HRH Prince Salman Calls for UN Reform at UN General Assembly

TDT | Manama

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His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, delivered a powerful speech at the 79th session of United Nations General Assembly, urging the global community to address growing geopolitical challenges through comprehensive reform of international institutions.

Reflecting on the creation of the UN after the horrors of World War II, HRH Prince Salman, who delivered the speech on behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, emphasized the organization’s role as a pillar of global stability However, he warned that the world now faces even more complex and unpredictable challenges, including environmental crises, health threats, and conflicts that undermine international peace and security.

Pressing challenges “Nineteen years ago, I had the honour of standing here and addressing this historic hall, where I touched on the pressing challenges confronting our world at the time poverty, famine, deadly infectious diseases, civil wars, and weapons of mass destruction.

These global challenges not only persist but have intensified. We find ourselves in a far more dangerous and unpredictable time due to major tectonic shifts in the global geopolitical order. In addition, revolutionary new technologies have emerged that will fundamentally reshape the world as we know it.

Furthermore, environmental and health challenges that know no borders have also multiplied and grown in complexity requiring us all to work together regardless of our differences. International order “The very systems designed to uphold the international order are under strain.

Eighty years after its formation, as the threats and challenges we collectively face evolve, this important institution, which our global community relies on to safeguard the international rulesbased order, must evolve as well. Today, we support the calls for reform of the United Nations to ensure that it reflects current geopolitical realities so that it is equipped to continue carrying out its important global mandate for decades to come.

This reform should be holistic, consensus-driven, and encompass all the decision-making bodies of the United Nations, including the UN Security Council,” His Royal Highness stated in the speech during the High-Level General Debate held in New York, USA, calling for the UN to evolve to meet today’s geopolitical realities. Humanitarian disaster HRH Prince Salman highlighted ongoing global conflicts, pointing to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, where over 40,000 Palestinians, including women and children, have died. He called for an immediate ceasefire and the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister also expressed concern about the continuing conflict in Ukraine and rising tensions in the South China Sea, warning that these conflicts threaten global stability.

In a significant appeal, HRH Prince Salman called for wide-ranging reforms at the UN, including its Security Council, to better reflect the geopolitical landscape. United global front He also urged for a united global front to govern the development of artificial intelligence, warning that technology, if left unchecked, could exacerbate global divisions rather than promote peace and prosperity.