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Download CSVPeru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- 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.
- In this context, confronting this war as an isolated problem to be dealt with by each nation alone is not only mistaken thinking and a mistake that we've been making, rather it is an act of giving the advantage to transnational organized crime.
- Clearly defining what who the enemy is and establishing a normative framework will allow the armed forces in supporting the national police to act with resolve and tackle the threat to the domestic order posed by these organizations.
- As such, it is up to the international community to act with the same resolve in the face of any and all violations when we are at our most vulnerable.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- This is what compels us to work together to demonstrate our commitment and our capacity to act, and usefully so.
- We're duty bound to act and France stands ready, working in concert with all those who wish to act in defense of the principles enshrined in the charter, all those who do not wish to remain powerless.
- This is tremendous evidence of our ability to achieve concrete results when we mobilize, when we act in concert.
- And in fact, Europe was the first with the AI Act to take forward these principles.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Solomon Islands calls on all parties to armed conflicts to protect civilians and return to the negotiating table and act in full respect of international law.
- We are amending our Dangerous Drugs Act to introduce stiffer penalties as a deterrent, and we are strengthening law enforcement to prevent and detect these crimes and to hold perpetrators accountable.
- Mr. President, year after year, Pacific leaders have stood at this podium and urged the world to act on climate change.
- And the time to act is now.
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- It requires us to act on factors causing vulnerability and it requires us to promote dialogue, prevention and mediation.
- Africa is not asking for others to act in its place.
- The adoption of this resolution is an act of recognition.
- The adoption of this resolution is an act of reparation.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- The words for all ask not only whether United Nations can act, but also its actions, where they reach.
- An institution may act quickly and still fail those it was meant to serve.
- In 2024, we enacted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and subsequently championed the proclamation of 27 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.
- Efficiency matters, and reform must preserve the capacity to act.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Over the past three years, more than 1,000 humanitarian workers have lost their lives, and beyond ongoing wars and conflicts, There is a looming crisis brought on by climate change, one in which time is running out for us to act.
- Indeed, the time to act is now.
- Estonia has strongly advocated for permanent members to refrain from vetoing resolutions aimed at ending mass atrocities in line with the France-Mexico proposal and the ACT Code of Conduct.
- The General Assembly resolution, United for Peace, gives the most representative and democratic body of the United Nations a toolbox to act on matters related to international peace and security when the Council is unable to deliver.
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Today, the world needs not only more dialogue, but also more trust, more accountability, and greater capacity to act together.
- 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.
- We expect his successor to have the vision, courage, and leadership skills to restore trust, overcome divisions, and to act for change.
- Today's security requires that we act in a timely fashion.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 4 sentences
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Massacres, bereaved families, women that have fallen victim to despicable violence, children deprived of their innocence, and communities chased away from their homes need to compel us to act.
- We need to act because in Haiti today, One more victim is too many victims.
- However, there is another security challenge that should compel us all collectively to act.
- They are arriving here through transnational criminal networks that are fueling insecurity and strengthening the capacity of gangs to act.
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- And the international community has been warned of mass atrocities over and over again, but has failed to act.
- We must act now to prevent further mass atrocities against the Sudanese people.
- Too often, however, the Security Council is blocked by geopolitical divisions, unable to act.
- We do so not as an act of altruism, but because it's in our shared interest.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Yet, when the Council is unable to act, member states turn to the General Assembly.
- Yet, when the Council is unable to act on important matters, the effectiveness of our Organization as a whole is called into question.
- I call on the Security Council and all of its members to step up, to lead as we need it to lead, and to act when we need it to act.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- They are also a test of the gulf that can exist between the words of international institutions and the reality upon which they purport to act.
- 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.
- What use is a resolution if for decades the other party can act in direct contravention of it while that resolution remains intact in the archives but powerless in the face of reality?
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- an act of aggression violating the core principles of the UN Charter, an ongoing flagrant violation of international law with more than a third of the territory of Cyprus remaining under Turkish occupation.
- Partnerships that deliver when they are needed, formed by the belief that in times of need, we must act together.
- We believe in a United Nation that protects the principle of its charter and has the capacity to act upon them.
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Trust is built when commitments are honored, when rules are applied consistently, and when institutions act with transparency, and when people can see that international cooperation produces tangible results in their lives.
- And this is why enlargement of the European Union is an act of strategic foresight.
- But the United Nations reminds us of a simple truth: Vision and wisdom are not measured by the size of a country, but by the ideas we bring and the responsibility with which we act upon.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Yet as conflicts and injustice multiply, the UN too often fails to act.
- And as an incoming member of the Security Council, we are committed to protect the principles of the Charter, to show the world that the Council can act, and to work towards making the decisions we take more inclusive.
- With artificial intelligence, we can still act first.
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- To destroy the international settlement without any idea of what comes next would be an act of wanton destruction that would rightly never be forgiven or forgotten by the tens of millions whose future it would betray.
- What we do have, what we must have, is the will and determination to act and the right values to underpin those actions.
- Stand firm against the vested interests that seek to block effective action, stand firm against the naysayers who say that because all don't choose to act, nobody should.
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- The true challenge of our time is not just managing a succession of crises, but it is restoring our collective capacity to anticipate, to make decisions, to act.
- We believe not because we harbor nostalgia for the world of 1945, but because in 2026, the world more than ever needs a forum where states can talk to one another, listen to one another, and act in concert.
- When faced with the fast-evolving threat, we must act very quickly.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Will we act to ensure that power is governed by law or by force, by cooperation or coercion, by responsibility to young people and future generations, or indifference to their fate?
- In the face of global catastrophe more than eight years ago, the United Nations was created as an act of defiance, the defiance of people who refuse to surrender the future to fear, the defiance against the self-defeating notion that might makes right, the defiance of countries that now our futures are bound together the defiance of hope.
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Our appeal is for us to act with wisdom and courage to restore the central role of the United Nations and its responsibility and irreplaceable mission in maintaining global peace.
- Excellencies, we are drawing close to the end of the tenure of the current Secretary-General and the appointment of the next one an act of greater importance, given that the person chosen must possess the qualities of independence, integrity, competence and courage to build consensus, uphold the Charter, promote conflict prevention, lead the necessary reforms and seek solutions to address the organization's financial crisis.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- When the Council is blocked, the General Assembly can and must act, but it cannot replace the Council's primary responsibility under the Charter.
- It strengthens Europe's sovereignty and capacity to act, reduces external dependence, creates economic opportunity, and makes our societies more resilient.
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- In a recent meeting of the East, Central and Southern African Health Community Conference held in Eswatini, the countries resolved to act as a singular bloc when purchasing essential drugs and medical supplies.
- It needs the courage to identify areas where cooperation is possible and the will to act upon them.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- We also support more than ever the efforts of the International Criminal Court to identify those responsible for the gravest crimes, and we condemn any act of aggression, once again and unambiguously, that violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a state.
- Given this reality, Andorra will continue to act.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- It will be restored when institutions act consistently, uphold international law, and produce results that people can see and experience.
- Somalia works to uphold the principles of the United Nations Charter and Constitutive Act of the African Union, strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, prevent conflict, and support peaceful Africa-led solution with global benefits.
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 2 sentences
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- And perhaps more importantly, do we still trust one another enough to act on it?
- We need stronger early warning systems that enable us to act before crises escalate, timely mediation before positions become entrenched, and peacebuilding that addresses the conditions that allow conflict to take root.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 2 sentences
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- While the UN has both responsibility and obligation to act promptly and effectively, it has miserably failed to act.
- Mr. President, the Islamic Republic of Iran warns in the clearest possible terms that any further act of aggression against our sovereignty, territorial integrity, or national interests will be met with a decisive and devastating response.
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Tuvalu reminds states of their legal obligation to take appropriate action to protect the climate system from greenhouse gas emissions, as failure to do so constitutes an internationally wrongful act as confirmed by the ICJ advisory opinion.
- The world must act now and decisively, collectively, and with urgency to protect the future for generations to come.
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Since January 2026, this aggression has strengthened and become more cruel and more dangerous, with the imposition of an energy blockade that, by resorting to intimidation and coercion, prevents any country from exporting fuel to Cuba, an equivalent to a naval blockade, which is classified under international law as an act of war.
- It is an act of collective punishment, a crime also proscribed by international humanitarian law.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- This is largely because we, the member states, have in large part become mired in endless debates, but have failed to give the organization a real opportunity to act.
- Western countries have effectively trampled on international law and started to force everyone to act according to so-called "rules", destroying unwelcome countries and suppressing unbowed peoples.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- courage, resilience, commitment and mobilization, as they are showing each and every day, supporting the efforts of the heads of state of the AES confederation remain the center of gravity of our journey towards sovereignty and stability and development to all of the peoples of Africa in the world who share our struggle and who recognize themselves and the ideals of peace dignity and liberty that the confederation represents I reiterate my gratitude Mr. president confederal dynamic that has been engaged in and taken up by our states, far from being an act in isolation, brings forward the rejection of fatality and chronic wardship that we face, as well as the reject of selective criticism when we see human tragedies.
- It's now time to act, to provide equitable financing and achieve economic justice.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- It declares that the action of a State in allowing its territory, which it has placed at the disposal of another state to be used by that state for perpetrating an act of aggression against a third state constitutes an act of aggression, period.
- Under international law, any state that knowingly makes its territory available for the commission of an act of aggression must bear all the consequences and legal responsibilities for its internationally wrongful act.
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 1 sentence
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 1 sentence
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 1 sentence
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Burundi · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 1 sentence