UN General Assembly
2024

Unsustainable Development. Conflicts. Inequalities. Injustices everywhere. The challenges are daunting. 8. From Gaza, to Sudan, Ukraine, Afghanistan and beyond – conflicts rage on, as humanitarian needs escalate. 9. These are the challenges, we have been fighting since time immemorial. 10. It is the background, against which the United Nations was established in 1945. 11. Today, the rapid evolution of technology, has made us more connected than ever before in history. 12. However, the more connected we are, the wider gaps between the rich and the poor, the developed and the developing world. 13. Small Island Developing States who are on the front lines of climate change and sea-level rise, continue to grapple with the impacts of climate-induced disasters, with devastating consequences for the ecosystem and for vulnerable communities. Fellow Leaders, 14. This year, at least 72 countries whose combined population, comprises almost half of the world's total population, have already or will soon select their own leaders at the polls.