"We can no longer afford the luxury of inaction"

Speech by Terrance Michael Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, in the 79th session of the UNGA. teleSUR

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00:00the president. My friends, we stand at the crossroads. We can no longer afford the luxury

00:06of inaction. We must meet the moment with the courage it demands. We must reject business

00:15as usual and embrace a new path forward, one that values people over profit, one that prioritizes

00:24the planet over power. As we gather in this assembly, let us remember, let us remember,

00:31we are all stewards of this fragile world. The rising tides do not respect borders,

00:38and the fires of conflict burn without discrimination. For St. Kitts and Nevis,

00:45for the Caribbean, for every small island nation whose future hangs in the balance,

00:51I ask you to stand with us. Let our voices rise like the oceans that surround us,

00:59powerful and unyielding, calling for a future where peace is not just the absence of war,

01:06but the presence of justice, of sustainability, of hope.