UNGA’s 77th session opens, New President calls for unity to address global challenges
The UN General Assembly opened its 77th session with its newly elected President urging Member States to work together.
Geneva, The Gulf Observer: The UN General Assembly opened its 77th session with its newly elected President urging Member States to work together to develop solutions rooted in sustainability and science for a world rife with conflict and crisis.
Acknowledging that the world faces uncertainty and widening geopolitical fissures, Csaba Korosi of Hungary, who will lead the 193-member Assembly till its next annual session, reminded delegates that the UN was created out of the ashes of war and destruction, with the intention of being “a well of solutions”.
“Responding to humanity’s most pressing challenges demands that we work together, and that we reinvigorate inclusive, networked, and effective multilateralism and focus on that what unites us”, he said.
Korosi underscored that the conflict in Ukraine has been a “turning point”, and unless the world is vigilant, the “method” of warfare stemming from Russia’s invasion could become a part of the “toolkit of international life”.
“This war must be stopped. It kills people, it kills development, it kills nature and kills dreams of millions”, he emphasized.
The new president added that the risk of use of nuclear weapons is now higher than in the past 40 years.
“This ominous reality calls all of us to unite around the issue of disarmament”, he noted.
Korosi also warned that conflicts will worsen as our planet heats up and its natural resources grow more scarce.
