Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will use her address to the United Nations General Assembly to call for the international community to come together amid more conflict on Earth than any time since World War II.
Australia 's Foreign Minister Penny Wong will use her address to the United Nations General Assembly to call for the international community to come together amid more conflict on Earth than any time since World War II.
"Brutal, degrading conflict ingraining hatred and division; pushing peace into the unseeable distance; and pulling neighbours into an endless, reflexive cycle of blame and retaliation." "We know Australia is not a central player in the Middle East, but we seek to be a constructive voice for peace and the upholding of international law, including the protection of civilians," she will say.Tens of thousands of people on both sides of the border have fled their homes, leaving large areas mostly deserted.
In her speech, Senator Wong will pay tribute to the 1,200 people who died during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel last October. But she will also say that "Palestinian civilians cannot be made to pay the price of defeating Hamas"."War has rules. Every country in this room must abide by them. Even when confronting terrorists. Even when defending borders," Senator Wong will say.
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