President John Dramani Mahama has called on world leaders to address what he described as crimes being committed against Palestinians in Gaza, urging the United Nations to face the reality of the situation.
Speaking at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, Mahama criticised the UN’s reluctance to directly tackle the crisis.
“For nearly two years, and for fear of reprisal, we here in this General Assembly have been playing hide-and-seek with language to find the right words to avoid or excuse what we all know is taking place there,” he said.
“But here’s the thing: if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, well then… it must be a duck. The crimes in Gaza must stop.”
He highlighted that “hundreds of thousands of innocent people” are suffering “collective punishment and forced starvation for no reason other than the fact that they are Palestinian.”
Mahama reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution, arguing it remains the best path to justice and relief for civilians, despite claims that it would reward Hamas.
He also condemned the decision to deny visas to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation, describing it as a “bad precedent” and a threat to the integrity of the UN system.
Gaza, Mahama warned, stands as a “defining moral test” for the world’s leaders, amid broader global challenges including rising nationalism and weakening multilateralism.
Source: AdomOnline
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