UN General Assembly
2024

RESPECTING THE RIGHTS AND CONCERNS OF BOTH PARTIES, ARE CRUCIAL FOR RESOLVING THE PALESTINE QUESTION. ADDITIONALLY, WE CALL FOR A MEDIATED SOLUTION TO THE UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES ON CUBA, AS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMANDED THE LIFTING OF THE ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL EMBARGO. CUBA, LIKE ALL MEMBER STATES, DESERVES THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE FREELY IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND WE ALSO REITERATE OUR CALL FOR THE LIFTING OF SANCTIONS ON ZIMBABWE. MR PRESIDENT, TO CONCLUDE WE WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE OUR BELIEF IN THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY, RECOGNIZING THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY. WE, THEREFORE, CALL FOR GREATER AND MORE EFFECTIVE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER VIII OF THE UN CHARTER. THE STRENGTHENING OF THIS COOPERATION IS CRUCIAL FOR THE SWIFT RESOLUTION OF REGIONAL CONFLICTS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE SECURITY COUNCIL SHOULD BECOME MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF UN MEMBERSHIP TO ENSURE ITS DECISIONS ENJOY GREATER LEGITIMACY. THEREFORE, WE ADVOCATE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL, SUPPORTING THE COMMON AFRICAN POSITION KNOWN AS