PM Shehbaz Sharif’s UNGA speech achieves highest viewership on UN YouTube channel [Update]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s speech at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has become the most-watched on the UN’s official YouTube channel, according to data from the UN’s Centre for Public Opinion Research.

The address, which covered key global issues, garnered over 160,000 views, surpassing other world leaders’ speeches on the platform.

Update: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech has now surpassed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s address, becoming the most-watched video on the UN’s official YouTube channel. Netanyahu’s speech has garnered over 200,000 views.

In his speech, Prime Minister Sharif strongly condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza, calling it a “genocidal war” and urging the world to intervene. He described the situation as a humanitarian crisis and stressed that the global community cannot ignore the ongoing suffering of Palestinians.

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The prime minister also spoke on the Kashmir conflict, criticizing the lack of international response and calling for immediate attention to the ongoing crisis. He referred to Kashmir as a “bleeding wound” and urged global powers to take action for a resolution.

In addition to its popularity on YouTube, the speech also drew significant attention on social media, with over 1.6 million views on Al Jazeera’s TikTok account. The Prime Minister’s Office highlighted the widespread impact of Sharif’s message, noting the global resonance of his words.