The 77th session of the UN General Assembly is being held in New York, USA from September 13th to September 27th under the theme A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges. Our laureates addressed the UNGA and called to build global solidarity to solve the shared crises such as COVID-19, climate change, and conflict.
President Macky Sall
Macky Sall (President of Senega, 2020 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate) addresses the UNGA on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-general-assembly-macky-sall-f7b8ec5e6092dc439adc1230e4f64d1d
“I have come to say that Africa has suffered enough of the burden of history; that it does not want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War, but rather a pole of stability and opportunity open to all its partners, on a mutually beneficial basis,” Sall, the president of Senegal, told the General Assembly on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Hun Sen
Hun Sen (Prime Minister of Cambodia, 2022 Founders’ Special Honorary Award) addresses the UNGA on September 24, 2022
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/09/25/hun-sen-urges-balanced-approach-to-conflicts
“The escalation of the hostilities involving more and more actors… coupled with the threat of a nuclear war have serious impacts on the world at large,” he said, while also noting that the contentious Taiwan issue and nuclear tests on the Korean Peninsula remain a concern, in the Asian region and beyond.
President Akinwumi Adesina
Akinwumi Adesina (President of the African Development Bank, 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate) delivered remarks at the second Climate and Development Ministerial Meeting, on the sidelines of the UNGA on September 20, 2022
https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/multimedia/video/climate-and-development-ministerial-meeting-afdb-president-adesinas-remarks-54929
“Adesina, with the COP26 President and Rwandan Minister of Environment, outlined some the priorities of climate vulnerable countries and charted a clear path on how to make tangible progress on them.”
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