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“Every time a country tries to progress, other countries slow down its development”
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9/26/2024
Speech by Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen, at the 79th Session of the UNGA. teleSUR
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relief workers, and human rights defenders,
00:02
hence the need to reconsider these policies
00:05
and measures immediately.
00:06
Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen,
00:10
Houthi militias, with their ongoing terrorist attacks
00:14
on international maritime navigation in the Red Sea
00:18
and the surrounding waterways,
00:20
prove that they represent a growing threat,
00:22
not only to Yemen, as some used to believe,
00:26
but also to the stability of the region as a whole,
00:34
and to the secure flow of international trade,
00:37
which exceeds trillions of dollars.
00:40
Today, they are reinforcing their position
00:42
as the first rebel group in history,
00:44
having used ballistic missiles and drones
00:47
against civilian commercial vessels.
00:51
Late last month, Houthi militias hit the Sonyan tanker,
00:56
which was carrying one million barrels of crude oil,
01:00
causing fires which could have led to one of the worst
01:05
oil spills in history, before the vessel was salvaged
01:08
by the international coalition.
01:10
This is not the first such incident
01:13
caused by these militias.
01:15
These militias boasted having sinked two vessels previously.
01:19
They also hindered for years the efforts
01:21
to save the decaying Safar tanker,
01:27
which was carrying similar amounts of crude oil.
01:30
It proves that their terrorist activities
01:33
will remain an ongoing threat to maritime navigation.
01:36
Ladies and gentlemen, for years,
01:38
the Yemeni economy has been facing complex challenges,
01:41
but the terrorist Houthi attacks on the oil facilities
01:44
deepened the funding crisis,
01:47
and deprived the people and government of Yemen
01:50
from necessary revenues to pay salaries
01:53
and provide services.
01:54
The economic war waged by these militias
01:56
are part of a larger hostile strategy,
02:00
aiming at weakening the ability of the government
02:02
to provide basic services
02:04
and to pay public service salaries,
02:06
thus aggravating the humanitarian crisis
02:09
for more than 14 million Yemenis.
02:12
Therefore, the international community
02:15
should seriously consider the devastating effects
02:18
of these terrorist acts,
02:19
and to provide the vital infrastructure
02:23
to defend maritime transportation vessels
02:27
in Yemeni ports,
02:28
to support the right of the Yemenis
02:30
and of the Yemeni government to benefit from their resources
02:33
and improve their living conditions.
02:35
Protecting the arteries of the Yemeni economy
02:38
is necessary not only to recover and rebuild our future,
02:42
but it is important also for the stability of the region
02:45
and for the security of energy on the long term.
02:49
Therefore, we reiterate our call to the international community
02:52
to provide immediate comprehensive support
02:55
to address the devastating humanitarian conditions
02:58
and to lay the foundations for a long-term economic recovery.
03:02
This should include not only immediate humanitarian assistance
03:05
to alleviate sufferings,
03:08
but it should also include accountability mechanisms,
03:11
especially in the regions under Houthi control.
03:13
It also requires greater investments
03:15
in infrastructure, health care,
03:17
education, and sustainable development.
03:19
It requires building the national capacities
03:22
to curb the impact of climate change,
03:24
which has left hundreds of victims
03:28
and displaced thousands within the last two months.
03:33
Yemen's recovery is not only a national matter.
03:36
It is a regional and international need.
03:38
The stability of Yemen is decisive to safeguard peace
03:41
and stability in the region and trade routes
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in the Arabian and Red Seas,
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as well as surrounding waterways,
03:48
including the Suez Canal.
03:50
We have appreciated international support in the past,
03:53
and we will keep thanking you
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for shouldering your moral responsibilities.
03:59
We also thank the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy,
04:02
led by the KSA and the UAE,
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to meet the aspirations of the Yemeni people
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to stability, peace, and prosperity,
04:09
and provide the resources we need to rebuild our institutions
04:12
and our social fabric.
04:14
Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen,
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the Arab region is facing today a challenging test
04:20
in building the state
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and in joining the civilizational progress.
04:28
However, every time the countries of the region
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achieve a true transformation towards development,
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peace, and prosperity,
04:35
and towards empowering their people
04:38
to exercise their political, economic, and social rights,
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they are met with evil forces,
04:43
which intervene with their destructive agendas,
04:46
emboldened by the international leniency
04:48
towards these rogue groups and their supporters.
04:54
The outcome of this battle between the forces of peace
04:58
and the axis of evil will determine
05:01
who will survive, develop,
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and develop on this part of the world.
05:08
It will determine whether the region
05:10
will be dragged into more chaos,
05:12
civil wars, hegemony, weapons,
05:15
oppression, and underdevelopment.
05:17
The road to peace goes through the forces of moderation
05:21
in the region, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
05:24
which has been defending the international resolutions
05:29
and which extended a helping hand
05:31
by hosting millions of those fleeing wars
05:34
and armed conflicts.
05:36
Therefore, we are grateful for these countries,
05:40
and the world should depend on them
05:42
to lay the foundations of peace and stability
05:44
and to maximize our benefits
05:46
from their economic and social development.
05:49
Ladies and gentlemen, we should end the false rhetorics
05:53
concerning the issue of Yemen,
05:55
especially those minimizing the role of Iran
05:58
and of their weapons and proxies
06:01
in destabilizing Yemen, the region, and the world.
06:04
Ladies and gentlemen, the brutal Israeli war
06:08
on the Palestinian people should cease immediately.
06:12
This is the first step to achieve peace
06:15
and to eliminate Iran's proxies,
06:18
which are escalating the situation in the region.
06:21
Iran has been manipulating the just Palestinian cause,
06:24
and this did not come from a vacuum.
06:27
It stems from a history of blackmailing
06:30
and of propaganda only leading to undermining
06:32
the peace process
06:34
and reversing the gains of the Palestinian people
06:36
and their right to establish
06:38
a fully sovereign and independent state.
06:41
The same holds true for Yemen, ending the plight.
06:45
And as is the case for Yemen,
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ending the plight of the Palestinian people
06:48
should be based on implementing the international resolutions,
06:52
especially the Arab Peace Initiative.
06:55
And as is the case for both Yemen and Palestine,
06:58
the only way to deter the wanton Israeli aggression on Lebanon
07:02
will be through a firm stance from the international community
07:05
through the unity of all the Lebanese
07:07
and their independent decision
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and the non-interference in their internal affairs
07:13
so that the Lebanese state
07:15
can recover the choice of peace and war.
07:18
Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen,
07:21
it is important to recall
07:22
that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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