Recalling his own experience living under the dictatorship in Portugal, Mr. Guterres told participants in the World Assembly of the International International Rights of Rights that human rights struggle is “more important than ever”.
He called on States to confirm international law and defending human rights “in a coherent and universally, even – or above all – in a case of inconvenience”, urging collective action to restore global confidence, dignity and justice.
‘A moral crisis’
Mr. Guterres painted a striking picture of a world in trouble, citing several crises in progress – above all, the war in Gaza.
While reiterating his condemnation of terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023 by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Israel, the secretary general said that “nothing can justify the explosion of death and destruction since”.
“” The scale and the scope exceeds everything we have seen lately“He said.
“” I cannot explain the level of indifference and inaction that we see too much in the international community. Lack of compassion. Lack of truth. The lack of humanity.“”
The main points to remember from the address
- Gaza – “a moral crisis that questions global conscience”
- Ukraine – Call a “fair and sustainable peace” on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and resolutions
- Authoritarianism – a “global contagion”, with political repression, attacks against minorities and a decrease in civic space
- Climate justice – bold action necessary to reduce emissions; The own energy transition must respect human rights
- Digital threats – concern concerning the algorithmic propagation of hatred and lies; Handling via social media
- Appeal to action – “Human rights are the solution, the foundation of peace and the engine of progress”
UN staff “neither dead nor living”
He described the United Nations staff in Gaza as working under “unimaginable conditions”, many of them have exhausted so much that they “say they do not feel dead or alive”.
Since the end of May, he noted, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by trying to access food-not in combat, but “in despair of despair-while the whole hungry population”.
“” It is not only a humanitarian crisis. It is a moral crisis that calls into question global conscience.“”
Ready to increase aid
Mr. Guterres said that the UN was ready to considerably increase humanitarian operations “as we did successfully during the previous break in the fighting”, but called for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire”, the unconditional release of all hostages and full humanitarian access.
“At the same time, we need urgency, concrete and irreversible steps towards a solution to two states,” he said.
He also talked about other conflicts, notably Sudan as well as the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, where he called for a “just and lasting peace” on the basis of the Charter of the United Nationsinternational law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
Secretary General Guterres (left) is addressed to the World International World Assembly via the video link.
Increasing authoritarianism
The secretary general warned that authoritarian tactics are on the global scale.
“” We are witnessing an increase in repressive tactics aimed at corroding respect for human rights“He said.And they are contaminates of certain democracies.“”
The political opposition movements are crushed, the mechanisms of liability dismantled, journalists and militants reduced to silence, strangled civic space and the minorities of scapegoat.
The rights of women and girls in particular are being returned-the most clearly, he said, in Afghanistan.
“It is not a series of isolated events. It is a global contagion. “
Weaponry of technology
He decreased the growing armament of digital platforms, claiming that algorithms “stimulate the worst of humanity-rewarding lies, fueling racism and misogyny and deepening of the division”.
He called on governments to maintain the Mondial digital compact Adopted by countries of the United Nations General Assembly last September and to take stronger measures to combat hatred and online disinformation.
Activists outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, because the Court offers its advisory opinion on the obligations of states in matters of climate change.
Climate justice is human rights
Turning to the climate, Mr. Guterres described the environmental urgency as a “human rights disaster”, ” With the poorest and most vulnerable communities suffering the most.
He welcomed the International Court of Justice (Icj)) Advisory notice this weekAffirming that climate change is a question of human rights and that states have obligations under international law to protect the global climate system.
But he warned against a transition to clean energy that sacrifices human rights.
“We cannot accept a clean energy future built on dirty practices … We cannot accept enormous human rights violations – many of them against children – in the name of climate progress.”
He asked Urgent sections, has just transition from Fossil Fossil And real funding for developing countries to adapt, strengthen resilience and recover from loss and damage.
An activism inheritance
The Secretary General concluded by praising the decades of Amnesty International activism, qualifying his work as “essential” to the World Human Rights Movement.
“” When you defend human rights, you stand with what is right,He told the delegates.
“Your courage continues to change lives. Your persistence changes the course of history. Let’s continue. Let’s go back to this moment with the urgency he demands. And never abandoned.“”
Founded in 1961, Amnesty International is a global movement of human rights that campaigns to end abuse and promote justice. The organization has been working for a long time in collaboration with the United Nations, actively participating in the development of international law of human rights and mechanisms.
The speech of today Guterres is the very first speech by a secretary general of the United Nations in the World Assembly of Amnesty International – the highest decision -making body in the charitable organization. The UN chief met with a video link to the event in Prague.
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