UN chief calls for Arab unification as a defence against outside meddling and terrorism
UN chief calls for Arab unification as a defence against outside meddling and terrorism
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NY City: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the Arab League's mission is to promote Arab unity and that its role in a time of deepening geopolitical divide "has never been more important."

He declared that partition "opens the door to foreign interference, terrorism, manipulation and sectarian conflict."

However, working together, your leadership can help a sector realize its immense potential. A place where disagreements are resolved through respect-based and mutually beneficial dialogue.

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He claimed that cooperation is the only way forward in a world that is facing "great trials and trials", including ever-increasing inequality. Regional organizations such as the League of Arab States have an important role to play in this regard.

He continued by saying that he was pressuring the G20 to adopt a stimulus plan to increase investment in developing countries and accelerate debt repayment.

At the start of a two-day Arab League summit in Algeria, Guterres spoke about the "ongoing suffering in Palestine" and urged an end to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories as well as a resumption of peace talks. .

He declared that the two states of Israel and Palestine should coexist peacefully and with Jerusalem serving as their respective capitals.

The UN chief urged world leaders to "generously" support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. He lamented the financial crisis that is affecting the organization and "undermining the rights and welfare of Palestine refugees," calling it an "important pillar of regional stability".

The United Nations and the League must continue to strengthen their "strong partnership", he stressed, and they must work together to address problems such as crises in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Sudan.

The conflict continues, and there are more humanitarian needs than ever before, he said. "Let us continue to work together to find multilateral solutions that meet the just aspirations of the people for peace, freedom and justice."

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According to Guterres, the countries of the global south suffer the most, despite the fact that injustice still exists everywhere in the world.

"Developing countries are being hit from all angles in the Arab world, Africa and beyond: vulnerable by conflicts, battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, and reeling from the climate crisis," he said.

As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, rising food and energy costs, rising inflation, and crushing debt loads, according to Guterres, "in nearly half the world, which includes the Arab region and Africa," governments face worsening crises. are doing and are not getting the required funds.

For emerging economies to increase investment in sustainable development, increase liquidity, accelerate debt relief, and fully, effectively and fairly restructure debt, he led the G20 (Sustainable Development) target) emphasized for incentives.

Guterres said work continues "non-stop" in an effort to preserve and expand the agreement, as well as to remove any remaining barriers to exports of Russian crops and fertilizers.

It comes just days after Russia withdrew from the UN-mediated Black Sea Grains Initiative, a deal designed to restart grain exports from war-stricken Ukrainian ports. Because of this, more people and communities are pushed further into poverty and hunger, according to Guterres.

We must do everything we can to ensure the continued success of the Black Sea Grains Initiative and help those in need, including countries in the Middle East and North Africa with easily accessible and reasonably priced items imported from both Ukraine and the Russian Federation. are dependent on food and fertilizers.

According to Guterres, the COP27 UN climate change conference, which begins in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday, presents another chance to rebuild trust between developed and developing countries.

He said that by setting an example by reducing its emissions, fully adopting renewable energy and raising $100 billion annually during this decade, to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels" Rich countries should take the lead". To support the efforts of other countries.

According to Guterres, “We must urgently address the impacts of climate change that go beyond the capacity of countries to adapt. Half of climate finance must flow to adaptation.

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Action on loss and damage is an ethical requirement that must be at the forefront of COP27, he continued. It is both unethical and unfair to expect non-contributing communities to bill for climate impacts.

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