DOHA: President of the 66th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Nassir bin Abdulaziz Al Nasser said that the meeting of the UNGA Council of Presidents, which was held in Doha over two days and concluded its work with the 'Doha Declaration'touched on all the sensitive and urgent issues in the world, most notably the difficult humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
Hesaid that Qatar believes in the importance of the United Nations and its role in addressing various important issues and crises in the world. He pointed out that this meeting confirmed Qatar's commitment and its continued endeavor to enhance international peace and security and mutual understanding in various fields.
Healso explained that the Doha Declaration called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, providing more humanitarian and relief aid, and beginning to address the Palestinian issue in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions, and recognizing the Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. The UNGA presidents requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations to put forward a comprehensive peace initiative based on the two-state solution and to present an action plan to begin doing so, he added.
Al Nasser noted that the Doha Declaration referred to the ongoing conflict in Sudan, especially the deteriorating humanitarian situation in this country, and called on the international community to support the efforts of the United Nations to respond more effectively to the crisis there, adding that the meetings have also touched on the Ukrainian crisis, the need to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, in addition to the issues of climate change, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, in addition to discussing the future summit scheduled to be held at the beginning of the next session of the United Nations General Assembly next September.
The world has changed since 1945, which requires amending the United Nations Charter and restructuring it to find solutions to the issues and crises it is witnessing, especially since the Charter was adopted after World War II, hesaid. The Doha Declaration's praised Qatar and its wise leadership, and noted its important role in resolving various disputes and conflicts, and the multiple mediations it carries out at the regional and global levels, he said.
He emphasized that Qatar is one of the most important countries supporting the work of the United Nations in various fields, and one of the most prominent supporters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and refugee issues, in addition to its continuous work in crime prevention and drug prevention issues, among others, which earned Qatar the good reputation and great credibility that it enjoys today internationally.