"Sustainable Peace and Security" United Nations Day 2024 in the State of Kuwait

As we mark the United Nations 79th anniversary, today, we face a world where peace is increasingly fragile. The ongoing conflicts in Palestine, Lebanon, Ukraine, Sudan, and other parts of the world directly affect the lives and future of nations, peoples, and individuals. These conflicts cause severe suffering in which lives are lost and human dignity is violated through displacement, refuge, poverty, and lack of basic service.

Today, we witness an exacerbation of these crises and an increase in the challenges facing the global system. The United Nations and the Security Council, established to maintain global security, are facing an unprecedented test of the effectiveness of their efforts to ensure peace for future generations.

This requires the entire world to return to the fundamental principles of human rights and the Charter of the United Nations. Our predecessors in the international community pledged, through international agreements and conventions, not to repeat the atrocities witnessed during the Second World War. Today, it is our collective responsibility to honor this pledge.

We must work together to ensure that this “global town hall” remains effective in carrying out its duties and essential role in promoting international peace and security. The United Nations system has proven its effectiveness when it was able to unite our voices despite differences and transform them into decisive actions to restore peace and sovereignty over territory for member states in the United Nations.