Jacinda Ardern Urges Global Recognition of Palestine

2025-09-21 02:40:59

(MENAFN) A previous New Zealand leader expressed there remains a "path to stopping the genocide still happening daily before us" in the Gaza Strip.

In an editorial published Friday by a news outlet, Jacinda Ardern argued that this path involves additional nations acknowledging the statehood of Palestine.

"Any cooperation that facilitates military action must end; humanitarian aid needs to urgently reach the trapped and starving; and medical care must be available for the injured, the malnourished, and for the expectant and new mothers," she emphasized.

She highlighted that as international heads of state assemble in New York for the upcoming 80th United Nations General Assembly, "we must continue to call on those with power to respond to these humanitarian crises, ranging from the conflict in Ukraine to natural disasters caused by the climate crisis."

"We should start with Gaza," Ardern remarked.

She further stated: "We may live in a world plagued by humanitarian crises, but we must resist the dehumanization of numbers.”

Ardern, who served over four years as prime minister, was widely praised for her response to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to stepping down from her role in 2023.

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