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356 sentences in 147 speeches for force
Download CSVHaiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 10 sentences
- I want to pay a particular tribute to the kindred peoples who, by contributing to the Gang Suppression Force and supporting its full rollout, have chosen to share with us the burden of fighting for peace and security.
- It is standing tall because the people's born in light have never given in to the forces of chaos.
- Mr. President, the Republic of Haiti remains deeply committed to multilateralism and to the capacity of nations to unite their forces when urgent situations call for them to do so.
- We've taken, we've made the choice to strengthen the operational capacity of our national security forces because the security of Haiti must ultimately be based on the capacity of the Haitian state.
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- More than 80 years ago, the United Nations was founded on the promise that the force of law would replace the law of force.
- The second was to reclaim its national decision-making, so that no authority stands above that of the state, no weapons exist outside its armed forces, and no decision on war and peace is taken outside its constitutional institutions.
- The third was to recover all of its territory from Israeli occupation and to extend its sovereignty over the entirety of its national soil through its own forces in implementation of the Taif Agreement and in sincere respect for the relevant international resolutions on Lebanon.
- It equally requires the extension of the authority of the Lebanese state through its own forces over the entirety of its territory, with weapons held by the state alone.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- But it is also with a sense of pride inspired by the resilience of the populations of the Sahel and the hope of the bravery of the defence and security forces of the confederation, as well as the crucial role played by volunteers.
- I bow down with profound respect before the memory of the defence and security forces of the Confederation of Sahel States, our volunteers, defence volunteers, working for the motherland and all patriotic forces who have fallen in the field of honour.
- And each area of land recovered, each terrorist base destroyed, each battle won over the forces of evil, each... school recovered, each village rebuilt, each reform initiated, brings us closer to this new horizon defended with determination by Comrade Captain Ibrahim Traore, Army General Assimi Goita, and General Abdourahmane Tiani.
- This motto guides each and every one of our actions and is embodied by the operationalization of the unified force of the Confederation.
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- The continued disregard for and violation of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter through the use or threat of use of force in international relations, and through interference in the internal affairs of states in various forms, and through disregard for the established principles of international law, threaten confidence in the multilateral international system and in the charter of the United Nations itself.
- Parallel and measurable measures to protect civilians, reduce polarization, de-escalate tensions and contain political estrangement among civilian, political and military forces.
- The implementation of the provisions of the Jeddah Declaration regarding the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, including fundamental obligations under international humanitarian law, the facilitation of humanitarian action, meeting the needs of civilians and affected persons, and ensuring the safe and voluntary passage of civilians leaving areas of hostilities.
- These continued violations alone undermine the credibility of any political partnership in the political wing of the Rapid Support Forces militia during the remainder of the transition period, given its continued and reprehensible complicity.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- When force is regulated by the law, all of humanity is protected.
- We are seeing The use of force, once again, as being another political tool for some, trade is breaking down, and we're seeing a race to capture critical resources.
- We voted in favour of all of the General Assembly's resolutions calling and demanding for Russian forces to withdraw.
- Monaco will never recognize any annexation of territory obtained through force.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 7 sentences
- The path ahead of us is laden with numerous challenges and difficulties presented by inhumane acts of certain forces that disfavor the DPRK's very existence, let alone her development.
- Like in other parts of the world, A serious landscape of confrontation between justice and injustice, and between hegemonic forces and independent forces, is being witnessed in Northeast Asia this year.
- We owe it to the fact that the DPRK has a war deterrent in place, powerful enough to break anyone's will to start a war of aggression against the DPRK, and that we are thoroughly containing and managing the hostile forces' intention to use force.
- The DPRK's nuclear deterrent is the absolute might and irresistible force designed from A to Z to safeguard the sovereignty, security, and peace against aggression and threat from outside.
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 7 sentences
- The prohibition against the use of force is being challenged.
- It establishes sovereign equality, peaceful settlement of disputes, and the prohibition or the threat or use of force as fundamental principles of international relations.
- Vanuatu welcomes the entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement.
- Since the agreement entered into force on 17 January 2026, following its ratification by more than 60 states, including Vanuatu and our Pacific neighbors, the international community has moved into a critical implementation phase.
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Mr. President, for countries like ours, A rules-based order is a condition for our security and a guarantee that it is the norms agreed on by everyone and not force that resolve disputes between nations.
- 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.
- First, the deployment of the force that today is only funded up to a fifth of and only has up to a fifth rather of the troops authorized, second, fulfilling the arms embargo and sanctioning those who are financing and protecting gangs, and thirdly, strengthening the police, the armed forces, and the Haitian justice system so that the security can be sustained.
- The mandate of the force expires on the 30th of September.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- In reality, there can be no lasting trust when the force of our principles varies depending on the people's crises or circumstances.
- Our transformation ought to be based upon the need to uphold the Charter in its entirety, especially through the respect for the principle of the sovereign equality of States, peaceful dispute settlement, the prohibition of the use of force, respect for territorial integrity, and human dignity.
- This same ambition is our driving force within the Francophone world through the candidacy of Ms. Juliana Amatuul Mumba for the position of Secretary General of the OIF, with the vision of a renewed Francophonie that is closer to its peoples and capable of strengthening trust between its members and to tackle the challenges we are facing.
- It calls for an effective cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Rwandan forces from Congolese territory, an end to all support for armed groups, the disengagement of the AFCM 23, the dismantling of parallel administrations, the restoration of state authority, unhindered humanitarian access, and the safe and dignified return of displaced persons and refugees.
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- And we applaud the mediation efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan, while emphasizing the need to reach a sustainable regional understanding based on a firm commitment to the principles of good neighborliness, respect for state sovereignty, and the non-interference in internal affairs, as well as refraining from the use or threat of use of force.
- Mr. President, the State of Kuwait reiterates its principled and firm position condemning the ongoing violations by the Israeli occupation forces against the brotherly Palestinian people.
- This includes the complete withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Gaza, the assurance of humanitarian aid access, and the return of the Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip.
- We condemn and reject the attacks and incursions by Israeli occupation forces into Syrian territory.
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- Make no mistake, the century that we are living in marks the end of old hegemonies and the awakening of thus far suppressed forces.
- Ladies and gentlemen, this is an opportunity to commend the courage of our defense and security forces and to pay tribute to all of our civilian and military martyrs.
- A unified force of 5,000 men is conducting the coordinated fight against the mercenaries afflicting our three territories on our borders.
- This force can be mobilized to a ceiling of 15,000 men, that must be underscored.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- For its part, Mali reaffirms its unwavering commitment to reformed multilateralism founded on strict respect for the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, particularly sovereign equality, territorial integrity, non-use of force, mutual respect, and non-interference in the internal affairs of a state.
- The blatant violations of international law, its selective application, double standards in the management of crises throughout the world, abusive recourse to force and threats, and policies of hegemony and domination, in violation of the Charter of this organization have seriously undermined public confidence throughout the world in international institutions, especially the United Nations.
- regional and international responses, including the deployment of international forces, have failed to hold to these complex security crises and massacres affecting Sahelian populations.
- Malian forces, on their own and also within the AES unified force, and with the support of the Russian Federation, are today on the front line against imposed terrorism.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- These conflicts need to be supported by a quicker and technology enhanced observer force capable of rapid deployment to monitor and support ceasefires and peace agreements.
- To be given the resources, these peacekeeping forces must be given realistic mandates, predictable financing, and true partnership.
- And the renewal of the mandate of the gang suppression force.
- We cannot accept our region becoming a theater for confrontation or for the unilateral and unjustified use of force.
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Cooperation without subordination This milestone was not achieved through war, nor by renouncing human rights or through reliance on force as the sole response.
- By prohibiting the threats to use or the use of force, and we believe in legal equality between states because sovereignty is not measured in armies or material resources.
- And with the same conviction that the law is the only legitimate force between nations, and this conviction does not allow for any exceptions in or any selective uses.
- has a firm position that international law must prevail over force, that civilian populations must be protected, that the territorial integrity of nations must be respected, and that all disputes must be settled by way of dialogue, negotiations, and peace.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- The gang suppression force must be urgently and fully deployed.
- If borders can be redrawn by force, then every border is provisional.
- Belize has chosen and will always choose law over force.
- Belize further requests heightened monitoring by the United Nations and the OAS to ensure that no member state uses military force or intimidation to influence judicial proceedings.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- We are witnessing the use of force against a sovereign state.
- We call for the permanent disarmament of Hamas and other non-state armed group and for the withdrawal of Israeli force from the Gaza Strip.
- Peace cannot be imposed by force.
- No state can be allowed to redraw borders by force.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 4 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?
- It is the recognition, as enshrined in the UN Charter, that force cannot be the final arbiter of whose lives, rights and future matter.
- Excellencies, These and so many other conflicts show what happens when power gets out of control, force outpaces diplomacy, military budgets soar, and accountability goes out the window.
- Power over force, money, energy, technology, rules, and the future.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Every speaker has described the return of imperialism, of arrogance, the return of unrestrained force which knows no rules, a world in which we see power concentrated in the hands of the few, a world in which some believe that they can undermine the international order so as to push their borders outwards, those that believe that people's sovereignty can be toppled over, that they could use that sovereignty, people who believe that they can decide the fate of the planet, whether that be as regards the climate or AI.
- Our duty, today more than ever, is to hold firm here at the United Nations in order to make decisions to further our common interests so that people can choose their fate freely their development model, choose their future, to refuse their sovereignty being taken hostage by unjust forces, by fear.
- And in order to ensure when there's a disagreement, force is not the only recourse we have as an option on the table, we must learn the lessons of the 20th century.
- And in a matter of months, we achieved over 60 ratifications, which means that the treaty has now entered into force, that agreement.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Nowadays, we are witnessing a downgrading and violation of the rules governing international relations with the logic of force, intimidation and imposition of values stemming from unilateral vision by certain countries in defense of their exclusive interests.
- Attempts to dominate entire countries and regions of the globe by force of arms are leading the world towards a catastrophe.
- Today we live in an environment of global anarchy in which the use of force prevails over the force of reason and law in blatant opposition to the norms governing international relations.
- We, political leaders and rulers of today, will be judged in the future by our ability to replace confrontation with dialogue, predatory competition with cooperation, exclusion with solidarity, and the force of arms with the force of law.
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- It is the line between order and tyranny, between sovereign equality and the rule of force.
- The rule of force, such as witnessed by Croatia during the brutal aggression and occupation of more than one quarter of our territory in the 90s, in the war which claimed nearly 20,000 lives, and after which, more than three decades later, Croatia continues to search for 1,725 missing persons, a poignant example that the consequences of war do not end when the weapons fall silent.
- and we will not tire of opposing those political forces whose short-sighted pursuit of political gains jeopardizes equality of constituent peoples and the long-term prosperity.
- Rules gave us a compass when force sought to erase our borders.
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- When one state believes it can redraw the borders of another by force, every border on every continent becomes negotiable.
- Borders changed by force, territory sized by force, children taken by force, Ukrainian civilians targeted by Russia, schools, hospitals, homes, markets, energy infrastructure.
- It can withdraw its forces.
- Mr. President, Excellencies, we need a place where every state, large or small, has a voice, where threats to peace can be confronted together, where disputes can be resolved through dialogue, not force.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- It violates the respect of sovereignty and territorial integrity of states and the prohibition of the use of force against another state.
- We need to collectively force Russia into peace in Ukraine.
- to force into a negotiation table by raising the cost of its aggression.
- A UN member state whose armed forces have been repeatedly cited in the UN Secretary's report for grave violations against children and conflict-related sexual violence should have been no place in UN peacekeeping operations.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- It is the force of law that should decide, not the law of force.
- Our historical experience is different, marked by the struggle for our own freedom and resistance to domination imposed by force.
- On the one hand, The logic of force and impunity is making a comeback.
- It depends on our decisions whether the law will prevail over force and whether humanity will remain more important than the tools it has created.
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- You will notice, dear friends, that today, with the exception of a few countries, everyone speaks of and invokes the UN Charter, the spirit of the Charter, and the principles on which the world order that was in force until recently was based on.
- We must anticipate the consequences of a world in which force is once again being presented ever more openly as the most reliable instrument of policy, in which military budgets are growing, conflicts are multiplying, arms control mechanisms are weakening, and channels of communication are disappearing precisely when they are needed most.
- Over the past eight decades, states have not come to this building because they share the same interests, but because they understood that the cost of settling disagreements by force of arms was too high.
- the sovereign equality of states, respect for territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force except in the cases expressly provided for in the UN Charter, and the obligation not to change the rules from one case to another.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Over these eight years, I've seen these selfish, ignorant, and cruel forces grow.
- In my country, ladies and gentlemen, in Spain, It was women who were the first to show us that security could not be achieved through force, but through social progress.
- Feminism, ladies and gentlemen, is one of the main forces of transformation and progress that the world has experienced in the last century, and it's time for this force to guide this institution in much more of a clear and robust way.
- At the end of the day, the reactionary forces that want to destroy this multilateral order won't stop attacking us for it.
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Against the politics of force, we choose the force of politics.
- For decades, Italian troops have served the cause of peace in southern Lebanon through UNIFIL and have helped train the Lebanese Armed Forces.
- And as war advances, the principles on which we have built 80 years of international relations retreat, the prohibition of the use of force, international humanitarian law, and freedom and security of navigation.
- Mr. President, dear colleagues, the choice between force and politics is not confined to war.
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- In the Gaza Strip, Our people are being subjected at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces to killing, destruction, starvation, and attempts at displacement, as well as a genocidal war that has created an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
- Settler terrorism is escalating under the protection of the occupying forces, while the crimes of land theft, home demolition, checkpoints, and raids continue under a system of laws, measures, and practices, all built on racial discrimination, ethnic cleansing, and state terrorism.
- Do not allow terrorist gangs protected by the Israeli occupation forces to burn Palestinian homes while their occupants are sleeping inside them.
- This was to halt the aggression against our people and their humanitarian suffering, and secure the withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Gaza Strip and begin rebuilding the Gaza Strip.
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Last year, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
- Russia's occupation and attempted illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 challenged the fundamental rule of our international order, territory, cannot be acquired by force.
- If a powerful state can seize its neighbor's territory by force, every smaller state becomes less secure.
- The United Nations has documented torture and executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces, as well as grave abuses in occupied territory.
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- What is required is the will to spend our political capital here in this room on peace rather than force, by dealing with conflict through diplomacy rather than through war.
- which complements the prohibition of the illegal use of force, the core piece of the UN Charter.
- At the international level, by signing the UN Charter, we have all agreed to refrain from the threat of or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state.
- We are already seeing the impacts on civilians as armed forces increasingly integrate AI capabilities into their targeting systems in warfare.
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- China urges the relevant country to immediately stop using threat of force against Cuba and immediately and completely lift the blockade and sanctions against Cuba.
- Countries should join forces and act together to safeguard the UN and make it stronger.
- Over the past 55 years, China has been a stabilizing force in times of volatility.
- It has mobilized over 23 billion US dollars and carried out more than 2,000 projects under the Global Development Initiative, and it has granted zero-tariff status to all the African countries and LDCs having diplomatic relations with it to empower the Global South in pursuing modernization China has been a progressive force in an era of change China has always spoken up for the Global South stood up for the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries and continued to work toward a more just and equitable global governance system.
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- He warns against the return of a diplomacy of force and reaffirms the indispensable role of multilateral institutions.
- Second, the decision to use a little force cannot be delegated to opaque or automated processes, but must remain under effective, self-aware and responsible human control.
- Furthermore, the presence of Christians in Lebanon and throughout the Middle East must not only be safeguarded as the legitimate continuation of a historic presence, but must also be encouraged by international community since Christians aspire to be an active force for peace, spirituality, and culture within the mosaic of people that make up the Levant, where the Christian faith originated.
- 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.
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- The US government aspiration to impose peace through force is unrealizable.
- They are following the formula recommended by the State Department since 1960 in the infamous "Mallory Memorandum," which established as an official policy, and it's in force up until today, the overthrowing of the Cuban government through the economic suffocation and the extreme suffering of the Cuban people out of material shortages, hunger, and desperation.
- The threat of the use of military force against Cuba persists.
- All of that is being done in accordance with the Constitution in force, which was adopted through a free and universal referendum, and the conception of our socialist state of law and social justice.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- The comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict, including the deployment of the temporary international stabilization force, provides the guidelines to follow.
- And we all should join our forces to draw Ukraine's victory closer.
- What we cannot allow is the brute force prevailing over international law.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- 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.
- Suppressing, repressing these organizations, we'll do that with the full force of the law, but doing that is not enough.
- We hope to see independent, transparent action which does not make ideological calculations and without those calculations manages to respect and ensure all human rights, the rights of peasants, children, women, the rights of police forces and members of the military that are on the front line in the defence of life and freedom.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Following the end of the aggression in 1995, destructive forces have sought through blockades, obstruction and other means to halt the progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The politics of force cannot bring progress to humanity.
- Instead of force, we need respect and the strengthening of the existing international norms, rules and institutions that we have built over more than 80 years.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 3 sentences
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- First, respect for legitimacy and for the constitutional and legal frameworks in force, without circumventing them or creating political arrangements outside established frameworks and procedures.
- as well as rejecting the use of force, influence, or a fait accompli to impose predetermined political outcomes.
- It will be a force for stability in the Arab world, a source of strategic depth for security and development in Africa, a responsible partner in the Mediterranean, and a bridge for cooperation between North and South.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- 81 years ago, In the face of devastation caused by war, the humanity chose cooperation over confrontation, the law over force, and hope over fear.
- where the local force is still doing the work in the fight against terrorism.
- Dialogue, cooperation, partnership, innovation, solidarity, and continued strengthening to the role of the United Nations, and never the use of force in order to impose decisions.
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- The government deployed to the affected areas alongside the security forces, emergency services, volunteers and rescue workers, and From the very beginning, we started receiving the generous assistance from friendly countries and international organizations, such as all of you.
- Consequently, from the very beginning of my government, I gave the security forces one clear instruction.
- And we are facing up to them with the full legitimate force of the state within the constitution and within the law.
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- with 172 parties, UNCLOS provides the binding legal framework within which disputes can be managed peacefully rather than through force.
- Therefore, we will continue to deliver concrete assistance to the country, including to the Lebanese Armed Forces.
- 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.
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Here, I deeply appreciate Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff, whose relentless efforts helped create space for diplomacy under exceptionally difficult and challenging circumstances.
- Our brave and valiant armed forces under the courageous leadership of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, responded with precision and professionalism.
- The world is safer today, and let me say this in all humility, the world is safer today thanks to the valuable sacrifices of our valiant armed forces and brave civilians who took on these terrorists terrorists and mercenaries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Regionally, the Caribbean AI Task Force supports cooperation and governance, innovation, and responsible adoption.
- The Caribbean Declaration as a zone of peace must retain its force as geopolitical competition moves closer to our shores.
- Mr. President, Saint Kitts and Nevis joins CARICOM in calling for the full deployment of the United Nations authorized Gang Suppression Force and the timely renewal of its mandate alongside Haitian-led recovery and governance.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- We stand firmly for diplomacy and dialogue and against the escalation of tension and the use of force.
- Kazakhstan's peacekeepers in UNDOF and UNIFIL reflect our readiness to assume practical responsibility and contribute to the international mandated stabilization forces in Gaza.
- This initiative, originally at President Tokayev's suggestion, has given new impetus to volunteerism as a force for stronger communities, youth engagement, and environmental action.
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- The West continues to use brute force, to act unpredictably, to engage in all sorts of ventures, putting at risk the life and prosperity of millions, if not billions, of people on our planet.
- It is unacceptable the fact that force was used to kill the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and members of his family, members of the military and political leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- The use of force and double standards espoused by the West are destabilizing the situation all over the map.
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 3 sentences
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- First, there must be a sincere determination and responsible commitment by all states to respect international law founded on agreements and the principle of sovereign equality among states, and to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, particularly refraining from the use of force, the settlement of disputes by peaceful means, and fulfilling international obligations in good faith.
- The logic of force may be able to impose a bitter and inhumane reality for a period of time, but it can never break the will of peoples, nor halt the course of history.
- In this regard, Tunisia calls for building upon the outcomes of the international conference hosted by Tunisia in July 2025 in cooperation with the UN Department of Peace Operations on the role of armed forces and the protection of civilians.
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Indeed, they can be an equalizing force for the world.
- At home, Jamaica has invested heavily in our security forces, strengthened the legislation, enhanced intelligence gathering, oversight, and transformed policing.
- We urge sustained international support for the Gang Suppression Force, the Haitian National Police, and its armed forces.
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- More than eight decades ago, the founders of the United Nations understood that no peace built on brute force could stand the test of time.
- We will continue to build bridges, crafting consensus and defending the conviction that was the very life force behind this organization.
- That is, that dialogue will be more powerful than belligerence, law will last longer than brute force, and cooperation is the only way that we can achieve genuine, lasting peace.
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Initiatives such as the Friends of Peace group, created by Brazil and China, reveal that there are forces in the international community willing to work towards dialogue.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the sustainable development goals are currently under attack from reactionary forces that wish to normalize injustices.
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- The tendency towards the threat or use of force and the arms race, especially the modernization of nuclear weapons and the development of new technology weapons, are heightening the risk of confrontation, miscalculation, conflict, and even of large-scale wars.
- All states must respect each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and right to choose their own path of development, refrain from interference in internal affairs, and refrain from the threat or use of force inconsistent with the UN Charter.
Bhutan · Tshering Tobgay · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Further, Japan will persistently advance realistic and practical efforts, including enhancing the transparency of nuclear forces and promoting a deeper understanding of the realities of atomic bombings.
- Any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force or coercion are contrary to the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and must never be tolerated anywhere in the world.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- In keeping with its approach of supporting initiatives aimed at achieving peace in the Middle East, Morocco has decided to participate in the International Stabilization Force in Gaza and to contribute through humanitarian and security initiatives to establishing a climate of peace and security in the region by contributing to the training of the Palestinian police.
- deploying high-ranking military officers to the internal security forces, and setting up a military field hospital, in addition to its readiness to lead a program to counter extremism.
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Responsibility in the use of force, responsibility to exercise restraint, but also responsibility to use one's influence to prevent force from becoming necessary in the first place.
- The current developments in Yemen and Saudi Arabia demonstrate what happens when rules give way to force and coercion, when might replaces right, and how a regional conflict can, in an instant, have consequences for the entire world.
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- And instead of surrendering to fear, or dealing in retribution, or abandoning their fate to a world governed by force alone, they came together to renew and affirm their faith in humanity, in the essential and equal dignity and worth of every individual, in the sovereignty of every nation, and in the capacity and indeed the responsibility of all of us to give the Universal Declaration of Human Rights life and weight and real meaning by engaging in the dialogue that builds trust and deepens understanding, and backing those words with actions.
- Mr. President, a safer world is one governed by rules, not by power and force alone.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 2 sentences
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Some Member States have failed to meet their commitments and pledges to the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti, whose one-year mandate ends this month.
- The Security Council is urged to renew the Force's mandate and Member States to provide the necessary resources to operate effectively and successfully.
Papua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- As the Kingdom renews its full solidarity with the brotherly countries subjected to these attacks, it commends the professionalism, of the Bahrain Defense Force and the air defense forces of brotherly countries and their readiness in confronting these attacks.
- The Kingdom contributes to the protection of a rules-based maritime order across an area exceeding 3 million square miles through its hosting in Manama of the headquarters of the Combined Maritime Forces.
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- 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.
- However, today, the ILO, in the finest traditions of the Communist International, is attempting to cultivate revolutionary forces in some countries out of labor unions, and not to protect workers' rights, but to destabilize the situation in countries that are pursuing independent policies at the behest of certain other countries.
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- The theme of this session, Restoring Trust and Managing Transformation, resonates as a call for clarity and courage in a world where trust is eroding, tensions are rising, and double standards and relationships of force threaten to replace both the spirit and the letter of the UN Charter.
- Ladies and gentlemen, your excellencies, the duty of memory also forces us to look at our history squarely in the eye.
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- This stems from our principled approach rooted in de-escalation, bridge building, the promotion of diplomacy and dialogue, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and the rejection of the unlawful use or threat of use of force, as well as coercion.
- The future of Sudan must be decided solely by the Sudanese people, and the international community must press the leaders of Port Sudan authorities and those of the Rapid Support Forces as parties to the conflict to engage seriously with international initiatives.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- The entry into force of BBNJ agreement is therefore an important achievement for multilateralism, but implementation will be the real test.
- We call on the Security Council to renew the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force and international partners to provide the personnel, equipment, and sustained finance needed to shape that mandate and make it effective.
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Russia's illegal war of choice could end tomorrow if Russia withdrew to its own territory and stopped trying to redraw borders by force.
- Excellencies, our collective inability to halt the killings, suffering, and injustices in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond must not prompt us to surrender to a world ruled by brute force.
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Sudan · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- The UAE is holding a campaign, international campaign, to target the Sudanese armed forces, which are currently working against the mercenaries attacks, referring to the Sudanese government as the poor Sudan.
- and trying to have a parallel administration in Nyala, and using ethnic cleansing, and using foreign mercenaries that attack Sudanese armed forces, also by counterfeiting Sudanese currency, and smuggling critical minerals, and disrupting energy, electricity, and water networks, and other acts of vandalism that target dams and food storage facilities, and using disinformation, and using about using chemical weapons.
Burundi · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- In line with the updated 2026 defense white paper, Japan is frantically enforcing militarist policies such as the highest ever military expenditure, introduction of AI into the self-defense force commanding system, and reshuffle of the structure of the Ministry of Defense, to name just a few.
- While hellbent on deploying long-range strike means, Japan is equally involved in bilateral and multilateral joint military exercises with the United States and its vessel forces.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Argentina · · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Armenia · Nikol Pashinyan · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Oman · Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Guatemala · · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 1 sentence
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 1 sentence
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 1 sentence
China · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Sudan · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Philippines · · Day 6 · 1 sentence