Oman at the UN debate Guterres urges diplomacy

Sep 22

Oman News reports the country's participation in the opening of the UN General Assembly debate and describes an agenda covering security, development, human rights, climate and economic and technological change. It presents Guterres urging political and diplomatic solutions, saying military force alone cannot secure peace, calling for an end to war and reform of international institutions, and warning that West Bank settlement expansion undermines peace prospects and raises the specter of ethnic cleansing.

The 81st UN General Assembly general debate opens at UN headquarters in New York on September 22. CCTV gives its theme as Rebuilding Trust, Managing Change: A United Nations That Delivers for All. Its opening report includes Guterres's appeal for the UN Charter and collective work in addressing security, inequality and climate challenges. Oman TV's September 22 account adds Oman's participation and describes an agenda spanning peace and security, sustainable development, human rights, humanitarian crises, climate and technological change. Its following Guterres excerpt urges diplomacy and institutional reform and warns about West Bank settlements; no new multilateral agreement is announced.