PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has called on world leaders at the United Nations to speak honestly about global crises, particularly the ongoing suffering in Gaza, Sudan, and the growing challenges of forced migration.
Addressing the 80th UN General Assembly, President Mahama criticized the use of vague language to avoid confronting the reality in Gaza. He described the situation as a humanitarian disaster where innocent Palestinians continue to face collective punishment.
“For nearly two years, we’ve avoided calling it what it is,” he said. “But if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. The crimes in Gaza must stop.”
He also turned the spotlight on Sudan, where more than 12 million people have been displaced, a crisis he said deserves the same global attention and support that Ukraine received.
On migration, President Mahama highlighted the unfair burden placed on countries in the Global South. He noted that while many refugees are escaping war, an increasing number are climate refugees; especially from Africa and other vulnerable regions that contribute the least to global emissions but suffer the most from climate change.
Referencing Somali-British poet Warsan Shire, he reminded the world that people only flee their homes when they are desperate. “No one puts their child in a boat unless the water is safer than the land,” he quoted.
He ended with a strong message: “We cannot normalise cruelty. We cannot normalise hatred.”
Source: Nationaltymes.com
