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General Assembly: 191 of 193 have spoken at UNGA 81

Review each delegation’s speech, topics and transcript quotes from the UNGA 81 General Debate.

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PodiumEmmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaPresident, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

GA PresidentH.E. Khalilur Rahman
UN Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres
USG, DGACMMovses Abelian

Seating: UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Management, Rev. 1, 16 September 2026.

Zimbabwe at the General Debate

1ZimbabweEmmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaHis Excellency · PresidentZimbabwe champions ‘value retention at source’ in critical minerals for ‘shared prosperity’19 min · 1,764 wordsSovereignty and non-interferencePeacekeeping and peacebuildingWomen and girls+15 moreView speech

Issues raised

Sovereignty and non-interference 3
Peacekeeping and peacebuilding 3
Women and girls 3
Security Council reform 3
SDGs and development financing 3
UN80 and UN reform 2
Africa’s development and representation 2
Human rights 2
Selection of the next Secretary-General 2
Climate change 1
Rule of law, ICJ and ICC 1
Debt and financial architecture 1
Food security 1
Climate finance and loss and damage 1
Energy 1
AI and digital governance 1
Nuclear weapons and disarmament 1
Trade, tariffs and sanctions 1

General themes

The speaker’s own country 5
Peace and conflict in general 3
Multilateralism 2
International order and trust 2

Organizations mentioned

United Nations 9
UN Security Council 6
UN General Assembly 2
African Union 2
UN High Commissioner for Refugees 1

Leaders mentioned

António Guterres 2
Annalena Baerbock 1

Top 10 Terms

zimbabwe 18
development 16
nations 13
security 10
international 9
africa 8
general 8
peace 8
president 8
council 7

Speakers who mentioned Zimbabwe · 6

United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius Ndejembi
- As stated previously, Tanzania reaffirms its position to oppose the use of such coercive measures against any Member State and reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with Cuba, Zimbabwe and all other States that are subjected to such unjustifiable constraints. 9:51:37
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Ghana, Nepal, Tajikistan, India, Yemen, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Belarus, Sudan, South Africa, and many, many others. 5:31:23
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Mozambique · Day 2Daniel Francisco Chapo
- Likewise, we wish to express our solidarity with the brotherly people of Zimbabwe and reiterate our position in favor of unconditional lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe and the other countries in the world. 8:50:31
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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy Lamola
- Similarly, we also call for the urgent removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe. 12:11:23
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Lesotho · Day 4Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane
- Mr. President, my delegation continues to call for the lifting of long-standing sanctions on Cuba and Zimbabwe. 3:05:19
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Belarus · Day 5Maxim Ryzhenkov
- The great waterfall that the peoples of Zimbabwe have for centuries called Mosi-oa-Tunya, the smoke that thunders, the colonisers "discovered" it 150 years ago and named it after their queen, who had never even set foot in Africa. 5:21:16
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