  {"id":253591,"date":"2023-05-30T18:01:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/?p=253591"},"modified":"2023-05-30T18:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:01:26","slug":"pga-remarks-to-preventive-diplomacy-in-the-changing-landscape-of-modern-conflicts-the-role-of-the-un-and-regional-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/05\/30\/pga-remarks-to-preventive-diplomacy-in-the-changing-landscape-of-modern-conflicts-the-role-of-the-un-and-regional-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA remarks to Preventive Diplomacy in the Changing Landscape of Modern Conflicts: The Role of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and Regional Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si<em>,<\/em> President of the 77<sup>th<\/sup> session of the General Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&#8212;-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Preventive Diplomacy in the Changing Landscape of Modern Conflicts: The Role of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and Regional Organizations<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>30 May 2023 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>(As delivered)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">OSCE High Commissioner, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">my friend, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Kairat Abdrakhmanov,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Rapporteur, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">my frie<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">d, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Fernand de Varennes,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a great pleasure, thank you very much indeed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> for <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">bringing us together and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">providing the opportunity for me to share some notions<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and ideas with you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I prepared<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> remarks and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I will share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> them<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> with you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">But <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I cannot help but reflecting immediately on what<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the Ambassador of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">North<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Macedonia has just said<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> on one particular point<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">A<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">nd <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I agree with what he <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">has just told us<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">W<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">hen he was as<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">k<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ing the question, what is the nature of the conflict we are witnessing in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Europe, in the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">OSCE \u2013 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">but <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">basically <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in the broader context as well<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> \u2013and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">he <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">identified it <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">as <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">conflict of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">identities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ould I broaden a little bi<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the picture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We are wi<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">nessing an increased pressure of many societies<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> in the world<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, including <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the ones <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Europe, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the OSCE region. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">And if <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">we try to understand how that press<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ure<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> is building up<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and what are the main elements, main factors of that pressure<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> \u2013 then <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">we <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">very <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">easily <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">can i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">entify<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> that we are facing the most complex, interlocking crises in the last 70 years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">And t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">h<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">very complex nature <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">of the crises <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">resulted in the prototype of the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Anthropocene<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">-era crisis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It has never happened<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> to humanity. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Probably it is not time now<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">here<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">to analyse<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> but the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">manifestation of the crises that is putting our societies under pressure deserves very<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">good attention<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">B<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ecause <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">if we do not un<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">r<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">stand the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">complex <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">nature of the crisis, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">then <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">we will be doomed to repeat<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> many of the conflicts and many of the consequences of the conflicts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It is taking a toll on human rights<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. I<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">t is taking a toll on minorities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> as well<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">So, it is i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">n these trying times that the importance of preventive diplomacy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> that we just heard from <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Ambassador<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">becomes more apparent than ever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">By effectively addressing conflicts before they <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">escalate, we can safeguard peace and foster the sustainable transformation of our societies<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">B<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ecause<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> without <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">transformation <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">of our societies, we are not going to be able to create those <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">conditions that will have much better <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">[inaudible]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> for safeguarding against these crises.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Last September, I had the privilege to convene the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the 30th anniversary of the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">During that landmark event<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> \u2013 and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">many<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, many <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">thanks to my friend <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Fernand<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> de Varennes<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> for preparing it \u2013<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Member States highlighted <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">disturbing trends and set forth priorities for the future. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Many inspiring measures were shared, such as quotas for minorities in national parliaments, zero tolerance policies against incitement to hatred, and ensuring access to quality education in minority languages. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">was <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">also <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">shared <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">that in the last <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">30 years, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">we <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">have been<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> off track of the implementation of the commitments ensuring minority rights. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">To strengthen the stability of our societies, shortfalls must be urgently addressed. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">B<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">u<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">t I would like to draw your att<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ention<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> to another point. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">And i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">t goes back to the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">conflicts that the Ambassador mentioned, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">including the largest war we now have on <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">E<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">arth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It was stated in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">September<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> discussions <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">that <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">it must be clear that di<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">sputes over the fair and transparent implementation of commitments cannot be used as<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> pretext to launch wars <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">against other<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> countries. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Wars will never broaden trust among parties of dispute.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">At the heart of our work lies the conviction that inclusion and integration are indispensable elements for prevention.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Inclusion and integration resonate throughout the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, embodied within SDG 16, serving as a powerful call for the creation of peaceful, just, and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> inclusive societies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Regrettably, despite our commitments, violent conflicts <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">still <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">persist. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">And if we take into consideration<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> just <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the armed conflicts, the wars<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> \u2013 w<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e have 27 wars going on around the world \u2013 most of them have ethnic elements<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">People belonging to national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">remain particularly vulnerable to the scapegoating, dehumanization, and discrimination that fuel these flames. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Furthermore, women and girls belonging to minorities endure intersecting forms of discrimination, bearing the brunt of violence in conflict.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Max van der Stoel has been quoted already. But let me join in quoting him when he said<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Collectively, we must do more to act in response to the warning sign<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Moving<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> forward, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Member States must <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">intensify their commitment to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">leave no one behind<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> by addressing the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> faced by minorities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">If we don\u2019t do that, the complex crises that are pressuring us<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">will <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">just <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">increase<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the internal tensions within <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">our <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">societies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">B<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">old action<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">is<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> needed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">to restore <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">public <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">trust and strengthen the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">capacity of institutions <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">secure justice for all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">In this spirit, on 15 June, I will convene a high-level debate titled<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Equal Access to Justice for All: Advancing Reforms for Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Societies<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">&#8221; in collaboration with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµODC. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Let us seize this opportunity to shape the global agenda and drive transformative change.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Because without transformative changes in<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> all<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> our societies, the outcome will not be significantly<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> different<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">As Nobel laureate Nadia Murad so forcefully stated, &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We must not only imagine a better future for women, children, and persecuted minorities, we must work consistently to make it happen \u2013 prioritizing humanity, not war.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The rule of law is not a hollow concept; it is embodied in the voices of individuals<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and minority communities, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the inclusivity of societies, the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">strength<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of institutions, and the 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