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Download CSVPapua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 27 sentences
- At a time when our world has confronted war, displacement, poverty, inequality, climate change, and many other challenges, He has consistently called for peace, human dignity, international cooperation, and respect for the principles of United Nations.
- Your advocacy reminds us that beyond our national borders and political differences, cultures and beliefs, we belong to one human family, and we share one planet called the planet Earth.
- Mr. President, it is in the spirit of common humanity And I wish to speak about human rights, human freedoms, and particularly freedom of conscience, thought, belief, and religion.
- At the heart of human rights is a simple truth.
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 17 sentences
- Nuclear fission changed the meaning of human survival.
- The greatest danger is that it will obey the wrong human beings perfectly.
- At the same time, the economic incentives surrounding artificial intelligence increasingly reward the replacement of human effort rather than the enlargement of human capacity.
- When success is measured only by how much work the machine removes from the human being, we may create more efficient institutions, but we'll have less capable people.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 15 sentences
- Paraguay comes before the community of nations with one non-negotiable conviction: the dignity of the human person must be at the heart of every decision.
- For this reason, we defend freedom, democracy, the sovereignty of states, respect for human rights and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
- For this reason, we uphold human life from conception and we recognize the family as the fundamental unit of our society.
- Because when human dignity is forgotten, humanity itself disappears.
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 12 sentences
- 78 years ago, this House declared that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, noble words whose spirit I fully share.
- I would remind them of what Mises said, "Good people do not think about controlling the lives of their fellow human beings."
- Those who were supposed to guarantee collective security and human rights failed in their task.
- The alleged defenders of human rights have sheltered bloodthirsty dictatorships and regimes that stone women in the streets.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 12 sentences
- Belonging anchors us, and it reminds us that we are part of a human story that is far larger than ourselves.
- Every human being belongs to the human family.
- We need long-term, affordable, and accessible concessionary financing that enables developing economies to invest in human capital, in industrialization, and climate adaptation.
- Mr. President, the time has come for us to stop using diplomatic euphemisms to veil the human carnage that is taking place in Gaza.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 11 sentences
- It is a carefully crafted agreement to safeguard peace and security, promote development and uphold human rights.
- Sometimes we tend to forget that behind the numbers, there are always human beings, families separated, children affected, homes destroyed and lives disrupted by conflict.
- Innocent civilians and children must not bear the devastating human cost of the war.
- At this challenging time for the organization, we need a strong and principled leader with an impeccable track record in championing and upholding international law, human rights and the principles of a charter.
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 10 sentences
- Human beings should be at the heart of all of our decision making.
- Madam President, Luxembourg's commitment to the United Nations is underpinned by all three pillars: peace and security, human rights and development.
- Conflicts affect all human beings, women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, as well as people who are already vulnerable.
- Protecting civilians and defending human rights cannot take a back seat to other considerations.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 10 sentences
- New and emerging technologies that offer unlimited potential could also, without human intervention, create unprecedented dangers.
- It has championed human rights and dignity and insisted that accountability matters.
- And this principle is at the heart of our vision for the United Nations, as well as our unwavering commitment to the pillars which guide its work, peace and security, human rights, and development.
- Mr. President, the denial of the fundamental human rights of millions of people around the world remains one of the defining challenges of our time.
Indonesia · · Day 6 · 10 sentences
- Indonesia takes all credible allegations of human rights violations seriously.
- Our national institutions and legal mechanisms including the independent National Human Rights Commission, is working continuously to address such allegations.
- Indonesia's record of engagement with the international human rights system speaks for itself.
- Indonesia is currently serving as the president of the UN Human Rights Council.
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- Our choice is human dignity.
- The country's might is determined first and foremost by the extent to which it can protect human dignity, rights, and interests.
- Therefore, We view peace, development and human dignity not as three separate goals, but as a single, unified task.
- In the coming days, we will hold a high-level dialogue with the United Nations Population Fund on issues of demographic stability and human capital.
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- This is why this Organization was created with understanding that disputes must be resolved through dialogue, human dignity must be protected, and that nations must work together if development, peace, and human rights are to be sustained.
- It is infinitely less costly in human, political, and financial terms to prevent conflict than to manage its consequences after violence has begun.
- Mr. President, for millions of people around the world, poverty, lack of human rights, democratic governance, et cetera, continue to pose greater insecurity.
- We have undertaken the difficult work of rebuilding institutions, strengthening the rule of law, expanding access to justice, and confronting the legacy of past human rights violations.
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- We had to save human lives.
- Another matter that I wish to address is human rights.
- Colombia defends human rights and will continue to do so.
- But my country believes that protecting human rights loses credibility when it becomes subjected to political calculation.
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 9 sentences
- Mr. President, The human person remains the measure of all progress.
- At the heart of this conviction, start the acknowledgement of the inviolable, God-given dignity of every human person.
- From this flows the sacredness of life, from conception to natural death, as well as the imperative to safeguard the human person and that every society that aspires to be regarded as civilized has a duty to protect.
- 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.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 9 sentences
- Mr. President, the abundant human resources, natural wealth, and the promising potential of Africa make Africa an essential partner in advancing development at the international level.
- Guided by its firm belief in the importance of investing in people, Tunisia once again calls for a comprehensive and balanced approach to migration that takes into account its human and historical dimensions and moves beyond a narrow security perspective while addressing its root causes, foremost among them conflict, poverty, economic and social disparities.
- lack of employment opportunities and development, and the proliferation of human trafficking networks.
- In this context, the Tunisian authorities continue their efforts to save the lives of irregular migrants on land and at sea, provide them with care and create suitable conditions for their voluntary return to their countries of origin in coordination with the International Organization for Migration, while safeguarding their dignity and rights and combating human trafficking and migrant smuggling, and also supporting them once they are back in their countries of origin.
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 9 sentences
- Justice Chizumira is a distinguished jurist with extensive judicial legal experience at the national, regional, and international levels, including her service as a judge of the African Court on Human and People's Rights.
- We are confident that her extensive judicial experience, commitment to the rule of law, and demonstrated service to justice and human rights would enable her to make a meaningful contribution to the work of the court.
- Mr. President, the fifth opportunity is to promote human rights, peace, and international security.
- Malawi firmly believes that development, peace and human rights are inextricably linked.
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 9 sentences
- We heard anguish over the continued human suffering in Gaza, over the plight of the Rohingyas, and we heard frustration over persistent conflict conflicts across the Middle East, in Ukraine, Sudan, and Myanmar.
- Excellencies, human rights, the third pillar of the organization, was another clear thread throughout the general debate.
- The test of our commitment to human rights is not when they're easy to defend.
- Excellencies, the human rights agenda is also moving rapidly into the digital space.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- Civilians were targeted, human rights trampled, hunger weaponized, humanitarians killed, international law cast aside, and geopolitical divides have deepened and inequalities have intensified.
- And third, humans are increasingly handing power to machines, with artificial agents going rogue and little autonomous weapons going from science fiction to military reality.
- The primacy of international law, upholding human dignity, and the pursuit of justice in all its dimensions.
- Never has humanity possessed so much wealth, knowledge and technological capability, yet for billions of human beings, progress remains out of reach.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- This is unprecedented in human history.
- Turning to human rights, we should acknowledge that these are central to the other two pillars.
- And we recognize one of the most urgent assaults on human dignity today, hate speech that incites violence.
- We must choose dialogue and tolerance and foster a culture in which human rights are respected, not only in law, but in our daily interactions.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- In the state of Palestine, in Sudan, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, and so many other places, scared by war or armed violence, the circumstances differ, but no human life is worth less than another.
- Order is itself a matter of human rights.
- Their human dignity doesn't.
- Safe, orderly and regular migration and respect for human rights are not competing ambitions.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Mr. President, Excellencies, my friends, we meet at a time when the obstacles confronting human progress are multiplying.
- The theme reminds us that we have institutions created to preserve peace, to advance development, and yes, to protect human dignity.
- We equally now understand enough about the rapid development of AI to know that as we welcome its promise, we must anchor its development in a universal humanizing framework that does not imperil our existence as human beings.
- Barbadian novelist and essayist George Laming once described the Caribbean as perhaps the first global experiment in human history.
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- The United Nations was founded on universal principles, sovereignty, equal dignity, the rule of law, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and the protection of human rights.
- The General Assembly has adopted resolution after resolution, while the Security Council and Human Rights Council have repeatedly addressed the situation.
- We condemn the authoritarian, systemic repression, arbitrary detention, and persecution of political opponents, human rights defenders, and independent voices.
- and those responsible for human rights violations must be held accountable.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Who decides whether a human being or a machine pulls the trigger?
- One of the most urgent threats today is the loss of human control over weapons.
- Every Austrian, and I believe maybe a lot of people here, knows the Terminator movies about a machine sent to kill humans.
- We therefore need international rules for autonomous weapons built around one clear principle No machine may decide to take a human life.
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- Behind every metric is a human story.
- Advanced capabilities must never be allowed to pose unacceptable risks to human lives, human rights, or democratic integrity.
- We need AI systems that uplift the vulnerable, strengthen national resilience, promote gender equality, and foster human-centered partnerships, not exclusion and fragmentation.
- They are committed to full human rights, and fundamental freedoms regardless of status and deserve steadfast protection from trafficking and exploitation along perilous migration routes.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights transformed our understanding of human dignity.
- Human rights are not a zero-sum game.
- And let me be clear, Iceland will not allow others to define our values or dictate the language we use to defend human rights.
- On the Human Rights Council, Iceland, we have sought to match words with deeds, from Iran and Afghanistan to accountability for violations in Sudan.
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- Multilateralism is a prerequisite for the preservation of peace, to promote sustainable development and to protect human dignity.
- However, multilateralism will only preserve its dignity if it proves able to yield tangible results, specific results for people, for human beings.
- There can be no sustainable development when we violate human rights.
- Our response must have human beings at its heart.
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- We must strengthen multilateralism, reform global governance, and place human dignity at the heart of our collective action.
- Ubuntu is the common denominator that must restore trust among all human beings.
- 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.
- International human rights law must apply without exception to all states of the world, both in its corrective function as well as in its regulatory function.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- The UN was established in response to the greatest tragedy in human history, World War II, but it was not founded on a simple and fundamental principle that every wrongdoing must be met with accountability and sometimes with just punishment.
- as well as other related challenges such as illegal migration, which often takes the form of human trafficking.
- That is why, in the center of our reflection about the future of the world, What must remain is human and their dignity.
- Ladies and gentlemen, human rights are not an afterthought to international politics.
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- in preventing conflict, protecting human rights and freedoms, advancing sustainable development, and responding effectively to humanitarian crises.
- In Gaza, our responsibility begins with the protection of human lives.
- But human dignity cannot have different standards.
- Dear colleagues, human rights are at the heart of the society we are building at home and of the international order we promote abroad.
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- Our alliance is with the West, and our values are freedom, democracy, and the dignity of every human being.
- It is in this spirit and in defense of the right not to be forced to migrate that we fight against human traffickers who prey on poverty.
- to every sphere in which unrestrained power risk prevailing over the human person.
- Automated systems operating without human oversight may produce extremely dangerous decisions.
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 7 sentences
- Allow me to pay tribute to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his commitment to peace, sustainable development, human rights, and the strengthening of multilateralism at a time of great challenges.
- In the case of Saint Thomas and Principe, this issue is particularly relevant following our graduation to middle income country status, which was an important milestone and a recognition of the progress achieved in human development.
- Likewise, the Santomean diaspora is an essential part of our human wealth and a strategic partner of the country.
- Mister President, creating opportunities and ensuring truly inclusive development require strong institutions capable of guaranteeing peace, justice, respect for human rights, and the participation of all in the life of the country.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 7 sentences
- Core human rights that protect the wellbeing and dignity of our citizens are increasingly being ignored.
- We regard the UN Charter, with its core principles of sovereign equality of states, territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force and respect for human rights, as irreplaceable.
- Second, we call on the next Secretary-General to provide strong leadership across the UN's development and human rights pillars.
- The authors of the UN Charter understood that peace and security cannot be sustained without creating the conditions for member states to provide their citizens with prosperity and the full enjoyment of human rights.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- By joining the United Nations, we reaffirmed our strong commitment to the global order based on international law, territorial integrity, state sovereignty, and human dignity.
- Disinformation, foreign information manipulation and interference, and the falsification of history erode trust, restrict civic space, and target journalists and human rights defenders.
- As a result, human rights, democracy, and security suffer.
- Together, we must ensure that AI serves human dignity, sustainable development, and international security, rather than becoming a new instrument of inequality, manipulation, or conflict.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- Peru comes to this Assembly reaffirming its ironclad commitment to the United Nations Charter and its fundamental principles, peace and security, development and human rights, the three pillars of the United Nations.
- always within the framework of peace, development, and human rights.
- And they get that through crimes and illegal businesses that range from smuggling, illegal mining, drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, and killing.
- We believe in equality before the law and human dignity.
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, we support rule-based multilateralism as the pinnacle of human cooperation, not because we are naive, but because we have seen and experienced the alternative.
- Our responsibility is to govern them so that change expands human freedom and security instead of weakening them.
- Croatia supports a UN that is more effective, accountable and financially sustainable, and stronger across all three pillars: peace and security, sustainable development and, of course, human rights.
- Artificial intelligence can accelerate development, but its use must remain consistent with legal frameworks, human dignity and democratic accountability.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- As these wars drag on and their human and material costs become ever more unbearable, the firefighters are blamed for failing to extinguish the very fires set by the arsonists themselves.
- But it seems that human beings can never really have enough wars and never really learn lessons of history, never really care.
- One day, any day, by accident, miscalculation, computer error, madness, or foolish strategic design, we could become the last human generation.
- No thought was given to the tens of millions of fellow human beings pushed back to extreme deprivation by COVID-19, Ukraine-Russia war, And as if innocent bystanders on the periphery had not suffered enough, we are presented with another catastrophe, the Iran war and disruption of vital waterways for trade.
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Beyond the immediate human tragedy, these conflicts exert a heavy economic toll.
- Where there is fear, human potential is lost.
- emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, are advancing faster than our current capacity to govern them while retaining human agency and control.
- To this end, we continue to invest strategically in human capital, infrastructure, healthcare, education, agriculture, tourism, industrialization, and digital development, mining, while positioning Eswatini effectively within regional and global value chains.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- between institutions and citizens, and above all, in the ability of the international community to fulfill the promise that gave meaning to the creation of the UN, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to uphold the inherent dignity of every human being, and to promote an international order founded on human rights.
- We cannot resign ourselves to turning human suffering into a statistic.
- Yet it also compels us to ask a question that no previous generation has had to face with such urgency: How can we ensure that technological progress remains human progress?
- We must ensure that artificial intelligence expands opportunities rather than inequalities, that it protects human rights rather than putting them at risk, that it strengthens our democracies rather than weakening them, and that it preserves the cultural and linguistic diversity that is one of humanity's most valuable heritages.
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- Uruguayan men and women can bear witness to the value of this instrument in easing suffering and guaranteeing respect for the human lives of the most defenseless populations.
- But above all We need to restore trust in our collective ability to change things because at its heart, the very idea of well-being and progress springs from something that is profoundly human, that is the ability to recognize suffering and refuse to accept inertia.
- Human beings are creative precisely because they refuse to resign themselves to things they sense what causes pain.
- Or, on the contrary, we could choose another path, the most difficult path, but also the most human one.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- Moreover, I wish to once again reiterate our unwavering support for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's work in service of peace, development and human rights.
- Human suffering is unconscionable.
- The human, economic, and social cost of these phenomenon continue to grow.
- The launch of our first satellite illustrates our desire to make space, AI and digital tools instruments that serve and foster human development.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- We are witnessing violation of international law, humanitarian and human rights law.
- This reflects our enduring conviction that human dignity must be protected even in the face of the gravest crime.
- Nor can development be separated from human right.
- We must therefore treat peace, security, human rights, and sustainable development as part of the same agenda.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- courage, resilience, commitment and mobilization, as they are showing each and every day, supporting the efforts of the heads of state of the AES confederation remain the center of gravity of our journey towards sovereignty and stability and development to all of the peoples of Africa in the world who share our struggle and who recognize themselves and the ideals of peace dignity and liberty that the confederation represents I reiterate my gratitude Mr. president confederal dynamic that has been engaged in and taken up by our states, far from being an act in isolation, brings forward the rejection of fatality and chronic wardship that we face, as well as the reject of selective criticism when we see human tragedies.
- Anything that goes against the instrumentalization of certain international defense mechanisms to defend human rights, to put political pressure on our countries, like the what the European Parliament did to justify a potential neo-colonial offensive through resolutions, misfounded resolutions against the Sahel.
- The most important human right is the right to life.
- The Confederation reaffirms its commitment to impartial, objective and non-selective treatment of human rights.
Bhutan · Tshering Tobgay · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- Artificial intelligence and human consciousness.
- The newest technology humanity has created alongside some of the world's oldest traditions for understanding the human mind.
- It is designed to harness all three without sacrificing nature, culture, or human well-being.
- At GMC, Commercial success and human flourishing are designed to build on one another.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- This is human nature.
- If a human being is driven from his or her land, they will resist.
- We seek to think about a worthy future in which security, fairness, justice, human dignity will become unalienable rights for all people, for all humans.
- If we truly seek to have an order based on international law and standards, it must be based in justice, common human will, uplifting human dignity because a peace that does not encompass all is no peace and fairness and justice that does not embrace all is not worthy of being called justice and fairness.
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- After the Second World War, a robust multilateral system based on rules and global cooperation was built, spanning security, human rights, and economic development.
- And we will remain a strong advocate for human rights and democracy.
- We will support independent human rights mechanisms, peaceful assembly, and free and fair elections.
- Human beings must remain in control of technology, not become a subject to it.
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Humans must be at the heart of this collective response, human life, dignity, rights, and opportunities.
- Artificial intelligence must be developed in keeping with international law and under effective human control, and outer space must remain the realm of peaceful and safe operations.
- 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.
- The protection of human rights is measured not only in commitments made, but also through real opportunities for participation, education and a decent life.
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President, the theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, resonates deeply with Lesotho's aspirations for a more inclusive, transparent, and result-oriented multilateral system, capable of advancing respect, for international law, maintaining global peace and security, accelerating sustainable development, protecting human rights, driving climate action, and implementing long overdue institutional reforms.
- We remain committed to accountability, professionalism, and respect for human rights for all sectors of society.
- It is woven into our social fabric as human ambition rooted dignity, opportunity and aspiration.
- We must therefore strengthen international cooperation to ensure migration contributes meaningfully to deeper human understanding and sustainable development.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Our new constitution reinforces the foundations of national sustainable development by placing great emphasis on human dignity, human capital, education, innovation, and environmental responsibility.
- I have also continued to strengthen the rule of law, public accountability, and the protection of human rights.
- Our response must be grounded in the fundamental values we have affirmed together: freedom, equality, justice, and respect for human dignity.
- Kazakhstan pursues a human-centered approach to contemporary challenges emphasizing peacebuilding, dialogue, and cooperation as an essential response to the complex global challenges of our time.
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- This conviction coincides with the commitments that we all made in the United Nations Charter, whose first article establishes as goals to maintain international peace and security, to engage in friendly relations between nations, and to cooperate to resolve economic, social, and cultural problems and humanitarian problems, promoting respect for human rights without any type of distinction.
- Cooperation without subordination This milestone was not achieved through war, nor by renouncing human rights or through reliance on force as the sole response.
- Mexico supports its diaspora, its community abroad, by defending their human rights wherever they are, always strictly respecting international law.
- We ensure the respect, protection and promotion of human rights that are also something that are at the very heart of our constitution.
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- The commitment to peace, the principle of sovereign equality of all states, the belief in norms and rules, the conviction of the dignity inherent in every human being.
- Together with all those who are willing to do so, we will continue our work to address human-made climate change and its devastating effects swiftly and effectively.
- It is our collective responsibility to ensure that this technology serves human dignity.
- Our history, our geography and our constitution bind us to the UN Charter and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President, peace and security cannot be separated from human rights.
- Vanuatu remains deeply concerned about reports of serious human rights violations affecting indigenous Papuans in West Papua.
- United Nations special procedures have also raised concerns regarding indigenous rights, displacement, cultural rights, environmental impacts, and the treatment of human rights defenders in Papua.
- The call from the Pacific Forum leaders for the UN human rights commissioner visit to West Papua remains unheeded and needs to be actioned.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, and distinguished delegates, the United Nations, which has a history of upholding human dignity and pioneering the way for future generations, now stands at a grave crossroads.
- Emerging technologies such as drones are rapidly transforming warfare and posing serious challenges to human rights and the international law-based order.
- The Republic of Korea is pursuing an AI transformation that will ensure stronger protection of human fundamental rights across fields such as social security, labor, housing, and culture, beginning with our AI universal basic health program.
- The Republic of Korea will live up to its responsibility and position to deliver results that can be vividly felt by people around the world across the UN's three pillars of peace, development, and human rights.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- The future of humanity does not lie in policies of violence and human rights violations.
- Ladies and gentlemen, We, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, call upon all UN Member States to focus on reaffirming relations between States on the basis of international law, ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, promoting peace and social progress, combating hate speech and all forms of discrimination, strengthening policies for the prevention of genocide, crimes against humanity, and other war crimes; advancing the rights of women and children, and strengthening gender equality, better health care, and education.
- The world must return to the fundamental principles upon which the UN is founded: respect for human dignity, the sovereign equality of states, the peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for international law.
- These are people who support the struggle for justice, freedom, and human dignity throughout the world.
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- If multilateralism is to deliver, it must first secure the peace upon which all human progress depends.
- We must ensure technology serves human dignity.
- We call for global digital governance anchored in human rights, ethical standards, and international law, with the United Nations playing a central role in steering this transformation.
- And together, let us build a United Nations that truly delivers for every nation and every human being.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Your Excellencies, today, the three pillars amongst which the UN work peace and security, development and human rights are under unprecedented pressure.
- These challenges, amongst others, must lead us to strengthen compliance with the promotion of the mechanism for prevention and peaceful resolution of conflict, as well as what we are going to do at the international law in the light of United Nations Charter, including respect for those sovereignty and territorial integrity of our states, the human rights and international cooperation factors that are, in fact, inseparable to be truthful.
- Similarly, in the field of human rights, it's also important to promote a balanced and impartial and coherent approach based on the principles of universality and equal treatment between the states.
- Within the framework of the National Development Plan 2025 to 2044, Mozambique is committed to transforming its potential into shared prosperity for the people through the valorization of resources and investing in human capital.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- We know that sanctions undermine economic and financial freedoms and hinder human development.
- That is the only way in which we can duly consecrate human life.
- If it is employed properly, it will bring about unprecedented development in healthcare, the environment, productive processes, and in the lives of human beings in general.
- I wish to say to all the Venezuelans who suffered the material and human losses of the earthquake, if they're wondering if it's worth carrying on, I say, yes, it is.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, the United Nations Charter is found on sovereign equality, territorial integrity, peaceful coexistence, human rights, and dignity of every person.
- The promise of the Charter belongs equally to every human being and every member state.
- We also continue to strategically increase investment in education, health, and human capital, despite the pressures created by geopolitical tensions, recurrent climate shocks, and rising global prices.
- The Independent National Human Rights Commission established to strengthen the protection and the promotion of human rights, and the Somali Disaster Management Agency establishment, which is on the front line of responding to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia.
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Believing then, as we do now, that a peaceful world rests on international law, respect for human rights, and dignity, a commitment to development.
- Democracy and human rights and responsible innovation.
- Innovation must protect human development, not automate human destruction.
- Liberia's journey for civil conflict to constitutional democracy and from broken institution to accountable governance shows what is possible when nations commit deliberately and consistently to restoring trust and managing transformation As we did in San Francisco in 1945, Liberia is ready, together with all member states, to save mankind from the scourge of war, guarantee human dignity, and leave no one behind.
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- For much of my life, I served as a judge in Hungary and at the European Court of Human Rights.
- Human suffering cannot wait for diplomacy to succeed.
- We will fight illegal migration and the criminal networks that profit from it by respecting human dignity and the protection given to refugees.
- We will stand for human rights, support peacekeeping, and work with countries across the world to protect people and help diplomacy succeed.
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, current international events remind us every day of the human, political, and economic cost of protracted conflicts.
- In this regard, Cote d'Ivoire supports the efforts of the United Nations to promote the global governance of artificial intelligence that fosters innovation while protecting human dignity, international security, and sustainable development in a spirit of inclusion, ethics, and equitable sharing of the benefits of technological progress.
- We must restore trust among nations, ensure that the rule of law prevails over the use of force, place human beings at the heart of our decisions, and make our diversity a source of strength rather than a cause for division.
- Finally, it is incumbent upon us to ensure that the United Nations remains for present and future generations a true crucible of human dignity and the guarantor of a better world.
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, the UN's purposes remain as relevant as ever to promote peace and security, human rights and dignity, sustainable development, and cooperation among sovereign equals.
- Universal human rights lose their meaning when applied selectively.
- That is why human rights must be universal in practice.
- 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.
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Human-made conflicts have created situations of unrest in many countries.
- Migration is as old as human civilization.
- Taking advantage of the demographic dividend, the government has begun implementing extensive programs to transform the country's working age population into a skilled human resource.
- including democracy, human rights, good governance, accountability, political stability, and the investment environment.
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- For the first time, for the first time in the history of our species, we have created a technology that openly challenges the supremacy of the human mind as the pinnacle of our evolutionary development.
- Add to that the possibility of massive job destruction, the likelihood of unprecedented wealth creation in the hands of very few, and the impact that AI may have on the very nature of human relationships, especially for our kids, and you have all the ingredients of an unprecedented political and social upheaval.
- In the 1940s and the 1950s, the American government heavily regulated another technology so powerful that its creators believed it could bring about either a golden age in human flourishing or the end of the world.
- AI companies need to be licensed based on specific requirements, adherence to human values, transparency, and most importantly, safety.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 4 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.
- To promote the peace, To create a world of human dignity, to do justice to the UN's mission, we must embrace change and we must embrace reform.
- In our region, the Indo-Pacific, we are elevating relationships that help to build sovereign capability and offer nations sovereign choice, free from coercion, so that our partners can address the big issues confronting them: economic security, human development, energy security, transnational crime, sovereign capabilities, trade and investment, and science and technology.
- We feel joined to our region not just by geography, but by our close human connections, including family.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- They are our front line of protection, and yours too, with the balance, as is set out by the Charter, between the three pillars: peace and security, development, and human rights.
- We support efforts to rebuild Gaza, and we are concerned about the ongoing violence in the West Bank, in the occupied territories, which ride roughshod over human rights and dishonour democratic values.
- Artificial intelligence is creating enormous opportunities for human development, But it also entails genuine risks.
- based on law and shared ethical principles, respecting human rights and being accessible to all states.
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Given the scale of the problem, Azerbaijan considers mine action an essential prerequisite for fulfilling human rights and has formally declared humanitarian demining its 18th national sustainable development goal.
- At Azerbaijan's initiative, on 30 March 2026, the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus for the third time
- Resolution entitled Promoting Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals through Transparent, Accountable, and Efficient Public Service Delivery.
- Co-sponsored by more than 100 member states, the resolution underscores the essential role of citizen-centered, transparent, and efficient public institutions in advancing human rights and accelerating progress toward the SDGs.
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- We also have 10 human rights treaty bodies and 11 secretariats for global environmental treaties.
- Artificial intelligence is developed by humans and must remain under human direction, oversight, and control.
- Defense of essential human values goes well beyond regulating technology.
- For decades, we saw a growth in democratic governance, respect for the rule of law, and respect for human rights.
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Human rights must be protected.
- Mr. President, we must strengthen the timely exchange of information operational and judicial coordination, border security with respect for human rights, the protection of ports and transit routes, financial and asset investigations, and the recovery of assets derived from illicit activities.
- Climate change, pandemics, transnational organized crime, food insecurity, human mobility and technological transformation all demand cooperation.
- Efficiency must strengthen, not erode, its three pillars: peace and security, sustainable development and human rights.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- Systematic reform must ensure a balanced approach across the three pillars of organizations: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.
- Artificial intelligence and digital technologies must serve human development, strengthen local technical capacities, and respect national development priorities.
- The second, developing high quality human resources capable of driving technology transition.
- Our presidency demonstrated that mine action is an indispensable foundation for poverty reduction, human dignity and sustainable development.
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- regardless of the impact and harm that this may cause to those populations if they are deprived of free, quality medical care, that is to say, deprived of an elemental human right.
- The impact of such an ironclad and ruthless siege has a human face.
- It takes a toll on human lives.
- the potential of our human resources and the determination to respond to the needs of the people with the greatest possible social justice, without ceasing in our efforts to defend with the utmost rigor and resolve the sovereignty and the right to self-determination.
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that the will, I'll read that again, Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government expressed through periodic and genuine elections.
- 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.
- We encourage our cooperating partners to view Zambia through the lens of the peace and stability that defines our country and to deepen support programs that promote inclusive economic growth, job creation, infrastructure development, human capital development, agriculture, energy, health, and other priority areas of national development.
- Let us together strengthen peace through dialogue, respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, and ensure that the commitments made in this assembly translate into tangible improvement in the lives of our people.
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- We also continue to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights through our national mechanisms and our commitment to international human rights obligations.
- This goes hand in hand with building our national resilience, because human rights are not only the absence of violence, They are also about ensuring that people have food, education, and healthcare.
- To our neighbors, friends, and partners, let there be no doubt, Indonesia stands strong today, grounded firmly in democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
- The clear violation of international law in Gaza and the West Bank are reminiscent of our world pre-1945, a world pre the UN Charter, pre the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and pre the four 1949 Geneva Conventions.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- And finally, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his commitment over the past 10 years in the service of our organization and in the service of peace, development and human rights throughout the world.
- The NATO action in Libya significantly worsened the security, political, humanitarian, and human rights situation in our region through, in particular, the spread of terrorism and violent extremism.
- Mali therefore reaffirms its attachment to international cooperation and considers human mobility is a benefit for humanity.
- It is important in this room to say it, to repeat it, that for us, human mobility is not a threat.
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- It's a fundamental question that they are asking with the most profound sense of humanity in a very human way.
- The vision of our First Lady, Gabriela Rodriguez de Bukele, is a profoundly human one.
- Mr. President, the transformation that my country is experiencing has shown us that security, development and human dignity are not separate files.
- Because one human life is worth it, just a single life.
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- These tragic events demonstrate the enormous human and economic cost of climate change.
- I am pleased to note that even during these challenging times, Sri Lanka has continued to uphold its commitments to international law and ensure sanctity of human life and human dignity.
- We saw human lives in danger and we acted, founding ourselves on international law and on humanity.
- while safeguarding our neutrality we placed Humanity above all else as president thean has reiterated we will never hesitate to protect Humanity if there are actions that must be taken to protect human lives we will not hesitate to take them under any circumstance this Mr. President is the Sri Lanka we wish to bring before the world, a small island nation with a big heart which believes that even in times of conflict and profound division, there remains space for humanity.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- It is a claim grounded in responsibility, equality, and human dignity.
- The crisis in Haiti is a human tragedy and challenges Caribbean stability and democracy.
- Across our region, our purpose is clear: to protect human dignity, strengthen stability, and ensure that dialogue and cooperation prevail.
- Let us implement a bus, protect our oceans, and invest in our human dignity.
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- It is equally unacceptable that, with all the genuine atrocities in the world, The UN's top human rights officials spend their time criticizing the United States for protecting our children from transgender mutilation and transgender insanity and enforcing our immigration laws.
- The craven hypocrites of Human Rights Council have Little to say about the persecution of Christians.
- There is no human right to illegal immigration, but there is a right to remain a sovereign nation.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, distinguished members, when the UN Charter was signed on the 26th of June 1945, the member states declared the following with a lot of hope: "We, the peoples of the United Nations, determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties can be maintained.
- And lastly, by promoting a human-centered approach to technology, we must prevent new barriers from being built between those who possess technology and those who do not.
- The Balkans is a region with which we have strong historical, cultural and human ties.
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Recognizing the nexus of peace, security, development, human rights, and the rule of law, the State of Qatar maintains its investment in development, education, health, security, and economic diversification in conformity with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
- We also make efforts to address the humanitarian suffering of people caused by wars and natural disasters, while supporting human development in numerous countries across our region and beyond.
- It enhances its capacity to fulfill its mission of serving peace, development, and human rights.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- We condemned the genocide against defenseless population, the elderly, women, children, bedridden patients, health professionals, journalists and workers of international humanitarian organizations who are often deprived of access to most basic human rights and to essential goods for life such as water, food and medicines.
- Ladies and gentlemen, we are concerned by the unjust manner and indicative of great human insensitivity in which Cuba has been treated.
- In this regard, I consider that the Global Digital Compact opens new prospects for cooperation to bridge the digital divide expand digital public infrastructure, promote training and innovation, strengthen cybersecurity, and build more inclusive, secure, and human-centered governance of artificial intelligence.
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Mongolia has been contributing with honor to the efforts on strengthening international peace and security, advancing social and economic development, and protecting human rights, the core pillars of the United Nations.
- It is time for all of us to ponder and reflect with common sense on what progress could have been achieved in the development of human society if these huge budget and funds had been spent on tackling pressing issues such as combating global warming and climate change and improving education, health, food security, and advancement of women and children.
- The United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted on the occasion of the 800 years of Mongolian statehood highly values and emphasizes the contribution of ******* to the history of humankind by recognizing the richness of nomadic civilization and its important contribution to promoting dialogue and interconnection among all forms of civilization and that nomadic civilization influenced, inter alia, societies across Asia and Europe, and in turn absorbed influences from both East and West in a true interchange of human values, the important role in the development of extensive trade networks and the creation of large administrative, cultural, religious, and commercial centers.
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- For more than 80 years, This organization has embodied humanity's highest collective aspiration, that countries, large and small, rich and poor, can work together to prevent conflict, protect human dignity, and improve the lives of their people.
- The economic and human consequences were enormous.
- We therefore remain committed to peace, climate action, sustainable development, and the dignity of every human being.
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Your climate leadership, steadfast defense of multilateralism, international law, human dignity, and the voices of the vulnerable carries a special meaning for small island developing states.
- The Russia Ukraine war is a painful reminder of the tragic human toll that occurs when diplomacy gives way to conflict and how challenging it is to deescalate tensions once violence erupts.
- We choose our partners based on our shared values of democracy, human rights, and a rules-based international order, principles that underpin our friendship with Taiwan, a trusted partner that can contribute even more fully if given the space to do so.
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- International law, the UN Charter, respect for sovereign and territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for human rights, the quality of states, all these are not principles of the past.
- Cyprus proved to be an active and responsible part of the international community, a contributor in crisis management, an actor in humanitarian assistance, a proponent of regional synergies, and a defender of the protection of human rights and multilateralism.
- For 52 years, we are experiencing violations of fundamental human rights, the destruction of religious and cultural heritage, and the organized transfer of settlers amounting to demographic change.
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Namibia also takes cognizance of the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence in advancing human progress in line with the Global Digital Compact.
- However, We call for ethical, responsible, inclusive, and human-centered development and use of artificial intelligence with appropriate safeguard to ensure that technological advancement complements and enhance human capability rather than undermine it.
- Let us collectively place human dignity at the center of the United Nations so as to restore trust effectively manage transformation and deliver for all.
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- We must reflect on the founding principles of the UN Charter and recommit ourselves to saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war, reaffirming faith in fundamental human rights and the dignity of human person, ensuring equal rights for all large nations and small, establishing conditions for justice and respect for international law, and promoting social progress alongside better standards of life.
- Accordingly, we remain and reaffirm our commitment to the principles of the UN Charter as the cornerstone of global diplomacy, supporting the interconnected pillars of peace and security, human rights, humanitarian affairs, and sustainable development.
- As I conclude, Mr. President, for eight decades, the United Nations has stood as a central pillar of international peace, human rights, and development.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- I've seen them treat millions of human beings like livestock and take away aid from those suffering the most from poverty and disease.
- The United Nations came to being with the promise that all human beings had their place in this house.
- And we've done this always holding true to our principles, not even in the most difficult times, like the times being experienced by the Spanish city of Ceuta, where inequality, desperation and disinformation has fed one of the most significant to regular migration crisis in recent years I know that in times like this the temptation is to take shortcuts to give in to fear to turn migrants into the enemy and to break the law however my country Spain will not do this and a Spanish city like Ceuta won't do it either because their citizens are showing that we can tackle a crisis without compromising on decency upholding the law and respecting human rights.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- During a decade marked by wars, the pandemic, climate emergencies, and exacerbated geopolitical tensions, he constantly defended peace, human dignity, and international cooperation.
- 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.
- That is the goal of our efforts to consolidate peace, strengthen our institutions, and make our natural and human wealth the foundation of shared prosperity.
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Zimbabwe's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2026-2030 promotes human-centered, ethical, and responsible innovation.
- Artificial intelligence must narrow development gaps, while its military use, including in nuclear command and control must remain subject to human judgment, accountability, and international law.
- Racism and all forms of discrimination continue to deny millions the equal enjoyment of human rights and development.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- For it is in times such as these, when wars rage across borders, when the shadow of existential threats falls across the future of human civilization, when the old certainties are dissolving before our eyes, that multilateralism must rise.
- Mr. President, the United Nations was conceived in hope, and that hope remains alive in the pursuit of peace, security, and human progress over the perpetuation of division and war.
- Let us therefore build a United Nations that does not merely reflect the world as it is, but help create the world as it ought to be, a world where law restrains power, cooperation overcomes division, and every human being can look to the future with hope.
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Multilateralism that protects human rights, strengthens democracy, and advances gender equality.
- International humanitarian law applies everywhere and human rights apply everywhere in Ukraine, in the Middle East, in Africa, in Asia or in Latin America.
- Here, I would like to pay tribute to the Secretary-General His clear efforts in favor of respect of the United Nations Charter, the defense of human rights, reforming the global financial architecture, sustainable development, and decisive action in the face of climate change have all been a true beacon lighting our path, guiding our collective commitment.
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- wars and geopolitical tensions that characterize our times have had a terrible human toll, undermining international order and consequently the chance of prosperity.
- Preventing crises and conflicts with severe human impact, which are rampant across several continents, because there are several and not only those that are on the news, because for us there are no first or second class conflicts.
- Protecting human dignity by combating poverty and safeguarding fundamental rights, food security, and the future of the new generations.
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- The people of Yemen, Yemen, this great nation with its rich history, civilization, and human heritage, has been enduring for 12 years the consequences of the coup carried out by the terrorist Houthi militia against the state and its institutions.
- Every statistic in Yemen's tragedy carries a human story.
- Yemen is a great country with its strategic location, its ports, its resources, its human capital.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- But let us not forget what lay behind the founding of the United Nations over 80 years ago, the realization that doing nothing had led to the darkest chapters in human history.
- We see the unending human suffering in Gaza, Sudan, and so many other places in the world.
- We see violations of international law and of human rights which are in stark contrast to the UN's aims.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- This is the ultimate insult to all noble values such as justice, equality, and dignity and worth of the human person enshrined in this Organization's Charter.
- This is the greatest affront to the principles of humanity and the human conscience.
- And unsurprisingly, the Western countries that portray themselves as defenders of human rights and for that very reason always stand with Israel in all its crimes, not only did not condemn such obvious crimes, but also support this regime in continuing to commit such crimes more often, more brutally.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- The UN is not perfect, but it remains the cornerstone of multilateral diplomacy and the indispensable platform through which nations preserve peace, advance sustainable development, uphold international law, and protect human rights.
- Reports of human rights violations in West Papua have persisted for far too long.
- We therefore renew the call of Pacific Islands Forum leaders for the Government of Indonesia to facilitate without further delay the long-awaited visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to West Papua.
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- More than 80 years ago, in the wake of a war that plunged the world into chaos, Haiti a founding member of the United Nations, joined the nations of the world to make a pledge for peace, for dialogue, and respect for human dignity.
- The protection of a border and respect for human dignity are not incompatible.
- A border can and must be protected without sacrificing human dignity.
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- This would result in catastrophic human cost, a further proliferation of conflict, and have devastating effects on development and on human security.
- Amidst accelerating human suffering the world over, it has never been more important for us to implement this commitment.
- Unless we have a clear understanding of the methods, processes and purposes of the huge variety of AI systems, how can we risk the consequences to human rights, to our environment, to the long term capacities for our critical thinking and ultimately to the future of the human species?
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Our constitution of 1875 secured Tongans' rights and freedoms over seven decades before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- Weather Ready Pacific, designed to reduce the human and economic costs of severe weather events, needs a further $160 million to reach its target.
- Seven of the nine planetary boundaries have been breached by human activity.
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Russia has not only violated the UN Charter, it has repeatedly violated international humanitarian law and human rights law.
- Sweden remains firm in its defense of the UN's normative mandates on human rights, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
- We must continue to find common agreements based on the fundamentals: every country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, prohibition of the use of force, respect for international law, human rights and humanitarian principles.
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Here at the United Nations, Canada will again lead the resolution in this very room, in the General Assembly, on human rights in Iran, because we stand firmly with the Iranian people against repression and for human rights, dignity, and aspirations for a better life.
- Canada's candidacy for the Human Rights Council for 2028 to 2030 bears witness to our values and to the nations represented here.
- Canada's commitment to human rights and international law is strong.
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 3 sentences
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- We continue to cooperate with the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, as well as human rights mechanisms.
- They have enjoyed support from the government of Sudan, whether through the country office or the designated human rights experts on Sudan.
- Taking precautionary measures to avoid and minimize incidental harm, refraining from using civilians as human shields.
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Therefore, I would like to reiterate, Kyrgyzstan firmly adheres to international law, justice, and the protection of human rights, and supports the multilateral system based on mutual respect, balance of interest, and responsibility toward future generations.
- Reforms have ranged from expanding the membership of the Security Council to modernizing mechanisms of governance, peacekeeping, and the protection of human rights.
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 2 sentences
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- We welcome the declaration's legal affirmation on the stability of maritime zones under United Nations Convention on Law of the Seas and the continuity of statehood, even in cases of physical land loss, while encouraging strengthened international cooperation and the protection of human rights.
- In line with this, our resolve to leave no one behind, we call for an immediate and unequivocal lifting of these measures that cause hardship, constrain development, and obstruct full enjoyment of human rights.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Therefore, Developing countries must have a meaningful voice in setting the standards and safeguards that will govern these technologies, ensuring that they expand opportunities, support decent work, and strengthen public services while protecting human dignity, rights, and security.
- And we deliver for all when our decisions translate into tangible improvements in peace, security, development, health, and human dignity.
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- These are not only policy choices, they are the pivots upon which human destiny is determined.
- In conclusion, Mr. President, I give you my reassurance that Ethiopia remains steadfast, as it has always been, in its historic commitment in upholding human dignity, justice, and the unyielding solidarity of all free peoples.
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- During our leadership cycle in the Global Partnership of Artificial Intelligence, which Serbia chaired in 2025, one of our priorities was to ensure that technological progress remained connected with security, human rights, the rule of law, accountability, and bridging the digital divide.
- The Belgrade Ministerial Declaration received the support of 44 member states in the European Union and affirmed the need for safe, sustainable, and human-centered artificial intelligence.
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Mr. President, distinguished participants, A year ago, we called in this very hall for peace to be the foundation of development and human rights.
- It is time to move beyond power politics and establish a new human ethic that transcends divisions of race, color, and belief whilst safeguarding our shared ecosystems.
Equatorial Guinea · Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Excellencies, this vision is especially relevant for Africa, which needs investments that can allow it to develop local value chains, build infrastructure, advance industrialization, strengthen human capital, incorporate new technologies, and generate employment, especially for the continent's large youth population.
- Excellencies, when the 2030 Agenda was adopted, the world embraced its deeply human vision, eradicating poverty, protecting the planet, and making sure that all people can live with dignity, leaving no one behind.
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- We inhabit the only planet known to sustain human life, and as long as that scientific fact holds, we cannot pretend that we are insulated from conflicts elsewhere, geography offers no exemption from the consequences of a fractured world.
- All parties must uphold international, humanitarian, and human rights law, protects billions and facilitate humanitarian access.
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- For generations, our families have testified to displacement, illness, contamination, and loss, all of them impacts to our core human rights.
- Mr. President, The Marshall Islands affirms the region Pacific Islands Forum communicate position regarding West Papua, including the 2018 invitation by Indonesia to the UN Human Rights Commissioner.
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- It is a direct threat to national security, economic stability, food and water security, and human survival.
- Saint Lucia laments the continued conflicts and human sufferings across the globe, including Ukraine, Sudan and the wider Middle East, including Gaza, and calls renewed efforts towards peace, stability, and respect for international law.
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- 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.
- It can rest only on the respect for human beings' dignities and beliefs.
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Eight decades replete with resolutions, declarations, and action on decolonization, development, new international order, the new constitution for the oceans, as well as climate and the environment, technology, human rights, international law, and peacekeeping.
- We all acknowledge that the three pillars of the UN Charter are peace and security, development, and human rights.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- In order to prevent this humanitarian crisis from becoming protracted, we renew our call for de-escalation and for a lasting political solution in Yemen to preserve human life.
- Any reform should continue to be guided by the mandate established by Member States and should preserve the balance between the three pillars: peace and security, development and human rights.
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Mr. President, Grenada joins CARICOM in calling for the timely renewal of the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force, its full and rapid deployment in close partnership with the Haitian National Police, and the provision of the personnel, financing, equipment, and logistical support necessary for it to fulfill its mandate effectively with appropriate human rights safeguards.
- Technology must remain a tool for human development, not a replacement for human responsibility.
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 1 sentence
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
India · · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Nicaragua · Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker · Day 5 · 1 sentence
India · Subrahmanyam Jaishankar · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Eritrea · Osman Saleh Mohammed · Day 6 · 1 sentence
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Turkmenistan · Vepa Hajiyev · Day 6 · 1 sentence
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Japan · · Day 6 · 1 sentence