Macron asks not to yield to “fatality” and defends UN

O head of the French Government made an appeal to “maintain determination, an optimistic action”, a message he stressed to defend since he took over the French Presidency in 2017.

“Let us not yield to fatality, to defeat. It is fashionable to say that here at the UN we only come to make speeches, but that nothing else is done. However, (...) that is not true, and even less today than before. Therefore, we do not give in to five points”, he said, before questioning: “Do we want to live in this state of nature, with a return to the law of the jungle, or in a civilized international society?”

One of these five aspects is the commitment to find “concrete solutions” for conflicts.

“International law has never tried to describe reality, indicates the limits that sovereigns impose so that force is not the only element in the event of confrontation (...) Those who forget this make a moral error”, pointed out, warning later on to a “new era of barbarism” in the current wars.

Macron also demanded “not to accept a new order of impunity that some want to establish,” ensuring that his country will continue to “provide political and operational support to the international justice mechanism”, including the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose judges are being punished by the United States.

“ We must not give in to the division of the world, to this fracture that many describe and some use between the North and the South (...) If we allow this division to take root, we will feed the double standard that some practice. But we must reconcile the North and the South to respond to the challenges, whether climate, health or development”, added the responsible, emphasizing the defense of multilateralism.

Macron also insisted that “we must not give in to fatality” to climate issues, claiming “all that has been achieved since the Paris Agreement eleven years ago”.

The French ruler extended this appeal to artificial intelligence, arguing that it does not give in to “not at all the world scene that is emerging in relation” to this technology, as well as to childhood and youth, although he acknowledged the health risks they face, particularly with social networks.

The French Head of State also denounced at the UN that the Gaza Strip became a “shameful spectacle” and again demanded the recognition of Palestine as a state, recalling that France and other countries took that step almost a year ago on the occasion of the 80th edition of the UN General Assembly.

“Watch what is happening in the West Bank, where violations occur every day, but in the name of what? (...) It is about building, day by day, the project of respect for the right of the Palestinian people to exist, but at the same time, it is about the conditions for peace and security today and tomorrow, both for Israel and for its people,” he added.

Macron warned that “those who say that Israel’s security implies violating their neighbors’ rights” are indeed weakening the security of the country.