The general debate of the 80th United Nations General Assembly continues on its 5th day

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This Saturday, the general debate of the 80th United Nations General Assembly continues on its 5th day, going over key issues such as the Israeli genocide in Gaza, climate action, and more.  Details: Jorge Gestoso, teleSUR Correspondent

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00:00This hour, the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly continues on its fifth day,

00:21going over key issues such as the Israeli genocide in Gaza, climate action, and more.

00:26Let's go live with our correspondent, Jorge Gestoso, for the latest. Welcome, Jorge.

00:38Hello? Hello?

00:42In a 15-minute speech, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez was launching a very strong message against Israel

00:52and what he called the genocide of Palestine.

00:57He definitely also was denouncing the complicity of the U.S. in that genocide,

01:03said that it was unacceptable that at this age, in this global community, that genocide is taking place.

01:13He said, at this very moment that we are talking, children, he said 2.2 million people, including children and women,

01:22are being starved to death in Palestine.

01:24That was almost the opening of his 15-minute speech.

01:28Also, he was criticizing militarism, mentioned then that it is also unacceptable,

01:36the deployment of U.S. naval fleet in the Caribbean, a threat to Venezuela and to the whole region.

01:46He also expressed the total remarks that Cuba has, with Venezuela, the total support of what Venezuela is resisting,

01:58and also mentioned inequality, also mentioned climate change, also mentioned the request,

02:05the demand of a new world order.

02:08It was applauded at the end of his speech by many, many countries, including a lot of Latin American countries.

02:16Before Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez was speaking in the morning also,

02:23the Foreign Minister of Russia were talking about Mr. Sergei Lavrov, also condemning Gaza genocide,

02:32and also giving full support to Venezuela and Cuba, saying that it is unacceptable,

02:42that they are trying to use the force and the language of diplomacy.

02:49Most, most critical are the United States, that he believes that he is not very much interested in dialogue,

02:56but the use of military force, and also in the morning was also,

03:02the representative of St. Kitts and Neves, also supporting another country in the Caribbean,

03:10also supporting Venezuela and Cuba fight against the 60 years embargo.

03:18So, in the morning very much present, our Latin America in the speeches of these three key speeches.

03:26Go back to you now.

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