Sri Lanka's Blunt UN Warning: Conflicts And Inequality Are Destroying Faith In Institutions

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Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath called for renewed faith in multilateralism during his address to the UN General Debate in New York on Monday, warning that unresolved conflicts, humanitarian crises, widening inequality and escalating climate disasters were eroding public trust in global institutions. Herath said the United Nations needed to become more effective, representative and responsive to the people it serves, linking growing global distrust directly to ongoing crises including the war in Gaza, unaddressed climate disasters and deepening economic inequality between nations. His remarks aligned closely with the official theme of the 81st session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations That Delivers For All. Herath reaffirmed Sri Lanka's longstanding support for Palestinian statehood and welcomed the UN Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution, while urging that humanitarian aid reach civilians without obstruction and that reconstruction of Gaza

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