Barbados PM’s Speech on Maduro’s Capture Sends SHOCKWAVES Worldwide!
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Um this initiative comes of course at a critical historical moment. A moment when the international community really7 seconds
is facing perhaps its most gravest moment and to that extent we ask14 seconds
ourselves to what end are we really meeting here today. The reality is that it is vital that countries like ours22 seconds
have a voice. The postindependence movement in the postworld war II era was intended to give us opportunity and31 seconds
choices. Regrettably, those are being taken from us without our participation, without our input.39 seconds
On the 4th of January, we woke up to the news that there had been an incursion in48 seconds
Venezuela. It became clear to us that small states like ours can only survive in a rules-based order and that if56 seconds
others really want to take you out or take control, you have nothing to stop it. That is why we have called1 minute, 4 seconds
consistently for global moral strategic leadership. Moral because it matters where we stand.1 minute, 12 seconds
Strategic because we need to be able to contextualize where the world is. The world that we live in is significantly1 minute, 20 seconds
different as we know from the postworld war II era. Yet the institutions reflect the structure, the institutions reflectChapter 2: Modernizing global institutions
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the interests and the charter reflects issues that were some universal in time1 minute, 35 seconds
and nature but others by their ad by omission are really not addressing the1 minute, 42 seconds
world in which we live. The need for global public goods must be at the center of the multilateral system. And1 minute, 49 seconds
the
notion that the IFIs or the UN exist purely to recreate a world that
was destroyed by a great global war cannot be the basis for our
existence anymore.2 minutes
We have the climate crisis. There is no reference to it in the charter. We have the reality of AI and the social media2 minutes, 9 seconds
ills
of which the prime minister of Australia just spoke about. There is no
reference in the charter. We have the galloping global inequality and2 minutes, 18 seconds
certainly while inequality existed in 1945, regrettably the people in those days were not seen in the way that we are2 minutes, 26 seconds
forced to see people in the under the human rights order that we have today.2 minutes, 31 seconds
The truth is that we have to determine whether we are prepared to sit back and allow circumstances to gallop in front2 minutes, 40 seconds
of us or whether we are prepared to summon the will to act. I believe that even where others are not prepared to go2 minutes, 47 seconds
in the same direction, it does not mean that the rest of us remain mute or incapable of action. And to that extentChapter 3: Democratization and reform
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I
therefore thank those who have convened this session this evening and
to simply say President R has made the point as all of us have made3 minutes, 4 seconds
consistently
of the need for Africa to be appropriately represented as a matter of
right in the security council for India equally to be appropriately3 minutes, 13 seconds
represented. You cannot have countries responsible for as much people as they are and deprive them of an opportunity3 minutes, 22 seconds
to speak for this very building tells us that we should aim towards democratic principles which means giving people a3 minutes, 29 seconds
voice. Secondly, we have to determine what we are prepared to do to reform the3 minutes, 36 seconds
institutions and to recognize that there will be new issues in 10 years or 153 minutes, 42 seconds
years that we have not yet contemplated and that we therefore have to have an institution that is nimble both of3 minutes, 50 seconds
action and of thought if we are to remain relevant to today's world. In addition to that, the issue of reform is3 minutes, 58 seconds
absolutely clear. The United Nations has found itself stumbling over itself on too many issues. There has been yes too4 minutes, 6 seconds
much redundancy and bureaucracy. And to that extent, therefore, we ought with very clear eyes to reform the4 minutes, 14 seconds
institution to make sure that we recognize that it is in the third decade of the 21st century and not in the fifth4 minutes, 21 seconds
decade of the 20th century. To that extent, it means that some of us will have to carry weight. And if we have to4 minutes, 28 seconds
carry more weight by also increasing our subventions, then so be it. Because there is a price to protecting the4 minutes, 36 seconds
rules-based
order. And those who would wish to protect it without stepping up to
the plate to be able to contribute to it really have no intention for us
to4 minutes, 45 seconds
see change. I look forward, Mr. chair and members for the same case being madeChapter 4: Financial and development aid
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for small island states for a permanent seat to be reflected on the security council because the reality is that4 minutes, 59 seconds
small
states have a different perspective and if you don't know what our
reality is then you're liable to take actions and make decisions that5 minutes, 7 seconds
will harm us in ways that may not have been intended. We look forward to being able to make changes fundamentally in5 minutes, 16 seconds
the area of financial reform because it takes cash to care. And the reality is that in the V20 countries, we have not5 minutes, 24 seconds
sat and waited for anyone. In October last year, as chair of the V20 countries, Barbados met with the Arab5 minutes, 31 seconds
Cooperation League and asked them if they were prepared to help us change the direction of financing across the world.5 minutes, 40 seconds
The reality is that we cannot build schools and hospitals and replace water mains with 10 and 15year money. And the5 minutes, 47 seconds
notion
that that should only be available to hippic countries is to risk
poorizing those countries who have come out of of poverty. To that
extent, I'm5 minutes, 56 seconds
happy that in Vienna in June, 73 countries, 74 countries met and signed with the Arab Cooperation League and the6 minutes, 4 seconds
World
Bank and the Interamerican Development Bank, the Caribbean Development
Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the
Latin American Development6 minutes, 13 seconds
Bank, otherwise known as CAF. 16 institutions coming together to be able to say that we need to put a new deal in6 minutes, 21 seconds
place for the financing of schools, for the financing of hospitals and clinics, and for the financing of carrying safe6 minutes, 29 seconds
water to people. I could otherwise have said we wanted to go for the STGS, but we accept in a world where people are6 minutes, 36 seconds
fighting for their own fiscal stability and in a world where people are putting more money regrettably in defense that6 minutes, 43 seconds
it is critical that we claim ground where we can. And there is no more basic place to claim ground than sending our6 minutes, 50 seconds
school, sending our children to school, ensuring that our people can be healed when they are hurt or sick, and making6 minutes, 58 seconds
sure that we have access to what really is vital for life, water. If in 20267 minutes, 6 seconds
193 nations or the majority thereto cannot protect ground in this area then we really have to ask ourselves what7 minutes, 15 seconds
have we come to do at this general assembly. I look forward to us being able to confront the big issuesChapter 5: Call for collective action
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particularly AI who is impatient of any kind of continued dialogue as to whether7 minutes, 29 seconds
regulation should come or not. And while we ponder on these great issues, then there are bots and all other kinds of7 minutes, 37 seconds
things working to undermine our capacity to control livelihood. I end on this point. It is arrogant for us to believe7 minutes, 45 seconds
that civilizations do not fail or that um humans or species do not become7 minutes, 52 seconds
extinct.
We do not see dinosaurs anymore on this earth. And we have heard about
all kinds of civilizations that are no longer dominant in the world's
history.8 minutes, 3 seconds
Let us wake up and recognize that the only thing that is necessary for us to succeed is to find the political will to8 minutes, 11 seconds
act and to make the sacrifices necessary monetary or otherwise to maintain the center such that global common public8 minutes, 20 seconds
goods are maintained in the world. Thank you.8 minutes, 26 seconds
[applause]8 minutes, 30 seconds
Thank you, Prime Minister. And now I give the floor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, Mr. Subraman Jashankar.
