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Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein

lines on the record: 26
first: 2014-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-general-debate

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“Only by restoring trust, only by acting in solidarity will we create the future that all our peoples desire and deserve. We cannot allow a lost generation on our watch.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It is essential to protecting families, keeping communities stable and preparing young people for productive lives. We must protect young Palestinians from extremists who prey on their frustrations and hopelessness by making sure that they continue to learn at schools under the blue flag of the United Nations, because the alternative will be the black flags of terror, hate and extremism. We come together here as partners to deal with our challenges and shape a better future. We speak here for our people. We speak for families and the younger generations. We speak for victims of conflict, displacement, hunger, climate-change disasters and more. They are not mere statistics. They are our fellow human beings, sharing our world.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“How can people trust in global justice while settlement-building, land confiscations and home demolitions continue? Where is the global solidarity to make United Nations resolutions believable for people in need of our help? Jerusalem is a flashpoint of global concern. Under the Hashemite custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites. Jordan remains committed to safeguarding the city’s identity. But we all share the responsibility of preserving Jerusalem as the city of faith and peace for Islam. Christianity and Judaism. And we must not abandon Palestinian refugees to the forces of despair. Sustainable funding is urgently needed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which provides vital relief, education and health services to millions of Palestinian refugees.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Yet every United Nations resolution since the beginning of the conflict recognizes the equal right of the Palestinian people to a future of peace, dignity and hope. That is the heart of a two-State solution — the only path to comprehensive, lasting peace. We can see the Israeli people actively defending and engaging in the expression of their national identity. Yet the Palestinian people are deprived of that same right to express and fulfil their own national identity. The basic requirement for that right is the establishment of their own independent and viable State on the 4 June 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living alongside Israel in peace, security and prosperity. Delaying justice and peace has brought endless cycles of violence — 2023 has been the deadliest for the Palestinian people in the past 15 years.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Will we come together in global solidarity to get to the root of the problem — the conflicts and crises that destroy life and hope? Will we work as one to rebuild the lost trust in international action and help those in want? Our region will continue to suffer until the world helps lift the shadow of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the central issue in the Middle East. No architecture for regional security and development can stand over the burning ashes of that conflict. But seven and a half decades on. it still smoulders. Where are we going? Without clarity on where the future of the Palestinians lies, it will be impossible to converge on a political solution to the conflict. Five million Palestinians live under occupation — no civil rights, no freedom of mobility, no say in their own lives.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We must find a political solution that is consistent with Security Council resolution 2254 (2015) and the step-for-step approach, which offers a path forward. Proposed by Jordan as the basis for engagement with the Syrian Government and coordinated with the United Nations, that approach sets out a road map for incrementally resolving the crisis and dealing with all its consequences. Until then, we will protect our country against any future threats that the crisis could pose to our national security. Jordan’s case is a microcosm of our entire region. For all our peoples’ immense potential, repeated crises have held back the promise of greater development and prosperity. Our region is a focal point, where some of the most urgent global challenges are converging. How will our world respond?”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“And to meet the refugee burden, we have been carefully managing to combine our limited resources with essential support from the international community, because the responsibility to act falls on everyone’s shoulders and the world cannot afford to walk away and leave a lost generation behind. But today Jordan’s capacity to deliver necessary services to refugees has surpassed our limits. The Syrian refugees’ future is in their country, not in host countries. But until they are able to return, we must all do right by them. And the fact is that refugees are far from returning. On the contrary, more Syrians are likely to leave their country as the crisis persists. And Jordan will not have the ability or the resources to host and care for more.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Fear and want bring on sharp increases in the number of refugees fleeing to Europe and beyond on journeys that too often end in tragedy. Jordanians are serious about our duty to those in need. We have done everything we can to secure a dignified life for refugees. Nearly half of the almost 1.4 million Syrians whom we host are under 18 years of age. For many of them. Jordan is the only place they have ever known. More than 230.000 Syrian children have been born in Jordan since 2011. We are sharing precious resources to help them meet basic needs — food, energy and especially water. We are among the water-poorest countries in the world, even as our water supplies face extraordinary demand. And we face those pressures just when another crisis has hit our region: climate change, with its destructive heat waves, drought and flooding.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“They depend on the international community for their survival, and multiple United Nations agencies provide vital services to help meet the need. But in recent months, one by one. those agencies have been delivering difficult news. A severe shortfall in international funds has forced them to cut support. Is that what we have come to? Is the international community going to watch as refugee families find themselves forced to send their children to work instead of school? In Jordan, where refugees make up more than one third of our population of 11 million, cuts have already thrown the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees into uncertainty. The impact of such humanitarian shortfalls is never limited to a country or region.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“When human catastrophes seem beyond description, we turn to the appalling statistics. This year, around the world, more than 345 million people face food insecurity, daily hunger or starvation. Among the most vulnerable are 108 million refugees, people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes and ways of life. And 40 per cent of those refugees are children, the most defenceless of all. Yet the numbers cannot really convey the tragedy or the failure. Refugees are our brothers and sisters. They look to our countries to help end the crises that have driven them from home. Refugees are mothers, fathers and grandparents, who have made perilous journeys to save their families. They are young people with big dreams and little children who deserve the chance to dream big.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“As a Muslim leader, let me clearly say that we are committed to defending the rights, the precious heritage and the historic identity of the Christian people of our region. Nowhere is that more important than in Jerusalem. Today Christianity in the holy city is under fire. The rights of churches in Jerusalem are threatened. That cannot continue. Christianity is vital to the past and present of our region and the holy land. It must remain an integral part of our future. We can weather the most serious crises if we join together. Let us here in this General Assembly honour our shared interest in a brighter future, a future of dignity and hope, that brings new opportunities for all our peoples. But let us not ignore the alarm bells ringing around us. We must act.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The road forward is the two-State solution, in accordance with United Nations resolutions — a sovereign, viable and independent Palestinian State based on the 4 June 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with Israel in peace, security and prosperity. Today the future of Jerusalem is an urgent concern. The city is holy to billions of Muslims, Christians and Jews around the world. Undermining Jerusalem’s legal and historical status quo triggers global tensions and deepens religious divides. The holy city must not be a place for hatred and division. As custodians of Jerusalem’s Muslim and Christian holy sites, we are committed to protecting their historical and legal status quo and to their safety and future.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“How many generations of young people could have grown up in the optimism of peace and progress? As we continue our efforts to achieve peace, we must not abandon refugees. This year, the General Assembly will vote on renewing the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The international community should send a strong message of support for the rights of Palestinian refugees, ensuring that Palestinian refugee children have schools to go to and access to appropriate medical care. A founding principle of the United Nations is the right to self-determination for all peoples. The Palestinian people, with their resilient national identity, cannot be denied that right.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“To keep hope alive for all peoples means rising above politics to ensure every individual’s prosperity. Such efforts will be fruitless if they are exclusionary. Inclusion of the Palestinian people in regional economic projects should be an integral part of our efforts. In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, peace continues to be elusive. Neither war nor diplomacy has held the answer to that historic tragedy. It is the people themselves, not politics and politicians, who will have to come together and push their leaders to resolve it. What would our world look like now if the conflict had been settled long ago, if walls had never gone up and if people had been allowed to build bridges of cooperation instead? What if extremists had never been able to exploit the injustices of occupation?”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In 2012, I stood before the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and spoke for the first time about the Syrian refugee flow and its pressure on Jordan’s scarce resources (see A/61/ PV.7). At that point, 200,000 Syrians had sought refuge in our small country. Today, 10 years later, we host more than 1.3 million. Meeting the needs of those and other refugees is an international responsibility, and host countries look to the international community to honour its commitments. For decades, the Middle East has been synonymous with conflict and crisis. But we are hopeful that a new-found spirit of collaboration can make our region an exemplar of resilience and integration. While politics may sometimes fail our world, one absolute remains — always put people first.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In my region, we expect to build integrated partnerships that tap the capabilities and resources of each of our countries for the benefit of all. We see regional resilience packs coming together to stimulate fresh opportunities and growth. Jordan has established multilateral partnerships with Egypt, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and other countries in the region to capitalize on those opportunities. Our country is a bridge for regional partnerships and cooperation, international crisis response and humanitarian action. Jordan has always been a source of regional stability, as well as a refuge for those in need. In that context, let me say a word about refugees and the communities that host them.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“How can workers do their best when they are hungry and without hope? Since the beginning of the pandemic, and now with the crisis in Ukraine, global supply chains have been disrupted. Many well-off countries experienced empty food shelves for the first time in living memory. They are discovering a truth that people in developing countries have known for a long time — for countries to thrive, affordable food must reach every family’s table. At the global level, that demands collective measures to ensure fair access to affordable food and expedite the movement of staples to countries in need. Sustainable, inclusive economic growth has too often been a victim of global crises, but it can also be a defence that strengthens us to endure the storms.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The question now is whether we will have the vision and determination to get the job done. Let us consider the climate crisis. No country can heal our injured Earth alone. We need global partnerships that can create real change. Jordan is part of those efforts. We have been building strong partnerships to manage and sustain vital water resources, and we see more opportunities to work with partners to preserve precious world heritage sites and natural wonders — the unique Dead Sea, the sacred Jordan River and the resilient coral reefs of the Gulf of Aqaba, all of which are threatened by climate change. Food security is another global priority. Hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry, and the numbers are rising. How can parents raise healthy children? How can students learn?”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We meet today, in this General Assembly, as the alarm bells ring all around us. Numerous crises batter our world, crises that are increasingly interlocked — regional conflicts with an international impact, devastating climate change, pandemic disruptions, extremist violence, spiralling inflation, looming recession and, for all too many around the world, the growing reality of hunger. Developing countries have been the hardest hit. Is this the future that we will leave to the generations yet to come? We must deliver a different world, one of expanded horizons, a more equitable world, sustainable economic growth, exciting new opportunities, more and better jobs and the inclusive peace for prosperity, in which all people can thrive. To reach those goals, our countries must unite behind effective collaborative action.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Unilateral actions that seek to pre-empt negotiations must end. Jordan strongly opposes threats to the Arab, Muslim and Christian identity of Jerusalem. As the Hashemite custodian of Jerusalem’s Muslim and Christian Holy Sites, I will continue to oppose any violation of the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa mosque. The people of Palestine seek what all humans seek. It is the common cause of the General Assembly: justice, dignity, opportunity and hope. That is our global responsibility. It is in our global power, and we must make it our global reality. Jordan stands ready to do its part.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“How shall we offer hope to young people whose futures are at risk? A first imperative step is to mobilize international efforts to rebuild Gaza. As we do so, we must also marshal the united global response needed to achieve a once-and- for-all lasting settlement. Such action can create the environment necessary to relaunch the final status negotiations on the basis of the Arab Peace Initiative. That approach offers a clear path — the only path — to a comprehensive settlement based on the two-State solution, international legitimacy and the terms of reference. For Israel, it offers security and normal diplomatic and economic relations with Arab and Muslim States and, for Palestinians, a viable and independent sovereign State, within the 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We are now host to the world’s third-largest number of refugees, and that is placing an overwhelming burden on Jordan’s people, infrastructure and already limited resources. The refugee crisis is a recognized global responsibility and demands a global solution. To date, the response has not kept pace with the real needs. There must be a concerted effort to get humanitarian assistance flowing inside Syria and to support host countries and communities, including Jordan. We cannot address the future of my region without addressing its central conflict: the denial of Palestinian rights and statehood. This year, yet again, we have seen a dangerous halt in the progress towards peace and a Palestinian State. Instead, in Gaza, we have seen another violent detour into conflict. How shall we heal the families who have lost so much?”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The Assembly’s transformative development agenda can give the world’s people a better way forward through concrete programmes and investments that will change lives. We must also work actively for consensus-driven political solutions to regional crises. The security situation in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon must be addressed comprehensively. Jordan supports a united and stable Iraq with an inclusive national political process. In Syria, there must be a political solution based on reforms that give all communities a role in rebuilding their country. International influence is vital to bring the moderate opposition and the regime back to the negotiating table immediately. The heavy flow of Syrian refugees continues. My country is sheltering nearly 1.4 million Syrians.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Let me say once again that Arab Christians are an integral part of my region’s past, present and future. I call on Muslim and other leaders to work together against falsehoods and divisive actions. Jordan is honoured to have spearheaded global interfaith and intrareligious initiatives. Building on that, Jordan will introduce a draft resolution covering the general proposal that a new international offence, falling under the crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity, be considered on the basis of the aberrant new crimes against religious communities seen recently in Syria and in Iraq. Together, let us also address the conditions that extremists exploit. Radicalization thrives on injustice, insecurity and marginalization.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Our international community needs a collective strategy to contain and to defeat those groups. My country is at the forefront of that effort. We are leading a number of initiatives to counter extremism. As the representative of the Asia-Pacific bloc on the Security Council, we seek a strong outcome of the Security Council summit on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, to be chaired by President Obama this afternoon. Another critical global focus must be a decisive affirmation of mutual respect within and among religions and peoples. The teachings of true Islam are clear: sectarian conflict and strife are utterly condemned. Islam prohibits violence against Christians and the other communities that make up each country.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“What and where is global power? I say that global power is here in this Hall, and it is ours if our countries work as one. That is the great promise of the General Assembly. The times demand that we exercise that power now and to the full. In my region, the challenges have grown significantly since I spoke here last year (see A/68/PV.5). Those who say “This is not our business” are wrong. The security of every nation will be shaped by the fate of the Middle East. Together, we can and must undertake urgent humanitarian and security measures, create durable solutions for today’s crises and provide new opportunities for dialogue, reconciliation, prosperity and peace. The terrorists and criminals targeting Syria, Iraq and other countries today are extreme reflections of a global threat.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)