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Download CSVUnited States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- Our country is doing better than ever before.
- But they know that given only a short time to make this world better, safer, and more prosperous for our children, for the people on Earth, we have to take advantage of it.
- There is no better example of a danger that was allowed to gather strength at the world's peril than the number one sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- And we're working closely with the leaders of Venezuela to forge a much better future for the Venezuelan people.
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- It must be better represented and more closely involved in the decisions that shape the future of our planet.
- The African Union is deeply concerned by the persistence of conflicts and crises that continue to cause massive population displacement, destroy infrastructure, and deprive millions of children of their right to education and to a better future.
- We therefore call for a reform of the international financial architecture to make it more equitable, more inclusive, and better adapted to the realities of developing countries.
- Yet, while our African nations such as Burundi make these major sacrifices to build their future, these young talents are prematurely lured away by actors who offer better material and financial conditions without having needed to make any prior investment in their training.
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- For years, we have discussed how to better distribute what we have.
- It's a country where security allows us to reclaim our territories threatened by terrorism, where trust attracts investment, where investment creates jobs, and where growth leads to better living conditions.
- Now, a better definition is not enough.
- States need better tools to combat this phenomenon.
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- It is past time to better turn the urgency expressed in political declarations and resolutions into results not repetition.
- We carry no larger agenda other than to ensure that the United Nations will do better.
- Our collective stability and security as Pacific Islands Forum members and as a UN member state will be now better addressed.
- We are taking action, and we urgently need strengthened partnership to better protect our islands before sea level rise overtakes us.
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- A more effective United Nations should be better positioned to prevent conflicts, to respond to humanitarian crises, to shore up development, and anticipate the transformations which are already shaping our future.
- This requires better intelligence sharing, strengthening cross-border cooperation, improving coordination between national, sub-regional and continent-wide mechanisms.
- We need all of the above to be better coordinated.
- Therefore, Benin calls for ongoing transformation of the international financial architecture, the objective being to allow developing countries to access more accessible, predictable financing, financing that is better tailored to their development trajectories.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- And many in the room today know better than anyone what a return of war to Europe could mean.
- And to this end, they must be endowed with adequate funding and better coordinated with the United States as well as host 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.
- We must bolster the effectiveness of the instruments at their disposal so that we can mobilize the private sector better, creating guarantee mechanisms to ensure that in emerging economies middle-income countries and developing countries, a more effective response can be mounted to the problems they face.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- I regret to say that not many things have changed for the better, but for the worse.
- And even then, they dared to imagine a better future.
- Of course, doing all of these things will require compromise, time, strong leadership being able to build agreements, to listen, to look beyond our known reality and imagine a better alternative.
- We will not stop believing that humanity can continue to progress and that working together we can build a better world.
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 3 sentences
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- We are a symbol of a nation that has survived severe trials but has not lost its path towards a better future.
- Disrespect for international law cannot lead the world towards prosperity and a better future.
- Ladies and gentlemen, We, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, call upon all UN Member States to focus on reaffirming relations between States on the basis of international law, ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, promoting peace and social progress, combating hate speech and all forms of discrimination, strengthening policies for the prevention of genocide, crimes against humanity, and other war crimes; advancing the rights of women and children, and strengthening gender equality, better health care, and education.
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Our responsibility must also be to address the root causes of these problems and build systems that are fairer, stronger, and better able to serve our people.
- We have chosen not only to rebuild after disaster, but to build differently, build better, build stronger.
- We see it in our efforts to strengthen education, expand technical and vocational training, and better prepare our young people for the world of work.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 3 sentences
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- EU membership can turn borders of division into lines of cooperation, and reforms on paper into stronger institutions and better living standards.
- In a changed security environment, we are strengthening our security and ensuring we are better equipped to support international stabilization missions abroad.
- Delivery turned those ambitions into institutions, security and better lives for our citizens and gave us the capacity to contribute beyond our borders.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- I'm simply convinced that the only way to change reality and to build a better world is firstly to acknowledge the reality that we face, to confront the problems in front of us.
- The world can be better.
- Only then will future generations be able to look back and say that we fulfilled our mission, that we restored trust in humanity, that we managed transformation for the better, and that we built a United Nations that delivers for all.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 3 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.
- But the world around us is changing, and not for the better.
- Present disregard for international law and the principles of the Charter reinforced by the sense of impunity, too often dominates over adherence to the rule of law and cooperation between countries for a better future.
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- In 2025, when restrictive measures were implemented in the United States and we worked in better coordination with one another, we saw a 99% drop.
- And at that time, Everything was very vague and difficult and the world had no better organization for a group of countries like that, like ours.
- 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.
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- but which has never lost sight of something fundamental, and that is the hope of building a better life.
- Protest and the right to demand a better life is one thing, the right to demand a decent life, better healthcare, education and infrastructure, it is quite another thing.
- We have the capacity to provide the world with the resources that it needs to be able to develop a better world.
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Therefore, the task before us is building stronger, better equipped, representative, responsive, and an effective multilateral system and global financial architecture that delivers for all nations and regions.
- This notwithstanding, the reforms would strengthen the capacity of United Nations to serve its member states and the people of the world better, as well as correct the historical injustice that continues to prevail.
- Therefore, the task before us is to make the United Nations, the multilateral system, more responsive, more representative, and better able to deliver for the people that we serve.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- The transformation we seek for a better world will only happen when we trust each other and we accept our responsibility for each other.
- And, Mr. President, it's not fair to the majority of Member States who still believe in the promise of this body Even as we call for greater equity with the reform of the Security Council, we must equally reform the secretariat to better support peacekeeping and the resolution of conflicts.
- And I can find no better reference than His Majesty Haile Selassie speaking in this very assembly on the 4th of October, 1963, And those who know the words can say it with me.
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Today, we see a genuine opportunity to turn a new page and build a more peaceful and interconnected region based on shared commitment to a better future.
- Strong economic performance must translate into tangible social outcomes, higher output per person, rising real wages, declining poverty, better employment opportunities, and greater economic resilience.
- We firmly support reforms that will strengthen the organization's capacity to deliver better and become more results-oriented.
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- We are called upon to convince our societies that cooperation is better than isolation, that rule of law is better than unilateral behavior, that compromise is better than conflict, and that institutions are better than rule of sheer force.
- For us, the intensified development of Corridor 8 and Corridor 10 is a part of broader European vision to better connect the Adriatic, Ionian, the Black Sea, the Asian, and Central Europe.
- Migration begins where there is no security, no employment, no education, no access to water, no prospects, or no confidence that tomorrow will be better than today.
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Saint Lucia stands with the Cuban people in the hope for a better future, supported by the friendship and solidarity of the international community.
- St. Lucia believes that a better world is within our reach if we chose cooperation over coercion and ensure that justice and fairness prevail for all.
- The people of Saint Lucia remain confident in our collective capacity to shape that better world even as Saint Lucian, Nobel Laureate, Sir Derek Walker, reminds us that the future happens no matter how much we scream.
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- The mandate resolution laid the foundation for better joint decisions.
- We need to be better at delivering as one.
- While wars and geopolitical tensions dominate the agenda, we must not lose sight of our most important shared responsibility, which is to take better care of the planet on which we all depend.
Nicaragua · Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- We bring to this forum of all peoples and states of the world the legitimate aspiration of families from the entire world, and in particular in Nicaragua, to live peacefully and safely, to strengthen the work that will allow all of us to establish better societies, to defeat extreme poverty, to live in harmony and in complementarity, which is so critical to allow all societies to progress, and so that also we can care for and increase our resources and natural riches, which will be of benefit to everyone.
- And we also need to achieve well-being for all to bring about a better world, which is so urgent a task.
- There are many proposals that we have mentioned, and we wish to stress the strength that the BRICS countries, for instance, have shown in striving for better living conditions for their people and the right of all to achieve sustainable development in a complementary way.
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- It is a stronger and better multilateralism.
- A multilateral system fit for the 21st century must be more representative, more agile and better able to deliver.
- At the same time, international financial architecture must also evolve to respond better to the needs of developing countries and to give them greater space to pursue their own development priorities and build their resilience.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- It is for this reason that we welcome the strategic review of the United Nations Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel, which should lead to an approach better aligned with the realities and concerns of the people impacted.
- Thus, through appropriate reforms, the government, in addition to improving political situation, we've improved economic governance, including better management of public affairs and greater domestic resource mobilization.
- Public spending is increasingly directed today towards a structuring productive investment, better access to basic services and training and employment for young people and women in particular.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Second, by taking a foundational look at the reforms of the United Nations to deliver better.
- We must better prioritize on how we spend our resources by augmenting development assistance, addressing debt burdens, reforming the international financial architecture, fulfilling our CVIA and Paris commitments.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- if at the same time we do not tackle the challenge that is developing a better educational system.
- and the depth of learning enjoyed by our children and young people is a predictor of higher a higher quality of life because such education make it possible to develop higher income, better health habits and that serves the cause of social mobility.
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Let us strengthen multilateral cooperation through the multi-pillar principle inspired by the ideas of Pax Mongolica, so that we may restore our trust and hope through shared responsibility, reform the United Nations with a common purpose, and build a better, more peaceful world through the strength of our collective action.
- This demonstrates that these historical contributions embodied progressive ideas that could serve as a foundation for today's collective efforts to safeguard peace and For example, the renowned Mongolist Vladislav Kotvich, in his work ******** are the promoters of the idea of global peace from the early 14th century," noted that Oltcit, Ilkhan of the ****** Empire, in his letter sent to King Philip IV of France in 1305, eloquently underscored the value of harmonious relations among nations and peoples in the thoughtful words, "What could be better than true concord?" History is the foundation upon which we reflect on the past, shape the present, and build the future, and is the memory of our statehood.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- And today we are experiencing a crisis, a profound crisis, and recovering security means giving people about their future for a young person to be able to choose university rather than being trapped by a criminal gang for a family to open a business without fear for a company to invest and create jobs and for institutions to respond to the needs of citizens and not to elicit interests therefore the success of an economy is not measured only by how much production grows but rather how much is able to reduce poverty is measured in young people with decent jobs and children with a better education, and citizens who are able to build their future with dignity.
- Now we need to do better.
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- That is why Portugal looks to the future with renewed commitment to the mission of the United Nations, with confidence in our collective capacity and with hope that it is together that we can build and leave behind a better world.
- And we are going to do it and leave to future generation a better world than the one we are living in.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- If these institutions are to be as effective as expected, they must therefore become more representative, more inclusive, and better attuned to the demands of our time.
- Finally, it is incumbent upon us to ensure that the United Nations remains for present and future generations a true crucible of human dignity and the guarantor of a better world.
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- In simple words, the AI bosses are telling us that they have no idea on how recursive self-improvement, the ability of AI to constantly create better versions of itself, actually works.
- The prize for the winners is simply too great to believe that benign consideration for the well-being of humanity will outweigh the relentless drive of capital to constantly seek better returns.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Last year, following the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankham and the deaths of over 1,000 other humanitarian workers in the last three years, Australia and eight partner nations led the development of a declaration for the protection of humanitarian personnel, now supported by 130 countries, that declaration outlines practical measures to ensure stronger accountability, safer access, and better protection for aid workers operating in conflict zones.
- Australia helped create the United Nations to bring an end to an era of destructive conflict and to build something better for all of us, a world where prosperity is driven by shared opportunity and peace is secured by collective responsibility.
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Papua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- We must leave our children a better world than the one we are presently living in.
- I want to assure this assembly that my government is working to the best of our ability to protect the rights of the 11 million people of my country, giving them a better, an equal opportunity to progress their own life, a life that God has planned for the God-given homeland that I call, and many, or the 11 million of us call Papua New Guinea.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Internally, there is the process launched by the Secretary-General to update the administrative and financial structure of the Organization to allow our Organization to be better equipped to overcome future challenges.
- We are confident that the international community, around half of which is made-up of young people that aim to protect the planet, that want to better share wealth, and aspire to use new technologies advisedly, will be able to overcome new challenges.
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- But as a staunch partner, we will continue to push for a UN that is more effective, more transparent, and better equipped to uphold the principles of its Charter, a UN that is resolute.
- Mr. President, we must continue to strengthen our United Nations to make the organization stronger and better equipped to prevent conflict and meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- The Holy See, while calling for the end of the conflict, remains concerned about the sporadic episodes of violence which prevent internally displaced persons from returning to their place of origin and force them to continue living in a situation of suffering and food insecurity, with no prospects of a better future.
- The Holy See will continue to play its part in building a better future for all.
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- We must therefore accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement and strengthen our adaptation and resilience efforts, including through resilient coastal infrastructure, better protection for marine and coastal ecosystems, early warning systems, and simplified, predictable, and equitable access to climate finance.
- This seeks to complement traditional economic indicators with measures that better take into account people's well-being, social inclusion and environmental sustainability.
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- 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.
- Near a home, the people of Haiti deserve stability, security, and the opportunity to build a better future.
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- We seek to reduce our dependence on imports, increase national production and ensure better market access for farmers, so that a greater share of the value generated by quality products such as cocoa and coffee remains in the country.
- so that innovation translates into better opportunities and services for all.
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- And from this understanding of sustainable development, Algeria proceeds with the conviction that development cannot be fully complete unless it includes its regional surroundings and environment and unless it contributes to building a more integrated African space that is better able to face the present and future challenges.
- Rather, what we owe them is to leave them a world that is better than the one that we have inherited.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 2 sentences
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 1 sentence
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 1 sentence
India · Subrahmanyam Jaishankar · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 1 sentence
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 1 sentence