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Download CSVPresident of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 12 sentences
- Under the UN Charter, the Security Council bears primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
- Yet, when the Council is unable to act, member states turn to the General Assembly.
- To be fair, the Security Council, when it acts, proves its strength and effectiveness.
- Yet, when the Council is unable to act on important matters, the effectiveness of our Organization as a whole is called into question.
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 11 sentences
- 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.
- We fully understand that membership in the Security Council is not a privilege or reward.
- One year ago, standing at this stage, I started with confidence that Kyrgyzstan is among those states whose experience enables them to put forward substantive issues for consideration by the Security Council.
- Reforms have ranged from expanding the membership of the Security Council to modernizing mechanisms of governance, peacekeeping, and the protection of human rights.
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 10 sentences
- Trinidad Tobago appreciates and recognizes the responsibility bestowed on the Security Council.
- In this regard, we extend our deepest appreciation to the 181 Member States that entrusted Trinidad and Tobago with the responsibility of serving on the Security Council for 2027-2028.
- We return to the council for only the second time in the history of our nation.
- We will carry to the council the commitment on which we sought your support.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- For more than 12 years ago, since the illegal annexation of Crimea and occupation of eastern Ukraine in 2014, a permanent member of the Security Council, the Russian Federation, has been perpetrating a war of aggression at the very heart of Europe.
- With regard to the Security Council, it must be said that its inability to take timely and decisive decisions on some of the worst crises we are seeing today risks rendering the United Nations irrelevant.
- We have not seen unified and decisive Council action on Ukraine, Sudan or in Myanmar.
- The use of the veto and the threat of its use continue to loom over the Council.
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- The equality proclaimed in this Assembly ends at the doors of the Security Council.
- The Council, the Security Council, has not.
- Whether in the Security Council or in the international financial system, institutions built for another age are being asked to govern a completely different world that we live in today.
- For decades, member states have debated how to make the Security Council more representative, legitimate, and effective.
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- In this context, we emphasize that Security Council reform and the Security Council is the body charged with maintaining international peace and security has become essential to keep pace with the significant increase in the number of member states and the changes in international relations since the establishment of the organization.
- There is an urgent need for the Council to become more representative, effective and transparent in carrying out its responsibilities.
- Mr. President, since last February, the State of Kuwait, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have been subjected to illegal Iranian aggression involving ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
- And furthermore, to inflict harm on the economies of the region and the world and to disrupt global trade and oil markets, Iran is obstructing maritime navigation and closing the Strait of Hormuz to use it as a bargaining chip in the war, in violation of international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions.
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- We translated that commitment into decisions taken by the Council of Ministers, notably in August and September of last year and again in March of this year.
- We have taken note of Security Council Resolution 2790 of 2025.
- This is despite the dozens of resolutions adopted by this Assembly and by the Security Council that lay clear foundations for that right, not to mention the Arab Peace Initiative.
- Yet, the basic composition of the Security Council remains captive to a historical moment dating back to the end of the Second World War.
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- The states of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have been subjected to waves of unjustified Iranian attacks involving ballistic missiles and drones, targeting civilian infrastructure, residential areas, ports, airports, and energy facilities.
- Security Council Resolution 2817 also referred to Bab el-Mandeb, recognizing that a threat to one waterway is a threat to navigation through all waterways.
- The Kingdom of Bahrain has not only stated its position in principle on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council states and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and by virtue of its current presidency of the GCC and its non-permanent membership of the Security Council, Bahrain led efforts resulting in the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2817 with a historic and unprecedented support of 136 countries.
- The resolution adopted by the Council of the International Maritime Organization on the 19th of March, together with the Human Rights Council Resolution 61/1, both have further demonstrated that the international rejection of such conduct extends beyond the Security Council.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- the Security Council still has 15 members, five of them permanent and armed with that veto.
- Small island developing states equally confront threats that now reach squarely into the council's mandate.
- We have no assured representation within the councils.
- The council has not changed with it.
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- His Excellency, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of Sudan, was to stand before you today to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Sudanese people and government.
- Hence the need for United Nations reform, particularly reform of the Security Council.
- Africa should be represented by two permanent seats, And the working methods of the Security Council should be improved in line with current developments and realities.
- The Sudanese people alone are the makers of that decision and will determine their future without influence or pressure in accordance with the principle of national ownership of peacebuilding affirmed in Security Council Resolution 2736.
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- And we deeply regret the unwillingness of a few Council members to acknowledge that sanctions measures have been reinstated in full accordance with Security Council Resolution 2231.
- Since then, The comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict has been endorsed by the Security Council.
- Excellencies, as an elected member of the Security Council, Denmark strives to ensure that the Council fulfills its mandate.
- 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.
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 7 sentences
- The advancement of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, as well as its use of malicious cyber activities, including cryptocurrency thefts, as a source of funding, are clear violations of relevant Security Council resolutions and pose a serious threat to international peace and security.
- The full implementation of Security Council resolutions under the principle of the complete denuclearization of North Korea is essential.
- A permanent member of the Security Council, which is with a special responsibility for international peace and security, has initiated an act of aggression against another country and has vetoed Security Council resolutions concerning its own actions.
- In this current situation, it must be said that the Security Council is not functioning for international peace.
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- Russia is a permanent member of Security Council.
- Even in this very building, at the Security Council table, we have heard Russia spread blatant lies and make threats against Latvia and other free and democratic countries.
- That must include also the Security Council.
- Latvia supports an expanded and more representative Security Council.
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- Mr. President, Zimbabwe is grateful for the confidence placed in us through our election to the Security Council for the 2027 to 2028 term.
- Accordingly, my country will prioritize four priorities in the Council.
- Secondly, We shall advocate for the strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and the regional organizations, such as the African Union and its Peace and Security Council.
- Those most affected by the decisions of the Security Council should not be the least heard.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- Yet, the United Nations has increasingly become associated with political gridlocks in the Security Council, prolonged negotiations without tangible outcomes, and a weakening capacity to mobilize collective action in response to the threats to international peace and security.
- The Security Council must become more representative, transparent, and effective.
- Somalia supports the common African position and meaningful African representation in both categories of the Council.
- Given that many of the discussions directly concern African states, they have the right to full representation on equal par with all other permanent Security Council members.
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Mr. President, Mr. President, the Security Council was designed by the victims of a war that ended 81 years ago.
- The world has changed, the Council has not.
- That is why the Bahamas seeks a seat on the Council for the 2032-2033 term.
- The Bahamas does not seek a seat on the Council to sit quietly inside that arrangement.
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- Regional organizations like the African Union, Gulf Cooperation Council, Mercosur, ASEAN, or the EU, build trust.
- Now, since my first speech here two years ago, I've consistently called for a reformed Security Council.
- No single state should have veto power, and if a member of the Security Council violates the UN Charter, its voting rights should be suspended.
- The world needs a functioning UN Security Council.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- The Security Council still reflects the world of 1945.
- Africa, home to more than 1.6 billion people and the subject of most of the Council's work, still has no permanent seat.
- Africa seeks its rightful place because the Council cannot be fully legitimate or effective while an entire continent remains permanently absent from its highest level of decision-making.
- During our term on the security council in twenty twenty-four, 2025, we worked as a voice of reason and a bridge across division.
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Renewing representation requires a Security Council that looks more like the multipolar world of the present.
- We Trust that the Security Council and the General Assembly will rise to this moment.
- A year ago, from this same rostrum, I called upon the council to act without delay.
- 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.
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- 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.
- We also welcomed Security Council Resolution 2803 and the roadmap for implementing the second phase.
- This requires urgent and responsible intervention by the United Nations Security Council.
- It also requires the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2334.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- The status quo when it comes to reforming the Security Council bears witness to that fact.
- We all agree that the composition of the Security Council is out of step with the realities of our time.
- We agree that the expansion of the Council should not lead to further inertia.
- But given the fact the Council is lacking legitimacy, and that is indeed the hallmark of the Council's current structure, we cannot simply issue observations.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- Ireland currently holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
- That commitment is why Ireland is seeking election to the Human Rights Council for the 2027-2029 term.
- The fact that a permanent member of the Security Council is seeking to change borders by force in clear violation of the UN Charter is utterly unacceptable.
- We need the Security Council to live up to its mandate and respond to the crises around us.
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- The twin institutional pillars provided in the Charter were and still are the Security Council and ECOSOC as the apex bodies for achieving these purposes.
- This must be done as we bring about the reform of the Security Council.
- The historical injustice regarding the composition of the Council was acknowledged in Action 39 of the Pact for the Future, but the process for reform is still stalled.
- Mauritius fully supports the common African position the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sertic Declaration, calling for no fewer than two permanent and five non-permanent African seats on the Council.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- The Security Council, entrusted with maintaining international peace and security, has too often been paralyzed when action was needed most.
- In Gaza, we continue to witness repeated violations of the ceasefire and continued suffering among civilians, despite the adoption of the 20-point comprehensive peace plan and Security Council Resolution 2803.
- On the Human Rights Council, Iceland, we have sought to match words with deeds, from Iran and Afghanistan to accountability for violations in Sudan.
- Throughout our Council term, Iceland will emphasize gender equality, LGBTQI+ rights, the rights of children and young people, and the relationship between human rights and the environment.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- The UN Security Council needs to fulfil its responsibilities.
- Too frequently has the veto or the threat of the veto been abused to block the Council from fulfilling its responsibilities, to the frustration and sometimes despair of the global community.
- and we have been pleased to see it step up on occasions when the Security Council has been stymied from acting.
- For our part, New Zealand will continue to press for a more effective, credible, transparent and representative Security Council.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- the Security Council, its composition, its decisions and its capacity to act.
- The veto must not paralyze the Council's work or prevent it from fulfilling its responsibility to maintaining international peace and security.
- Africa must have permanent representation at the Security Council.
- and we call for a dedicated SIDS seat on a reformed Council.
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- Security Council for voting overwhelmingly to pass a resolution condemning Iran's despicable terrorist attacks on commercial shipping.
- 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.
- Security Council, and she did it very well.
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- The experience we gained as an elected member of the Security Council in 2013 and 2014 showed us that elected members can make a real difference, especially when the permanent members of the Security Council are divided.
- It is for this reason that Luxembourg is asking for Member States to place their trust in it as it seeks a Security Council seat for the 2031-2032 period.
- As a member of the Human Rights Council for the period 2022-2024, Luxembourg took the full measure of just how important it is to defend human rights through multilateralism.
- The Security Council must become more representative, more effective, and more accountable to the entire membership of the United Nations, Africa in particular.
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- Believing that reform of the Security Council should be at the core of broader United Nations reform, Mongolia maintains its principled position in support of expanding the number of both permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council, ensuring equitable representation of developing countries in the Council, and promoting greater openness and transparency in its work.
- Mongolia is one of the 58 countries that have never served as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
- Therefore, Mongolia aspires to actively participate in the work of the Security Council and contribute to finding collective solutions to the problems and challenges facing the international community.
- In manifestation of this aspiration, I officially announce from this rostrum today that Mongolia is presenting its candidature for a non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council for the term 2048-2049.
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- In that regard, Tanzania remains firmly committed to supporting the efforts of the UN Security Council to fulfill its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
- Our commitment is demonstrated by our two terms of service on the Security Council during which we made substantive contributions to such cause.
- Notable achievements include the adoption of Security Council resolution 1653 in the year 2006 on the Great Lakes region and Tanzania's collaboration with Denmark in establishing the Peacebuilding Commission.
- Excellencies, Building on this record and sustained commitment to multilateralism, I am pleased to inform you that recently, the African Union formally took note of Tanzania's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2029-2030 during elections to be held by this Assembly in June 2028.
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- Madam President, with regard to the North African region, thanks to the momentum initiated by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, the question of the Moroccan Sahara reached a historic turning point with the adoption by the Security Council of Resolution 2797 last October.
- These principles, as set forth in the Security Council resolution, are as follows: First, There is no solution outside the framework of the autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty.
- Third, There can be no discussion or dispute regarding the responsibilities and obligations of the four parties clearly identified by Security Council Resolution 2797.
- Fifth, there is no credibility for interlocutors who violate the ceasefire and refuse to respect Security Council resolutions.
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- The results in maintaining peace and security will, to a large extent, depend on the decision by the members of the Security Council and particularly its permanent members.
- We must strive to make the Security Council more representative, which requires permanent seats for Africa, Brazil and India, thereby reflecting the changing world.
- Excellencies, starting in January, Portugal will bring to the Security Council as a non-permanent member, a global perspective and a culture of dialogue and bridge building.
- In the Security Council, Portugal will be committed to three big priorities, prevent, partner and protect.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- And that is why Australia is seeking a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2029-2030.
- Should our Security Council bid prove successful, our purpose and approach will be consistent with how we have always conducted ourselves at the UN.
- As a member of the UN Security Council, Australia will safeguard the rules that protect us all by upholding international law, including the UN Charter, and the sovereignty of all states.
- We will amplify the voices of small states and middle powers to ensure a wider range of perspectives shape the Council's decisions.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- This is why we are a proud host country of the organization, why we successfully campaigned for a seat on the UN Security Council.
- Austria will be a reliable partner in the Security Council during the next two years.
- To spare no effort on the Security Council to protect our common rules.
- 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.
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- The Security Council is urged to renew the Force's mandate and Member States to provide the necessary resources to operate effectively and successfully.
- Saint Lucia advocates for comprehensive reform of the Security Council to enhance its legitimacy and effectiveness in addressing global challenges, thereby restoring trust and a more inclusive multilateral system.
- Mr. President, a 21st century United Nations Security Council could have been more successful in its responsibility for international peace and security had it not been anchored in the world of 1945.
- This resolution and the subsequent establishment of the High-Level Global Advisory Council on Reparatory Justice is a very significant step in the search for reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and the enslavement of Africans in the Americas and the Caribbean.
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- Almost a year ago, the Security Council approved the peace plan for the Gaza Strip, but peace does not reign there.
- 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.
- There are attempts for Bosnia and Herzegovina to be unitarized, the Serbs to be unitarized and forced to give up their constitutional powers, which were guaranteed by the Dayton Agreement, together with the Security Council.
- We believe that the new Secretary-General who we will elect before the end of the year, will meticulously uphold its mandate, as well as the principles of impartiality and equidistance enshrined in the Charter; that the new SG will represent the entire international community instead of serving the interests of some States; that the new SG will not undermine the intergovernmental nature of the UN system, nor dilute the prerogatives of the Security Council and its permanent members.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- And reform must include the Security Council.
- The Council must better reflect today's world.
- San Marino is also a member of the Uniting for Consensus group and supports its effort to promote a comprehensive and balanced reform of the Security Council.
- Following an unanimous mandate from our Parliament, the Great and General Council of San Marino recognized Palestine as a sovereign and independent state within secure and internationally recognized borders and in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions.
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President, nowhere is the need for reform more critical than in the Security Council.
- Nowhere are the shortcomings of the United Nations more glaring than in the Security Council.
- Resolution 76/262 has already created an accountability channel between the Council and this Assembly.
- Expanding the Council's membership alone will not be enough to resolve its failure.
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- 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.
- In this regard, Africa's exclusion from permanent membership of Security Council is a continuing injustice.
- No reform agenda, including UN80, is complete without addressing this longstanding inequity in the Security Council.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- And we must also reform the Security Council so that it reflects today's world with the legitimacy and effectiveness that today's challenges demand.
- The Security Council was designed in the aftermath of World War II, but the world has fundamentally changed since then, a change that is far from reflected in the Security Council.
- Today, Africa still has no permanent representation on the Council.
- A 21st century Security Council without permanent African seats is unjust and indefensible.
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- We no longer wish to see the Human Rights Council become a forum for oppressing countries that are deliberately singled out because they defend and fight for the interests of their peoples.
- We want to see this council working for justice and equity for all states without distinction.
- 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.
- We therefore strongly reaffirm the need for reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to allow for permanent African representation and more equitable participation by the continent in the international community's decision-making mechanisms.
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- 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.
- This includes the report of the Panel of Experts on Violations and Cases of Non-Compliance, We call upon the Council to give serious consideration to the Panel's recommendations and to take the necessary action within its established mandates.
- The purpose is to ensure the effective implementation of the Council resolutions and the relevant sanctions measures without selectivity or double standards.
- From this rostrum, Libya announces its candidacy for the membership of the Security Council for the term 2028-2029 for the African seat.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- That is why Botswana calls on this General Assembly, the Security Council, and every organ of the United Nations to recommit to dialogue as the first instrument of diplomacy.
- Mr. President, no reform agenda, including UN80, is complete without addressing the longstanding inequities within the Security Council.
- In this regard, Botswana reaffirms its support for comprehensive Security Council reform and aligns itself with a common African position as articulated in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.
- We believe that a Security Council that continues to exclude Africa and Latin America from permanent membership cannot credibly claim to reflect contemporary geopolitical realities.
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- At the same time, divisions within the Security Council, the body charged with protecting international peace and security, are paralyzing action where it is the most urgently needed.
- This transformation first requires a bold Security Council reform.
- A continent of more than 1.3 billion inhabitants, whose crises make up a large portion of the Council's work, ought to have at least one permanent seat in it.
- But two years after its adoption, negotiations on Security Council reform are still ongoing.
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Next December, our country will finish its mandate as a non-permanent member of the Security Council.
- We didn't come to the Council to choose sides.
- We came to the Council to defend principles, sovereignty, territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and the protection of civilians.
- I wish to reiterate to this General Assembly the need for Latin America and the Caribbean to have places with greater decision-making power in the Security Council, specifically a permanent seat, a permanent member of the Security Council of this organization.
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Do you know which countries, dear friends, took part in decision making in the UN Security Council to bomb an independent and sovereign country that had attacked no other country?
- In spite of everything, Serbia will defend its country its territorial integrity, the UN Charter, the UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
- We are grateful to the European Union, and in particular to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and to the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, for every kind of assistance they have provided to our country.
- The Security Council is often blocked precisely in the crisis in which it should be most active.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- How can we fail to mention the historic anomaly that is the absence of Africa among the permanent members of the Security Council?
- As a member of the Security Council 2026-2027, we reaffirm our support for the common African position enshrined in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration, that is to say, two permanent seats for Africa with all of the associated privileges, including veto rights as long as they exist, and two non-permanent additional seats.
- in order to make the Council more representative, more legitimate, and ultimately more effective.
- Resolution 2773 of the Security Council has laid out an unambiguous path.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- We need a Security Council that reflects the geopolitical realities of the 21st century, not the power structures of 1945.
- A council that embraces the emerging multipolarity of our world, including permanent representation from Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.
- In the humblest of ways, I call on the P5, the Security Council, and every member and every member here.
- The responsibility for recommending the next secretary general rests in the first instance with the Security Council.
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- 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.
- Yet 80% of Security Council mandates concern Africa peace and security, while Africa remains without a single permanent seat on the organ responsible for global peace.
- Liberia reaffirms its support for common African position and proposed reform of the United Nations Security Council.
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 4 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.
- And this topic will remain a high priority when Greece assumes the presidency of the Security Council next month.
- And we expect these efforts to continue under his successor with the same objective, the reunification of Cyprus, free of occupation forces, in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
- And as we prepare to assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second-half of 2027, we will work for a Europe that is more competitive, more secure, more capable of defending itself, and more effective in protecting its external borders.
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- The Security Council cannot reflect the world of 1945 while deciding for the world of today.
- The Maldives will take its seat on the Economic and Social Council for the 2027 to 2029 term.
- We are seeking election to the Human Rights Council for the 2028 to 2030 term.
- And we seek the support of member states for a seat on the UN Security Council for the 2033 to 2034 term.
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- 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.
- We welcome the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2797 of 2025 and view favorably the autonomy initiative presented by the Kingdom of Morocco as a basis for resolving this dispute.
- Ladies and gentlemen, three decades ago, Guinea-Bissau had the honor of serving as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
- Today, as we reaffirm our commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and to the promotion of international peace and security, I wish to reiterate that Guinea-Bissau is a candidate for non-permanent membership of the Security Council for the term 2028-2029.
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Security Council reform illustrates alone this situation and this crisis of confidence.
- Chad reiterates to this end its complete support for the common African position, as stipulated in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirt Declaration, and taken up in the African model for reform of the Security Council, presented in April by Sierra Leone on behalf of the Committee of Ten of the African Union.
- We decided to deploy 1,500 service personnel to the Gang Suppression Force authorized by the Security Council, and that is about a quarter of the planned amount.
- Loyal to the principles of the Charter, Chad rejects any act of aggression against a sovereign State and condemns, to this end, the air strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran and, along the same lines, Chad very firmly condemns the Iranian attacks against the fraternal countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Jordan, as well as the drone attack on 29 July in the Egyptian port of Damietta.
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- A true reform of this organization must also address the composition and functioning of the Security Council.
- The absence of Africa among the permanent seats of the Council is but one striking example.
- We need a Security Council that is open, transparent and accountable in its deliberation.
- A Security Council that is both legitimate and effective, measured in its ability to take meaningful action.
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- This renewal requires a deep reform of international institutions, foremost amongst them, the Security Council.
- In accordance with the Ezulwini Consensus, Africa's demand for two permanent Security Council seats with veto power is not a request, but a right, a legitimate right grounded, which reflects the realities of the 21st century.
- The Republic of the Congo, as a member of the Committee of Heads of States and Governments of the African Union on Security Council reform, the C-10 Committee, will not compromise on this shared demand.
- Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, the Republic of the Congo reiterates its willingness to serve the international community With your support, we renew our aspiration to serve as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2030-2031 term.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- This is why at the Security Council, France supports reforms aimed at bolstering its effectiveness.
- We must open up to new members, new regions, first and foremost Africa, but In terms of the substance, the Security Council must be able to take action in the face of mass violations of international law.
- And we are seeking to secure the commitment of each and every permanent member of the Security Council for this initiative.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- We call for effective implementation of the Security Council Resolution 2719, which must ensure a predictable, adequate and sustainable financing for African Union-led peace support operation authorized by the United Nations Security Council, because investing in Africa's capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts is also an investment in international peace and security.
- Ladies and gentlemen, today we are witnessing the direct involvement of certain permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in in the bloodiest and most destructive conflicts in our time in Europe and in the Persian Gulf, which constitutes a cause of concern and a bad example for the rest of the world.
- It is therefore becoming increasingly pressing and urgent to undertake a profound reform of the UN Security Council, in which Africa, Latin America and Asia should adequately be represented as permanent members with all the powers inherent therein.
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Reform must also produce a more representative and effective Security Council.
- 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 is this approach that Croatia would bring to the Security Council if elected to serve in 2030-31.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- So I ask you today, respectfully but firmly, how can we have a United Nations for all when it is led by a Security Council of the few?
- Worse still, this is a council that was designed 80 years ago for another era, for another scenario, another entire set of circumstances, one that all too often demonstrates it is simply unable to address today's problems.
- In short, the Security Council must cease to be a pretty snapshot of the world as it was in 1945.
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- 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.
- Let me reiterate that we are seeking a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council for the period 2032-2033.
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Excellencies, the ability to bring different interests together was also at the heart of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the first half of this year.
- The UN Security Council has established the framework for the solution of the Cyprus problem.
- The relevant UN Security Council resolutions, international law, and the law, values, and principles of the European Union What is now required is political will by all parties and genuine willingness to return to meaningful negotiations, to engage seriously, to build on the body of work already achieved, and to reach a settlement that reunifies our country and our people, a settlement that allows Greek and Turkish Cypriots, Maronites, Armenians, and Latins to live together in peace, security, and prosperity.
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- The Security Council ought to reflect the world of today with more equitable regional representation and greater legitimacy and effectiveness.
- Bulgaria is in favor of an enlargement of the Council's two membership categories, including with at least one additional non-permanent seat for the group of Eastern European states.
- As a member of the UN Human Rights Council 2024-2026, Bulgaria is striving to create a public environment free of discrimination, racism, anti-Semitism and hate speech.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- At the same time, the state responsible for those crimes had a say in shaping the post-war order as a permanent member of the Security Council.
- Ladies and gentlemen, for many years, representatives of my country have been trying in this chamber and in the Security Council to point out that a situation in which a permanent member of the Council, Russia, attempts unsuccessfully but with ruthless persistence to conquer a neighboring state and destabilize the entire region is violation of the principles we all uphold as signatories to the Charter of the United Nations.
- Ladies and gentlemen, even if today we have reservations about the effectiveness of the Security Council, we respect the achievements of the United Nations in maintaining and building peace in many parts of the world.
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- In restoring trust, we need to manage transformation of the United Nations Security Council based on equitable representation in its decision-making process to reflect contemporary geopolitical realities.
- This fairness and justice should extend to the participation of women in decision-making, including in the prevention and resolution of conflict, post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
- We therefore call upon the full implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2770 of October 2025, which reaffirmed the need for a mutual, agreeable, lasting political solution between the Polisario and the Kingdom of Morocco.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- In this regard, Africa cannot continue to be in a center of the Security Council agenda while remaining absent from its rank of permanent members.
- Africa must be a permanent member of the Security Council of the UN.
- We therefore reaffirm the common African position related to the reform of the United Nations Security Council based on the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration, under which no fewer than two permanent seats with all prerogatives and privileges, including the veto, as long as it exists, and five non-permanent seats are allocated to Africa.
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Uganda is committed to working with the entire membership to build consensus on necessary systemic reforms, particularly within the UN Security Council.
- We call for a comprehensive reform to render the Council more equitable, transparent, democratic and representative.
- As the inaugural Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, 1998-2005, he placed the protection of war-affected children firmly on the Security Council agenda and established the monitoring and reporting mechanism under Resolution 1612 in 2005.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- The General Assembly has adopted resolution after resolution, while the Security Council and Human Rights Council have repeatedly addressed the situation.
- In return, this body produced a single Security Council resolution.
- A permanent member of the Security Council of this organization, entrusted with a special responsibility for international peace, is waging war of aggression against another member state.
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- In our view, restoring trust in multilateralism will not happen without meaningful reform of global governance, principally the UN Security Council.
- Yet over the past decade, 70% of UN Security Council resolutions have concerned conflicts on the African continent.
- A permanent seat for Africa in the Security Council, with all the prerogatives of the permanent memberships, is long overdue.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- For almost five years, a permanent member of the Security Council has been waging a war of aggression against a sovereign state, in flagrant violation of the Charter.
- In Lebanon too, Monaco supports de-escalation efforts and calls on all parties to fulfill their commitments, first and foremost Security Council Resolution 1701.
- In the same vein, the Principality is in favour of a reform of the Security Council to make it more representative to today's realities, while also preserving its ability to act.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Central to this renewal is reform of the Security Council.
- Broader representation of Asia, Africa, and Latin America in the Council, as well as greater voice for developing countries and for middle powers, is a moral imperative.
- Kazakhstan's calls for the full and good faith implementation of the comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict and Security Council Resolution 2803.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- First, Reform of the UN Security Council.
- The Council must be strengthened by expanding the category of permanent members to include the countries of the South, which today play an ever-increasing role in world affairs.
- The voice of the global majority must be heard loud and clear in the Security Council.
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- For the first time in its history, Tajikistan is seeking election to the United Nations Security Council for the 2028-2029 term.
- We congratulate proudly Kyrgyzstan on its election to the Security Council for 2027-2028 and look forward to its contribution to the work of the Council.
- For us, membership in the Security Council would not be about status.
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, Gabon, in its capacity as member of the African Union's Peace and Security Council, stresses the urgent need to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2719 on the financing of peacekeeping operations.
- Fulfilling this commitment would help consolidate peace in Africa and strengthen cooperation between the UN Security Council and the AU's Peace and Security Council.
- This commitment to institutional transformation must take into account the urgent need to reform the Security Council.
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- As we mark the 30th anniversary of the Arctic Council, we continue to strive for a region of cooperation.
- We will continue to implement UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea.
- Canada's candidacy for the Human Rights Council for 2028 to 2030 bears witness to our values and to the nations represented here.
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- We further call for the Security Council to renew the mandate of the GSF at this imperfect but particularly critical juncture.
- The petition has now been referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
- Jamaica supports the revitalization of this General Assembly, meaningful reform of the Security Council, and greater coherence, efficiency, and accountability across the United Nations system.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- The inability of the Security Council to prevent or resolve in a lasting way these crises reveals the limits of a system that too often protects the interests of powers to the detriment of human life.
- The reform of the Security Council is something that must not be delayed.
- We encourage the continuation of efforts to reach a negotiated political solution between the parties pursuant to relevant resolutions of the Security Council.
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- South Sudan, therefore, continues to call for constructive engagements with the Security Council concerning restrictive measures, including the arms embargo.
- The composition of the Security Council does not equitably reflect the realities of today.
- Africa, with 54 member states, remains without a permanent representation on the Council.
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- 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 must reform the Security Council, not as a symbolic gesture, but as a vital prerequisite to ensure that the Council's decisions are once again respected and upheld.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- We also support the reform of the UN Security Council so that it operates in a more effective, democratic, and accountable manner.
- I hope that the United Nations, which created a pivotal moment for peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula 35 years ago, and the Security Council, which has safeguarded the peace and stability of the international community, will once again play a responsible and constructive role.
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- For the UN to adapt to the transformations of the time, Vietnam supports efforts to reform the organization, particularly the GA, the Security Council, and the Secretariat, with a view to enhancing effectiveness, prioritizing structural reform, and streamlining the apparatus, while fully harnessing the UN's advantage in advancing global agendas and safeguarding the interests of developing countries.
- And as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, Vietnam champions dialogue and cooperation in promoting and protecting human rights and in ensuring that all can share the fruits of development.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, we have entered the fifth year of the illegal, unprovoked, and unjustified full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine waged by a permanent member of the Security Council.
- It is essential to advance the implementation of the peace plan for Gaza in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2803 and to address with no delay the humanitarian situation on the ground.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- We must also correct the historical imbalance affecting Africa's representation on the Security Council.
- Africa should be granted permanent representation on the Security Council in accordance with the Ezulwini Consensus and the Cirt Declaration, which express a common position grounded injustice, equity and representativeness within the African Union.
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- As a member of Human Rights Council, Thailand believes that our work must reach beyond resolutions and make a real difference in people's lives.
- And that is why Thailand supports Security Council reform that gives developing countries and underrepresented regions, particularly in the global south, a greater role in decision making.
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- 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.
- The Marshall Islands affirms its longstanding support for Japan and its G4 partners to achieve permanent membership on the UN Security Council.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Mr. President, Solomon Islands reiterates its support for comprehensive reform of the Security Council to make it more representative, transparent, accountable, and reflective of today's realities.
- A Council with a dedicated seat for small island developing states would strengthen the legitimacy and effectiveness of the entire multilateral system.
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- How to restore trust when 81 years after San Francisco, Africa, with its more than around 1.5 billion inhabitants and its 54 states, still does not have a single permanent seat on the Security Council.
- Since the 26th of July 2023, Niger has been continuing its inexorable march towards the total reconquest of its sovereignty under the leadership of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland, led by the President, His Excellency, the General of the Army, Abdourahman Tchiani, President of the Republic, Head of State.
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- 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.
- In this context, Egypt continues to advocate genuine and comprehensive reform of the Security Council.
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- After more than eight decades since the establishment of the UN, The Security Council reform has become a necessity to ensure a fair representation of Africa, including permanent and non-permanent membership, while reviewing the financial architecture.
- We appreciate the mediation effort undertaken by the United States of America, Egypt, Qatar, to Turkey, and we stress the need to implement the Security Council Resolution 2803 issued on the 17th of November, 2025 on the peace plan in Gaza.
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- On behalf of the President of the Council, His Excellency Faure Essofima Gnassingbe, of the Government and the Togolese people, I would like, Mr. President, to convey to you my sincere and warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly.
- Along these lines, the President of the Council, His Excellency Faure Essozima Gnassingbe, has striven to promote dialogue, to bring people's positions closer and to contribute to find political solutions to crises that affect regions.
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Oman · Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- The Sultanate of Oman renews its solidarity with all neighboring countries, including the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the legitimate measures they take to maintain their security and protect their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- We therefore allocated 11 permanent and elected seats for women in the Omani Shura Council.
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- It is against this backdrop that Zambia has put itself forward as a candidate for the 2027 to 2029 Human Rights Council and we seek your support in that regard.
- Zambia therefore supports meaningful UN reform, particularly of the Security Council, including permanent African representation in line with the Ezulini Consensus and the Certe Declaration.
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Indonesia · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Equatorial Guinea · Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Pakistan · · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 1 sentence
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Turkmenistan · Vepa Hajiyev · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Sudan · · Day 6 · 1 sentence