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198 sentences in 108 speeches for life
Download CSVVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- I have stood on this podium at various points in my life as a civil servant, first as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, then as Executive Vice President, and now as Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
- That is the only way in which we can duly consecrate human life.
- I come to this rostrum to talk to you about a Venezuela whose national life has been affected by a crisis that has disrupted political coexistence, a crisis that disrupted national life and upset our relationships with the world.
- In 2026, Venezuela was forced to face two major painful tests to its life as a nation.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- It is a mother who will spend the rest of her life searching for a face in a crowd that will never appear.
- It is a girl, pregnant by the man who came to destroy her home, carrying inside her both the violence done to her and the life she never chose.
- And still, somehow, life goes on normally.
- All this happened before our eyes, but from the powers that can make the difference between life and death, there is no response.
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Mexico conducts its public life according to a conviction that I'm bringing to you today.
- My country today aspires to achieve a prosperous society with rights and a decent life for all.
- It's for this reason that my country has come to share the experience of a nation that decided to show through concrete actions that it is possible to improve the quality of life of our people by expanding their rights and their capacity to exercise these rights.
- For the first time in two centuries of independent life, Mexico is being governed by a woman, and this did not happen alone, and she's not governing alone either.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- 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.
- They are trying to hold on to life with prosthetic legs made of wood.
- Distinguished members, We all derive our livelihood and the source of our life from nature.
- God willing, for as long as God grants me life, I shall continue from this podium here to defend the rights of the oppressed, the rights of the aggrieved and the voiceless.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Over the last decade, we have given too much ground to those who want to run a negative, corrosive narrative about life in Britain, which bears no resemblance to reality.
- If you're struggling with the cost of living and your life is not improving, or if you're a young person not in employment, education or training, you are going to be much more vulnerable to this kind of influence.
- So we will work to make life more affordable for people.
- I was in Kyiv last month, and it gave me a glimpse of life under Russian attack.
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- It may make life more comfortable for rich Russians, but it also gives the war more time, more time for Putin to send poor people into the kill zone.
- to make life harder for the economy and to disrupt people's lives and to stop children from being able to study, just to study at school.
- But that does not mean you have no chance to stay safe, to deter those who may threaten you, to make anyone who may threaten you think twice and to protect your life and of course, protect your people.
- And please, everyone here, do not be the last to join those who defend life, be the first to say we guaranteed security.
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Humans must be at the heart of this collective response, human life, dignity, rights, and opportunities.
- Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, today I commemorate Captain Marin Marina, who lost his life in Gaza, but who accomplished his humanitarian mission.
- This is the only way in which the two peoples can look forward to a decent life and a peaceful future.
- The protection of human rights is measured not only in commitments made, but also through real opportunities for participation, education and a decent life.
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- Our priority is to ensure that young people have the conditions to study, work, start businesses, innovate, and fulfill their life aspirations in their own country.
- We will continue to strengthen its ties with Santomean Principi and to create the conditions for an even greater contribution to investment, entrepreneurship, knowledge, transfer, and national life.
- 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.
- There can be no sustainable development without these conditions, nor without the full participation of women and men in political, economic, and social life.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 3 sentences
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 3 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.
- It concerns the ability of every woman to decide the course of her own life and take an equal place in society.
- That is the most concrete definition of peace, being able to live your life without constantly fearing that you will lose it.
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- As he prepares to turn this important page of his life, I wish him, on my own behalf and on behalf of the entire Burundian people, every success in his new endeavors, as well as good health and a future filled with serenity and prosperity.
- This choice is particularly significant because water is life, water is health, water is food security, water is energy, and water is also in certain regions a matter of peace and stability.
- But in order to succeed, we must be more resilient in order to preserve an environment favorable to agriculture, a source of life and food security.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Behind every victim is a life cut short.
- It is a promise, the promise that the place where a person is born should not determine their opportunities, life expectancy, or future.
- In this regard, I would like, first and foremost, to commend the excellent UN80 initiative, which proposes improvements to the work of the Secretariat, a stronger mandate life cycle, and simplification of structures to avoid duplication and overlap.
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- These brutal attacks have systematically and repeatedly targeted civilian objects and critical infrastructure, including Kuwait International Airport, power and water stations, oil facilities as well, revealing a hostile approach aimed at disrupting the foundations of life and critical infrastructure.
- We also affirm our support for all efforts aimed at rebuilding state institutions and aimed at advancing a Syrian-led comprehensive, inclusive political process led by the Syrians with the active participation of all segments of society in Syria and aimed at fulfilling their aspirations for security, stability, and a life of dignity.
- This stems from a belief that addressing the root causes of crises is not limited to security measures, but requires supporting development, providing the foundations for a life of dignity, and building more resilient and stable societies.
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Let me be clear, the search for peace and security in the Middle East is of profound importance and the suffering of Palestinian and also Israeli civilians this serious and sustained consideration every civilian life matters but we are applying the same but are we applying the same standard of urgency when victims are elsewhere last year alone or 4,800 Christians were killed because of their religion.
- So, we must ask, if every civilian life matters, why does our urgency seem so different from one crisis to another?
- And yet, there is often no sufficiently serious condemnation of these executions or of the broader violation of human rights under a system that seeks complete control over social, political, and economic life.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Women and girls are being told that their ambitions, their education, their voices, and their very presence in public life are unacceptable.
- The systematic exclusion of women and girls from education, employment and public life is not something that the international community can simply observe from a distance.
- Women are being denied the ability to work, to participate fully in society, and to contribute to the economic and social life of their country.
Papua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- From my Christian perspective, these freedoms are not gifts bestowed upon humanity by governments or institutions or powerful nations, They are god-given rights inherent in every human life.
- What value is development if we destroy the environment that sustains life?
- I want to assure this assembly that my government is working to the best of our ability to protect the rights of the 11 million people of my country, giving them a better, an equal opportunity to progress their own life, a life that God has planned for the God-given homeland that I call, and many, or the 11 million of us call Papua New Guinea.
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Due to large-scale reconstruction efforts taken by the government, life is now returning to our liberated territories.
- Resilient cities are essential to improving quality of life, strengthening communities, and promoting inclusive economic and social development.
- Commitments must be translated into real outcomes, and sustainable development must deliver meaningful improvements in people's life.
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- We are seeing a rise in illnesses linked to marine life and vector-borne diseases, in particular dengue and Zika.
- We are strengthening our national health capacity, increasing investment in diagnostic and life-saving medicine, expanding the use of telehealth to access specialist care, and medical education, and partnering with neighboring countries to support regular medical exchange programs that augment our treatment capability in country.
- Our national efforts must be matched by strengthened international cooperation, including technical assistance, predictable finance, and collective actions across the plastic life cycle to prevent pollution at its source and protect the blue Pacific for present and future generations.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- A vision that restores hope to future generations for a better future in which the conditions for a dignified life are available to all.
- How can we restore this trust while the Palestinian people are subjected daily to the most horrific crimes and violations and denied their most basic rights to life, security, freedom, and self-determination, while the international community remains unable to put an end to their ongoing humanitarian suffering or to enforce respect for international law and international humanitarian law?
- Therefore, Tunisia emphasizes its commitment to strengthening the role of women in public life and in decision-making positions, and to continuing efforts to combat all forms of violence and discrimination against women, recognizing that women's empowerment is a key driver of development and stability.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Girls remain excluded from secondary and higher education, women are increasingly excluded from public life.
- Education is a right, work is a right, participation in public life is a right, dignity is a right.
- where prolonged hardship is placing an immense burden on the daily life of the Cuban people.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- The most important human right is the right to life.
- The inability of the Security Council to prevent or resolve in a lasting way these crises reveals the limits of a system that too often protects the interests of powers to the detriment of human life.
- At the time where we are beginning to commemorate our fourth anniversary, we must underscore the progress made in several areas in life in our country.
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- And we've done this because we believe that transforming a school ultimately leads to transforming someone's life, transforming our homeland.
- and that is that every boy, girl, each and every young person deserves to grow up in liberty, to fully develop their potential, and to have real opportunities to build the life that he or she wants for him or herself.
- Because one human life is worth it, just a single life.
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- Two years ago, marking a watershed moment in our history, the people of Sri Lanka, representing all communities and walks of life, gave a resounding mandate to the government of President M. W. Wickremesinghe to address these challenges and institute meaningful 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.
- Mr. President, in March this year, amidst a highly volatile geopolitical landscape, Sri Lanka found a ship of a party to a conflict in distress close to our territorial waters with many sailors life in peril.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- and the depth of learning enjoyed by our children and young people is a predictor of higher a higher quality of life because such education make it possible to develop higher income, better health habits and that serves the cause of social mobility.
- We hope to see independent, transparent action which does not make ideological calculations and without those calculations manages to respect and ensure all human rights, the rights of peasants, children, women, the rights of police forces and members of the military that are on the front line in the defence of life and freedom.
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Chile understands that environmental protection and economic progress form part of one single development strategy, one in which investment and innovation are linchpins when it comes to improving the quality of life of our people.
- We're seeing agendas that, however noble they might appear, have ultimately postponed what this organization committed to do with the with its founding charter that is maintain peace protect right life and defend the freedom of its peoples we believe in the United Nations and believing in the United Nations means ensuring that the organization discharges its mandate I propose three things reducing bureaucracy and focusing resources where there are lives at stake.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 2 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.
- 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.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 2 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.
- Our goal is to drive double digit growth over the five-year period and ultimately grow our economy tenfold to a GDP of 500 billion US dollars by 2040, creating jobs and enhancing the quality of life of all Ugandans.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- No child No child's life is worth less because of the language they speak or the faith they profess or the color of their skin or the land of their birth.
- That guarantees Ghanaians suffering from non-communicable diseases such as renal failure, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, it guarantees that they receive subsidized, affordable, and life-saving care.
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- For much of my life, I served as a judge in Hungary and at the European Court of Human Rights.
- They expect public life to change, rule of law, a state that serves rather than controls, courts that decide without pressure, a press that challenges power, and public money that is used for public goods.
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · 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.
- A knife can take life in the hands of an assailant and can save one in the hands of a surgeon.
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- At the same time, I call upon the United Nations and the international community to continue life-saving assistance programs for the displaced Rohingya people until they can be repatriated to their own country, Myanmar.
- We want to build a Bangladesh where young people can pursue their dreams without fear or hindrance, where women can lead their lives with confidence, where every child grows up with the opportunity to realize their full potential, and, above all, where people are assured of a safe and peaceful life.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Defending democracy and defending a way of life and defending the freedom of each and every nation to live in its own way does not mean controlling what people are allowed to think.
- 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.
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- President Before this august assembly, I am bringing to you the voice of a people that has etched its name in the annals of history by daring to do what was unthinkable, breaking the chains of slavery and bringing to life on a land conquered by sacrifice, blood, and sweat, the first free black republic of the world.
- Engines that are starting, construction sites that are beginning work again, bustling markets, women that are running businesses, young people that are working, the laughter of children that are playing, and our streets that again are rediscovering the rhythm of our music and our life.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Beyond the tragic loss of life, Kazakhstan strongly condemns the repeated drone attacks against Kazakh crude oil export infrastructure, including against commercial vessels in the Black Sea basin.
- It's reflected in nationwide efforts to improve public spaces, advance large-scale greening, and promote the values of respect for the rule of law, active and responsible patriotism, volunteerism, and compassion as integral elements of everyday life and civic culture.
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 1 sentence
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bhutan · Tshering Tobgay · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 1 sentence
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Pakistan · · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 1 sentence
India · Subrahmanyam Jaishankar · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 1 sentence
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 1 sentence