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The cascade of crises around the globe, from Ukraine and Sudan to Gaza and Haiti, demand leaders to muster the political will to meaningfully come together and act.

As world leaders convene for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, we are witnessing a cascade of crises, from Israel and Gaza to Sudan, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Myanmar and Ukraine.

And while, in many cases, those responsible for the atrocities are known, they remain free to wreak havoc on civilians. Moreover, those who claim to be working around the clock to bring peace through negotiations are in some cases the same powers continuing to supply perpetrators with weapons and political cover.

It doesn’t have to be this way. These are not unfortunate circumstances or natural disasters outside anyone’s control. They are crises fuelled by inaction, coiled over decades and spiralling over years. World leaders can take specific measures that will save human lives.

Israel’s unrelenting offensive causing huge Palestinian casualties in Gaza is empowered by Western states’ supply of arms. In Gaza, Israeli forces have unlawfully attacked civilian residences, medical facilities, and aid organisations, and used starvation as a weapon of war. As hostilities in Lebanon have accelerated, Israeli strikes have killed hundreds.

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