{"id":14359,"date":"2018-09-25T21:53:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T21:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=14359"},"modified":"2021-04-06T13:14:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:14:18","slug":"michel-temers-words-in-his-last-speech-at-the-un-general-assembly","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/michel-temers-words-in-his-last-speech-at-the-un-general-assembly\/","title":"Michel Temer\u2019s words in his last speech at the un general assembly","content":"

In a speech during the opening ceremony of the 73rd UN General Assembly, in New York, President Michel Temer spoke about government initiatives for the reception of Venezuelan refugees arriving in Brazil, principally at the Roraima border. Temer mentioned the construction of shelters and interiorisation programmes, but did not comment on the case of over 55 thousand applications for refugee status that still await a decision by Conare (the National Committee for Refugees).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a shame that Temer did not acknowledge the need for humanitarian reception and swift analysis of applications for refugee status for Venezuelans arriving in Brazil. Brazil could do much more with regards to this migratory flow, by strengthening interiorisation initiatives and also integration into society.\u201d Said Camila Asano, Conectas Programme Coordinator.<\/p>\n

Temer also spoke about multilateralism with a view to strengthening diplomatic ties and setting up commercial agreements and international treaties, like the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which Brazil was one of the first countries to sign. Sustainable development was also mentioned in the speech, with promises to reduce the rate of deforestation and carbon emissions. \u201cTemer\u2019s words in defence of multilateralism are a far cry from Brazil\u2019s increasingly timid foreign policy.\u201d Said Asano.<\/p>\n