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The High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, made an urgent call on Monday during his address at the Security Council, emphasizing that prioritizing national interests and increasing defense spending must not compromise humanitarian assistance. Grandi highlighted that “aid is stability” and warned about the devastating consequences that freezing or reducing budgets allocated to humanitarian aid has for millions of people. This cut particularly affects the displaced and reduces support for host countries in fragile situations, putting their stability at risk.
In his speech, the High Commissioner defended the value of multilateralism, urging those who reject this approach due to its complexity to recognize that abandoning dialogue will not resolve conflicts but will make finding solutions even harder. “We need everyone,” he stated, emphasizing the importance of international collaboration.
Grandi also addressed the extensive list of global conflicts, stressing that thousands of lives have been lost in the pursuit of supremacy, while international humanitarian law is ignored. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, 120 conflicts remain active, fueled by the mistaken belief that peace is a sign of weakness and that war must be resolved through inflicting harm on adversaries.
The High Commissioner described the violence and despair present in regions such as Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Haiti. In particular, he mentioned the situation in Gaza, where civilian despair has reached alarming levels.
Grandi emphasized that the approximately 123 million forcibly displaced people worldwide are the primary victims of war, and their return home will depend on their confidence in lasting peace. Promoting security and self-sufficiency, he insisted, is crucial to addressing current humanitarian crises.
Finally, the High Commissioner highlighted that preventing and stopping wars should be the main responsibility of the Security Council, a duty in which this body has repeatedly failed. He reminded its members of their own history as refugees and reiterated the need to take collective responsibility to end conflicts and restore peace.
via: MiMub in Spanish
