UN General Assembly
2023

In conclusion, at the beginning of my address I spoke of a brave woman who lost her life in Bakhmut. in Ukraine, while transporting humanitarian aid. Her name was Emma Igual. She was 32 years old. Emma was the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor who lost almost all her family during the Nazi era. She came to Spain from Austria and was adopted by a family from Barcelona. The life of the grandmother and the senseless killing of her granddaughter. Emma, were shaped by events that, in essence, led to the founding and purpose of this institution, namely, to save humanity from the