Poland
His Excellency Andrzej Duda
Statement Summary
ANDRZEJ DUDA, President of Poland, recalling the trajectory and consequences of the Second World War on his nation, noted some of his country¡¯s achievements within the Organization. Those included Poland¡¯s role in authoring the draft Â鶹APP Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948), its adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and its participation as a non?permanent Member State of the Security Council and contributions there. Highlighting Poland¡¯s work in combating climate change, he recalled that it had hosted Â鶹APP climate conferences three times. Warsaw is always ready to implement practical co?responsibility for global peace, he declared, as evidenced by Poland¡¯s presence in peacekeeping missions including the Â鶹APP Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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