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22 February 2023<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates,<\/p>\n
Today we mark the grim first anniversary of the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
One year of despair, displacement, destruction and death on a scale not seen in Europe in decades.<\/p>\n
The staggering scale of loss defy the human ability to absorb:<\/p>\n
Thousands civilians and soldiers dead \u2013 countless more injured.<\/p>\n
Eight million refugees spread across Europe and beyond;<\/p>\n
Six million internally displaced \u2013 two thirds of them women and children, with families separated, often not knowing about the fate of their loved ones;<\/p>\n
And the systematic targeting of civilian infrastructure, which has left millions of Ukrainians without energy, water and heat in the depths of winter.<\/p>\n
To be clear, the targeting of civilian infrastructure is a direct violation of international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n
When these are the headlines of our day, we are indeed in a new chapter of history.<\/p>\n
We are facing stark choices about who we are as an international community.<\/p>\n
And how we will rebuild the trust lost amongst us here in this Hall \u2013 and in us, by the peoples of the world.<\/p>\n
These choices will either set us on a path of solidarity and collective resolve to uphold the tenets of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Charter, or a path of aggression, war, normalized violations of international law and collapsed global action.<\/p>\n
Excellencies,<\/p>\n
The General Assembly has condemned in the strongest terms Russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine and its morally and legally indefensible war against its sovereign neighbour.<\/p>\n
For a full year, the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and the international community have been consistent and vocal in our calls to end this war, and to adhere to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Charter and international law.<\/p>\n
But it bears repeating today: Aggression is illegal. Invading a neighbour is illegal. Annexing another country\u2019s territory is illegal.<\/p>\n
Over the past year, every Member State represented in this Hall has been affected by these events.<\/p>\n
It has sparked an energy crisis across a continent and caused pernicious inflation far beyond.<\/p>\n
It has unleashed a global food security crisis on those least able to survive one, from the drought-affected Horn of Africa to war-torn Yemen to refugee camps in Syria.<\/p>\n
I commend the Black Sea Grain Initiative and efforts by the Secretary-General, T\u00fcrkiye, Ukraine and the Russian Federation to ensure the clearance of food exports for global markets.<\/p>\n
I call on the parties to support its renewal in March and to expedite inspections.<\/p>\n
The continued and timely implementation of the Grain Initiative is critical to saving lives and stabilizing global prices. It offers a strong example of crisis management in action.<\/p>\n
Against this backdrop, the threat of nuclear warfare still looms large, as do the dangers of a nuclear accident.<\/p>\n
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We see you. We hear you.<\/p>\n Across the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ system, we are working tirelessly to find solutions to your plight and to accompany you on the road to reconstruction.<\/p>\n I commend Member States that have already begun to provide that assistance and call for further support to rebuild the country.<\/p>\n In the General Assembly, there has been firm support for a political solution.<\/p>\n Three resolutions adopted during the 11th<\/sup> Emergency Special Session have referenced political dialogue, negotiations, mediation or other peaceful means. A solution based on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Charter and international law \u2013 and one that respects Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.<\/p>\n Excellences,<\/p>\n This war will come to an end. And the time of reconstruction, reconciliation and transformation will come. We know it will not be easy. We know the scars are deep. Culture, family bonds, sports, arts and the acknowledgement of the shared destiny of humanity will certainly help nations currently facing each other in the trenches.<\/p>\n \u041f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u043d\u0435 <\/span>\u043e\u0431<\/span>\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043a<\/span> \u043b\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043c \u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0424\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438: \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430 \u0438 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043d\u0435\u0439\u0448\u0438\u043c \u0447\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439. \u041e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u044b \u0447\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044b \u0436\u0434\u0443\u0442, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u0441\u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0443\u044e \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0431\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u0412\u0430\u0448\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u041f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u044c \u044d\u0442\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0449\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u2013 \u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0438\u0445 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0445 \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0433\u043e\u0434 \u2013 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0430\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c \u043d\u0430\u043c \u0437\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044c, \u0432 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0435, \u043e \u0442\u043e\u043c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432\u043e\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0442 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0435.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u0421\u043b\u0438\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u044f\u043d\u043e, \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432 \u043a \u0441\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044e, \u0441\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0439 \u0438 <\/span>\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c \u044d\u0442\u0443 \u0430\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044e.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446 \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0435, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0443\u044e \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0436\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0430.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0430\u0434\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u044e.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n (Russian translation: <\/span><\/em>Let me send my message to the leaders and the people of the Russian Federation: Russia was and remains an outstanding member of the community of nations. The rest of the membership is waiting for Russia to come back to the track of making and safeguarding peace, to contribute to the shared stability and prosperity.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Excellencies,<\/em><\/p>\n Let this anniversary \u2013 and the anguish of millions before our eyes over the last year \u2013 serve as a reminder to all of us here in this Hall that military solutions will not end this war.<\/em><\/p>\n Too many lives, livelihoods, families and communities have been lost.<\/em><\/p>\n Russia can end its aggression. <\/em><\/p>\n Russia can end the war it has unleashed. <\/em><\/p>\n Russia must end this hell of bloodshed.)\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n I call on the parties \u2013 and the international community \u2013 to recommit to the values, principles and purposes of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Charter.<\/p>\n Upholding and preserving our constitution for \u201cwe the peoples\u201d must be the common interest of all Member States.<\/p>\n There is no alternative.<\/p>\n I thank you.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 22 February 2023 Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Today we mark the grim first anniversary of the war in Ukraine. One year of despair, displacement, destruction and death on a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" 10 November 2022<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\r\n Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/p>\r\n Afghanistan is in crisis. It is in many crises.<\/p>\r\n It has been 15 months since the Taliban consolidated control over the country.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Its economy is in ruins. The humanitarian situation is disastrous.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/span>Two-thirds of the population is hungry.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/span>Girls and women are banned from learning, having a job or getting proper medical care.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n The country is awash with heroin and opium.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Organized crime and terrorist organizations are thriving once again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Afghanistan is facing complex and interlinked challenges that the Taliban have shown they cannot \u2013 or would not \u2013 solve.<\/u><\/span><\/p>\r\n It is time to support the Afghan people with concrete solutions that place their needs front and center.<\/p>\r\n It is true that some problems will require some time to resolve.<\/p>\r\n But there are actions the Assembly can take to change the paradigm now.<\/p>\r\n I would like you to consider one solution through solidarity.<\/p>\r\n The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ humanitarian appeal for Afghanistan \u2013 which requires $4.4 billion US dollars \u2013 is only half funded.<\/p>\r\n With winter weather just weeks away, I encourage Member States to provide urgent support to help reduce the $2.3 billion dollar shortfall.<\/p>\r\n Let\u2019s remind ourselves of the old saying from Afghanistan: \u201cA real friend is one who takes the hand of his friend in times of distress and helplessness.\u201d<\/p>\r\n Excellencies,<\/p>\r\n Afghanistan has a rich history of scientific achievement.<\/p>\r\n I encourage the country\u2019s reengagement with the international science community.<\/p>\r\n And\u00a0to allow women who used to be respected members of the country\u2019s science community to resume their research and their studies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/span>Afghanistan is now the only state in the world that would deny girls their full right to education.<\/p>\r\n The prospect of girls\u2019 education has been left to uncertainty amid seemingly random edicts from the Taliban.<\/p>\r\n This time last year, Fawzia Koofi, the first woman Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, recalled her dream of one day addressing the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ as the President of Afghanistan.<\/p>\r\n She said:\u00a0\u201cWith me, millions of girls and women in Afghanistan had this dream that now they think will never come true.\u201d<\/p>\r\n Dreams of becoming President have been replaced by the reality of child marriage. Arrests if women and girls leave their home without a male chaperone.<\/p>\r\n I reiterate my call for the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of all Afghans, especially women and girls.<\/p>\r\n Similarly, I urge the Taliban to ensure the safety of all Afghans, regardless of gender, ethnic background, religious belief or political affiliation.<\/p>\r\n To protect journalists and civil society members.<\/p>\r\n To allow unhindered humanitarian aid, and to cooperate with humanitarian workers.<\/p>\r\n We expect the Taliban to make good on the commitments they made to the international community.\u00a0To show honesty through\u00a0concrete action.<\/p>\r\n Excellencies,<\/p>\r\n The dramatic changes of 2021 have taken a massive toll on Afghanistan\u2019s economy and profoundly widened many security risks.<\/p>\r\n