"GOVERNANCE"

Italian Chef Carlo Cracco called on the world community to increase investments in vulnerable rural communities affected by climate change. IFAD

Addressing the General Assembly annual high level Debate, the Malian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, stated, “In the current geopolitical context, Mali does not want to be a theater of confrontation or competition for foreign geopolitical interests.” UNIFEED

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is going throughout the world asking for money, asking for attention, asking for weapons, asking for other things,” and added that his proposals for ending the conflict are “completely not feasible.” UNIFEED

Speaking at the General Assembly’s High-Level Debate, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, “the future is being shaped by a struggle, a struggle between the global majority in favor of a fairer distribution of global benefits and civilized diversity, and between the few who wield neocolonial methods of subjugation in order to maintain their domination which is slipping through their hands.” UNIFEED

The Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa, said, “targeted solutions must be complemented by ensuring climate finance for frontline countries and utilizing the best available science and technology.” UNIFEED

Oliver Dowden, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said, “Russia could end this war tomorrow. Putin could end this war tomorrow,” reiterating that “until that happens, the United Kingdom will stand alongside Ukraine, whatever it takes.” UNIFEED

Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili called on the international community “to persuade the Russian Federation to engage with the Geneva International Discussions and fully implement the EU mediated 2008 Ceasefire Agreement.” UNIFEED

Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane, Prime Minister and Head of Government, and Minister for Defence, National Security and Environment of the Kingdom of Lesotho, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 23 and 26 September 2023).

Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the principles of international law, stressing Iraq’s “determination to establish the best of ties with everyone,” especially with its neighbors. UNIFEED

Gaston Alphonso Browne, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Corporate Governance and Public Private Partnerships of Antigua and Barbuda, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 23 and 26 September 2023).