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Secretary-General: 'Hope is not a refuge but a duty' in Normandy message
Summary
In a video message to the Normandy World Peace Forum, the UN Secretary-General framed peace as an active duty—urging defence of international law, protection of human rights, and a commitment to reconciliation in the face of geopolitical upheaval, climate change and inequality.
The Secretary-General told the Normandy World Peace Forum that at a time when 'geopolitical upheavals, wars, inequality, and the climate crisis are shaking our world to its core,' peace must be built through justice, solidarity, humanitarian access and trust between peoples.
"Hope is not a refuge but a duty," the Secretary-General said, urging states and…
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