{"id":2895,"date":"2025-02-18T11:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2895"},"modified":"2025-02-24T11:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:31:16","slug":"ambassador-beresford-hill-addresses-the-security-council-open-debate-on-multilateralism","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/ambassador-beresford-hill-addresses-the-security-council-open-debate-on-multilateralism\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Beresford-Hill Addresses the Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2895","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-delegation-and-staff","news_categories-news","news_categories-statements"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"yes","focus_on":"no","breaking":"yes","news_cover":{"id":2896,"url":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/UN71087174.jpg"},"news_video":"<iframe title=\"Ambassador Beresford-Hill Addresses the Security Council on Practicing Multilateralism\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hVi-G6ZDkEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>","news_content":"<p>20<sup>th<\/sup> February 2025.\u00a0 New York, NY\u2014At the invitation of the People\u2019s Republic of China, which currently holds the Presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, the Sovereign Order of Malta\u2019s Mission to the United Nations spoke out forcefully on the value of multilateralism and reform of global governance structures. The Sovereign Order of Malta was the only Permanent Observer, rather than member states, to address the Security Council during this debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur commitment, at the Sovereign Order of Malta,\u201d stated Ambassador Beresford-Hill, \u201cis not only about alleviating suffering through our medical and support operations in 120 countries; it is about ensuring that the voices of the forgotten, the marginalised, and the underrepresented are heard in decision-making at every level\u2014local, national and international.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Beresford-Hill continued, recognizing the innate humanitarian implications of international conflict and how the global community might abate them. \u201cWe remain steadfast in our belief that multilateralism is the most effective means of fostering cooperation, strengthening global governance, and advancing the common good, when practiced with conviction and an innate respect for International Humanitarian Law,\u201d he noted. Continuing, the Ambassador stated that \u2018It is a recognized truth that every global political issue, every difference of opinion, every conflict that the Security Council is called upon to mediate, has a humanitarian aspect.\u00a0 These humanitarian dimensions cross borders, impact diverse societies and contribute to the suffering that is so much a part of the human condition.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He then proposed that, as part of the dialogue concerning reform of the Security Council, the UN should consider giving a permanent seat to a rotation representing organisations that are apolitical, independent and, above all, humanitarian in their purpose.\u00a0 This courageous decision would, he stated, \u2018truly represent those who are left behind\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018Global challenges are deeply interconnected\u2019, he said, \u2018and so too must be our response\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In closing, Ambassador Beresford-Hill, reflected on the call of Pope Francis for the world to engage more in a \u2018diplomacy of hope\u2019 which, he noted, could help us embrace the future with less uncertainty.<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"no"},"news_categories":[{"id":20,"name":"Delegation and Staff","slug":"delegation-and-staff","description":"","link":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news-categories\/delegation-and-staff\/"},{"id":21,"name":"News","slug":"news","description":"","link":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news-categories\/news\/"},{"id":16,"name":"Statements","slug":"statements","description":"","link":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news-categories\/statements\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/2895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/2895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmissionny.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}