UN General Assembly
2024

We especially urge the international community to act swiftly to achieve a **two-state solution**, with a **sovereign Palestinian state** with **East Jerusalem as its capital**, living side by side in full security with Israel. We welcome the admission of the State of Palestine as a full Member of the United Nations and its participation in UN proceedings from this session onwards. Let me also remind you—because it is often forgotten—that the situation in the **West Bank** is equally grave. As Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, rightly stated, it is “a concrete and visible example of how hatred, resentment, and contempt have led to increasingly extreme forms of violence that are becoming harder to contain.” The situation in **Sudan** also commands our full attention. We urge both parties to exercise restraint, to spare civilians from the horrors of a war that has dragged on too long between brothers.