Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, representing Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, participated on Wednesday in a session titled “Reaffirming the Promise of Peace: Leveraging the Power We Have,” opened by Finnish President Alexander Stubb on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings.
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The session, organized by Finland, discussed challenges facing international peace efforts and ways to overcome them. It was attended by Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, and Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi.
Safadi also co-chaired, alongside Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs and Development Cooperation Maxime Prévot and European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib, a meeting on the “Call to Action for the Children of Palestine in the West Bank and Gaza Strip” initiative.
In his opening remarks, Safadi said there was no justification for the international community’s failure to protect Palestinian children from Israeli attacks. He said more than 20,000 children had been killed in Gaza, while more than 700,000 Palestinian children had been deprived of food, medicine and education.
Safadi said King Abdullah II had made clear in his address to the UN General Assembly that the continuation of Israeli violations was linked to the international community’s failure to use the tools available to halt them.
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 (ICRC).
The meeting discussed preparations for the high-level conference “Safeguarding Humanity in War,” which Jordan will host on December 7, 2026.
Safadi delivered a joint statement on behalf of Jordan and the initiative’s founding countries, stressing the importance of renewing commitment to international humanitarian law.
He also joined Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at an event marking the first anniversary of the launch of the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, introduced by a group of countries including Jordan, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Safadi said 130 countries had joined the declaration since its launch, stressing the need for all states to endorse it, uphold the protection of humanitarian workers and reject attacks against them.
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings, Safadi also held talks with a number of foreign ministers and officials attending the meetings. The discussions addressed bilateral relations and developments in the region.
