NEW YORK CITY –
Overseas Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking members of the United Nations to counter rising political polarization.
Joly is addressing the UN Common Meeting on behalf of Canada after the annual gathering of leaders and ministers in New York.
Joly says international locations have to work collectively to uphold guidelines on sovereignty and human rights, or the world will slip into extra crises like these in Haiti and Afghanistan.
She additionally says liberal democracies have to reclaim the phrase “freedom,” which she says is getting used to unfold hate speech and justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Joly is reiterating Canada’s stance on points within the Center East, whereas calling out the Israeli authorities for opposing the eventual creation of a Palestinian state.
Joly additionally says it is “unacceptable” that the UN hasn’t been led by a girl within the practically eight many years of its existence.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Sept. 30, 2024.
