MUNICH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the international order “isn’t working” and has failed to deliver fairness and stability, noting that the war in Gaza and other global conflicts have exposed systemic deficiencies that can no longer be ignored.Speaking on Friday during a panel titled “Breaking Point: The International Order Between Reform and Destruction” at the Munich Security Conference, Prince Faisal said the current ceasefire in Gaza cannot be considered credible if violence continues.“It’s not a ceasefire if the guns haven’t ceased,” he said.He added that even when active fighting subsides, the humanitarian crisis persists.“Even if the killing has stopped, the dying hasn’t,” he said, pointing to continued obstacles to aid access. “Aid access is still an issue.”The foreign minister said the immediate priority must be to stop the suffering in Gaza and stabilize conditions on the ground.“The priority needs to be to stop the dying in Gaza, stabilize that situation, to start the rebuilding, to build the reassurance that there is no longer a threat from Gaza to its neighbors,” he said.Prince Faisal stressed that any resolution must ultimately address Palestinian rights.He noted that the recently adopted resolution included language affirming “the right of the Palestinians for self-determination,” describing it as “one step on the road to Palestinian self-determination.”He emphasized that a lasting solution requires a holistic approach that includes both Gaza and the West Bank.“If we don’t address holistically the rights of the Palestinians, including the Palestinians of the West Bank — and here this is very critical — the unity of the West Bank needs to be maintained,” he said. “That can only happen if we stabilize the situation in Gaza.”With hostages released, Prince Faisal said the focus must now shift. “All the hostages are out now. So now the focus needs to be getting the lives of the Palestinians in Gaza into a much, much better place,” he said.Turning to the broader international landscape, Prince Faisal said the global system is undergoing a period of transition marked by significant risk.“We are entering a significant risk period,” he said, describing a shift “between the system that was and the system that probably will be.”He warned that economic disparity and inequality, particularly those driven by technological advancements, could intensify instability before delivering long-term benefits. “There will be some pain in the process of getting there,” he said.Prince Faisal said the current international order, rooted in post-World War settlements, reflected a “Eurocentric view” shaped by European crises.“The reality is many of us have seen the breakdown of that rules-based order and the reality that might makes right being very much front and center well before the crisis,” he said.He added that countries in the developing world have long felt the system had failed to deliver equitable outcomes. “It’s something that a lot of us have believed for well over a decade,” he said.However, he expressed cautious optimism that global powers are now confronting these shortcomings more openly.“We don’t agree yet, but we are actually having the conversation,” he said. “Everybody is saying how they really feel about the system and how it didn’t work from their perspective.”He noted that discussions on burden sharing and equality among states are now taking place more candidly, including among traditional supporters of the existing order.“For the first time, I’m actually hearing, even among the great powers, that the system isn’t working, that it hasn’t delivered,” he said.Prince Faisal concluded that while reform may be difficult, honest dialogue offers hope for a more balanced future international system.“Over time, with some pain, we will be in a better world,” he said.