DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

President Luis Abinader stood up for democracy while calling for a new model of global governance during his turn at the 79th General Assembly debate. He urged countries to turn their promises for Haiti into cash and acknowledged history would judge him for acting or not acting.

He said the Dominican Republic is committed to effective and renewed multilateralism. He called for a widespread consensus on the urgent need for a new model of global governance. “Without concerted principles-based action, the foundations of the international community will continue to erode,” he stressed, adding that democracies rarely go into war against others.

“We stand at a crucial junction for democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean,” he went on to say, referring to the Latinobarómetro Poll, according to which support for democracy has fallen significantly between 2010 and 2023...