Second Committee, 20th plenary meeting - General Assembly, 80th session

1. Item 16

   Macroeconomic policy questions

2. Item 16(a)

   International trade and development

3. Item 16(d)

   Commodities

🇮🇱 Israel, 🇷🇺 Russian Federation

1. 🇮🇱 IsraelFirst replyin response to Brazil, Colombia▶ 2:53:35 · 2 min

   Thank you, Mr. Chair. I didn't plan to take the floor again. Still, I must exercise the right of reply to some of the hostile remarks we heard today, including from the representatives of the Arab Group, Brazil, Colombia, and the Palestinian delegation. All great examples on how to politicize an agenda. It is unfortunate that instead of engaging constructively on a resolution dedicated to agricultural development, we heard a repetition of distorted political narratives that obviously do nothing to advance development nor peace. Facts matter. For years, billions of dollars intended for development arriving from many of your country's taxpayers have been diverted by Hamas to build their terror infrastructures. Not to build a better future for the Palestinian people. Just imagine if these funds have been invested in real agricultural development or any sort of development, how different a region could look like today. Of course, these are always absence in your statements. Those who refuse to condemn Hamas enable the ongoing suffering of civilians from both sides. Making your bold statements here will not change the simple reality on the ground. You may also not want to acknowledge it, but the Israeli industry has already transformed. And will continue to contribute to global agricultural development. The Arab Group also said there is no need for this resolution as another resolution already addressed agriculture. On this, I will just say that during our negotiations, there was a strong proposal to work together, at least to combine reports, and there was a strong objection to this from G seventy seven. We, of course, welcome joining efforts where possible. I want to thank the vast majority of Member States again for supporting this resolution. I thank you.

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2. 🇷🇺 Russian FederationFirst reply▶ 2:56:08 · 1 min

   Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and uh apologies for not asking for the floor in time and f timely fashion to explain our position on the vote regarding the document ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy sources for everyone. We want to state that. During the work on the negotiation, fully eradicating certain glaring flaws in in as regards renewable energies has not been successful. We trust that this will happen in our further joint activity. We also want to say that the excessive and unjustified emphasis on renewables in the UN in the energy field has become a characteristic trait of the Secretariat's work. We've seen this dismaying trend in the implementation of the initiative Decade of Sustainable Energy for Everyone. In that regard, our delegation would like to disassociate itself from Operative Paragraph 40. As a sign of our disagreement with the content of that para, we urge member states to develop cooperation in the energy field in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality with no discrimination against any particular energy sources and with consideration of national priorities. Thank you.

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