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App like wordify6/28/2023 “Hate speech, the polarization, racism and xenophobia, are spreading at the speed of a mouse click. We must look back and learn from our past.” He also said that for peace to be sustainable, it needed to be based on respect for human rights, with widespread attacks mounting across the board. © Juan Carlos Rojas Peace through human rights Likewise, he argued that taking action for the planet, was also action for peace itself: “And by the same token, reducing emissions, protecting our environment and helping affected communities is taking action for justice.” Each year these events are uprooting millions of people who often have to seek refuge in countries and communities that are equally vulnerable.” “ Climate chaos is unleashing fires, floods, drought, like here in Spain, and other extreme weather events on every continent. He voiced concern also at the war against nature, reiterating his view that humanity’s very survival is now in danger, unless the pace of climate change can be slowed. To do this, women need to play a full part, and have a leadership role in diplomacy, he urged. “In a world that is tearing itself apart, we must heal divisions, prevent escalation and listen to grievances.”ĭiplomacy must replace rule by the gun, centred around negotiation, mediation, conciliation, and arbitration. “We must work to make peace and to keep it, every day, tirelessly”, he added. He said that the sudden explosion of violence across Sudan, was a reminder that peace can often fall apart “dramatically overnight” and should never be underestimated or taken for granted. They are more complex, and interconnected, and their impact is growing by the day.” “Wars and humanitarian crises are spreading, sometimes before our very eyes, but often far from the spotlight. He said that violence had become rampant, in too many parts of the world, citing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a plain violation of the Charter, coming on the heels of the “economic dislocation” triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() ![]() We live in a world today in which peace is elusive and fragile.” “Peace remains our North Star and our most precious goal. Yet the struggle for peace may seem at times like a Sisyphean task. ![]() Above all, “we need peace” he told the audience gathered for the prestigious award championing multilateralism in Europe, at the Royal Monastery of Yuste, in Extremadura, noting that the UN and the European Union, were created in the name of peace amid the ashes of World War Two.
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