UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24, CMC -Suriname Tuesday appealed to the international community for a new just world order and warning that aggression and military force “should be replaced with peaceful resolutions and dialogue”
Delivering her maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Suriname President, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons said that the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country reiterates its strong commitment to multilateralism as one of humanity’s most important achievements “which needs our protection in this time of change.
“As a matter of urgency, I call on every member state to keep the peace, protect the planet and all human rights. Suriname has shown the world that living sustainably together is possible. We are better together,” she told the 80th session of the UNGA, noting that it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the independence of her country and its membership to the international body.
She acknowledged that the United Nations played, in some instances, an important role in ending colonial rule, advancing human rights, and providing hope and a future to the most vulnerable in our global community.
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