Diplomacy
UN Rendered Unable to Fulfil its Mission, Turkish President Laments Before World Leaders
UN News · 3 days ago · Read the Full Story on UN News
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the UN General Assembly that the organization has been rendered unable to fulfil its peacekeeping mission, calling for urgent structural reforms.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated at the UN General Assembly that the United Nations is no longer able to fulfil its mission of maintaining international peace and security.
- He described the past 12 months as one of the bloodiest periods of the last 30 years, marked by more than 60 conflicts and wars globally from Gaza and Ukraine to Myanmar, Darfur, Iran, and Lebanon.
- He highlighted the plight of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, stating that the injustices they face deeply offend the conscience of humanity.
- Erdoğan voiced support for ongoing efforts to reform the United Nations and its Security Council, which consists of five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members.
- He criticized the current UN system where the will of more than 190 countries is subject to five permanent members, stating that 'the world is bigger than five'.
- He stressed the need for international law to be applied equally to both the strong and the weak, warning that an international system where impunity is the norm will decay.
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