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Download CSVMongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 35 sentences
- At the outset, I wish to extend my sincere congratulations to Mr. Khalilur Rahman on assuming the important role of the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and to convey my best wishes for the successful session.
- This session of the General Assembly is convening on the eve of the 65th anniversary of Mongolia's full-fledged membership in the United Nations.
- In 1961, Mongolia made history by raising its national flag with the golden Soyombo at the United Nations and becoming the 101st member of the United Nations, the guarantor of global peace and security and the beacon of hope and trust for the world's nations.
- Mongolia welcomes the convening of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly under the theme Restoring Trusts, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, reaffirming its belief in the central role of the United Nations in fostering mutual trust, mutual respect, and cooperation among the nations and peoples of the world.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 34 sentences
- Fundamental norms governing state behaviour are being violated with increasing impunity, contravening the UN Charter and other universally applicable rules of international law.
- whose sovereignty, security and prosperity depends on a functioning, inclusive multilateral system, grounded in agreed rules and norms, with the UN Charter at its centre.
- We regard the UN Charter, with its core principles of sovereign equality of states, territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force and respect for human rights, as irreplaceable.
- We continue, therefore, to invest in the United Nations and agreed international rules as an exercise of our sovereignty, because we believe it is essential to our interests and, indeed, the interests of all.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 33 sentences
- At that time, he said, and I quote, In recent years, there appears to have been a crisis of confidence in the United Nations itself.
- There is a general feeling that the United Nations today needs revitalizing in a number of aspects in order to bring it into line with the priorities of a changing world.
- Questions about multilateralism and the effectiveness of the United Nations, therefore, are not new.
- Yet, through it all, the United Nations has persevered, not because it is perfect, but because it is irreplaceable, and because the alternative is simply unfathomable.
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 31 sentences
- President, Liechtenstein joined the United Nations 36 years ago as its 160th member.
- Sovereignty was a key theme of our domestic discussions, resulting in our UN membership.
- We joined out of enlightened self-interest, the belief that we need the UN to secure respect for our sovereignty through upholding international law as the basis for our security and prosperity.
- President, our belief in the United Nations remains steadfast.
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 26 sentences
- Against this backdrop, has the United Nations, now 80 years on since its foundation, been failing to fulfill its role in promoting peace and stability around the world?
- Madam President, Despite these concerns, the United Nations has never been more important than it is today in bringing about peace and stability to the world and enabling the international community to overcome new challenges and prosper.
- Japan will continue to fulfill its significant responsibilities towards the United Nations, and I am here today to express that resolve.
- This year marks the 70th anniversary of Japan's accession to the United Nations.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 26 sentences
- Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Last year, speaking from this podium, I described the United Nations as an idea of a better world.
- I still believe in that promise, enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
- Over the past year in particular, it has become increasingly clear that the multilateral world order, with the United Nations and the Charter in its core, is at a profound turning point.
- The UN is suffering because of it.
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 26 sentences
- Our United Nations was founded by leaders who had lived through two world wars a devastating economic collapse, and the rise of fascism and Nazism.
- Yet, at the very moment when we need it most, our United Nations faces its most serious challenge.
- We who honor the UN Charter must also stand ready to make some tough calls.
- Not because the United Nations failed, but because it matters.
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 26 sentences
- Mr. Secretary-General, this session also carries a particular significance for us because it is the final high-level General Assembly of your tenure as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- On behalf of the government and people of Vanuatu, I wish to convey a profound appreciation for your service to the United Nations and your engagement with the people of the Pacific.
- Over the course of your tenure, You have led United Nations through some of the most tumultuous periods in recent international history.
- Mr. President, Fernando comes to this 81st session of the General Assembly with a simple message: the world needs the United Nations more than ever, and the United Nations must deliver for the people who depend on it.
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 25 sentences
- At the outset of my speech, I would like to sincerely congratulate Mr. Halilovic on being elected as the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and wish him further success.
- As you are all aware, last year the international community marked the 80th anniversary of the United Nations.
- Distinguished heads of delegations, for the first time in its history, Kyrgyzstan has been elected as a member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2027-2028 term.
- Distinguished colleagues, as you all may know, since the establishment of the United Nations in 1945, its Member States and leaders have attempted to undertake systematic reforms.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 24 sentences
- I wish you every success as you undertake this important responsibility at a moment when multilateralism and indeed the United Nations faces profound challenges.
- I take this opportunity to record Guyana's gratitude to the Secretary General, his excellency, Antonio Guterres, for his distinguished service to the United Nations, and to the cause of humanity.
- Mr. President, one year ago, I stood at this very podium and reminded this Assembly that if the United Nations is to remain humanity's surest hope for a just and peaceful world, it must have the courage to confront aggression and the will to engage fully with the defining question of our age.
- Indeed, I am pleased that the theme of this year's Assembly, and I quote, "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation," A United Nations that delivers for all.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 24 sentences
- for his wise leadership in the service of peace, security, development, and justice, and for his tireless efforts to preserve the standing of the Organization and restore confidence in multilateral action at a time of extraordinary international complexity, when maintaining the effectiveness of the United Nations has become a demanding responsibility.
- At this critical historical juncture, for the United Nations, we look forward with great hope to the selection, through the process of electing the new Secretary-General, of the most capable and deserving individual to lead the Organization with a bold strategic vision, building upon the efforts of his predecessor and capable of providing practical solutions for the various regions whose peoples continue to suffer the consequences of crises, wars, instability and inequality.
- Mr. President, we meet during this 81st session under the theme, "Restoring Trust and Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All."
- Rather, it is the continuation of a journey that began before independence, when the national movement brought the cause of the Tunisian people before the United Nations and made the right to self-determination and the recovery of sovereignty an integral part of the struggle for freedom.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 23 sentences
- Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, it's a great honor to address the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the moment of profound uncertainty in our world.
- I also commend Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his continued service to the United Nations and his steadfast in defense of multilateralism.
- For generations, the United Nations has represented humanity's shared determination to replace conflict with dialogue, domination with cooperation, and despair with hope.
- According to the United Nations, over 40% of the global population are vulnerable to the destructive effects of the climate change.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 22 sentences
- I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude and respect to all member states of the United Nations and the staff of the UN Secretariat for their dedication to a prosperous future for all of humanity.
- I extend my sincere congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Khalilur Rahman on assuming the presidency of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
- Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, and distinguished delegates, the United Nations, which has a history of upholding human dignity and pioneering the way for future generations, now stands at a grave crossroads.
- "The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell."
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 20 sentences
- It is therefore my belief that the theme of this session, restoring trust, managing transformation, a UN that delivers for all, aptly reflects the urgent demands of the time.
- Distinguished guests, From the losses of the Second World War, humanity created the UN with the aspiration to prevent wars, safeguard peace, promote cooperation and place relations among nations on the foundation of common principles.
- Over the past eight decades, despite its limitations, the UN has helped sustain dialogue, advance decolonization, uphold the right of peoples to self-determination and support development.
- This must be preserved and carried forward Our institutions must be reformed to keep pace with the times, while fundamental principles of the UN Charter must be respected and reinforced.
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 20 sentences
- The UN Charter underscores resolving international dispute through peaceful means.
- Hence, we commend you, Mr. President, for the timely and befitting theme of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, namely, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nation that Delivers for All.
- Namibia's independence was born out of international solidarity and is renowned as a UN success story.
- This is a testimony to the effectiveness of the UN.
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 20 sentences
- Mr. President of the General Assembly, Your Majesties, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, it is with profound humility and great privilege that I address this 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all.
- The United Nations was born in 1945 from humanity's determination that the tragedies of war should never again define our common destiny.
- Since the Ezulwini Consensus was adopted in 2005, sadly, Africa still has no permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 19 sentences
- Mr. President, Botswana warmly congratulates you on your election to preside over the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Eight decades later, the United Nations has yet to be led by a woman as Secretary General.
- Mr. President, the theme of this session, restoring trust, Managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, aptly captures the central challenge before us.
- Restoring trust requires fidelity to the UN Charter and international law.
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 19 sentences
- Your Excellency, Mr. President, Excellencies, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Honorable ministers, ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, peace and blessings be upon you.
- At the outset, I would like to express my sincere congratulations to Dr. Khalid al-Rahman on assuming the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- I would also like to express my sincere thanks to Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock for the excellent stewardship of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- I would like to thank His Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his concerted effort to develop the United Nations and promote its role.
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 19 sentences
- Mr. President, 80 years ago, when Sweden joined the United Nations, the foundations of our modern society were being laid.
- Mr. President, when Sweden joined the UN in 1946, the world was emerging from the devastation of war.
- It strikes at the heart of the very principles upon which the United Nations was founded.
- Russia has not only violated the UN Charter, it has repeatedly violated international humanitarian law and human rights law.
Turkmenistan · Vepa Hajiyev · Day 6 · 19 sentences
- Allow me to congratulate Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and to wish every success in discharging these important responsibilities.
- In these circumstances, it's particularly important to uphold the common purposes enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, ensure respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, their sovereign equality and non-interference in their internal affairs, and strengthen the rule of international law.
- Turkmenistan firmly believes that the United Nations must continue to serve as the universal and legitimate foundation of international cooperation and as the principal mechanism for reconciling interests and developing solutions in the areas of peace, security and sustainable development.
- In this regard, Turkmenistan intend to convene under the auspices of the United Nations intergovernmental consultations on the elaboration of a global peace strategy founded on the principles of peace, security, and preventive diplomacy.
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 18 sentences
- She is the Finnish UN representative and she has had an
- It should support the UN system, not substitute it.
- The coalition works for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter.
- That's why we see major powers still engaged here in the United Nations.
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 18 sentences
- Your Excellency, Dr. Halil Rahman, President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, distinguished delegates, good afternoon.
- Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you on your election to preside over the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Mr. President, about 80 years ago, The United Nations was founded in San Francisco on a simple but enduring principle: that nations can prevent war and advance peace through trust, collective action, and respect the UN Charter.
- These challenges should remind us of a need for a stronger and much more coordinated United Nations.
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 18 sentences
- This year's theme of the United Nations Assembly is peaceful resolution of disputes.
- For this reason, I call on the member states of the United Nations regional organizations, and the United Nations system to develop a new approach and a strategy for the prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities.
- In addition, an intergovernmental forum of like-minded states should be established in order to propose a United Nations resolution that would give a clear mandate for preparation and adoption of an appropriate legal mechanism Legal mechanism that would give the concept of the responsibility to protect a new tool.
- All nations, as well as the United Nations as a whole, have great responsibility as well as an enormous opportunity to prevent atrocities in the future.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 18 sentences
- Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, let us begin with the theme of today's debate, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All.
- More and more voices are saying that the UN is not working in the interests of all and is incapable of managing change.
- In 1945 in San Francisco at the UN founding conference, US President Harry Truman spoke words that today sound like a prophecy.
- And those efforts are intensifying, but what is the UN doing?
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 17 sentences
- But it requires a multilateral system centered in the UN that is balanced and representative, strong, effective institutions that reflect the realities and progressively changing relative weight of countries and economies in today's world, not the power arrangements of 80 years ago.
- We already have a binding foundation, the Charter of the United Nations, and the principles that give it life.
- It is the recognition, as enshrined in the UN Charter, that force cannot be the final arbiter of whose lives, rights and future matter.
- In advisory opinion last year, The court was clear that United Nations need to be allowed to perform our mandates in Gaza and for our staff and humanitarian personnel to be protected.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 17 sentences
- Thank you so much for your hard work for the United Nations Organization and for the Republic of Poland.
- Distinguished Excellencies, distinguished guests, the 81st session of the UN General Assembly begins at one of the most difficult, in my view, moments since the organization's founding.
- Poland was, in fact, a founding member of the United Nations.
- From the very beginning of the UN's existence, we have been faced with a question about the foundations of the international order that we are shaping within our organization.
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 17 sentences
- Excellences, President of the United Nations General Assembly, Excellences, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency, Secretary-General of the United Nations; distinguished delegates; ladies and gentlemen.
- I am particularly proud and honored to address this august Assembly today on behalf of the Republic of Madagascar at this 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Indeed, we must admit, taking into account All the hopes and expectations that we, the peoples of the United Nations, have placed in our organization, that trust has gradually eroded over time.
- The most vulnerable populations affected repeatedly or continuously by health crises, food insecurity and hunger, the impacts of climate change and conflicts exacerbated by current geopolitical tensions, sometimes come to feel a certain skepticism regarding our collective capacity within the United Nations system to respond to the scourges of our age.
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 17 sentences
- The principles in the UN Charter affirmed by each one of us taking our seat in this hall, are now tested not by argument, but by neglect or ill intention.
- Mr. President, the United Nations is long overdue to reflect and renew the same spirit with which our Marshallese people first came to the United Nation by delivering an apology and acknowledgement of the harm caused by impacts from the 67 nuclear weapons tested on our islands during our time as a UN strategic trust territory between 1946 and 1958.
- The sacred trust of the UN trusteeship to ensure our well-being was jeopardized by these tests, and the lack of full acknowledgment remains a moral failing.
- It was in the same building that the UN Trusteeship Council sat in session and voted on Resolutions 1082 and 1493 in 1954 and 1956, respectively, to effectively authorize further nuclear testing over the demands of our local leaders and many citizens.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 17 sentences
- Madam President, Excellencies, dear friends, the United Nations was born from a harsh lesson of history.
- But the United Nations was built precisely for times of uncertainty, to bring rules and restraints to an unpredictable world and to prevent conflict from descending into catastrophe.
- Today, that wisdom and the United Nations that embodies it is under enormous pressure.
- Madam President, This year marks 80 years since Iceland joined the United Nations.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 16 sentences
- Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, Your Excellency, Khalilur Rahman, the President of the 81st General Assembly, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen.
- Allow me to congratulate His Excellency, Khalilur Rahman, on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- in the hope that with his vast experience and profound knowledge of our organization, he will render a valuable service to the United Nations, which is facing complex challenges that must be overcome in order to retake its key role in addressing the major issues of contemporary international relations.
- I also congratulate Ms. Annalena Baerbock, who preceded him in the discharge of these noble duties, who did not spare efforts in her term, that she carried out with undeniable competence to preserve the role of the United Nations in addressing the issues that most concern the international community today.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 16 sentences
- Dear President of the United Nations General Assembly, respected Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is an honor and a pleasure to address the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- It is very important that the UN courts have established the nature of the war waged against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Judgments of the highest UN courts have established that genocide was committed against Bosniaks.
- The aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is a flagrant example of a violation of the UN Charter and international law, while Gaza is humanity's greatest defeat in the 21st century.
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 16 sentences
- Mr. President, Excellencies, as the UN Secretary General reminded us a few years ago, the United Nations is a product of hope.
- International law, the UN Charter, respect for sovereign and territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for human rights, the quality of states, all these are not principles of the past.
- What must remain constant is the UN Charter as our compass.
- We expect international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, to be applied consistently.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 16 sentences
- Your Excellency, heads of states and the government, Your Excellency, Khalilur Rahman, President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency, Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellencies, dear ministers here present, representing the heads of states, Allow me to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the work of this Assembly and assure you the full support of the Republic of Mozambique.
- Mr. President, the topic chosen for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nation that Benefits All, invites us to return to the opening words of the United Nations Charter, simple words, yet perhaps amongst the most powerful ever inscribed in an international treaty.
- Mr. President, Mozambique knows from its own experience the value of multilateralism and the value of the United Nations, this organization.
- Thank you so much, UN.
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 16 sentences
- The President of the UN General Assembly, Excellencies, the Heads of State and Government, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen.
- I wish to express my gratitude for the invitation extended to me to address this 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- I congratulate His Excellency Dr. Khaledul Rahman on your election as President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly and assure you of Uganda's full support.
- I also thank His Excellency, Her Excellency, Ms. Annalena Baerbock, for her stewardship of the 80th session and wish to thank the Secretary-General, His Excellency Antonio Guterres for his unwavering commitment to the United Nations.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 16 sentences
- I also wish you every success as you steer the work of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Indeed, the major issue of our time is restoring trust, managing transformation in order to build a United Nations that delivers for all.
- There's a crisis of confidence and trust in international institutions, and there's a crisis of confidence in international law's ability to enforce agreements reached on the basis of the United Nations Charter.
- Finally, there is a crisis of confidence in the original promise of the United Nations, namely preserving succeeding generations from the scourge of war and promoting economic, social progress for all.
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 16 sentences
- Excellency, Mr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, at the outset, allow me to congratulate His Excellency, Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- We are grateful to Member States, partners and the United Nations system for supporting this initiative of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Mr. Emomali Rahmon.
- Building on this vision, Tajikistan will convene a high-level international conference on peace in Dushanbe in June 2027, in cooperation with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, the United Nations Youth Office and other partners.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 16 sentences
- Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, distinguished delegates, Allow me, first of all, to extend my congratulations to you, Mr. Khalilur Rahman, on your election as the President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
- Mr. President, Last year, we meaningfully celebrated the 80th founding anniversary of the United Nations.
- As we marked the watershed in UN history, reviewing its past 80 years and looking ahead into the future, mankind ardently desired and aspired to put an immediate end to the current chaos of international relations and regain peace and stability.
- Humanity desires that the United Nations should fulfill its mission and responsibility as an organization established to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 15 sentences
- Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The theme of this year's session, "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All," captures at least in part the moment in which we find ourselves.
- I agree that we need to restore trust in the United Nations.
- You will notice, dear friends, that today, with the exception of a few countries, everyone speaks of and invokes the UN Charter, the spirit of the Charter, and the principles on which the world order that was in force until recently was based on.
- To be completely precise, the order based on respect for the UN Charter and the law founded upon it no longer exists.
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 15 sentences
- Mr. President, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, justice, excellencies, head of state and government, heads of delegation, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen.
- The Gambia assures you of our full support and constructive cooperation as we guide our collective work under the timely theme you have chosen, restoring trust and managing transformation so that the United Nations can deliver for all.
- Respect for the United Nations Charter and international law is under visible strain, with developing countries facing intensifying debt burden, climate vulnerabilities, huge gaps between commitments made and implementation, and feeling of marginalization and inadequate representation in the global system.
- At that critical moment, the preventive diplomacy of the United Nations, working in partnership with the African Union and ECOWAS, help uphold the will of the Gambian people and support a peaceful democratic transition.
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 15 sentences
- Mr. President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, ladies and gentlemen.
- And as his tenure draws to a close, I would also like to pay a heartfelt tribute to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres.
- Over the past decade, he has exercised his high office with profound humanity and absolute fidelity to the ideals of the Charter of the United Nations in an international context that has been among the most trying in the contemporary history of our organization.
- It calls on us specifically to restore trust in our collective capacity to respond effectively to global challenges and to support the current changes and reforms of the United Nations architecture so that our organization is once again able to deliver concrete solutions to the concerns of all peoples.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 15 sentences
- Excellencies, Kazakhstan remains fully committed to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and to effective multilateral cooperation.
- President Tokayev has repeatedly underscored the indispensable role of the United Nations as a single universal platform, uniquely capable of bringing the states together to address the challenges we face.
- But to fill its potential, UN must be able to act, adapt and deliver.
- The success of the reform should be measured not by what is cut or reorganized, but by whether the United Nations prevents conflicts more effectively, responds more rapidly to crisis and delivers better results for all member states.
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 15 sentences
- Mr. President, the United Nations has now completed the first eight decades of its existence.
- Created in the aftermath of the Second World War, The immediate focus was obviously on peace and security, but the UN system has evolved significantly over the decades to expand its scope and sphere of influence within the confines of its charter.
- However, the UN must now look to the future, building on its record of achievements, as well as from lessons learned from what it could not achieve.
- Is the UN fit for the purpose for the 21st century, not the world of 1945, but the world of today and beyond?
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 15 sentences
- We stand convinced that it's time to resolve the main issue in the Middle East, ensuring Palestinian statehood on the basis of countless UN decisions.
- The UN and all its member states absolutely need to think outside the box so as to buck these unfavorable trends in the Middle East and nearby areas.
- In the Balkans, the EU is flagrantly ignoring UN Security Council Resolution 1244, compelling Serbia to accept the fact that it has lost Kosovo, part of its history.
- And at the same time, here, the West, here at the UN, they're voting against Russian resolutions, including the resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism.
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 14 sentences
- Honored the In the name of God, the all-powerful, most merciful, distinguished President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, ladies and gentlemen, as President of the Republic of Burundi and the current chairperson of the African Union, allow me to first, on behalf of the people of Burundi and of Africa, congratulate His Excellency Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, on his election and wish him every success in the fulfillment of his mandate.
- I would like to take this opportunity to extend my warmest congratulations and express my deepest gratitude to His Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, for the unwavering commitment and dedication he has demonstrated throughout his tenure in the service of peace, security, and sustainable development around the world.
- Burundi, which has always been able to count on the United Nations generous support, wishes to commend his leadership and his unwavering commitment to the principles of multilateralism.
- The Human Rights Council cannot be instrumentalized by other countries to the detriment of others, given that all member states of the United Nations enjoy a status of sovereign equality.
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 14 sentences
- Slovakia is firmly anchored in the United Nations, NATO, and the European Union.
- Where we can be useful, we are ready to help bring parties together and to support diplomacy within the UN framework.
- That is why, when we speak about the United Nations, I believe in evolution rather than revolution.
- The world has changed, and the United Nations must change with it.
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 14 sentences
- Distinguished Mr. President, Excellencies, I do want to congratulate, first of all, Dr. Rahman on his election as President of the United Nations General Assembly, and I also wish to thank Mrs. Baerbock for her leadership of the 80th session of the General Assembly.
- In the opening words of the UN Charter, the nations of the world made perhaps the most important promise of all, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
- Excellencies, 20 years ago, shortly after peacefully restoring our independence, Montenegro took its seat in this very Assembly as a full member of the United Nations.
- We celebrate 20 years of our UN membership as a sovereign nation.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 14 sentences
- The institutions are these very United Nations.
- And it is in this spirit I'd like to thank Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock for her leadership of the General Assembly's 80th session and for helping to advance the work of the Member States on UN reform.
- This is why people are losing trust in the United Nations and its Council.
- We've been told that there are more conflicts today than at any time since the United Nations was established.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 14 sentences
- President of the General Assembly, distinguished heads of state and government, Secretary-General, Excellencies, H.E., friends, the United Nations is entering its ninth decade at a moment of great uncertainty and challenge for the global community.
- That is Ireland's position and that is what all of us, as members of the United Nations, need to deliver on.
- We should also remember what our collective commitment to the United Nations has achieved.
- The multilateral system anchored in the United Nations Charter, has been the foundation of many of humanity's greatest achievements.
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 14 sentences
- President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, this day, the 24th of September, is a national day of immense significance in South Africa.
- At the same time, Mr. President, with this being the valedictory UN General Assembly session for the Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, permit me to salute him for his numerous accomplishment at a time of his unprecedented global challenges.
- 60 years ago, in the chamber of this assembly, the United Nations adopted a resolution condemning apartheid as a crime against humanity.
- We've built a United Nations of diverse people, still in their determination to never let history repeat itself.
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 14 sentences
- And your vision for a United Nations that is responsive, effective, and capable of delivering for humanity.
- To the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, whose tenure is approaching an end, My delegation commends his exemplary leadership and commitment to the ideals of the United Nations.
- We salute him for his distinguished service and will fondly cherish his historic visit to the mountain kingdom in December 2024, during which he witnessed firsthand of the dividends of the UN's contribution to Lesotho.
- Mr. President, the theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, resonates deeply with Lesotho's aspirations for a more inclusive, transparent, and result-oriented multilateral system, capable of advancing respect, for international law, maintaining global peace and security, accelerating sustainable development, protecting human rights, driving climate action, and implementing long overdue institutional reforms.
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 14 sentences
- Your Excellency, Halil Rahman, President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency, Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads of State and Heads of Government, Ministers, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen.
- May peace be upon all of us. 81 years ago, from the ashes of the Second World War, Indonesia and the United Nations were born.
- This is where the United Nations remain indispensable.
- The United Nations give nations the space to resolve differences without resorting to conflict.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 13 sentences
- I pray to Almighty God that the 81st session of the UN General Assembly will be a blessing for all of humanity, particularly for the oppressed.
- I would like to extend my congratulations and gratitude to my esteemed friend Mr. Guterres, who has served as Secretary-General of the UN for nearly 10 years with impartiality and, above all, with courage and integrity.
- Mr. President, distinguished members, when the UN Charter was signed on the 26th of June 1945, the member states declared the following with a lot of hope: "We, the peoples of the United Nations, determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties can be maintained.
- This picture must be a shocking one for all of us, and what it tells us is clear: the United Nations, established 81 years ago to maintain international peace and security, is no longer able to fulfill this mission, or, more precisely, it has been rendered unable to do so.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 13 sentences
- President of the General Assembly, Marcelo Capino, my dear Paraguayan compatriot, distinguished ministers, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, the slogan for this Assembly challenges us to restore trust, manage transformation, and ensure that the United Nations delivers for all.
- Today, I call on all my Latin American brothers and sisters, but also on these United Nations.
- That is why today I reaffirm our support for the full and meaningful participation of the Republic of China, Taiwan, in the United Nations and its specialized agencies.
- And it is a stain on the United Nations.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 13 sentences
- 193 states that have signed up to the UN Charter, that have signed up to one essential principle, that relations between states are not governed by sheer power, but by rules.
- This is why the United Nations matters.
- This is why we are a proud host country of the organization, why we successfully campaigned for a seat on the UN Security Council.
- For more than four years, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has violated the UN Charter, and it still does.
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 13 sentences
- On this month, Tuvalu also celebrates its 26th anniversary of UN membership.
- Tuvalu reaffirms its strong commitment to the values and the principle of the UN Charter and to international law and to a multilateral system that protects the dignity and security of all people.
- This year also marks the historical and first deployment of Tuvalu police officers to serve in the UN mission in South Sudan, a deployment that confirms that even the smallest member of the UN can contribute meaningfully to international peace and security.
- Mr. President, the theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, resonates well with the moment of time we find ourselves in right now.
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 13 sentences
- In 1979, 54 years after the creation of the of this United Nations, my country Saint Lucia, though small in geography, but large in courage, dignity, and conviction, took its seat among the community of nations, brimming with hope, optimism, and trust in the promise and goals of this body.
- The theme before us, restoring trust Managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, must not remain a slogan.
- Trust will be restored only when promises are matched by action, when commitments are honored, and when the United Nations delivers meaningful results for every nation, and when there is due regard for multilateral principles, not only for the most powerful, but for the weakest of us as well.
- And in the words of the former UN Secretary-General, The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell.
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 13 sentences
- The Charter of the United Nations must therefore remain our common foundation.
- Medics, journalists, humanitarian workers, and United Nations personnel have also lost their lives while carrying out their duties.
- This remains a defining test of the credibility of the United Nations, and particularly the Security Council.
- In neighboring Lebanon, United Nations peacekeepers have also lost their lives while serving the cause of peace.
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 12 sentences
- Mr. President, let me congratulate you on the assumption of the high office of President of the 81st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
- We also remember with warmth your visit to Suriname, expressing the importance of the United Nations engagement with our country and the Caribbean region.
- We will have to increase and strengthen efforts and commitment to the process of transformation and strengthening of the UN in order to restore trust that our organization will really be capable of delivering peace, inclusion, and development in the world.
- The United Nations has not been able to prevent this or to end the continuation.
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 12 sentences
- I'm honored to again address this august chamber at this 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
- Mr. President, this year, the theme chosen is a very apt one, that being restoring trust, managing transformation, and United Nations that delivers for all speaks directly to the challenges confronting the community today.
- And looking forward to restoring trust in the UN, we must understand we depend largely on the organization's ability to respond effectively to the needs of the entire global community.
- Ideally, the transformation that is required involves a United Nations that is responsive, that is effective and capable of making tangible differences to the safety, security, and well-being of people.
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 12 sentences
- Mr. President, distinguished Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to congratulate Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly and to wish him every success in this weighty mission.
- This requires an international order based upon the UN Charter, and international law, as well as the United Nations that not only formulates principles, but also has the power and capacity to uphold them.
- Bulgaria will continue to be a staunch defender of this order and of a strong, effective and active UN.
- Ladies and gentlemen, today the UN must prove not only its capacity to bring states together, but also its capacity to act, thanks to collective efforts.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 12 sentences
- I am convinced that your experience in multilateralism will help strengthen the role of the United Nations at a particularly decisive moment for the world and for this organization itself.
- The theme that you have chosen for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, and Effective and Inclusive United Nations for All, accurately expresses the challenges of our time.
- between institutions and citizens, and above all, in the ability of the international community to fulfill the promise that gave meaning to the creation of the UN, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to uphold the inherent dignity of every human being, and to promote an international order founded on human rights.
- When international commitments are relativized, when the Charter of the UN ceases to serve as the shared framework guiding the actions of states, when international humanitarian law is violated with a frequency that risks normalizing horror, what is weakened is not only peace itself, but also confidence in the international order and in all the organizations that represent and promote it.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 12 sentences
- Lastly, I pay tribute in particular to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at a time when his mandate is coming to its end.
- Mr. President, the theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, the United Nations that delivers for all, expresses perfectly the challenge that we must collectively address to restore the hope that the UN nurtured when it was created.
- This faith, however, calls upon us to be clear-eyed about the world's transformations and to ask about the ability of the UN to evolve alongside it for our peoples.
- This ought to be the ambition of the United Nations.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 12 sentences
- Mister President, Mister Secretary General, your excellencies, Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- I also wish to commend outgoing UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, for his dedicated service to our world body over the last 10 years.
- And yet for this organization, the United Nations, the founding principles remain immutable.
- This is the unyielding moral foundation upon which the United Nations must stand.
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 12 sentences
- And the United Nations must play a central role in setting global standards through the United Nations Global Digital Compact, the Independent International Scientific Panel, and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
- Excellencies, The United Nations must remain at the center of the multilateral system.
- The United Nations is under pressure from geopolitical polarization, financial constraints, and institution shortcomings.
- The UN80 initiative offers an opportunity to make the United Nations more efficient and more effective.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 12 sentences
- In this moment, we need to lean in and strengthen and modernise the fundamental parts of the UN system that help to build peace and promote economic development and sustainability.
- supporting the jobs, homes, schools and healthcare that represent the fullest expression of the UN's commitment to the economic and social advancement of all peoples.
- This was the founding purpose of the United Nations.
- We understand that the UN mission cannot be entrusted solely to the great powers or the biggest countries or even the loudest voices alone.
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 12 sentences
- It must also be the central mission of the remaking of this United Nations.
- We know we need to change how the United Nations works, how it takes decisions, and how it delivers on the ground.
- And as this United Nations embarks on its ninth decade of service, the need for a step change in how the international community works together, solves problems together, is arguably needed more acutely now than ever before.
- So, Malta, my country, wholeheartedly supports the implementation of the Global Digital Compact and wider UN efforts to strengthen international digital cooperation.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 12 sentences
- The theme, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, speaks directly to the anxieties of our time, and also to the hopes of small states like mine.
- We all know that the United Nations has its flaws, but we must not seek to abandon it.
- We believe profoundly that more than ever, humanity needs the United Nations.
- As a global institution, the United Nations is fundamentally an inclusive space where every nation can play a role in addressing our common problems.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 12 sentences
- Indeed, Mr. President, The United Nations has already placed them in our hands.
- the United Nations is doing its part.
- Belize calls once more for Taiwan's meaningful participation in the United Nations system.
- This act violates the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, customary norms governing state aircraft, and the inviolability of territorial sovereignty protected under Article 2.4 of the United Nations.
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 12 sentences
- The United Nations was created precisely for a moment such as this.
- But today, the United Nations itself is under pressure.
- There are great powers that believe that they fare better if they ignore the rules enshrined in the UN Charter.
- The erosion of international law jeopardizes the enormous civilizational progress that the United Nations stand for.
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 12 sentences
- The theme of this year's general debate, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, A United Nations that delivers for all goes to the heart of this challenge.
- Mr. President, Sri Lanka is proud of its longstanding contribution to United Nations peacekeeping in pursuit of global peace and security, having deployed more than 21,000 personnel on numerous missions since 1957.
- Our blue helmets, through their dedication and service over many years, have earned the trust of local communities and the commendation of UN field mission.
- Today, they continue to serve with distinction in some of the most challenging environments under the UN flag, protecting vulnerable civilians, deterring violence, and helping war-torn communities transition from conflict to stability.
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 11 sentences
- I want to thank the U.N.
- That resolution, I'm pleased to say, received more cosponsors from U.N. member nations than any Security Council resolution in history.
- I want to express my gratitude to the United Nations Security Council for their unanimous endorsement of our 20-point Gaza peace plan and for officially approving the Board of Peace.
- This year, she also became the only First Lady in history to preside over a meeting of the U.N.
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 11 sentences
- I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election and on the theme chosen for this 81st session of the General Assembly: "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All".
- I strongly believe that most right-thinking individuals would agree that the UN system has substantially delivered for all countries over the several decades of its existence.
- The United Nations provides shelter and protection to people enduring conflict displacement, and natural disaster.
- What the United Nations does not currently do enough is deliver at the transformative level.
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 11 sentences
- Our shared ambition should be to draw inspiration from the founders of the United Nations.
- This applies particularly to permanent members of the UN Security Council.
- That aggression was launched and continues to be waged by another permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia, in violation of the UN Charter and fundamental principles of international law.
- That is where the United Nations remains indispensable as a forum for dialogue, even when agreement seems very distant.
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 11 sentences
- When the United Nations was founded, some 750 million people lived under colonial rule.
- The United Nations also made a difference where peace had been broken.
- More than two million peacekeepers have served under the UN flag, proving that peace can be built, protected, and sustained.
- The United Nations system helped eradicate smallpox, vaccinated generations of children, fight hunger and disease, expand access to education and bring clean water and humanitarian assistance to communities across the world.
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 11 sentences
- and it is precisely because I recognize the value of that cooperation that today I want to speak frankly about the UN.
- This criticism isn't born out of whim or hostility towards the United Nations, it's based in political, institutional, doctrinal considerations.
- I believe in the UN as an organization and it is precisely for that reason that I believe it's legitimate to ask whether the institutions that we've been building are effectively responding to the problems that that it was created to address.
- Is the UN fulfilling those purposes with the effectiveness demanded by today's world?
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 11 sentences
- Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Mr. President, I congratulate you on your election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Standing on this world stage of the United Nations, I am somewhat nostalgic at this moment.
- Bangladesh sees the United Nations as the centerpiece for establishing an accommodative global community based on mutual respect for one another's independence and sovereignty.
- I reiterate Bangladesh's support for any initiative at the United Nations dedicated to establishing world peace and serving humanity.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 11 sentences
- And I realize that the United Nations does not carry the most positive associations for everyone.
- But let us not forget what lay behind the founding of the United Nations over 80 years ago, the realization that doing nothing had led to the darkest chapters in human history.
- But when we look at the world today, we see similar challenges as which preceded the founding of the United Nations.
- We see violations of international law and of human rights which are in stark contrast to the UN's aims.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 11 sentences
- Mr. President, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, I stand before this Assembly conscious that I speak on behalf of a nation and a people whose future is being shaped in halls like this one.
- And it is why the world needs a stronger, more agile United Nations, one equipped to respond to the realities of today.
- In August this year, Solomon Islands acceded to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, a clear demonstration of our resolve to confront this threat.
- With just four years left until 2030, the fourth UN Ocean Conference must raise the bar on ocean finance and secure the ocean's place in the development agenda beyond 2030.
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 11 sentences
- Consider UNCLOS, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
- If you carefully go through what we already have today, the UN's independent international scientific panel on AI, already helps to establish a common understanding based on evidence.
- The UN, the United Nations, has a critical role to play in building convergence because this is the only apex international institution with universal membership.
- We must explore all options, including the idea of a UN framework convention on AI safeguards.
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 11 sentences
- to Khalilurrahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Mr. President, indeed, we are meeting at the most challenging time for the UN in many years.
- This is the trust deficit confronting the UN today.
- Mr. President, we must remember that the UN is not merely here for the aftermath of war, but to prevent war from taking place.
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 11 sentences
- We named it the United Nations Charter.
- The vast majority of UN member states and the UN Secretary-General support calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine.
- It is the only basis for good faith talks aimed at a just and lasting peace in line with international law, including the UN Charter.
- This June, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2823 on accountability for crimes against UN peacekeepers led by Denmark and Pakistan, and backed by a record 153 Member States.
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 10 sentences
- I assumed office less than a year ago, It is therefore a particular honor to stand before you today and to reaffirm from this podium the importance Luxembourg attaches to the United Nations and to a rule-based international order grounded in the rule of law.
- But this moment also makes me reflect on what the United Nations means from the perspective of my own generation.
- And this is why the United Nations matters.
- The United Nations itself was born from that choice.
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 10 sentences
- I am looking forward to working together for a stronger United Nations and a safer world.
- And we already have it, the United Nations Charter and its principles.
- Russia's war against Ukraine strikes at the very heart of the United Nations Charter.
- Members of the United Nations, not every attack on the international order looks like war.
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 10 sentences
- We affirm our support for His Excellency and we salute his wise choice of theme for this session, Restoring Trust and Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All.
- All while we are not a party to the conflict in the region, these attacks are a flagrant violation of the international law, international humanitarian law, and the UN Charter.
- demanding its cessation and affirming the inherent rights of states to self-defense as per Article 51 of the UN Charter.
- in addition to seizing support for proxies and militias and addressing the security concerns of all countries in the region, including the Iranian nuclear file, ballistic missiles and drones, while stressing the guarantee of freedom and safety of navigation and the right of passage through the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb in accordance with the international law and the 1982 UN Convention on Law of the Sea.
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 10 sentences
- This year's theme, "Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all", captures the task before us.
- The United Nations must ask itself the same question.
- And if this organization is restored trust and deliver for all, Palestine must become a full member of the United Nations.
- And as the world transforms, so must the United Nations.
Papua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 10 sentences
- Mr. President, Papua New Guinea comes to this assembly with profound respect for the Charter of the United Nations and for the principles and purposes upon which this great institution was founded.
- The United Nations reminds us that whether we are big or small nations, rich or poor nations, developed or developing, Powerful or less powerful, we are all members of one international community.
- We must therefore continue to work together, respecting the sovereignty of all nations upholding the international law and the United Nations Charter, resolving our differences peacefully, and recognizing that every nation, regardless of its size or economic strength or military might, has a voice and a place in this Assembly.
- The United Nations provides a place where small nations can sit alongside the largest, where a voice can be heard, and where we can work together on the common challenges facing humanity.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 10 sentences
- Mr. President, at the outset, allow me to express my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Khalilulrahman on his election as the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- The theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, United Nations that delivers for all, arise at the pivotal junction.
- For developing and vulnerable countries, when resources and responsive United Nations is an indispensable anchor.
- Restoring trust in our international system required us to uphold predictable support, honor commitments, and reaffirm our fidelity to the UN Charter.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 10 sentences
- 81 years ago, the United Nations was created to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
- I also wish to express our appreciation to Secretary General Antonio Guterres for his leadership at a time of profound international unsustainability and for his continuing effort to strain the United Nations multilateral system.
- This is why San Marino strongly support the Secretary General UN initiative.
- The United Nations must remain relevant and credible.
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 10 sentences
- And too often, state sovereignty, the cornerstone of the UN Charter, has been treated with disdain.
- This initiative seeks to support United Nations reform and reform of other institutions to make them more representative, more effective, and more trustworthy.
- We will continue to implement UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea.
- Here at the United Nations, Canada will again lead the resolution in this very room, in the General Assembly, on human rights in Iran, because we stand firmly with the Iranian people against repression and for human rights, dignity, and aspirations for a better life.
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 10 sentences
- We congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and pledge our cooperation and support during your tenure.
- Zambia continues to salute his Excellency Antonio Guterres for reminding us that the answer to a more divided and multipolar world is not less multilateralism, but a stronger, fairer, and more representative United Nations.
- The theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, is both timely and necessary.
- Trust means that the founding principles of the United Nations Charter must be respected.
Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 10 sentences
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, has bestowed upon me the immense honor of representing him in this encounter for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and to deliver the following statement on his behalf.
- Your eminent skill as a diplomat, your knowledge, and your wealth of experience when it comes to United Nations issues, as well as your vision, the vision that you proposed for our organization, are a good omen for the success of our work.
- Finally, I would like to avail myself of this occasion to reiterate to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Cameroon's sincere esteem for his constant commitment to the ideals, purposes, and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as for his efforts and the remarkable results that have characterized his two consecutive mandates as Secretary-General of our Organization.
- He is preparing to leave his important post in a few months, and at this time, Cameroon would like to thank him for his unswerving commitment to the United Nations, and we pay him a vibrant tribute for the magnitude of his legacy.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 10 sentences
- On their behalf, the Confederation of Sahel States extends to you, Mr. President, their heartfelt congratulations upon your election to preside over the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
- Mr. President, the Alliance of Sahel States welcomes the theme of this session of the General Assembly, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All.
- The promises of hope enshrined in the United Nations Charter, which extolled peace, are disregarded.
- This is the forum to reiterate our warm congratulations to the high-level authorities of the Republic of Ghana and all of the Afro-descendant communities who brought this file to the United Nations for everyone to support it to make this decisive step forward towards justice.
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 10 sentences
- I would also like to express my profound gratitude and great appreciation to Mr. Antonio Guterres, who is joining us in what is the final session of this Assembly during his tenure as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- And because we built a system of international relations whose central purpose was to reject war and to safeguard a lasting peace, but without providing this system with the means and instruments necessary to achieve an ambition of this size, For this reason, the theme that was chosen by the President of our General Assembly for this session, namely, Restoring Trust and Managing Transformation, a United Nations delivering results for all.
- Algeria believes that the starting point must be from the place where the will of the international community must be embodied, namely the United Nations itself.
- Reforming the United Nations system is no longer an institutional luxury, nor is it a choice that can be postponed indefinitely.
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 10 sentences
- And we further express our profound gratitude to His Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, for his advocacy on behalf of Africa, his constant commitment to the Congo Basin, and his support to the peace mediation and dialogue efforts undertaken by our country.
- And in this regard, the Republic of the Congo is following very closely the selection process for the next UN Secretary-General.
- We believe that Africa, a continent at the center of many UN challenges and global geopolitical issues, must remain at the heart of the future Secretary-General's agenda.
- The next Secretary-General must embrace a truly universal vision of the United Nations, one that leaves no continent at the margins and which fully takes into account Africa's place, responsibilities, and legitimate interests.
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 10 sentences
- President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads of Delegation, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honor for me to be speaking before this august Assembly.
- This is his last General Assembly as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- This is why the theme of this 81st session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a UN that delivers for all, resonates so strongly.
- Defending multilateralism also means taking a lucid look at the United Nations Organization.
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- I address specifically the Secretary-General of the United Nations in particular.
- Since I first took up to this podium in 2003, this is undoubtedly the most critical moment for the United Nations.
- The UN is failing in one of its most important missions to rid humanity of the scourge of war.
- This inherent flaw in the UN Charter granted the great powers the luxury of the insensible.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- The United Nations stood with us through disarmament, election, and the long walk of peace building.
- The words for all ask not only whether United Nations can act, but also its actions, where they reach.
- Delivery worthy of the UN Charter must reach those farthest from power and recognize the equal worth of every nation and every human life.
- In the Middle East, the UN Charter and international law must guide us.
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- It joined the UN, NATO, and the EU, and developed a flourishing democracy and a growing economy.
- Croatia will continue to support Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace based on the UN Charter.
- This is why freedom of navigation, maritime security, and the strict implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea matter to everyone.
- The United Nations must begin with its own transformation.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- The United Nations is one of the spaces where these decisions are made at the highest level.
- And the UN doesn't always do it well.
- However, with the same belief, I must call out the fact that the majority of the voices that today insist on criticizing the United Nations are not describing its failure.
- However, the good news is that all of the guidance we need is right here in the United Nations Charter.
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- This is the message Italy brings today to the United Nations.
- The United Nations cannot simply record the divisions of today.
- The United Nations remains the most universal place for pursuing this aspiration, not because it's perfect, but because no other institution can bring together around the same table such different interests, cultures, religions, and visions of the world.
- To address this challenge, we are working side by side with United Nations Rome-based agencies, making available the best Italian expertise from agriculture and food production to satellite technologies that help reduce the use of land, water, and pesticides.
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- The president of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Mr. President, although he's not here, I congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- United Nations that delivers for all.
- The freedoms of navigation guaranteed under the international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, must be respected.
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- Allow me to congratulate Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
- It's a particular pleasure for me to express our appreciation to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his tireless commitment to the defense of peace and to the search for solutions to the many challenges facing humanity.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the United Nations remains an essential pillar of multilateralism and a privileged forum for dialogue, cooperation, and the search for collective solutions to the challenges facing humanity.
- The reform of the United Nations Security Council must reflect the legitimate aspirations of the African continent and ensure fairer, permanent, and effective representation in keeping with the principle of a more inclusive, equitable, and representative international order.
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- The answer lies in the first words of our UN Charter, "We, the peoples."
- Critically, such reforms must not weaken the operation of the UN multi-country offices or the resident coordinator system.
- We, Samoa, reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the United Nations As the premier forum to address global crisis, we also caution against premature decision taken without the full consideration and endorsement by member states.
- The United Nations General Assembly welcome the unanimous ICJ advisory opinion and affirm its importance as an authoritative contribution to the clarification of existing international law.
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, Your Excellency, Dr. Khalil al-Rahman, President of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, ladies and gentlemen, peace and blessings of God be upon you.
- Mr. President, you have chosen for this session a theme that speaks directly to the challenges before us, restoring trust, managing transformation, and a United Nations that delivers for all.
- This came in flagrant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- Guatemala maintains that the Charter of the United Nations and international law must remain our common point of reference.
- That is why we understand the value of international support and the role of the United Nations.
- We have also contributed to United Nations peacekeeping operations.
- More than 6,300 Guatemalan women and men have served under the United Nations flag in peacekeeping operations in different parts of the world.
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 9 sentences
- Five years ago, At the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Development Initiative.
- The international system centered on the UN and the international order underpinned by international law that emerged after World War II must be upheld.
- We should settle differences and disputes through dialogue and consultation, and oppose unilateral military actions that violate the UN Charter and circumvent Security Council authorization.
- We need to use the UN platform to boost international people-to-people exchanges and take the celebration of the International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations as an occasion to promote mutual understanding and amity among all peoples and the common development of diverse civilizations.
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 9 sentences
- Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. United Nations Secretary-General, Excellencies, Heads of Delegation, Ladies and Gentlemen.
- As the Secretary-General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, comes to the end of his second term, the President of the Gabonese Republic pays special tribute to him for his steadfast commitment to multilateralism and to upholding the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
- Ladies and gentlemen, Gabon fully aligns itself with the theme for this session, "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All."
- For Gabon, restoring trust among nations requires more than ever a return to the fundamental principles of international law in general and of the Charter of the United Nations in particular.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 9 sentences
- And finally, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his commitment over the past 10 years in the service of our organization and in the service of peace, development and human rights throughout the world.
- Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, exactly 66 years ago, six days only after becoming independent and sovereign, Mali, under the leadership of President Modibo Keita, was admitted to the UN with the support of the Republic of Tunisia and of the Ceylon, currently Sri Lanka.
- We welcome the theme of the 81st session of the General Assembly, namely, restoring trust, supporting transformation, a United Nations organization that delivers for all.
- For its part, Mali reaffirms its unwavering commitment to reformed multilateralism founded on strict respect for the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, particularly sovereign equality, territorial integrity, non-use of force, mutual respect, and non-interference in the internal affairs of a state.
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 9 sentences
- Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- I would be remiss not to express our appreciation to His Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his defense of legitimate causes and his protection of the Charter.
- He has exerted considerable efforts to advance the reform process and to put forward initiatives aimed at making the United Nations more effective, influential, and representative.
- Sudan further requests that this incident be formally documented and examined by the relevant UN mechanisms responsible for the implementation of the Headquarters Agreement.
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 9 sentences
- Grenada therefore proudly joins the CARICOM family in giving or unequivocal support to the candidacy of Ambassador Carolyn Rodriguez Bickett of Guyana for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations.
- Her distinguished service as Guyana's foreign minister and permanent representative to the United Nations has demonstrated a deep commitment to diplomacy, dialogue, and international cooperation.
- We believe Ambassador Rodriguez Bocket is eminently qualified to serve the entire United Nations membership.
- The theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, challenges us to move beyond declaration towards delivery.
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 9 sentences
- His commitment to the principle of the United Nations Charter stands with us.
- As the world's youngest nation and the 193rd member of the United Nations, South Sudan understands both the promises and the possibilities of multilateralism.
- South Sudan remains committed to the United Nations and the purpose and the principle of its charter.
- We recognize and appreciate the contribution the United Nations has made to South Sudan, from humanitarian assistance and protection of civilians to peacebuilding, development, and institutional support.
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 9 sentences
- More than eight decades ago, the founders of the United Nations understood that no peace built on brute force could stand the test of time.
- Costa Rica champions a United Nations which is more agile, more efficient, more transparent, and more accountable to its member states.
- President, 81 years after the adoption of the Charter, the best way to defend the United Nations is to defend its ability to discharge its mandates.
- We need a UN which is more effective, transparent and agile, able to prevent conflicts, forge consensus, even In times of deeply rooted polarization, we need a UN able to offer tangible responses to the challenges of the 21st century.
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- President of the General Assembly, United Nations Secretary-General, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Switzerland is a country of mountains, valleys and different languages.
- The most fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter, the prohibition of the use of force and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, are being openly violated.
- The theme of this 81st session of the General Assembly, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, therefore aptly sums up the task before us.
- This neutrality goes hand in hand with a steadfast commitment to the UN Charter, international law, and the UN's three pillars, peace and security, human rights, and sustainable development.
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Your Excellency, Dr. Rahman, President of the eighth first session of the United Nations General Assembly, your majesties, excellencies, heads of state and government, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen.
- Zimbabwe is confident that under your able leadership, the Assembly will advance meaningful transformation under the theme, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all.
- The trust deficit among nations has continued around the gains that cooperation fostered within the United Nations system.
- The United Nations has a sacred duty to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Excellency Dr. Khalil al-Rahman, President of the General Assembly, Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads and Members of Delegations, For the second consecutive year, the Palestinian delegation was denied the entry visas required to reach New York and participate in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly in person.
- We also affirm that the Palestinian people and its leadership should not be punished for demanding an end for the occupation or for turning to the UN, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court.
- Denying the Palestinian delegation access to the UN headquarters is a violation of the United States' obligations as the host country.
- Ladies and gentlemen, We have long warned the international community, through the United Nations General Assembly and through the Security Council, that these Israeli policies, in violation of international law, would destroy the two-state solution, and that this is what is happening now.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- And in governance, there was a deep-rooted danger that we should denounce in this space of the United Nations. 53 days, for 53 days, there were blockages of roads in Bolivia.
- The United Nations, well, Bolivia is a country with one of the greatest forest reserves in the world.
- The United Nations is built upon and based upon democracy, based upon respect for laws and having clear laws, having constitutions.
- Young Bolivians, just like the young people in all of the nations of the United Nations, need to find the meaning and purpose of their lives.
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Work in defense of the United Nations Charter, international law, and multilateralism.
- Mr. President, Excellencies, despite everything, the United Nations is a political masterpiece of humanity.
- For the UN to achieve the goals we have set, we must make it more agile and effective.
- We must provide the UN with the appropriate resources so that peacekeeping missions in which Portugal is proud to participate can make a difference on the ground where they are deployed.
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Mr. President, the Secretary General of the UN, the Deputy Secretary General, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I extend my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on your election as President of the ACP.
- session of the United Nations General Assembly and assure you of Nigeria's full cooperation and support.
- I also salute the Secretary-General, His Excellency Antonio Guterres, and the Deputy Secretary-General, Aminah J. Mohammed, for steering the United Nations through storms that have sharpened our awareness of the cost of inaction.
- The persistence of conflicts across the world recalls the purpose for which the United Nations was founded, to spare succeeding generations the devastation of war.
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- It is an honor to address this assembly for the first time as being the Prime Minister of Thailand and as we mark 80 years of membership to the United Nations.
- Mr. President, the UN's purposes remain as relevant as ever to promote peace and security, human rights and dignity, sustainable development, and cooperation among sovereign equals.
- Mr. President, the UN's membership has become nearly universal, but representation has not evolved at the same pace.
- The United Nations must reflect today's world, not the distribution of power 80 years ago.
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to address the General Assembly for the eighth time as Prime Minister of Greece, and I do so at a moment of particular importance, as Greece reaches the end of our second year on the UN Security Council.
- 12 months ago, as we marked the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, we spoke of the need to reinvigorate multilateralism.
- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has steered these United Nations through this exceptionally turbulent decade with a steadfast commitment to its Charter and the values it embodies.
- And few examples are more powerful than the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- On behalf of the Government and the people of Kiribati, I extend our warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election to preside and lead this 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- It is therefore fitting that the theme of this 81st session is "Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all".
- For Kiribati, the theme reaffirms our shared duty to strengthen the United Nations and ensure it serves everyone.
- Participants included Australia, the People's Republic of China, the European Union, New Zealand, Japan, the United States of America, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the UN agencies.
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- Mr. Secretary-General, The more I reflect on the theme of this session of the General Assembly, "Restoring trust and managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all," the more convinced I become of the wisdom of that choice.
- More than 80 years ago, the United Nations was founded on the promise that the force of law would replace the law of force.
- Mr. President, in this context, I must pay tribute to the role played by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and to the courage of its leadership, personnel and staff, and their sacrifices in preserving stability, supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces, and implementing Resolution 1701.
- While we thank the United Nations entities and our international partners for their humanitarian contributions, we call at the same time for continued funding to meet the basic needs of those affected, particularly the displaced, in parallel with the requirements of early recovery, as well as reconstruction and development.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- President, the Principality of Monaco wishes sincerely to congratulate you upon your election to the presidency of this 81st session, for which you have chosen the topic, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a UN that Delivers for All.
- And never since 1945 has the very legitimacy of states and multilateral bodies such as the UN been called into question to such an extent.
- Given this danger, let us recall our mission in the words of Dag Hammarskjold, the second Secretary-General of the UN.
- The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell.
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- 33 years ago, since we become a part of the United Nations, the world looked very different.
- It was in those circumstances on our territory that the United Nations did something it had never done before.
- That is why the United Nations matters.
- It should strengthen our determination to protect this United Nations and the rules upon which they are founded, and to stand for multilateralism grounded in values, mutual respect, and rules.
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- I also convey Pakistan's sincere appreciation to UN Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his dynamic leadership and his strong advocacy for the UN and the global south, particularly for the downtrodden and the poor.
- Ladies and gentlemen, Pakistan's founding father, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, had famously declared, "We stand by the United Nations Charter and will gladly make our full contribution to the peace and prosperity of the world."
- The unanimous adoption of Resolution 2788 on strengthening mechanisms for peaceful settlement of disputes under Pakistan's UN Security Council presidency demonstrated our unwavering commitment to global peace.
- Pakistan exercised its inherent right of self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- I also extend Micronesia's appreciation to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for your dedicated and steadfast service, principled leadership, and personal commitment to the values of the United Nations.
- Mr. President and Excellencies, the theme of this session, and I quote, "Restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all."
- In addressing the UN country team reconfiguration, we firmly believe that both the multi-country office and the resident coordinator system must remain securely in place.
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- First, I wish to extend my warmest congratulations to Your Excellency, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, on your election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- It is my great honor to pay tribute to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his steadfast leadership and dedicated service to the United Nations throughout his two mandates.
- and for his unwavering commitment to multilateralism, peace and security, sustainable development, and the principle and purposes of the UN Charter during a decade marked by profound turbulence and transformation.
- The world needs the United Nations not less, but more.
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- Mr. President, allow me, on behalf of the Republic of Djibouti, to extend my warm congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, and to wish him every success in carrying out his mandate.
- The Republic of Djibouti welcomes the choice of the theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All.
- In the face of these challenges, we must reaffirm the essential mission of the United Nations and strengthen a renewed, more inclusive and more effective multilateralism that takes full account of the interests of all States, large and small.
- Therefore, we reiterate our appeal to the international community to step up its support so that we can respond adequately to this influx, which, according to UN estimates, could reach up to 10,000 people.
Oman · Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- Your Excellency, President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, heads and members of delegations, Allow me to extend my sincere congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Khalil al-Rahman on his election to preside over this session, wishing him every success in carrying out his duties.
- refraining from the use of force and interference in the internal affairs of states, and being guided instead by the Charter of the United Nations and international law, and respecting the sovereignty and independence of states, can provide a sound framework that governs international relations and that builds trust and constructive cooperation among states.
- the Sultanate of Oman once again reaffirms its steadfast commitment to continuing its efforts aimed at safeguarding navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with the principles of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
- We also express our condemnation of the crimes of the Israeli occupation and its increasing violations against the Palestinian people, which have compounded the suffering of the Palestinian people in its struggle to obtain its legitimate rights and liberate its land within the borders of June 4, 1967, based on the two-state solution and relevant United Nations resolutions.
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- I congratulate you, Mr. President, and all Vice-Presidents on your election to lead this one session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- For the United Nations to remain relevant, It must transform into an institution that delivers tangible progress for the most vulnerable, leaving no nation behind.
- I would therefore like to highlight six opportunities for restoring trust, managing transformation, and thereby ensuring a United Nations that delivers for all.
- We call for an urgent, comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council to correct the historical injustice done to Africa.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- The next Secretary-General of this institution will inherit a United Nations confronting wars and conflicts that devastate lives and undermine international capability.
- At a time of fragmentation, the United Nations needs a credible bridge builder.
- We support a more efficient, coherent and accountable United Nations, but efficiency cannot become another word for retreat.
- In a fractured world, the United Nations must renew both its operational relevance and its moral clarity.
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- Over the course of this general debate, you have answered, sometimes with different perspectives, but always with the conviction that the challenges before us demand action and that the United Nations remain indispensable.
- But peace was spoken of less as a distant aspiration than as an urgent defense of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the protection of civilians.
- We have heard that this also requires United Nations Security Council able and willing to discharge the responsibility entrusted to it.
- As I said at the opening of this debate, in the eyes of the world, when the Security Council works, the United Nations works.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 7 sentences
- By joining the United Nations, we reaffirmed our strong commitment to the global order based on international law, territorial integrity, state sovereignty, and human dignity.
- Today, I am backing up the principles of the United Nations, which, sadly, are being put under increasing pressure.
- For it is only Ukraine's final victory, safeguarding its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, that could ensure the global peace, security, and credibility of the United Nations Charter.
- By demonstrating how shared principles can be translated into concrete legal commitments, we hope to contribute significantly to the United Nations global dialogue on AI governance.
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 7 sentences
- The United Nations has a role to play and it must do so with the character and the dynamism that it has not yet shown.
- For decades and for several reasons, the United Nations has not been part of the solution to the problems I've outlined.
- In 2026, what we've seen is the development of a UN architecture that holds too many discussions and is too quick to act, a Security Council that reflects the political arena of 1945 and not the reality of 2026.
- We're seeing agendas that, however noble they might appear, have ultimately postponed what this organization committed to do with the with its founding charter that is maintain peace protect right life and defend the freedom of its peoples we believe in the United Nations and believing in the United Nations means ensuring that the organization discharges its mandate I propose three things reducing bureaucracy and focusing resources where there are lives at stake.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 7 sentences
- Our duty, today more than ever, is to hold firm here at the United Nations in order to make decisions to further our common interests so that people can choose their fate freely their development model, choose their future, to refuse their sovereignty being taken hostage by unjust forces, by fear.
- You know just how committed France is to the United Nations and its ability to shoulder the responsibilities conferred upon it by the Charter.
- But it's not enough invoking the law, invoking our values in order to uphold the obligations we all signed up to when we joined the United Nations.
- Back in 2018, I already mentioned the role played by regional organizations and better coordination between these regional bodies and the UN at the Africa forward meeting in Nairobi with over 30 African heads of state and in Addis Ababa, the headquarters of the African Union, together with the UN, we stated clearly that the African Union and regional organizations should be fully equipped to play their role as regards peace and security on the African continent.
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- Mr. President, congratulations on your successful election as President of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly.
- Secretary General Antonio Guterres, thank you for your leadership and service to the United Nations.
- Her efforts led to the formal request to the UN Secretary General to initiate a WHO review of nicotine as a psychotropic substance.
- Reaffirming the primary responsibility of the UN Charter to maintain global peace and security, we uphold the sovereignty of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and condemn the actions of Iran to jeopardize maritime security and aim to obstruct, close, and interfere with international navigation through the strait.
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations.
- Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of Ethiopia, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- As a founding member of the United Nations, Ethiopia bears the scars of historical betrayal and the unyielding conviction of a survivor.
- The United Nations has achieved remarkable victories against extreme poverty, but it has never been enough.
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- That is why we need the United Nations more than ever.
- We need the United Nations capable of implementing decisions, not just making them.
- We need the United Nations where voices of every country are heard.
- Uzbekistan supports the UN Secretary-General's efforts within the framework of the UN80 initiative aimed at adapting the organization to modern requirements.
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- We will be a reliable member of the European Union, a committed NATO ally, and an active member of the United Nations.
- Our appeals reached the United Nations, but the international community could not prevent our defeat.
- Hungary condemns Russia's full-scale war of aggression as a violation of United Nations Charter and international law.
- Excellencies, the United Nations faces a crisis of trust.
Equatorial Guinea · Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- Mr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly; Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Excellencies, Heads of State and Government and Heads of Delegation; Ladies and Gentlemen.
- I have the honor to take the floor before this General Assembly on behalf of and representing His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, to express to you his greetings of peace and the greetings of the people of Equatorial Guinea, and to reaffirm our support for and commitment to the Charter of the United Nations.
- Mr. President, The theme of this session is Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All.
- We express our recognition and gratitude for the valuable support of the United Nations and the African Union in this in that process.
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- Nearly three years ago, standing in the shadow of our Mount Everest, the Secretary General of United Nations warned humanity about the madness and impending climate disaster.
- Other friendly countries, the United Nations system, humanitarian agencies, philanthropies, and people around the world stood with Nepal.
- Through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the international community has already agreed to the principle of common differentiated responsibility and respective capabilities.
- Climate justice cannot remain a beautiful phrase in United Nations document.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- The UN was founded to preserve peace and uphold justice, not to serve as a platform for war criminals.
- According to an assessment by the UN itself, in less than two years, the Israeli regime dropped more than 200,000 tons of explosive on Gaza, equivalent to the total energy of approximately 13 Hiroshima-type nuclear bombs.
- In January 2024, the ICJ, and in September 2025, the UN Commission of Inquiry concluded that the Israeli regime is committing genocide in Gaza.
- How can the UN provide a platform to such a notorious criminal?
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Mr. President of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
- It is with great honor and pride that I stand before this international forum representing the Republic of Iraq, the home of the first civilizations, and where writing and law were born, and one of the founding members of the United Nations.
- I stand here to renew my country's commitment to the United Nations Charter and principles, and to present Iraq's vision for its future, its region, and the world at this critical juncture.
- Here, from the United Nations, we say to the world, invest with Iraq.
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Tonga participates as an equal under the founding principles of the United Nations Charter.
- If the United Nations is to remain the principal vehicle through which sovereign nations confront global challenges.
- We need a United Nations that enables innovation, one that expands meaningful access to investment and technology, especially for the islands, developing countries, who are too often excluded from both.
- It is in this spirit that Tonga has nominated Ambassador Yvonne Baki of Ecuador, whose vision for a renewed, reformed United Nations speaks to the needs of vulnerable States.
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- This conviction coincides with the commitments that we all made in the United Nations Charter, whose first article establishes as goals to maintain international peace and security, to engage in friendly relations between nations, and to cooperate to resolve economic, social, and cultural problems and humanitarian problems, promoting respect for human rights without any type of distinction.
- Mexico does not need to adapt its foreign policy to the UN Charter because the UN Charter is enshrined in our Constitution.
- Mexico and Norway founded the UNAT global group supporting the reforms undertaken by the Secretary General, focused on building with practical actions a more effective and transparent United Nations.
- Our regional vocation also explains Mexico's position, the position that we have had for more than six decades, and that solidarity with the people of Cuba, rejecting the embargo and any unilateral measure that is against the UN Charter.
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, heads of state and government, Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization, Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, the Marshal of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby Ino, President of the Republic, Head of State, who, because of pressing national issues, has given me this great honor of representing him and conveying his message to you at this august assembly.
- At a time when the UN is discussing crucial reforms and multilateralism is at a crossroads, the topic of this 81st session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, is a very relevant topic.
- It summarizes the expectations of member states and the peoples of the world in all of their diversity vis-a-vis the UN.
- My country remains committed to multilateralism that is based on the UN Charter, the sovereign equality of states, the respect for their independence, cooperation and international solidarity.
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 7 sentences
- That work culminated in General Assembly resolution 80/251, an important framework for improving how UN mandates are created, implemented and reviewed.
- A United Nations that spends less time sustaining process for its own sake and more time fulfilling its purpose.
- International law and the Charter of the United Nations must be upheld.
- The United Nations must change if it is to remain credible.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- That is the kind of promise and hope that led Britain to host the very first meeting of this General Assembly in London, and led to the world to create this institution, these United Nations, our United Nations.
- That is the level of ambition that we need now to renew the UN for our times, to tackle challenges like improving global health and preventing future pandemics, to end the wars that are causing so much suffering and instability, including the terrible conflict in Sudan, and to tackle climate change.
- We sit on the UN Security Council, in the Commonwealth, in the CPTPP.
- Yet we stand here in the UN announcing funding to mitigate the effects of these war crimes, which we reliably expect to be perpetrated yet again by a permanent member of the Security Council.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Excellencies, at one time in history, waking up from the horrors of World War II, we were intoxicated with the dreams of a United Nations promising a new dawn for humanity.
- Regarding the situation in the Israeli-occupied territories, Gaza and West Bank, Timor-Leste joins with the vast majority of UN Member States to reaffirm our belief that the two-state solution is the only viable solution for Israelis to live in peace with themselves and with the Palestinians, and for the Palestinians to live in peace with themselves and with the Israelis.
- And yet we saw Rwanda and Bosnia happen right under UN watch.
- The Charter of the United Nations was not written to make the strong weak.
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Your Excellency, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
- Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- It also means that our cooperation and integration with United Nations bodies are based on transparency, seriousness, and impartiality, free from selectivity and double standards.
- In this context, we call upon the Security Council to discharge its responsibilities and to follow up on the United Nations reports submitted to it.
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Excellency Khalilur Rahman, President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, Heads of State and Government, distinguished Heads of Delegation, ladies and gentlemen.
- Six days later, the council adopted resolution 2793, which authorised a banned suppression force with a strong mandate and with the support of a United Nations support office.
- We will contribute to building the consensus that made a resolution possible, and we are committing our financial contributions that some proportional for the trust fund of the force and facilitating from our country transit logistics and UN support office we are cooperating with the sanctions regime and supporting the personnel of the mission in our hospitals.
- We will continue to protect our borders, to implement our migratory laws, and strengthen and equip our armed forces in exercise of sovereign equality that the United Nations recognizes for each state.
Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Excellency Dr. Kalu Rahman, President of the 81st General Assembly, Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Heads of Delegations, ladies and gentlemen, good evening.
- On behalf of the Government of Rwanda, allow me to begin by congratulating His Excellency Dr. Karelle Raman on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- The United Nations has yet to demonstrate that it can adapt to a changing and uncertain world, and it is up to Member States to make this a reality.
- We believe this principle holds for the multilateral system as a whole and for the United Nations in particular.
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- 80 years ago, Liberia was among the only four nations to sign the charter establishing the United Nations.
- As a current member of the United Nations Security Council, Liberia is putting these principles into practice while confronting evolving threats across West Africa, including transnational organized crime, cyber war, and illicit according trafficking along maritime corridors in the Gulf of Guinea.
- The UN Security Council article is home to 1.5 billion people and account for nearly one third of the UN membership.
- Liberia reaffirms its support for common African position and proposed reform of the United Nations Security Council.
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- Mr. President, the theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, perfectly chimes with the concerns of those peoples aspiring to peace and progress, even while bombs and other devices of mass destruction are endlessly causing death and devastation in every corner of our planet.
- How can we restore trust and manage transformation in the world so that the United Nations can effectively bring peace and good fortune to all peoples?
- Following that procedure, Niger reserves the right, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and international law, to turn to and have recourse to the competent mechanisms to defend its sovereignty.
- Mr. President, our country is also standing tall because it is speaking within our shared organization, the UN, and because among its members, We count countries with which we have fruitful cooperation based on mutual respect.
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate, Mr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Majesties, Excellencies, and Highnesses, Heads of State and Government, ladies and gentlemen.
- From this perspective, Egypt, as a founding member of the United Nations, believes that restoring trust requires three interconnected pillars: justice in representation and decision making, justice in the application of the law, and justice in the distribution of development and transformation opportunities.
- In this regard, Egypt reserves its legitimate and internationally recognized right under the Charter of the United Nations and international law to protect its water security and preserve the existential resources of its people.
- More than eight decades have passed since the founding of the United Nations, yet the structure of the international systems institutions, particularly the Security Council, still reflect historical balances that have become outdated.
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- I also thank His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his endeavors.
- Azerbaijan supports a more effective UN capable of delivering tangible results for member states, especially in peace and security, development, climate resilience and humanitarian action.
- In this context, reform of the UN Security is essential to make it more representative, effective and responsive.
- receiving international recognition, including through a series of United Nations General Assembly resolutions.
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- At a time when you are completing your term, Togo would like to pay a particular tribute to you for these years of commitment, of courage, of listening and of service for the defense of the ideals of the United Nations and to reform our organization.
- We need even more multilateralism and even more UN, a stronger UN in defending its principles more effective in preventing and peacefully settling disputes, more representative in its decision-making structures, and closer to the realities of the people.
- The world needs a UN that strengthens and re-establishes trust, a UN that listens without turning away from the concerns of those people that it serves, who decide without losing sight of those for whom it works and which promises without forgetting that it needs to keep its promises.
- Violations of international law and of the United Nations Charter are increasing in number.
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
- In the face of wars, inequalities, and crisis confronting our world, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the Charter of the United Nations, to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, to the protection of civilian populations, and to the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
- Cabo Verde therefore supports a United Nations that is more effective, more transparent, and more representative.
- Ladies and gentlemen, but United Nations is not just a place where we discuss crisis.
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- The fundamental pillars of international law and the United Nations Organization, such as the sovereign equality among states, under permanent attack.
- They are also a reflection of the crisis of identity and relevance imposed on the United Nations Organization and even on this General Assembly, the most universal, democratic and representative body of the international community.
- We are convinced of the need to preserve and strengthen the United Nations.
- This organization and its member states have abundant evidence of the fact that we are a peace-loving country, of the efforts of Cuba in favor of international cooperation, understanding, and the peaceful settlement of disputes, as well as the active role that we have always played in support of the United Nations.
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- In the name of God, the most gracious and most merciful, Your Majesties, Excellencies, and Highnesses, Mr. President of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Secretary General, distinguished guests, peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.
- At the outset, we wish to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Khalil al-Rahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- We further express our profound thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his continued effort in furthering the purposes of the UN.
- While crises and conflicts continue in many parts of the world, there is an increasing need to uphold the principles of the UN Charter, respect international law, and strengthen the effectiveness of international institutions in maintaining international peace and security and advancing sustainable development.
India · Subrahmanyam Jaishankar · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- We are gathered at this General Assembly when the United Nations enters its ninth decade.
- After eight decades of the UN, This should have become our second nature.
- These directions bode ill for the aims and objectives of the United Nations.
- Mr. President, given the state of the world, each member of the UN must ask themselves what they can do.
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- And that is, where are the United Nations?
- Where are the United Nations?
- As the United Nations, we need to commit ourselves and work to redefine the international order so that we can prioritize the common well-being of the whole of humanity regardless of whether of where they live and their condition guarantee the well-being of our brothers and sisters the whole of humanity we need a multilateral system that is able to listen but also to make decisions, to safeguard principles, to respect the sovereignty of states, but that at the same time understands that no state can resolve problems that know no borders alone.
- The fact is that the credibility of the United Nations is not something that we can build exclusively with resolutions.
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- This approach is grounded in full respect for the sovereignty of states, good neighborly relations, international law, and the UN Charter.
- Furthermore, we have advocated for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with international law and the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
- Across all these dossiers, the importance of developing and reforming regional and international multilateral institutions, remains paramount to strengthen their capacity to fulfill their responsibilities, foremost among them, the UN, including the Security Council.
- The United Nations, as the United Nations prepares to transition to a new leadership, We look forward to the next Secretary-General using his or her good offices to activate preventive and mediation mechanisms before the first signs of crises emerge, rather than merely reacting once they have erupted.
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- I would also like to express our appreciation to the staff of the United Nations system for their efforts amid difficult and complex circumstances.
- On this occasion, I would like to thank the United Nations General Assembly for convening a special session in honor of his memory and in recognition of his legacy.
- In brotherly Yemen, we support United Nations efforts aimed at reaching a comprehensive political settlement based on the outcomes of the national dialogue facilitated by the United Nations in a manner that preserves Yemen's unity and sovereignty and achieves security and stability.
- The expansion of the United Nations House in Doha marks a continuation of our long-standing partnership with the international organization.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- I am appearing at the General Assembly of the United Nations today for the first time.
- Peru comes to this Assembly reaffirming its ironclad commitment to the United Nations Charter and its fundamental principles, peace and security, development and human rights, the three pillars of the United Nations.
- The United Nations must continue to stand as the meeting place par excellence for our peoples, a meeting place which respects diverse realities and traditions.
- Consequently, we express our hope that we will seek to rebuild trust, and we hope that in that endeavor, the United Nations will act independently, impartially, and show that it has a true vocation for dialogue.
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- You have consistently championed a United Nations that is more effective, responsive, and grounded in the needs of the people we serve.
- The United Nations must prove that dialogue can bridge division, that international law must prevail over force, and that collective action achieves what unilateralism never can.
- In short, a United Nations that delivers for all.
- We call for global digital governance anchored in human rights, ethical standards, and international law, with the United Nations playing a central role in steering this transformation.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- That compass is the Charter of the United Nations.
- Any lasting peace must be grounded in the Charter of the United Nations and in respect for Ukraine's sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity.
- The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea confers rights, but it also imposes obligations.
- Defending the United Nations doesn't mean pretending that everything within it works well.
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- Amid the major divisions the world has experienced over the past decade, he has emerged as a voice of wisdom, consensus and pragmatism, defending tirelessly and courageously the United Nations system and international law as the two fundamental pillars for the maintenance of international peace and security.
- Morocco also renews its support for the pivotal role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA.
- Second, there is no approach or mechanism other than the political negotiation process under the auspices of the United Nations and on a sole basis, namely the autonomy initiative presented by the Kingdom of Morocco.
- It is in this context that the Kingdom of Morocco has presented its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the term 2028-2029, so that it may continue to serve peace, collective security and multilateralism with full respect for the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, distinguished delegations, ladies and gentlemen.
- This is the reality that the United Nations must recognize and rise to.
- First of all, an international mechanism within the framework of the UN to trace and freeze the illicit financial flows from transnational organized crime.
- And as a founding country, Ecuador believes in the United Nations.
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- I'm convinced that the United Nations has immense potential in a world with so much volatility and such strong asymmetries.
- This is an endeavor of the United Nations to support responsible projects, both socially and environmentally, that represent real progress for our countries.
- And Panama was in the final stages of completing the sovereign canal of our country and the ambassador Dr. Cesar Cuellar here at the United Nations, he was here and then what happened, well there was a very frank and short response, support us in international public law and here we are today, many years later, here we are again talking about the same thing.
- The world doesn't need less UN, it needs a United Nations that works better, that acts with preventive diplomacy and that can yield positive results in the short term.
Guinea · Mamadi Doumbouya · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President of the 81st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, heads of state and government.
- Mr. President, at the outset, I wish to convey to you on behalf of the sovereign peoples of the Republic of Guinea and our delegation our warmest congratulations upon your election to the presidency of this 81st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
- I cherish the hope that our proceedings under your skillful stewardship will allow the United Nations, our organization, to best address and meet the legitimate aspirations of the peoples of the world.
- I also wish to applaud the continuous and consistent efforts of the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, at the helm of our United Nations.
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President of the General Assembly, Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, the United Nations Secretary-General, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies, Heads of Delegations, distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen.
- Secretary-General of the United Nations, and commend his commitment to peace and development at a time when the international order is under severe strain.
- Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, allowing the conflict in the Middle East to continue directly weakens the United Nations by calling into question its ability to maintain world peace and by undermining its credibility amongst the peoples we represent.
- The international community will regain its credibility first by taking urgent action to silence the guns, to protect civilian lives, whether Israeli, Palestinian, Lebanese, or Syrian, and ultimately implementing United Nations resolutions, including the two-state solution with Israel and Palestine coexisting peacefully.
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Earlier this year, our second voluntary national review in the United Nations High-Level Political Forum showed stronger government coordination, close alignment with sustainable development goals, and tangible progress for our people.
- Extinguish its UN membership, deprive its people of nationality, or diminish lawfully established maritime zones of sovereign rights.
- This year, Saint Kate Sanibis stood before the United Nations and completed the pilot vulnerability and resilient country profile under the multidimensional vulnerability index framework.
- Carolina Rodriguez Birket of Guyana for the office of the United Nations Secretary General.
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- For Sao Tome and Principe, this reality underscores the importance of an international order based on the charter of the United Nations, international law, and the sovereign equality of states with principles applied universally and consistently.
- follows with concern the conflicts in Ukraine, the Sudan, the Sahel, the Great Lakes region, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East, and calls for stronger diplomacy and the protection of civilians in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law.
- We reaffirm our support for a two-state solution that allows Israel and Palestine to live side by side in peace and security on the basis of international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions.
- Excellencies, Sao Tome and Principe will remain faithful to the Charter of the United Nations, international law, peace, human rights, and multilateralism, standing as a voice of dialogue and moderation, and as a committed partner for stability in the Gulf of Guinea.
Eritrea · Osman Saleh Mohammed · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- Your Excellency, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Your Excellency, Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- Allow me to join previous speakers to congratulate Your Excellency for your election to the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- In previous summits, I have dwelt on the historical backdrop of the establishment of the United Nations, the popular aspirations of humanity for peace, growth, and prosperity that underpinned the creation of the United Nations, the economic injustices that prompted those aspirations in the first place, the innate mission of the United Nations, as well as its structure and operational modality as elaborated in the foundational precepts elaborated below.
China · · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- In a statement on September 20, Second, Japan stated that as a peace-loving nation, it is committed to its exclusively defense-oriented policy and calls for the deletion of the enemy state clauses from the UN Charter.
- Back then, Japan joined the UN after recognizing its militarist crimes and accepting the UN Charter in its entirety.
- The enemy state clauses in the UN Charter are a vital institutional arrangement aimed at preventing fascism and militarism from threatening international peace and security ever again.
- This year marks the 81st anniversary of the founding of the UN and the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Tokyo Trials.
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- We meet under the theme, restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all.
- or the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea is left hollow.
- That is why we strongly support the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index, or MVI, and the United Nations' efforts to pilot the tool.
- May God bless the United Nations.
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- According to the UN itself, more than 147 million people in 19 countries and territories experienced acute food insecurity caused by conflict in 2025.
- We support strengthening the UN-African Union partnership, including through predictable financing for African-led operations.
- The UN must benefit all of its members.
- That is why the CAR calls upon the UN to act.
Armenia · Nikol Pashinyan · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Honorable presidents of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, The peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, established on August 8, 2025, with the support and personal engagement of U.S.
- Honorable presidents of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the balanced and balancing foreign policy adopted by Armenia stems from the logic of multipolarity, which is one of the key principles of the United Nations.
- Honorable President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, this October, Armenia will host the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the COP 17, and I invite you all to participate in this very important event for Armenia and for the international biodiversity agenda.
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- The promise of our generation was made 81 years ago with the founding of this United Nations from the ashes of the worst war in human history.
- Sad to say, United Nations has drifted from its promise.
- The United Nations was the world's answer to meet us.
- The United Nations was not created to manage the decline of its own promise.
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- with the United Nations at the heart of this effort.
- Achieving these goals requires renewed political will, stronger partnerships with the private sector, reform of the international financial architecture, and a United Nations development system responsive to the evolving needs and priorities of developing countries.
- Since joining the United Nations as a founding member, the Philippines has proudly stood with the vanguards of human rights.
- So must the United Nations.
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- We are at the United Nations, and I will speak about the relation between nations.
- This member entrusted by the entire UN community with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, has deliberately disavowed its fundamental obligation and is pursuing a revisionist agenda.
- Since 1991, Romania has contributed to United Nations peacekeeping missions through political support, troop and equipment contributions, as well as through training blue helmets and close protection officers.
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Any such activity not authorized by the Argentine Republic in this regard constitutes an unlawful act under both international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Argentine domestic law.
- Today I have come to tell you that Argentina is not going to sit around waiting for the UN and the international community to live up to their own mandate.
- Just as I have shown you how the UN failed to do what it was supposed to do, now I want to tell you how it has excelled at what no one asked it to do and what it should never have been doing.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- A very good evening to you, distinguished President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, distinguished heads of state, heads of government, and heads of delegation.
- I wish, before the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations, to thank President Donald Trump and his government for their readiness to resume the course of diplomatic relations and cooperation with Venezuela.
- I wish to thank all of the countries of America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as the United Nations system as a whole.
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- But in critical moments, those moments that shape our destiny, we stand together because what unites us is so much stronger our history our values our courage the courage the courage of our brave people who withstood 1,000 massive ballistic missiles that Iran rained down on our cities on our civilians ladies and gentlemen you're sitting here in the General Assembly Hall of the UN you know what one one ton, not just one, one ton ballistic missile would do if it hit this place?
- In fact, two such missiles would obliterate the UN.
- Did you protest outside the Iranian mission to the UN?
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- These priorities are fully aligned with Georgia's commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals and are reflected in our new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2026-2030.
- At a time of growing global uncertainty, the United Nations remains indispensable as a forum for dialogue and collective action.
- In this regard, the UN80 initiative provides a valuable opportunity to strengthen the effectiveness and capacity of the United Nations, while further enhancing its transparency and accountability.
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- More than 80 years ago, in the wake of a war that plunged the world into chaos, Haiti a founding member of the United Nations, joined the nations of the world to make a pledge for peace, for dialogue, and respect for human dignity.
- In this regard, I would like to hail the commitment of the United Nations system, and especially the commitment of the Security Council, and that of the Organization of American States, CARICOM, and the European Union, whose support remains essential more than ever.
- At a time when the United Nations must produce tangible results for everyone, Haiti can become a model of success of international cooperation.
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- I wish also to thank him for his service to the United Nations and wish him well.
- Mr. President, in a world marked by rapid technological change, environmental threats, renewed conflicts, and deepening fractures in the international order, This year's theme, restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, is not merely aspirational.
- Mr. President, the transformation the world is facing, technological, geopolitical, social, will not wait for the activity or inactivity of the United Nations.
Japan · · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- Regarding so-called enemy state clauses in the UN charters, UNGA Resolution 50/52, adopted with overwhelming support, including that of China in 1995, recognized these clauses as obsolete.
- Furthermore, UNGA Resolution 60/1, adopted by consensus, including the leaders of China, in 2005, resolved to defeat references to enemy states from the UN Charter.
- Guided by these principles, Japan has made assiduous efforts to promote the rule of law in international society, stressing the importance of compliance with international law, including the UN Charter.
Argentina · · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- In response to what was stated by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on the Malvinas Island, I wanted to remind you that the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding areas are part of the national territory of Argentina, illegally occupied by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, are the subject of a sovereignty dispute between the two countries, recognized by the United Nations and by other international organizations.
- In that resolution, the General Assembly urges the two parties to refrain from adopting decisions that imply introducing unilateral modifications in the situation while the islands go through a process recommended by the United Nations.
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- We equally express our appreciation to the United Nations, the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy, as well as all UN agencies for their efforts in support of peace and in assistance to the Yemeni people.
- At the same time, We condemn the continued detention by the Houthi militias of UN personnel and humanitarian workers.
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Mr. President, dear representatives of the peoples of the United Nations, I've been very positively surprised that A lot of friends wanted to know about what's going on in our country with artificial intelligence.
- We choose the truth, not because truth is always easy or comfortable, but because without a shared commitment to reality, there cannot be a shared public life and without that commitment of all of us to the reality of world we live in we are engaged in the most horrendous betrayal that parents of this world in the history of humanity have done to their own children and without a shared world there cannot be United Nations.
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- And because we believe small states should help shape the international system, not simply depend on it, Moldova is honored to present its candidacy for the presidency of the 82nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- We want to contribute to a UN that is more effective, more inclusive, and focused on results.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- This name has been used since the dawn of history has been endorsed by the United Nations system and must therefore be respected by all.
- The biggest lie of the century is that in his address to the UN General Assembly, the notorious prime minister of the Israeli regime labeled his genocide in Gaza as the biggest lie of the century.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
United Arab Emirates · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Nicaragua · Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Guatemala · · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Burundi · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
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China · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Philippines · · Day 6 · 1 sentence