Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar Blasts UN Failures, Urges Bold Legal and Gender Reforms at UNGA80
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Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar delivered a forceful address at UNGA80, congratulating the female Assembly president and underscoring women’s inclusion in decision-making. She said hopes for post-1945 peace and the post-1991 order have not materialized. Pirc Musar argued the Security Council “is failing to meet the expectations of the world,” with some permanent members serving narrow interests. She warned that progress on the Sustainable Development Goals is faltering and cuts in development aid are pushing millions away from basic services. International law, she said, “stands at the precipice of irrelevance,” with human rights institutions, judges, and defenders under siege.
She criticized sanctions and intimidation targeting the International Criminal Court, saying some states would rather shield alleged perpetrators than deliver justice. The President lamented withdrawals from the Paris Agreement, the Ottawa Treaty, and UN agencies, calling each step a blow to multilateralism. She urged leaders to reject a world where “might makes right,” and asked how they would explain such trends to their children. Citing last year’s Pact for the Future, she proposed a permanent, inclusive advocacy network to ensure its delivery. She called for bold Security Council reform and posed a legal challenge: if genocide and crimes against humanity are jus cogens, can any permanent member claim a legitimate veto in such cases? She urged the General Assembly to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on that question. Pirc Musar demanded real gender equity, noting only 13% of multilateral leaders in 80 years have been women and no woman has ever served as UN Secretary-General. She pressed the Assembly to make history by electing a “Madam Secretary-General-elect” by session’s end and to weave gender perspectives into every policy strand. Turning to human dignity, she decried hunger—including its weaponization against civilians—and recalled how artists once mobilized to fight famine. She invited governments, artists, influencers, and visionaries to unite and hold leaders to account for wars of aggression, genocidal policies, and crimes against humanity. Profits, she argued, must serve development, with partnerships that harness innovation and sustainability for tolerance and inclusive dialogue.
She warned leaders that silence and passivity make them complicit in crimes against civilization and the planet. Pirc Musar endorsed “inclusive multilateralism” and said a firm “no” to multipolarism. In a stark closing, she invoked the Holocaust, Rwanda, and Srebrenica—and declared, “We must stop the genocide in Gaza. There are no excuses anymore.”
00:18 — UN at 80: From Hope to Crisis
Greetings and women’s inclusion; post-WWII/Cold War arc; P5 self-interest; SDGs falter; international law erodes; climate/backsliding on treaties; multilateralism weakened.
04:37 — Pact for the Future & Global Forum
Delivering the Pact; permanent advocacy network; proposal for an inclusive Global Forum for the Future to drive implementation.
05:36 — Curb the Veto: UNSC Reform & ICJ Opinion
Jus cogens limits; question of any P5 veto in genocide/crimes against humanity; call for UNGA to seek an ICJ advisory opinion.
06:47 — Gender Equity to Call for Action
Elect a Madam Secretary-General; mainstream gender in policy; human dignity & weaponized hunger; mobilize artists/influencers with governments; leadership responsibility; “yes” to inclusive multilateralism, “no” to multipolarism; closing Gaza appeal.
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