UN General Assembly
2022

I am ready, and I am sure that all of us are eager to build a better world through multilateral action and to uphold this sacred tenet of the United Nations with all our will and might. Even as geopolitics and great Power competition exacerbate conflict and the climate catastrophe, we must face the hard truth that only through multilateralism will we force the global trajectory towards global peace, prosperity and sustainability. Every country on the planet and national populations have had to confront the reality of climate change. As our planet heats up, so too have the frustrations and impatience of the globe’s ordinary citizens, who feel that they are losing the fight to make ends meet and secure the future of their children. Small island developing States and other developing nations experience a reality that is plagued by that continuous existential threat. With the passage of every hurricane, every outbreak of war and every global food shortage, we all remain at risk of tipping the balance that we have striven to create over these many years.