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343 sentences in 124 speeches for humanity
Download CSVPapua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 18 sentences
- The challenges confronting humanity do not recognize the size of our economies, the strength of our militaries, or the boundaries on our map.
- The United Nations provides a place where small nations can sit alongside the largest, where a voice can be heard, and where we can work together on the common challenges facing humanity.
- On behalf of the government and people of Papua New Guinea, I want to thank the Secretary General for his strong and consistent advocacy for humanity.
- He has used his office to speak for humanity including those voices that are often too dim and seemingly unheard.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 10 sentences
- I take this opportunity to record Guyana's gratitude to the Secretary General, his excellency, Antonio Guterres, for his distinguished service to the United Nations, and to the cause of humanity.
- Mr. President, one year ago, I stood at this very podium and reminded this Assembly that if the United Nations is to remain humanity's surest hope for a just and peaceful world, it must have the courage to confront aggression and the will to engage fully with the defining question of our age.
- Yet, if history has taught us anything, it is that even when the world seemed to stand at a precipice, Humanity has never been entirely without the means to draw it back from the brink.
- It must become the servant of all humanity.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- At the very moment when humanity faces an unprecedented convergence of threats, our mechanisms for collective action are under growing strain.
- Never has humanity possessed so much wealth, knowledge and technological capability, yet for billions of human beings, progress remains out of reach.
- This is an outrage and a profound waste for humanity.
- Now we face a near certain breach of the 1.5 degree limit with a super-sized El Nino speeding straight for humanity.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- We did it because the majority of us believed in this common promise, because we were convinced that peace, sustainability, equal opportunities were not ideological positions, but rather a comprehensive part of the future of humanity.
- led me to lose hope because also over these eight years I've seen wonderful things that allow me to still have confidence in humanity.
- And that is that humanity is not intrinsically good or bad.
- Humanity can actually be both.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 8 sentences
- Behind every school or hospital destroyed, a part of our shared humanity that has failed.
- We have strengthened our support for UNICEF programs and are taking an active part in negotiations of the future Convention on Crimes Against Humanity, with particular attention to the protection of children.
- Ladies and gentlemen, artificial intelligence represents one of the most profound transformations humanity has ever known.
- 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 7 sentences
- In the period from 1992 to 1995, my country was subjected to aggression, joint criminal enterprises, genocide against Bosniaks, crimes against humanity, and other war crimes.
- The strengthening of authoritarian populism, the aggression against Ukraine, the suffering in Gaza, the war in the Gulf region, the catastrophic situation in Sudan and other flash points have brought humanity into a profound crisis marked by great uncertainty and fear.
- The aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is a flagrant example of a violation of the UN Charter and international law, while Gaza is humanity's greatest defeat in the 21st century.
- Ladies and gentlemen, without identifying the causes of the crisis facing contemporary humanity, we cannot solve its problems.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- I pray to Almighty God that the 81st session of the UN General Assembly will be a blessing for all of humanity, particularly for the oppressed.
- This injustice against our Palestinian brothers and sisters deeply offends the conscience of humanity.
- But although it's been 81 years since signing of the treaty, humanity is still eagerly waiting for the day, for the strong determination of that time to actually come to life.
- No one with a sense of humanity, mercy or compassion, no one guided by justice and conscience can possibly remain indifferent to this picture.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- For concern for creation and concern for humanity are inextricably linked.
- New technologies, such as artificial intelligence or superintelligence, should always serve humanity as they develop, rather than exploit people or their weaknesses.
- We need rules that will actually be enforced and that clearly define where innovation ends and a threat to humanity begins.
- Technology must serve humanity and the truth, not chaos and manipulation.
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- The United Nations was born in 1945 from humanity's determination that the tragedies of war should never again define our common destiny.
- The transformation brought about by digitalization and artificial intelligence presents enormous opportunities for humanity.
- The COVID-19 pandemic taught humanity a vital lesson.
- It has much to contribute to the international community and can play a highly meaningful role in building a sustainable future for humanity.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- But, Mr. President, last year from this very podium, I made a solemn pledge on behalf of Africa and the global African diaspora to seek full international recognition of the transatlantic trafficking and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.
- Mr. President, 123 nations voted to affirm this fundamental truth that the transatlantic slave trade and chattel enslavement were the gravest crimes against humanity.
- over 18% of humanity, and constitutes the largest regional voting bloc in this General Assembly.
- The small island states threatened by rising oceans belong to humanity.
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- It's as if we've lost our sense of humanity.
- It's a fundamental question that they are asking with the most profound sense of humanity in a very human way.
- And this is why I want to ask all of us here at this assembly very seriously, with a strong sense of conviction, whether today we have an organization that is still relevant with a conviction to deal with the challenges that our humanity is dealing with.
- As the United Nations, we need to commit ourselves and work to redefine the international order so that we can prioritize the common well-being of the whole of humanity regardless of whether of where they live and their condition guarantee the well-being of our brothers and sisters the whole of humanity we need a multilateral system that is able to listen but also to make decisions, to safeguard principles, to respect the sovereignty of states, but that at the same time understands that no state can resolve problems that know no borders alone.
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- Despite the remarkable heights of development and progress humanity has reached, our planet is currently confronted with more than 90 armed conflicts, around 30 of which are international, demonstrating that global peace and security remain unstable and that geopolitical and geostrategic competition continues to intensify.
- Restoring Mother Nature to its pristine state and creating conditions for future generations to live in a healthy environment with confidence and contentment must be a noble duty of humanity.
- Mother Nature and healthy soil are the guarantee of humanity's existence and the foundation of food and water resources, livelihood and sustainable development.
- Mongolia has consistently championed and supported numerous initiatives within the international community aimed at preserving and promoting cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and the shared values of humanity.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude and respect to all member states of the United Nations and the staff of the UN Secretariat for their dedication to a prosperous future for all of humanity.
- Persistent armed conflicts around the world, including those in Ukraine and the Middle East, continue to threaten the survival of humanity.
- These words of the second Secretary-General of the UN, Dag Hammarskjold, compel us to ask ourselves: Is the United Nations today capable of saving humanity from war, poverty, and disaster?
- We will harness that power to address the common challenges facing all of humanity.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Excellencies, at one time in history, waking up from the horrors of World War II, we were intoxicated with the dreams of a United Nations promising a new dawn for humanity.
- And they are a grand jury of humanity, indicting us all, leaders and business, of death.
- It is persuading citizens that humanity of others who may worship differently, speak another language, or vote for another party does not diminish their own freedoms.
- We brought into Timor-Leste more than 20 Nobel laureates, scientists from around the world, leading thinkers to explore how science, technology, and innovation can be placed at the service of humanity and the sustainable development.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- We, the people, together, has the most comprehensive expression of our collective responsibility towards the humanity.
- 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.
- Your Excellencies, 81 years ago, the founders of this organization entrusted humanity with a promise of peace, cooperation, and dignity, and most of all, hope.
- This organization is the most comprehensive expression of our collective responsibility and our commitment to multilateralism to the service of the humanity.
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- When people suffer, humanity as a whole bears a responsibility.
- We are not finished as such as humanity.
- We are a humanity still in the making.
- The future of humanity will, to a large extent, depend on our ability to understand that we are profoundly interconnected.
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- They are legal obligations and expressions of our shared humanity.
- Technology must serve humanity, and the governance of artificial intelligence must be inclusive responsible, and grounded international cooperation.
- Mr. President, the General Assembly's decision to move towards a convention on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity is an important contribution to addressing a longstanding gap in the international legal framework.
- The Gambia commends Ghana for its historic resolution on declaration of trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity and to go for the resolution on correcting the map at the General Assembly.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- This is the greatest affront to the principles of humanity and the human conscience.
- How can a person who is currently facing proceedings before two international courts for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide be allowed to be present in this Assembly?
- Crimes against humanity are their traditional business.
- To that end, it commits systematically and simultaneously and with ruthless brutality, all for international crimes, aggression, genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- 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.
- We need a world where our capacity to uphold humanity grows faster than our capacity to destroy it.
- Their development and use must contribute to international peace and security while advancing humanity's collective interests.
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- The UN is failing in one of its most important missions to rid humanity of the scourge of war.
- In an interdependent world, leading is to reconcile the interests of the nation with those of humanity.
- It recognized the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.
- Now it needs to focus on issues crucial for the future of humanity.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Because when human dignity is forgotten, humanity itself disappears.
- The very future of humanity is at stake.
- We believe it is possible to build a world in which cooperation delivers results, a world where democracy is not an empty promise, a world where technology serves humanity, a world in which development reaches those who need it most.
- Only then will future generations be able to look back and say that we fulfilled our mission, that we restored trust in humanity, that we managed transformation for the better, and that we built a United Nations that delivers for all.
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- The authority to speak for humanity carries an obligation to represent it.
- We invite the world to augment resourceful and enterprising young people to direct AI towards humanity's advancement rather than its destruction.
- Nigeria believes that the humanity we share is stronger than the divisions we have met, and that cooperation remains wiser than conflict.
- Whatever our differences, I repeat, whatever our differences, we must remember that humanity is our oldest citizenship and peace is inheritance we owe every child.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Where populations face genocide, crimes against humanity, or large-scale war crimes, the veto should not be allowed to paralyze the Security Council when action is most urgently needed.
- His voice has been constant, steady, and absolutely right on all of the critical issues facing humanity.
- Humanity will have to address this question, no matter how devastating the consequences may be.
- The trafficking of enslaved African and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans is the gravest crime against humanity.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- The multilateral system anchored in the United Nations Charter, has been the foundation of many of humanity's greatest achievements.
- Mr. President, 20 years ago, the Commission on War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Darfur saw the international community come together to fulfill our collective responsibility to protect.
- To do so would deny the shared humanity of its victims.
- The United Nations, for all its imperfections, remains one of humanity's greatest achievements, a testament to the belief that peace, dignity, and progress are best secured when nations work together.
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- 60 years ago, in the chamber of this assembly, the United Nations adopted a resolution condemning apartheid as a crime against humanity.
- Nowhere is the need to uphold our shared humanity more urgent than in Palestine.
- The rights and dignity and humanity of the Palestinians cannot be treated as conditional.
- These institutions fulfil important mandates for the benefit of all humanity.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- When force is regulated by the law, all of humanity is protected.
- In Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, the Sahel, in many other places out of the media spotlight, civilians are paying the price for conflicts which have discarded the most basic rules of humanity.
- The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell.
- These technologies must remain at the service of humanity, and the United Nations cannot remain a spectator.
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- We only stand a chance as humanity on getting a grip on technology that seeks to empower humanity if we collectively work together, acknowledging that the rules need to be set globally and they need to be stuck to even as they develop.
- If we are to stand any chance of securing public confidence that AI can enhance and not destroy humanity, we need a set of international rules that reflect international law.
- In a stirring speech, Malta's permanent representative made a passionate plea to the world's common humanity.
- Taking action showed that, and I quote, "They belonged to all of humanity, those living and those who still had to be born."
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- And your vision for a United Nations that is responsive, effective, and capable of delivering for humanity.
- Just energy transition is therefore an imperative if humanity is to be spared from the terrible threat of climate change.
- Regarding the broader conflict in the Gulf, we urge all parties to intensify efforts towards a speedy resolution, as its economic impact is dire and devastating, for humanity cannot continue to bear the high cost of these wars.
- Let us recommit ourselves to a multilateral system that delivers tangible results for humanity, protects our planet, promotes peace and international security, and ensures that no one is left behind.
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- These initiatives provide strategic guidance for the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
- At a time when countries of the world find their futures so closely linked, More and more of them want to join hands to shoulder the historic mission of addressing difficulties and challenges and advancing the well-being of all humanity.
- Multilateralism is a choice made by humanity after going through scourges, and fairness and justice are the joint pursuit of the people of all countries.
- China will join hands with all other countries to build a community with a shared future for humanity and make the world a better place for all of us.
Eritrea · Osman Saleh Mohammed · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- In previous summits, I have dwelt on the historical backdrop of the establishment of the United Nations, the popular aspirations of humanity for peace, growth, and prosperity that underpinned the creation of the United Nations, the economic injustices that prompted those aspirations in the first place, the innate mission of the United Nations, as well as its structure and operational modality as elaborated in the foundational precepts elaborated below.
- The first and foremost challenges of humanity are to redress economic injustices, create wealth, and more broadly and accurately ensure fair distribution of wealth and income.
- The prevailing injustice stem from the denial of the rights as well as enabling environment for humanity to create and accumulate wealth without any encumbrances on the one hand, and the usurpation of the right and opportunity for national distribution of whatever nominal wealth they create under subversive conditions on the other.
- In the event, the imperative for installing a new world order predicated on justice and rationality, and that get-hisens, the zero-sum system, remains humanity's fundamental individual and collective right.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- The Second World War, the colossal devastation wrought by it, and the Holocaust left humanity bankrupt, morally and fiscally.
- The UN has brought together humanity under one roof.
- In 1945, humanity placed its trust in the Council in good faith, giving it the extraordinary responsibility of maintaining international peace and security.
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Iran's Supreme Leader celebrated that massacre and called it a "service to humanity."
- So Mexico must reclaim control of its soil from the enemies of humanity.
- If we go forward strong and united against the enemies of all humanity, if we reject the voices who would have us give in to fear and doubt, if we refuse to shrink from our duties to our people, then together, through bold action, we will make this world far safer and a far better place.
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- As Strobe Talbott reportedly remarked, "Multilateralism is hell and can be a real pain in the neck, but it is the best option for humanity as a whole."
- The world today has an unprecedented capacity to meet humanity's most pressing needs.
- It will impact science, the economy, politics, security, and the very essence of our humanity.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- I would like also to congratulate His Excellency Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who has been working tirelessly and devoted himself with persistent dedication to the great global causes, building bridges for dialogue in the search for peaceful solutions to the problems facing humanity today.
- Those countries rendered a great service when they freed humanity from the horrors of Nazism, fascism and the Holocaust, and should therefore preserve that capital and legacy as liberators.
- No weapon is more powerful than diplomacy, since all others are used only to destroy lives, infrastructures, dreams and life plans, whereas diplomacy is the only weapon that exists to unite, repair, build and save lives, peoples, nations and humanity itself.
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Distinguished guests, From the losses of the Second World War, humanity created the UN with the aspiration to prevent wars, safeguard peace, promote cooperation and place relations among nations on the foundation of common principles.
- global progress, must uphold the spirit of humanity in relations among nations, safeguard their legitimate interests, and respect differences in history, culture, and development conditions.
- Third, we must proactively shape technology governance so that progress serves humanity in our common development.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- It is a war crime and a crime against humanity.
- But with knowledge, wisdom and unity, we can put it to use in the service of humanity.
- Under the auspices of the United Nations, notably through close cooperation with UNICEF, we are bringing our experience and best practice to the global scene, ensuring that AI creates equal opportunities for all humanity.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Humanity has traveled far enough to know that on the great challenges of our age, None of us can go it alone.
- That is the tradition I bring to this podium, representing a nation staking its existence on the promise that shared rules, faithfully observed, remain humanity's best instrument for peace and prosperity.
- And when technological and economic progress serve humanity as a whole.
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Over the past decade, he has exercised his high office with profound humanity and absolute fidelity to the ideals of the Charter of the United Nations in an international context that has been among the most trying in the contemporary history of our organization.
- Added to this are the very real risks to the survival of humanity posed by the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence.
- Cote d'Ivoire, true to its values and firmly committed to peace, dialogue, and multilateralism, will continue with humility but with determination to contribute to this collective endeavor because we believe that the destiny of humanity remains profoundly shared.
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- We aspire to a peaceful world, a humane global community, where rather than weapons of destruction, reason and debate, diplomacy, education and humanity become the instruments of change.
- I reiterate Bangladesh's support for any initiative at the United Nations dedicated to establishing world peace and serving humanity.
- As a consistent contributor to United Nations peacekeeping missions, Bangladeshi peacekeepers are serving humanity in different parts of the world.
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I come before you from Nepal, a distant country in the Himalayas, carrying a close warning for humanity.
- Nearly three years ago, standing in the shadow of our Mount Everest, the Secretary General of United Nations warned humanity about the madness and impending climate disaster.
- The United Nations was born from humanity's experience of horrific world war.
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Humanity has never possessed such immense scientific and technological capabilities.
- Never before has humanity had access to so much knowledge, but never before has it been exposed to so much manipulation, half-truths, fabricated images, propaganda, and organized disinformation.
- But we can leave the child something else, a world in which power is not the only argument, a world in which knowledge is not the privilege of few, a world in which alliances create security rather than new lines of fear, a world in which technology serves humanity, a world in which a small state has the right to the same dignity, to the same rules, and the same voice as the great powers.
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Conflict is spreading, trust is eroding, developmental gains are being reversed, and the rules intended to protect humanity are too often applied selectively.
- On 25 March 2026, the General Assembly approved one of its most historic and consequential resolutions that declared the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the greatest crime against humanity.
- And while it offers enormous opportunities for mankind, It can also create a new hierarchy in which a small number of corporations and powerful states control the systems on which the rest of humanity depends.
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- The greatest immediate danger is not that artificial intelligence will stop obeying humanity.
- This is not ultimately a contest between humanity and machines.
- We choose the truth, not because truth is always easy or comfortable, but because without a shared commitment to reality, there cannot be a shared public life and without that commitment of all of us to the reality of world we live in we are engaged in the most horrendous betrayal that parents of this world in the history of humanity have done to their own children and without a shared world there cannot be United Nations.
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- 81 years ago in San Francisco, humanity wrote a different law, the sovereign equality of nations, not equality of size or wealth, equality of standing.
- This month, CARICOM advanced its 10-point plan for reparatory justice, building on this assembly's recognition in March of the trafficking and racialized enslavement of Africans as crimes against humanity.
- I challenge you, I dare you, I encourage you, might I say, with the man of you, let history record that we responded through change, change that's meaningful for humanity and this world.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- We believe profoundly that more than ever, humanity needs the United Nations.
- We are encouraged that in March 2026, this Assembly strongly adopted a resolution sponsored by Ghana and supported by the African Union and CARICOM, declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.
- However, we must manage this era of transformation with courage, honesty, and fairness, and including equally concerns of all the peoples of the world, who, despite our individual protestations, are inevitably part of our shared humanity.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- It speaks to our common humanity.
- This Assembly has rightly and finally declared slavery as the gravest crime against humanity.
- It is an affront to this Assembly and to humanity to be forced to listen to a man justify apartheid and genocide when he is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- The exercise of veto must be questioned and strongly challenged by every single member of this General Assembly, particularly in cases of crimes against humanity.
- Technology must serve humanity, never the reverse.
- And if there is anything that humanity has demonstrated throughout our history, it is our capacity to adapt.
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- Humanity has never needed renewed, inclusive, and representative multilateralism more than it does today.
- The United Nations Decade for Afforestation and Reforestation 2027 to 2036, which was promoted by my country, the Republic of the Congo, Resolution 80/250 the transatlantic slave trade, recognizing it as a crime against humanity, which was promoted by Ghana, and the correct the map resolution promoted by Togo.
- These technologies must remain in the service of humanity, progress, and the empowerment of peoples.
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- It means building resilience while creating opportunities, expanding our economy while protecting our environment, and embracing technology while safeguarding humanity.
- The technology shaping humanity's future must not create another divide between those countries that can afford to innovate and those that cannot.
- Our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals reflects our belief in shared global progress, and our engagement in this United Nations reflects our conviction that partnership remains one of humanity's greatest sources of strength.
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 3 sentences
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- What has transpired in Gaza is genocide in every sense of the word and a stain of shame on the conscience of humanity as a whole.
- And as though images of the crimes against humanity committed in Gaza had not been circulated by an entire generation of young people across the world, east and west, from the very first day, the state of Qatar has done its utmost as a mediator to stem the bloodshed, to alleviate the suffering of civilians, and to release the prisoners and detainees until a ceasefire was achieved.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- With even major technology companies sending warning signals that control of AI might slip out of humanity's hands, the time is ripe for collective action.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the credibility of the United Nations depends on its ability to respond firmly to aggression, unlawful conquest, forced deportations, and crimes against humanity.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- In March, this Assembly adopted a resolution led by Ghana and supported by the African Union and Caribbean Community recognizing the trafficking and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.
- Imperfect as it is, that quality remains one of humanity's boldest promises.
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 2 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.
- Too often, humanity and the institutions we have created to serve us have had to concentrate on managing one crisis after another without giving enough attention to the conditions that allow them to persist.
Bhutan · Tshering Tobgay · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- It can bring enormous benefits to humanity, it can also deepen existing inequalities enable new forms of manipulation, and create security risks that we could not even have imagined only a few years ago.
- Esteemed colleagues, to those of you who know Serbia and our region, as well as those less familiar with this part of the world, I wish to express my gratitude to all who have honored Serbia by confirming their participation in the specialized exhibition Expo 2027 to be held next year in Belgrade under the theme Play for Humanity, Sport and Music for All.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- The prize for the winners is simply too great to believe that benign consideration for the well-being of humanity will outweigh the relentless drive of capital to constantly seek better returns.
- And as much as the cooperation of China and the rest of the world is necessary to address this huge challenge, the fate of artificial intelligence and the impact it will have on humanity as a whole will not be decided in Brussels, in Tokyo, or Brasilia.
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.
- We can reaffirm our national sovereignty and our shared humanity.
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Liechtenstein is also strongly committed to the International Criminal Court, the first permanent international court with jurisdiction over the most serious crimes under international law: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.
- AI tools have to be made for humanity, lest we become the source material for AI systems to use, or merely the victims in its crosshairs.
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- It's a particular pleasure for me to express our appreciation to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his tireless commitment to the defense of peace and to the search for solutions to the many challenges facing humanity.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the United Nations remains an essential pillar of multilateralism and a privileged forum for dialogue, cooperation, and the search for collective solutions to the challenges facing humanity.
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Instead, it's a lesson that humanity has learned from its wars, a lesson that Europe learned when it built its peace not through treaties alone, but on interests so intertwined that separating them became costlier than preserving them.
- We pray to Almighty God to grant this session every success and to bestow upon our peoples and all humanity security, peace, development, and prosperity.
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Acts that may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity cannot be met with indifference.
- We also must not forget how much progress has been driven by the economic freedom, perhaps humanity's greatest gifts, is our capacity to create, to imagine something that doesn't exist and then bring it into being.
India · Subrahmanyam Jaishankar · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Humanity is once again teetering on the brink of existence, and that is a brink that we had hoped we had left for good in the last century.
- And in line with this, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in March of this year declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Gabon, a country with extensive forest cover and a low deforestation rate, as well as being a major carbon sink, therefore calls for greater recognition of its contribution to global climate regulation and the ecosystem services that it provides to humanity.
- Gabon therefore welcomes the adoption of UN General Assembly resolution 80/250 on the African slave trade, characterizing it as the gravest crime against humanity.
Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- And third, working so that recent technological progress benefits all humanity.
- We are living in a time where the progress of science and technology have allowed for useful knowledge to flourish, such as the emergence of artificial intelligence in order to overcome the multiple challenges that humanity is facing.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Mr. President, as we take steps to grab these opportunities, we must also recognize the emergence of artificial intelligence, which presents both opportunities and threats to humanity.
- We stand ready to work hand in hand with all Member States to bridge the divide, restore trust in multilateralism, and give a sustainable, dignified future for all humanity.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Humanity desires that the United Nations should fulfill its mission and responsibility as an organization established to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
- Highly volatile present era urgently calls for a strengthened UN, capable of handling challenges and crises facing humanity in conformity with the common interest of mankind.
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · 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
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 1 sentence
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Türkiye · · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · 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
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 1 sentence