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🇸🇸South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 13 sentences

• The history of South Sudan did not begin with the independence of the 9th of July, 2011. 5:26:45Copy
• Those aspirations did not end with the independence. 5:27:16Copy
• South Sudan experienced internal conflict shortly after independence. 5:29:43Copy
• Mr. President, when the people of South Sudan voted for the independence, they were voting for more than creation of a new state. 5:31:00Copy

🇻🇺Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 9 sentences

• And when sovereignty is respected, independence has meaning. 6:16:36Copy
• Mr. President, this year, as Vanuatu celebrated its 46th independence anniversary, we reflected on how far our country has come since 1980. 6:20:14Copy
• Our independence was not given to us in a golden place. 6:20:25Copy
• At our independence celebrations, we were reminded once again of the importance of solidarity, including the historic support of Papua New Guinea during our struggle for independence. 6:20:37Copy

🇹🇳Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 6 sentences

• Rather, it is the continuation of a journey that began before independence, when the national movement brought the cause of the Tunisian people before the United Nations and made the right to self-determination and the recovery of sovereignty an integral part of the struggle for freedom. 5:52:25Copy
• Following independence, Tunisia engaged fully within the United Nations to complete the foundations of its sovereignty and to build the modern state, and it succeeded in doing so. 5:52:49Copy
• We are committed to Lebanon's sovereignty and independence, and we condemn the repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement in this brotherly country and a flagrant violation of UN resolutions. 6:03:03Copy
• We express our hope that the Syrian people will succeed in preserving the unity, independence, and sovereignty of Syria over all its territory. 6:03:34Copy

🇦🇴Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 4 sentences

• That time, it was a historical achievement for the Angolan people who waited more than 12 months from the date of proclamation of the national independence for the country to be accepted as a full-fledged member of the international community. 6:19:24Copy
• Peace and national reconciliation is now a reality, as shown through concrete gestures, including the holding of award ceremonies to honor the main political leaders of the national liberation struggle and representatives of all segments of civil society within the framework of the 50th anniversary of national independence. 6:20:45Copy
• Still within this framework, A monument in memory of all victims of the political conflict that occurred in Angola from the proclamation of national independence until achievement of peace in April 2002 will be inaugurated in October this year. 6:21:15Copy
• Excellencies, we are drawing close to the end of the tenure of the current Secretary-General and the appointment of the next one an act of greater importance, given that the person chosen must possess the qualities of independence, integrity, competence and courage to build consensus, uphold the Charter, promote conflict prevention, lead the necessary reforms and seek solutions to address the organization's financial crisis. 6:33:44Copy

🇻🇳Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 4 sentences

• From our own history, Vietnam understands the cost of war, the value of independence, and the power of reconciliation and cooperation. 9:29:11Copy
• All states must respect each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and right to choose their own path of development, refrain from interference in internal affairs, and refrain from the threat or use of force inconsistent with the UN Charter. 9:30:52Copy
• Our tradition of independence and self-reliance provides a foundation for Vietnam to strengthen its strategic autonomy and proactively pursue international integration, looking towards our goal of becoming a developing country with a modern industrial base and upper middle income by 2030 and developed high-income country by 2045. 9:37:21Copy
• Vietnam therefore pursues a consistent foreign policy of independence, autonomy, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development and of multilateralization and diversification of external relations. 9:38:04Copy

🇷🇸Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 4 sentences

• Here I am referring to all the countries that recognized the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo and without any basis whatsoever in international legal documents attempted to seize 14% of the territory of the Republic of Serbia. 8:24:40Copy
• I wish to thank individually every of 107 countries, states that has not recognized the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo. 8:31:29Copy
• Thank you for being consistent in not recognizing the independence of a part of Serbia's territory. 8:31:53Copy
• Freedom and independence in making decisions are the highest value for Serbia. 8:35:03Copy

🇲🇽Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 4 sentences

• Mexico, a culture with more than 3,000 years of history, is experiencing a profound transformation that is a continuation of the journey that was started with the independence movement, the reform, and then the revolution, the three defining moments when my country expanded the rights of its people. 10:52:48Copy
• The fifth action is the exercise of a foreign policy with sovereignty and independence. 10:57:25Copy
• This independence is also measured by how we protect Mexican citizens that live outside of our territory, overseas. 10:57:39Copy
• As President Claudia Sheinbaum has said, Mexico is advancing along the path of shared prosperity, with independence, with freedom, and always with dignity. 11:04:12Copy

🇸🇲San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 4 sentences

• Sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence, and self-determination matter. 6:28:13Copy
• Any peace must respect Ukrainian sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. 6:35:12Copy
• state parties to the Rome Statute must defend the independence and integrity of the Kurds. 6:37:35Copy
• Mr. President, for more than 17 centuries, San Marino has showed that a small state can preserve its independence through dialogue, respect for the law, and engagement with the international community. 6:43:43Copy

🇧🇩Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 3 sentences

• I respectfully remember the contributions of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the struggle to establish democracy, justice and people's rights in our country since independence. 9:31:12Copy
• It was from this very world stage that my father, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, the proclaimer of Bangladesh's independence, and my mother, former Prime Minister Late Begum Khaled Zia, addressed the world on behalf of the country and its people. 9:32:29Copy
• Bangladesh sees the United Nations as the centerpiece for establishing an accommodative global community based on mutual respect for one another's independence and sovereignty. 9:34:36Copy

🇺🇸United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, First Lady of the United States, distinguished delegates, ambassadors, and fellow leaders, it's my great honor to welcome the world to America as we celebrate 250 years of glorious freedom and independence. 1:46:17Copy
• It was right here in New York City that George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence read to his troops in 1776. 2:21:55Copy

🇱🇹Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• It was a glorious moment for a nation well taught by historical experience that freedom and independence cannot be taken for granted. 4:08:10Copy
• For it is only Ukraine's final victory, safeguarding its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, that could ensure the global peace, security, and credibility of the United Nations Charter. 4:14:17Copy

🇳🇷Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• We do so with respect for our history and with gratitude for the journey Nauru has carried us through to our independence and our place on the international stage. 9:12:41Copy
• It is called independence. 9:23:27Copy

🇧🇪Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• Any lasting peace must be grounded in the Charter of the United Nations and in respect for Ukraine's sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity. 11:45:15Copy
• Their independence must be defended equally. 12:01:31Copy

🇱🇻Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• For 50 years, our independence was denied, but Latvia's right to sovereignty endured. 31:07Copy
• We restored our independence. 31:16Copy

🇧🇮Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• Burundi believes that this process must be based above all on qualifications, experience, integrity, independence of judgment, diplomatic skill, and the ability to bring together the positions of all member states. 1:08:24Copy
• We need a true bridge builder, a leader capable of engaging in dialogue with all parties, of bringing positions closer together, even when divergences appear unsurmountable, but also of showing firmness, courage, and independence when it comes to defending the principles of the United Nations Charter and ensuring that the collective interest prevails. 1:08:45Copy

🇰🇪Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• On 16 December 1963, four days after our independence, Kenya took its seat in this Assembly. 7:48:37Copy
• It helped Namibia achieve independence, supported Cambodia's transition from conflict, disarmed combatants in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and helped Timor-Leste take its place among sovereign nations. 7:49:58Copy

🇿🇼Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• Sovereign equality, political independence, territorial integrity, non-interference, peaceful settlement of disputes, and international cooperation must be applied universally, not selectively. 20:57Copy
• My country will assume this responsibility in January 2027 with humility, independence, and a readiness to serve, guided by a foreign policy of being a friend to all and an enemy to none. 22:39Copy

🇬🇭Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• In March 2027, Ghana will celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence. 1:23:27Copy
• When our first president of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah stood on the eve of our independence in 1957, he declared that the independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent. 1:25:37Copy

🇵🇸Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• This is following long decades of historic injustice, uprooting, asylum seeking, occupation, and the deprivation of its basic right to self-determination, freedom, and independence. 1:31:40Copy
• We will extend our hands to a peace based on international legitimacy so that our freedom and independence can be achieved and so that everyone in the region, everyone in the region may live in security, peace, and good neighborliness. 1:50:41Copy

🇭🇺Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• We remember both the cost of losing our independence and the help that allowed our people to start again. 3:39:37Copy
• Today, Ukraine is fighting to preserve its independence. 3:39:48Copy

🇰🇼Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• and the relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular Resolution 2216, the State of Kuwait affirms that any political settlement must safeguard Yemen's unity, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. 8:02:02Copy
• Mr. President, since Kuwait's independence, our foreign policy was based on firm principles. 8:05:27Copy

🇧🇧Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• Emerging into independence after 340 years of imperial subjugation. 8:42:50Copy
• On a wintry 9th of December 1966, Just nine days after we achieved independence and on the very day of our admission to the United Nations. 8:42:57Copy

🇲🇷Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• Our foreign policy is based on good neighborliness, the respect of states' sovereignty, independence and the non-interference in their internal affairs as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes and ensuring the just causes. 10:32:40Copy
• Turning to good governance, We focus on transparency, the independence of the judiciary and combating corruption while reforming public offices and promoting investment. 10:35:37Copy

🇬🇹Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• Their authority rests on independence, impartiality, transparency and respect for the law. 12:06:13Copy
• It marks the culmination of a legal dispute that has accompanied the people of Guatemala and successive governments since independence, and whose conclusion we eagerly await. 12:13:10Copy

🇸🇪Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• A job at a local bank gave her not only an income, but also independence and confidence. 12:15:46Copy
• Sweden stands firmly behind the ICC, its independence and integrity, and recognizes its vital role, not least in Ukraine. 12:20:26Copy

🇧🇿Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• When independence came, the flags changed. 1:02:12Copy
• Mr. President, for 55 years after independence, Belize continues to pursue the peaceful settlement of its territorial disputes with Guatemala and with Honduras. 1:10:31Copy

🇲🇩Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• After independence, Moscow used gas and trade restrictions as leverage over our country. 1:29:26Copy
• The United States has been an important partner in strengthening our security, energy independence, and resilience. 1:31:48Copy

🇨🇺Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• And in the current situation, we promise to take the changes that are needed for the moment under the leadership of the party in a collective and democratic way, in consultation with the people, without compromising the independence, national sovereignty, or the social achievements of the revolution." 3:05:45Copy
• We reiterate our support for the inalienable right of the people of Puerto Rico to self-determination and independence. 3:09:32Copy

🇴🇲Oman · Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• refraining from the use of force and interference in the internal affairs of states, and being guided instead by the Charter of the United Nations and international law, and respecting the sovereignty and independence of states, can provide a sound framework that governs international relations and that builds trust and constructive cooperation among states. 7:15:14Copy
• In this context, we renew our call upon all parties to cooperate with one another, to engage positively with one another, to reach a just settlement to this crisis, one that preserves the rights and dignity of the Yemeni people, one that preserves the independence and territorial integrity of Yemen, and one that ensures stable relations with neighboring states in the region. 7:19:07Copy

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 2 sentences

• Furthermore, we have advocated for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with international law and the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. 3:32:51Copy
• The UAE model has demonstrated its resilience and its capacity to deliver tangible results by investing in key pillars of national strength, foremost among them strategic independence, industrial capabilities, advanced defense systems, and world-class infrastructure and logistics. 3:37:51Copy

🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 2 sentences

• It rests on competence, experience, independence, and leadership. 4:42:56Copy
• Political independence did not erase those arms. 4:50:47Copy

🇺🇳Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Renewables are now the cheapest source of new electricity in most of the world, and the most viable path to energy security, independence, and sustainable growth. 42:40Copy

🇺🇳President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• It helped liberate Kuwait, ended civil war in El Salvador, supported Namibia's independence, led rebuilding of Colombia, Cambodia and stabilized conflict-affected countries through peacekeeping. 1:04:23Copy

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• This year, Kyrgyzstan celebrates the 31st anniversary of its independence. 3:49:09Copy

🇶🇦Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• We support its state institutions, sovereignty, independence, and national and territorial integrity. 4:03:03Copy

🇵🇪Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Consequently, Peru is of the view that genuine democracy is achieved with respect for the independence and autonomy of powers, firm justice, ironclad justice, which is truly impartial and committed to due process. 4:36:51Copy

🇫🇮Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• They include independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of nations, freedom of navigation at sea, and accountability for the most serious international crimes. 5:11:27Copy

🇫🇷France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• And I very much hope and wish for all sovereign states committed to their independence, Indian, Brazilian, African, Gulf states, Singapore, the list goes on. 6:06:37Copy

🇸🇨Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, this past June, Seychelles proudly celebrated 50 years of independence. 9:01:51Copy

🇭🇷Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Croatia will continue to support Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace based on the UN Charter. 11:22:37Copy

🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• We relied on the free will of our people and our independence. 19:14Copy

🇱🇾Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• its national decision-making begins to lose its independence. 3:34:58Copy

🇧🇼Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• When Botswana gained independence in 1966, we carried a founding belief that our security and prosperity would come from disciplined integration into a community of nations governed by rules that all had agreed to honour. 4:42:43Copy

🇺🇦Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• our country, our families, not to lose our independence, our freedom. 5:23:23Copy

🇵🇱Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• It is a prerequisite for security and political independence. 6:57:18Copy

🇳🇦Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• Namibia's independence was born out of international solidarity and is renowned as a UN success story. 7:12:29Copy

🇲🇿Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• on the path to our national independence as a people in the pursuit and building of peace in Mozambique and in the national reconstruction, in the responding to natural disasters and in the promotion of sustainable development. 8:45:53Copy

🇭🇳Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• in full respect of its territorial integrity and its political independence. 9:50:05Copy

🇲🇪Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• Excellencies, 20 years ago, shortly after peacefully restoring our independence, Montenegro took its seat in this very Assembly as a full member of the United Nations. 10:04:39Copy

🇪🇺European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• We support these courts firmly and we will defend their independence, integrity and their ability to fully carry out their mandate. 4:09:11Copy

🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Cote d'Ivoire hopes that this process will result in the appointment of a figure of the highest caliber, whose moral values, independence of mind, diplomatic experience, and commitment to dialogue will enable the United Nations to pursue with ambition and effectiveness its mission in the service of peace, development, and solidarity among nations. 7:00:14Copy

🇦🇲Armenia · Nikol Pashinyan · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Our task, however, is not to restore that experience, but to build interstate relations on the basis of that experience of the peoples, based on respect for each other's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and political independence. 8:58:30Copy

🇸🇮Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Ukraine is defending its people and its independence. 10:20:34Copy

🇦🇺Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• This week, Australia endorsed the 2026 International Crimea Platform Joint Statement, reaffirming our respect for Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. 11:02:54Copy

🇮🇪Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• As the leader of a country that fought for its independence and its place among nations, I am deeply conscious of the inheritance we have received. 11:26:43Copy

🇦🇹Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• negotiations to restore Austria's independence, and an international agency that would bring nuclear technology under international oversight. 11:52:17Copy

🇱🇧Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• namely revitalizing the public administration, strengthening the independence of the judiciary, modernizing the media law, and abolishing the death penalty. 1:30:01Copy

🇱🇸Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• The fund seeks to attract investment to build new energy generation capacity, unlock energy independence, and lay a new foundation for national prosperity that benefits every Mosotho. 2:55:28Copy

🇹🇻Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, in less than a week, Tuvalu will celebrate its 48th anniversary of independence, a significant milestone as Tuvalu approaches its golden jubilee of independence. 3:08:43Copy

🇳🇪Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• A change which, by trimming the sharp claws of imperialism, abolishing the trade in black persons and slavery, overthrowing colonialism and neocolonialism, is bringing the peoples of Africa towards independence, sovereignty and liberty. 6:05:09Copy

🇭🇹Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Its roots run through centuries of injustice, through the debt of-- and the debt of independence remains the heaviest burden to bear. 7:08:56Copy

🇱🇮Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• At the international level, by signing the UN Charter, we have all agreed to refrain from the threat of or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state. 7:23:45Copy

🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday, September 24th, the people of Guinea-Bissau celebrated the 53rd anniversary of our national independence. 7:31:32Copy

🇹🇴Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Under King George I, Tonga preserved its independence during an era of colonial expansion. 8:24:49Copy

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Financial independence must not be reserved for those born into wealth. 9:23:09Copy

🇹🇩Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• My country remains committed to multilateralism that is based on the UN Charter, the sovereign equality of states, the respect for their independence, cooperation and international solidarity. 11:29:14Copy

🇮🇩Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Our nation's journey to independence has shaped our consistent support for the Palestinian people and their right to determine their own future. 9:06:48Copy

🇸🇻El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Let us hope that the next Secretary General of the United Nations is able to show leadership with absolute full independence and ability to engage in dialogue, moral authority, knowledge of the international reality, and that they have a willingness to reform and a conviction that we need to reform to benefit humanity, like my President Bukele, regardless of the consequences. 2:05:27Copy

🇱🇰Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Substantial progress has been made in strengthening the independence of institutions responsible for investigating and prosecuting bribery and corruption. 2:47:10Copy

🇨🇬Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Sovereignty is the ability of a people and a nation to freely determine their priorities, to defend their legitimate interests, to choose their partners, and to preserve their independence in decision-making. 2:58:44Copy

🇸🇩Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, we reaffirm Sudan's openness to any sincere and constructive effort aimed at ending the war imposed on its people, thereby securing peace, preserving the unity, territorial integrity, and political independence of the state, and preventing the outbreak of another armed rebellion. 3:23:07Copy

🇰🇵Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• The DPRK will always be with anti-imperialist, independent countries aspiring after the building of a just and peaceful world, and is committed to undertaking the historic mission of leading the movement for global independence under the uplifted banner of independence. 3:58:36Copy

🇳🇿New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• In this regard, we ask you to demonstrate independence in your senior appointments. 4:17:26Copy

🇬🇩Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Grenada is advancing an ambitious long-term road map towards our 75th anniversary of independence. 5:14:00Copy

🇧🇯Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• It's also inspired been in Vision 2060, which is propelling our nation towards the centenary of our independence. 6:43:43Copy

🇺🇳President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• The selection process must strengthen, not diminish, the legitimacy, independence, and moral authority of the office. 7:09:43Copy