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- The King: We are living an exceptional moment in history as the world has never witnessed this enormous volume of knowledge and this accelerated pace of change before
- The King points out that the decline in the average attention span of an individual while watching the screen reflects the fact that our attention has become a rare resource
- The King addressing the United Nations General Assembly: What we choose to pay attention to determines which conflicts receive sustained diplomatic efforts, and whether humanitarian suffering in a region will remain rejected or become commonplace over time
- The King: If anyone has the slightest doubt that the crisis in our region remains confined to it, they only need to look at the energy and food bills of ordinary families in various parts of the world
- The King: The war in Iran has shown how quickly instability can disrupt trade, investment, and people's lives beyond the region's borders
- The King from the United Nations: I have always stood before this General Assembly and warned of the risks of leaving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict unresolved, but the international community chose to contain the conflict instead of addressing it
- The King: Every new Israeli violation is treated as temporary until the temporary becomes permanent and the permanent becomes a policy
- The King: The current Israeli government continues to ignore the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, continues its attacks, destroys civilian infrastructure, refuses to withdraw, and confines Palestinians to a third of the Gaza Strip
- The King: What is happening in Gaza is an attempt to erase the Palestinian presence and impose a new reality
- The King: The Israeli government's policy in the West Bank is forced displacement and a war crime
His Majesty King Abdullah II said on Tuesday that the world is living an exceptional moment where crises and challenges are accelerating, emphasizing that what the international community chooses to pay attention to determines the fate of conflicts and humanitarian crises, and warning that what we neglect today will often shape our future.
His Majesty emphasized, in a speech at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, that attention has become a rare resource and also a geopolitical resource.
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