{"id":63510,"date":"2016-08-19T21:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/?p=63510"},"modified":"2016-08-19T23:24:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T03:24:04","slug":"world-humanitarian-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/2016\/08\/19\/world-humanitarian-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Humanitarian Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Remarks\u00a0by H.E. Mr Mogens Lykketoft, <\/strong><strong>President of the 70<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0session of the General Assembly, at <\/strong><strong>World Humanitarian Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>19 August\u00a02016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Deputy Secretary-General, Mr Under Secretary-General, Excellencies,\u00a0ladies and gentlemen,\u00a0it is an honor\u00a0to\u00a0join in this remarkable event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Assembly is famous for long speeches but mine will not be one of them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because tonight is not about the words of world leaders, it\u00a0is about those who risk it all in the face of incredible adversity and those who give their all, for the sake of the humanitarian cause.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looking around, however, I am reminded of commitments made by world leaders in this Hall almost one year ago.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last September, they agreed on 17 goals to transform our world \u2013 to end poverty; tackle\u00a0climate change; promote justice; and leave no-one behind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yet, if we are to\u00a0stand a chance of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,\u00a0then our leaders must finally address today\u2019s massive humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They must start by finding the\u00a0humanity\u00a0within to\u00a0reject division and welcome refugees;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To plug the financing gaps and protect the humanitarian space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To respect the laws of war and compromise\u00a0for peace.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On this World Humanitarian Day, let us demand that our leaders show just some of the courage displayed by those affected by the current crisis; and work together to save lives and advance the Agenda for Humanity.<\/p>\n<p>_____<\/p>\n<p>I would now like to introduce to you, the Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator of UN OCHA, Mr. Stephen O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-divider\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remarks\u00a0by H.E. 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