Philip J. Pierre: “We must move forward from resilience to renewal and revival.”

In accordance with their right to self-determination and UN resolutions, in particular Resolution 3236 of 1974, the people of Palestine should be allowed their own State and full membership of the UN, alongside the state of Israel.

“You are never too old to learn,” he said.

It’s a programme that we would not like to lose because it has done quite a bit for our country. But we are going to try to protect it.

Saint Lucia laments the continued conflicts and human suffering across the globe, including Ukraine, Sudan and the wider Middle East, including Gaza, and calls for renewed efforts towards peace, stability and respect for international law.