‘Gaza’s biggest chance for peace lies in cross-regional cooperation,’ UNGA President Annalena Baerbock tells Arab News
NEW YORK CITY: In an era defined by compounding crises — from devastating wars in Gaza and Sudan to global demands for UN reform — few leaders embody the intersection of national commitment and international responsibility as Annalena Baerbock.
Since transitioning from German foreign minister to president of the UN General Assembly in June, Baerbock’s journey has placed her at the epicenter of world diplomacy at a time when the very structure of global cooperation is being questioned.
Speaking to Arab News shortly after the intensive High-Level Week of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Baerbock reflected on her firsthand encounters with human tragedy, the urgent necessity of compromise and the obstacles facing the UN as it navigates perhaps its most turbulent chapter since its founding.
Indeed, as Baerbock put it, “there was hardly any topic over this High-Level Week where all the 193 member states agreed.”
