Safadi Chairs International Meetings to Enhance Protection of Palestinian Children
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, representing His Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, participated on Wednesday in a session on "Reaffirming the Promise of Peace: Harnessing Our Strength", initiated by the President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings.
The session, organized by Finland and also attended by the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, Musalia Mudavadi, discussed the challenges facing international peace efforts and ways to overcome them.
Safadi and the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation, Maxime Prévot, and the European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, chaired a meeting on the initiative: "Call to Action for Palestinian Children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip".
Safadi emphasized in an opening speech at the session that nothing justifies the international community's failure to protect Palestinian children from Israeli government attacks that have killed more than twenty thousand children in Gaza and continue to deprive more than 700 thousand Palestinian children of their right to food, medicine and education.
Safadi added that His Majesty King Abdullah II, in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, provided the final word, clarifying that Israel is intensifying its violations because the international community is not using the tools it has to stop them.
On the third day of the high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly meetings, Safadi also chaired a meeting on the Global Initiative to Renew Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law, launched by Jordan, Brazil, China, France, Kazakhstan and South Africa, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The meeting discussed preparations for the High-Level Conference on the Protection of Humanity in War, which the founding countries of the initiative agreed to convene, to be hosted by Jordan on December 7, 2026, at the invitation of His Majesty King Abdullah II.
Safadi delivered a joint statement on behalf of Jordan and the founding countries, outlining the objectives and importance of the initiative as an effort to affirm commitment to international humanitarian law.
Safadi and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong chaired an event marking the one-year anniversary of the launch of the "Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Workers", launched by Jordan, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Safadi emphasized the need for all countries in the world to support the initiative, which has been joined by 130 countries since its launch, affirming commitment to international humanitarian law and rejecting attacks on humanitarian workers.
Safadi met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly with a number of foreign ministers participating in it, and discussed with them bilateral relations and the situation in the region.
Safadi met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Johann Wadephul, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tileuberdi, the Foreign Minister of Greece, Giorgos Gerapetritis, the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konakovic, the Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, and the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovakia, Juraj Blanar.
Safadi also held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of the Republic of Malta, Dr. Chris Fearne, and the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Donald Blome
