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It is important also to remain vigilant when it comes to managing the negative impact of
irregular movement of people. The motive is not always political, mostly by economic motive,
which was then be exploited by crime syndicate to smuggle and traffic them. This is the case of
Rohingyas. What they want is a new future, new economic opportunities but some people used
them to get money, promising these Rohingyas a better life in other country.

Instead of a new hope, they found themselves caught in a boat full of humans, stranded at the
sea with no food. To this syndicate we need to take stern action, individually or collectively, to
combat this smuggler and bring them to justice.

Indonesia underlines the importance of addressing the root causes and other contributing factor
of the recent influx of irregular migrants, and combating the people smuggling and human
trafficking.

Conflicts in many parts of the world has trigger the massive wave of this human movement,
while at the same time, due to the inequality of world’s economic, people will always strive for
a new journey, risk their lives in search of better opportunity.

The newly declared Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address these issues in a
comprehensive situation. Peace has been the integral part of the 2030 vision and fighting
inequalities will be a lofty endeavor towards global prosperity. Within this context, Indonesia
urges the international community as well as the parliaments to step up, to contribute and
engage more to support the successful attainment of the promises of the SDGs

Let me also emphasize the need to bring peace to the contributing countries of such irregular
movement.

We urge for a new international measure to bring an end to the war and conflicts in particular
in Syria. The situation in Syria has caused suffering and forced nearly 12 million people to leave
their home.

Thanks to the generosity of its neighbors: Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq as well as
North Africa where they have made shelters for more than 4 million Syrians, the lives of these
migrants are saved. Some of them are now in and heading to Europe, waiting for the chance to
rebuild their life.

The UN Security Council should be the venue of which it holds the values and principles of UN
Charter. If they fail, the international security regime will lose trust. I call upon the UN members
to stop politicizing the UN Security Council and seek for durable solution to the issues
Humanity has called us to put an end to these war and conflicts.

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