Statement of the UNGA72 President at the UNGA72

Sustainable Peace: “And the Sustaining Peace resolutions should be at the top of our toolbox. They challenge us to strengthen our response to crises before they result in the outbreak or recurrence of conflict. They call for a renewed focus on prevention.”

Conflict Prevention: “Prevention must also be better integrated into our development and human rights work. When people can live decent lives - when rights are respected - when rule of law is present in everyday life - it is harder to turn societies to conflict.”

Human Rights: “Violations of International Humanitarian Law are too common, and accountability for these crimes is too rare.”

Conflict Prevention: “I see the priority clusters of 1) peace and prevention, 2) people, and 3) planet and prosperity as three sides of a triangle.”

Women and Empowerment: “We must remember that we have a lot of work to do when it comes to gender equality. Women's leadership and participation should be a priority in settings of both conflict and peace.”