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Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will participate today in the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The debate is scheduled to commence today at 4pm Doha Time, and will continue through Saturday, September 27, and conclude on Monday, September 29.
This year's general debate is focused on the theme "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights".
HH the Amir's speech in today's debate is expected to highlight the principles of Qatar's foreign policy and spotlight the consequences of Israeli aggression in Gaza.
Stay tuned as The Peninsula brings you live updates and key statements from the general debate.
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US President Donald Trump: In May, I traveled to the Middle East to visit my friends and rebuild our partnerships in the Gulf and those valued relationships with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE
"I have also been deeply engaged in seeking a ceasefire in Gaza," he said.
"We have to stop the war in Gaza and immediately negotiate peace," Trump added.
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Lula da Silva, says the only war of which everyone can emerge victorious is the one we wage against hunger and poverty.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing, justifies the ongoing genocide in Gaza," he said.
"In Gaza, hunger is used as a weapon of war and the forced displacement of populations goes on unpunished. The Palestinian people are at risk of disappearing. They will only survive with an independent state integrated into the international community," he added.
4pm Doha Time
The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly begins. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opens the session in New York.
"The pillars of peace and progress are buckling under the weight of impunity, inequality, and indifference," says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during his speech. Read more below.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during opening remarks at 80th UNGA: The pillars of peace and progress are buckling under the weight of impunity, inequality, and indifference
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