Today, I addressed the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly. As Jamaica marks 63 years in the United Nations, we reaffirm our commitment to the principles of peace, equality, and cooperation. Yet, to meet today’s challenges, climate change, pandemics, conflict, poverty, our multilateral system must be reformed to be more democratic, inclusive, and effective. For small island states like Jamaica, climate change is not abstract, it is a daily reality. Despite strong action at home, our progress is constrained by limited and unfair access to financing. We urge developed countries to honour their commitments, scale up climate finance, and adopt fairer measures such as the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index. On global issues, Jamaica continues to advocate for peace, from the crisis in Haiti to the conflict in the Middle East. Security operations alone are not enough; we need diplomacy, humanitarian relief, and institution-building. And as gangs and transnational criminal networks grow into global threats, we call for nothing less than a global war on gangs. Jamaica believes in a future where no nation is too small to be heard, where the vulnerable are protected, and where cooperation delivers real results for all.(Andrew Holness)