: ‘Let us tell the next generation that their futures are worth fighting for,’ says outgoing UN Assembly President #IndiaNEWS #International During the closing ceremony of the UN General Assembly’s

‘Let us tell the next generation that their futures are worth fighting for,’ says outgoing UN Assembly President #IndiaNEWS #International
During the closing ceremony of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session on Monday, the UN chief lauded the “skills, vision and dedication�? of the Assembly’s outgoing President.

“The accomplishments of the last year would not have been possible without…Abdulla Shahid,�? said Secretary-General António Guterres.
“Despite the unprecedented times, he gathered Member States together in common cause�?.
Profound trials
Like the previous one, this session was marked by a series of deepening challenges, he told the participants, citing rising prices, growing food insecurity and “the gathering shadows of a global recession�?.
The UN chief continued, citing “a global pandemic that refused to be defeated – and the emergence of another health emergency in monkeypox – and deadly heatwaves, storms, floods and other natural disasters�?.
Meanwhile, every day ferocious conflicts continue to put millions of lives in jeopardy.
He gave examples of deepening poverty, inequality that continues to impede recovery and development, and “a morally bankrupt global financial system�? that penalizes developing countries and blocks their path to sustainable recovery along with a climate emergency “that is – literally – setting our planet on fire�?.
Leadership throughout challenges
As the Assembly worked over last year to address these challenges, the top UN official acknowledged Mr. Shahid’s steady hand and “enormous skill�?.
During unprecedented times, he brought “fresh vision to issues like gender equality, climate action and the unique perspective of small island States�?.
Moreover, Mr. Guterres praised the outgoing President as being “invaluable�? during the first year of the Our Common Agenda report – a blueprint for global cooperation and reinvigorated multilateralism – by facilitating Member State consultations, which “paved the path to progresp�ˈ��'�8�&��Y[��Hو�x�&H[]��Y^X�H]8�$��H]�H�[��YH��]�[��X�HH�[[��Y�ܙH�[��Y�]K8��ZYHS��YY�[��[��ZY�܈�8�'��ۙ��]ؙ�8�ˈ��S��]�[��ZY��X�[H�ZY
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