Level of Impunity in the World -– Politically Indefensible and Morally Intolerable

Ottawa action against terror attacks on Lebanon, September 24, 2024

In his speech to the opening session of the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said: "The level of impunity in the world is politically indefensible and morally intolerable." He lamented that many governments feel entitled to disregard international laws, human rights conventions and UN resolutions.

"They can invade another country, lay waste to whole societies, or utterly disregard the welfare of their own people. And nothing will happen," he said, noting that the "impunity" can be seen in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and beyond.

Saying all states should be "alarmed by the escalation" between Lebanon and Israel, he said, "Lebanon is at the brink." "The people of Lebanon, the people of Israel, and the people of the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza," he said. He denounced the collective punishment of Palestinians, reiterating his demand for an immediate ceasefire and the start of a two-state solution.

"The speed and scale of the killing and destruction in Gaza are unlike anything in my years as secretary-general. More than 200 of our own staff have been killed, many with their families," he said.

(Palestinian Information Center)

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September 26, 2024

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