Sankofaonline News Desk : United Nations Headquarters, New York-September 25, 2025.
In a speech that pierced the conscience of the international community, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana delivered a sobering and unflinching address to the United Nations General Assembly today, warning that the world stands perilously close to repeating the failures of the League of Nations. With rising nationalism, economic instability, and the erosion of multilateral safeguards, Mahama declared that the global order is fraying, and the consequences could be catastrophic.
He condemned the growing trend of nations circumventing the very institutions designed to prevent large-scale conflict, citing recent acts of aggression and violations of sovereignty. “These conditions,” he said, “are all too similar to the ones that led to the League of Nations’ failure in fulfilling its mandate.”
Mahama’s most forceful remarks were reserved for the crisis in Gaza and the treatment of the Palestinian people. He decried the denial of visas to President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian delegation, calling it “a dangerous precedent” that undermines the integrity of the United Nations and threatens the principle of equal representation among member states.
Reaffirming Ghana’s longstanding support for Palestine, Mahama reminded the Assembly that Ghana recognized the State of Palestine in 1988 and has consistently backed a two-state solution. “Contrary to the claims of some,” he said, “a two-state solution would not be a reward for Hamas. It would be a retreat for the hundreds of thousands of innocent women and children facing collective punishment and forced starvation simply because they are Palestinian.”
In a moment of stark clarity, Mahama rejected the diplomatic evasions that have clouded the international response to Gaza. “For nearly two years, we have played hide-and-seek with language to avoid or excuse what we all know is taking place,” he said. “But it doesn’t matter what you call it. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.”
His conclusion was unequivocal: “The crimes in Gaza must stop.”
President Mahama’s address was not just a call for justice, it was a warning. A warning that the world is drifting toward a dangerous precipice, and that silence, evasion, and inaction are no longer acceptable. In a time of global instability, his words demanded clarity, courage, and accountability.
President Mahamah’s address was very eloquently delivered and points to the importance of balancing the situation in Gaza! The destruction of the “Holy Land” and Gaza by the people of Israel is not the solution! To me, every nation represented at the United Nations forum must accept the “Two Nations Agreement “ of the Security Council.
We should just look at the cost of the innocent Palestinian lives at the cost of what the Hamas did and ask if it was worth it! The Hamas activities had led to devastation. It’s time the Hamas realized that their nefarious activities will not lead to a peaceful solution but to devastation!
They should know from historical narratives that the Palestinians and the Jews had lived in that area of Planet Earth even before the time of the Bible or the Koran and that they cannot just change history!
The only solution is for the Hamas to release the remaining captives, whether dead or alive! I think that is the only solution the Israelis would be willing to accept!
That is the reality of the situation in the “Holy Land”!
By Clement Timpo