upheld consistently if this organization is to retain its legitimacy and credibility.
Few issues demonstrate this more painfully than the question of Palestine.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirUkraine has the right to defend itself, to sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to a just and lasting peace on the basis of international law.
Our support for Ukraine defends a principle on which all our country's security depends, that no nation, no nation gets to decide the future of another.
This principle must apply everywhere, including in the Middle East.
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Tunisia · Day 5Mohamed Ali NaftiHow can we restore this trust while the Palestinian people are subjected daily to the most horrific crimes and violations and denied their most basic rights to life, security, freedom, and self-determination, while the international community remains unable to put an end to their ongoing humanitarian suffering or to enforce respect for international law and international humanitarian law?
My country, Tunisia, condemns the continuing settlement policies of the occupying entity in the West Bank and the policies of persecution, starvation, and isolation in the Gaza Strip, and the crimes of genocide that claim more lives each day, in the absence of any accountability or any punishment.
Tunisia calls upon the international community to shoulder its legal, moral and humanitarian responsibilities and to end this long-standing historical injustice.
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Malaysia · Day 5Mohamad Haji HasanWe count the dead, we deliver supplies, we rebuild what has been destroyed, and then we wait for the next crisis.
This cannot be a future of multilateralism.
We must move from reaction to prevention.
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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoThe economic blockade against our sister nation compounded by restrictions on fuel has severely damaged the Cuban economy.
This crisis is unnecessary and unjustified.
Belize renews its call for the lifting of the blockade and for Cuba's removal from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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Russian Federation · Day 5Sergey LavrovWe need stable regional architecture.
This is what drives our concept for collective security in the Persian Gulf.
Russia, together with other responsible states, stands ready to constructively contribute to stabilizing this strategically important region.
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Canada · Day 5Anita AnandCanada remains unequivocally committed to the Charter of the United Nations, which Canada helped to shape.
Article 1, sub 2 of the UN Charter underlines a foundational principle of this institution, the self-determination of peoples.
And let us be clear, self-determination is a right to which both Israelis and Palestinians are entitled.
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Indonesia · Day 5SugionoSovereignty must be respected.
And colonialism must be brought to an end.
This is where Palestine remains one of the clearest tests of these principles and the test of our conscience.
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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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Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Day 5Thongsavanh Phomvihanegeopolitical crisis and tension, microeconomic instability, supply chain disruption, and accelerating climate emergencies.
These headwinds place immense strain on the most vulnerable economies, where rising energy and food prices jeopardize the livelihood of millions of people in countries in special situation.
The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East demonstrate how rapidly confrontation can destabilize global stability.
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Philippines · Day 5Ma. Theresa LazaroThe war in Ukraine compounds a global food crisis and economic shocks unseen since the Second World War.
Peace, therefore, is not merely the absence of war.
It is our shared and indivisible responsibility.
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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 OmarThe Republic of Djibouti further reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and its full support for their legitimate rights, in particular their inalienable right to the establishment of an independent and sovereign State.
We reaffirm our commitment to a two-State solution based on the 1967 borders.
with East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, as the path towards a just and lasting peace.
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Oman · Day 5Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood AlbusaidiAt the same time, we call upon all parties concerned to settle their outstanding disputes through pursuing a policy of self-restraint and foresight, and through engaging in dialogue to reach consensual political solutions and sustainable understandings for the benefit of all.
The Government of the Sultanate of Oman renews its support for reaching a political solution to the crisis in Yemen, one that preserves the unity, stability, and territorial integrity of this great country, one that meets the aspirations of all components of the brotherly Yemeni people, one that puts Yemen on the path of reconstruction, development and prosperity.
In this context, we renew our call upon all parties to cooperate with one another, to engage positively with one another, to reach a just settlement to this crisis, one that preserves the rights and dignity of the Yemeni people, one that preserves the independence and territorial integrity of Yemen, and one that ensures stable relations with neighboring states in the region.
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China · Day 5Han ZhengChina holds that the sovereignty and security of countries in the Middle East, including the Gulf, should be respected.
International industrial and supply chains should be kept stable and unimpeded, and global trade should be safeguarded.
China calls for advancing the governance of the West Bank and the post-conflict reconstruction of Gaza in accordance with the principle of the Palestinians governing Palestine.
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Micronesia (Federated States of) · Day 5Aren PalikInstability in the Middle East and volatile fuel prices are the vulnerability of small island developing states to expensive fuel, unstable supply, a widespread economic fragility.
Shift to renewable energy is an economic necessity.
Solar, wind, and ocean-based technologies can reduce dependence on external fuel markets, strengthen energy security, and lower emission in line with science.
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Cuba · Day 5Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez ParrillaThe fundamental pillars of international law and the United Nations Organization, such as the sovereign equality among states, under permanent attack.
The genocidal crime of Zionism against the Palestinian people, the pirate attacks against vessels, and the extrajudicial executions in the Caribbean Sea and some areas in the Pacific, the military aggression against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the war against the Islamic Republic of Iran are new expressions of this atrocity.
They are also a reflection of the crisis of identity and relevance imposed on the United Nations Organization and even on this General Assembly, the most universal, democratic and representative body of the international community.
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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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India · Day 5Subrahmanyam JaishankarWe strongly believe that a durable and lasting peace requires a two-state solution.
In the meanwhile, India is contributing to humanitarian assistance and relief efforts for the Palestinian people.
Mr. President, let us recognize that peace is not just the absence of war.
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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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