As the final weeks of the year unfold, the United Nations enters a dynamic period of dialogue and decision making. As you know, the UN plays a significant role in global issues that affect the Jewish community and Israel, but it also works to defend religious freedoms, promote human rights, and uphold Jewish values across global platforms. It supports quality health, mental wellness, environmental protection and sustainable development, among other efforts.
For instance, its Global Plan of Action to combat trafficking in persons, child victimization,
forced labor, renewed commitment to nations, law enforcement, NGOs, survivors and public sectors is an international effort to empower victims through voluntary trust funds and recognized model legal frameworks.
Its World Summit on Information Society, is addressing Human Rights, with allegations of atrocities, and ethnically motivated violence. The Office of the Human Condition for Human Rights, works to eradicate poverty, promote full and decent employment, foster social inclusion, combat inequalities aggravated by demographic shifts, adapt to technological and environmental changes, needs for peace and security, and inform about current and future development.
All the above work, for instance, aligns with our Jewish values, which have long emphasized the inherent dignity, worth, and moral responsibility of every human being. All humans are created in the image of G-d, B’tzelem Elohim. Protection of the vulnerable, the sacredness of life, justice, compassion, and communal responsibility are core Jewish values.
With respect to the UN’s Sustainability Development Goals, we should recognize that two billion people are affected by water stress and that 80 % of wastewater is released into nature without adequate water treatment. The UN works around the world to provide programs to improve energy efficiency with renewable energy and to have safe and affordable drinking water, adequate sanitation and housing, and a reduction in hazard chemical releases. We know caring for the climate is a sacred responsibility. Shomeri Adamah need to act as caretakers — guardians of the land. In Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin book, which she just spoke to us about in a special zoom presentation, she explored the concepts of Ba’l Taschit(do not waste) and Shmita(rest for the land), that provide a framework for our Jewish environmental ethics.
We know that AI and misinformation are today’s challenge. The UN International Telecommunication network advances technology and global communications to detect and combat AI misinformation and deep fakes. These problems threaten elections, integration, financial systems, information trust, cyber-attacks, and ultimately threaten international peace and security. The UN conducts training to counter misinformation and disinformation, hate speech, and works to have an accepted global regulatory framework.
Jewish tradition teaches us that AI can be used purposefully and compassionately in a manner that aligns with moral and divine imperatives. The spiritual connection, empathy and the pursuit of a higher purpose should not replace responsible actors, with human growth for the greater good. UNESCO has recommendations on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
Peace (shalom) and security (bitichon), preserving a life(Pikuah nefesh), and Shalom U’Bitachon(peace and trust), are important Jewish values that promote both external protection and guidance, and an inner tranquility and security.
Although the US has abstained from attending, the UN Climate Change Conference continues to work to accelerate implementation of existing climate agreements, strengthen multilateralism and cooperation, and focus on climate finance and application. It supports nature based solutions, including reforestation. And let’s not forget other areas getting attention at the UN, including proposals regarding gender-based violence, cybercrimes, space and law policy.
The UN has been both a stage for advocacy and contention regarding Jewish values. But let’s not forget it has also taken a leadership role in Human Rights Protection, Holocaust Education and Remembrance, Combating Antisemitism, Global Cooperation and Diplomacy, Humanitarian Development Work, Promotion of Religious Freedom. Agencies and Initiatives include UNESCO, United Nations Alliance of Civilization (Office of Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide), and the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights.
In summary, FJMC International as a recognized UN NGO, is in position to help promote justice, human rights, and global peace, while ensuring representation and advocacy against antisemitism and in support of Israal’s security and of Zionism, the right to have our Jewish homeland in the historic land of Israel.
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