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Download CSVGambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- I also wish to place on record the Gambia's appreciation for the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, and Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, whose steady and principled leadership through years of compounding global crises, have done much to keep the flame of multilateral cooperation alive, even as the winds against it have grown fiercer.
- Therefore, the task before us is building stronger, better equipped, representative, responsive, and an effective multilateral system and global financial architecture that delivers for all nations and regions.
- I seize this opportunity to thank all the bilateral and multilateral partners of The Gambia for your continuous support and partnership.
- Developing countries need greater access to affordable, long-term finance, meaningful reform of the multilateral development system, sustainable solutions to debt, stronger international tax cooperation, and decisive action against illicit financial flows.
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- we must be concerned that the multilateral system is struggling to contain escalating tensions fueled by geopolitical rivalries.
- Confronted with this reality, we must have the courage to recognize and to accept the limitations of the multilateral system in its current form and functioning.
- We are determined to strengthen regional and multilateral cooperation founded on respect for national sovereignty.
- Madagascar advocates for a multilateral system that is not only capable of acting, but that is also capable of supporting member states in their efforts to break the cycles of poverty and insecurity.
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- Excellencies, The United Nations must remain at the center of the multilateral system.
- It will support the work of United Nations and other multilateral formats.
- It will help to build bridges across regions, and it will contribute to advancing the reform and modernization of the United Nations and the multilateral system, helping to turn shared commitments into concrete action.
- This commitment will depend on the robustness of the multilateral system tomorrow.
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Your election reflects the confidence of Member States in your steadfast commitment to multilateral system.
- Her dedicated leadership, skill, and tenacity of purpose in strengthening multilateral cooperation during a period of profound global uncertainty gave us hope that the future of this organization can be secured when all nations work together for the common goal of leaving no one behind.
- Mr. President, the theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, resonates deeply with Lesotho's aspirations for a more inclusive, transparent, and result-oriented multilateral system, capable of advancing respect, for international law, maintaining global peace and security, accelerating sustainable development, protecting human rights, driving climate action, and implementing long overdue institutional reforms.
- The Kingdom of Lesotho reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the Charter of the United Nations, multilateral system, and the rule of law.
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- It is no exaggeration to say that confidence in the effectiveness of collective action and the multilateral system has declined.
- The multilateral international system remains an indispensable choice.
- We need expanded concessional financing, greater mobilization and lending capacities for multilateral development banks, and accelerated debt workout in a fair and effective manner.
- Drawing upon its Arab, African, and Mediterranean heritage, its historic role in founding the multilateral international order and its principled commitment to its survival and sustainability, Egypt will remain a bridge for cooperation and a partner to all those who seek a more just and effective international system.
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- Actually, the multilateral system today still works more often than the headlines would suggest.
- In fact, UNCLOS is one of the great achievements of multilateral lawmaking.
- But we all know the multilateral trading system has frayed.
- The objective remains the same, to preserve the benefits of cooperation, widen participation over time, and ultimately bring these arrangements into the multilateral global architecture.
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- Excellencies, resilience at home and at the regional level must be matched by a multilateral system capable of supporting and sustaining it.
- A multilateral system fit for the 21st century must be more representative, more agile and better able to deliver.
- It is a test of whether multilateral system can uphold the very principles it was created to defend and whether it can deliver when it matters most.
- Mr. President, an effective multilateral system also requires effective leadership.
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- We are witnessing geopolitical competition, strategic rivalry, armed conflicts, growing military expenditures, economic fragmentation, technological disruption, and a weakening of confidence in the multilateral institutions.
- Our security depends fundamentally on something else, international law, multilateral institutions, diplomacy, and the equal sovereignty of states.
- It is an important achievement for ocean governance and multilateral cooperation.
- For Vanuatu, restoring trust also means restoring confidence in the multilateral in multilateralism itself.
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Let us strengthen multilateral cooperation through the multi-pillar principle inspired by the ideas of Pax Mongolica, so that we may restore our trust and hope through shared responsibility, reform the United Nations with a common purpose, and build a better, more peaceful world through the strength of our collective action.
- All of this is weakening the international order established since the Second World War, changing the universally recognized norms of international law, and undermining the stability of multilateral relations and cooperation.
- Mr. President, Mongolia consistently adheres to the principle of resolving any conflicts through diplomacy and multilateral dialogue, while maintaining long-standing friendly relations with the countries of the region.
- The Ulaanbaatar Dialogue has evolved into a unique platform for strengthening trust and confidence building across Northeast Asia, facilitating multilateral discussions among government delegates and scholars, not only on traditional security challenges such as political and disarmament matters, but also on a broad range of issues including energy, infrastructure connectivity, green development, and humanitarian cooperation.
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- At the same time, multilateral institutions are having to respond to an increasing number of crises while facing pressure on resources and an erosion of trust.
- The multilateral trading system has been weakened.
- How can we ensure that the resources, expertise, and energy invested in the multilateral system yield better results for those it is meant to serve.
- Switzerland will continue to play its part using the means at its disposal, by upholding international law, promoting dialogue, providing its good offices, supporting effective multilateral institutions, and by remaining a country where the world can continue to come together and engage.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Over the past year in particular, it has become increasingly clear that the multilateral world order, with the United Nations and the Charter in its core, is at a profound turning point.
- As such, It will be a multilateral effort and example of true cooperation for international peace and security.
- Above all, we need action, action that strengthens the UN as a main actor responsible for multilateral cooperation and prepares it for future challenges.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the very fact that we are gathered here today should give us hope that we still share a commitment to the United Nations Charter and to multilateral cooperation.
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- The Pact for the Future and the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals are also part of the effort to ensure that multilateral cooperation can respond to the needs of our time.
- What is also needed is a genuine willingness of member states to contribute and protect the multilateral system.
- We believe in a multilateral system in which every state has both rights and responsibilities.
- Your Excellencies, despite the challenges because of the Turkish occupation, we remain resilient and steadfast in our faith in the multilateral system.
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- We must renew our global systems, strengthen our multilateral partnerships, and summon the collective will necessary to build a world worthy of the next generation.
- Mr. President, as we speak of transforming our multilateral system, we must also ensure that its leadership reflects the diversity, experience, and aspirations of the people it serves.
- Her election would represent a historic milestone for Caribbean region and a powerful affirmation that every region including small island developing states can contribute to leadership at the highest level of a multilateral system.
- Let us protect our oceans and our planet, and let us transform our multilateral institutions so that they deliver not simply promises, but progress.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- But it requires a multilateral system centered in the UN that is balanced and representative, strong, effective institutions that reflect the realities and progressively changing relative weight of countries and economies in today's world, not the power arrangements of 80 years ago.
- For multilateral development banks that are bigger, bolder, and better equipped to provide affordable, long-term finance at scale.
- Second, to work towards a multilateral AI risk management framework supported by credible and independent oversight.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Ironically, the geopolitical crisis brought on by the turbulence in international order has reminded us of the cherished value of multilateral cooperation and international norms.
- The Republic of Korea will build the global AI hub platform to share this vision with the international community in collaboration with international organizations, multilateral development banks, the business sector, and academia.
- I am confident that the dialogue for establishing a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula can provide a valuable framework not only for normalizing relations among the parties concerned, but also for fostering shared growth through multilateral cooperation and promoting stability and cooperation in Northeast Asia.
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- When a multilateral process cannot deliver, the world does not stand still.
- A multilateral system that cannot deliver for a state like mine does not deliver at all.
- Similarly, Mr. President, a multilateral agency with which we see of increasing irrelevance to the NATO, namely the International Criminal Court, is one which calls for NATO to end its participation and to revoke its membership.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- They cut their contributions to multilateral bodies like this one.
- In the face of the chainsaws that have cut close to a third of world development aid in just two years, Spain has doubled its investment in cooperation and has increased its contribution to the multilateral system by 60%.
- At the end of the day, the reactionary forces that want to destroy this multilateral order won't stop attacking us for it.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- You assume this solemn stewardship at a time of intense geopolitical fragmentation, deepening inequality, and eroded trust in our multilateral system.
- We are witnessing a dangerous shift towards unilateralism, lawlessness, and the erosion of multilateral norms.
- This remarkable economic recovery story has been independently validated by all the multilateral financial institutions and major international credit rating agencies, all of which affirm that Ghana has moved from economic vulnerability to sustained recovery, resilience, and growth.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Multilateral cooperation is weakening.
- In conclusion, Somalia is broadly playing an active role in global stability, both at home and within the key existing multilateral structures of global governance.
- Somalia stands ready to work with every member state to reform the Security Council, strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, and improve development financing, confront climate change, and build multilateral system that treats every nation and every person with equal dignity.
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- The credibility and effectiveness of multilateral institutions is imperative for small nations.
- Pacific Island leadership and that of all small island developing states as we find every multilateral milestone for oceans and fisheries, and we will continue to do so.
- Excellencies, the Marshall Islands stands firm in investing ourselves in this multilateral institution with clear sight of its frustrations and grave errors.
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Tuvalu reaffirms its strong commitment to the values and the principle of the UN Charter and to international law and to a multilateral system that protects the dignity and security of all people.
- Mr. President, as we call for a multilateral system that delivers for all nations, we must also uphold the principles of dignity, inclusion, and equality for all the people.
- And its exclusion undermines both the spirit and effectiveness of multilateral cooperation.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- We also acknowledge the partnership of multilateral organizations, NGOs, and the private sector in supporting development work in Solomon Islands.
- The UN is not perfect, but it remains the cornerstone of multilateral diplomacy and the indispensable platform through which nations preserve peace, advance sustainable development, uphold international law, and protect human rights.
- A Council with a dedicated seat for small island developing states would strengthen the legitimacy and effectiveness of the entire multilateral system.
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- International financial institutions and multilateral development banks must recognize the multidimensional vulnerability index, the MVI, which ensures that it informs eligibility and allocations.
- That is the multilateral system Tonga believes in, an international rules-based order founded on the UN Charter and equality of nations.
- And that is the multilateral system we must preserve.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- The question of Palestine remains an enduring test of multilateral credibility.
- Mr. President, as an active member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Lao PDR reaffirm that a united, integrated ASEAN serve as a cornerstone of regional peace and multilateral stability.
- His legacy of solidarity and bold championing of equity would continue to inspire our collective multilateral effort for years to come.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- for his wise leadership in the service of peace, security, development, and justice, and for his tireless efforts to preserve the standing of the Organization and restore confidence in multilateral action at a time of extraordinary international complexity, when maintaining the effectiveness of the United Nations has become a demanding responsibility.
- Tunisia's belief in multilateral action is not a product of current circumstances.
- Restoring confidence in the organization and in multilateral action requires, in our view, two essential conditions.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- However, variable justice, no. The Confederation remains committed to multilateral independent institutions that are impartial and credible.
- Mr. President, in terms of international peace and security, our world remains up against multiplication of armed conflicts, the emergence of new crises, and a return to the principle of might is right, unilateral approaches, Unlawful sanctions, selective interventions and double standards weaken the international order and put the multilateral system to test.
- The Pact for the Future, the Compromisos de Sevilla, the Doha Programme of Action, the UNAT Initiative and the OASO Programme of Action for landlocked developing countries can contribute to making the multilateral system more effective, more inclusive and more focused on results, as long as they do not just remain promises.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- whose sovereignty, security and prosperity depends on a functioning, inclusive multilateral system, grounded in agreed rules and norms, with the UN Charter at its centre.
- We welcome progress in advancing the UN's multidimensional vulnerability index and want to see further work to ensure its practical application across the multilateral development system.
- Do we have the will to invest in the multilateral system, both politically and financially, to enable it to deliver results where we can truly make a difference?
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- There is a painful cry for a better world order as we witness the weakening into irrelevance of multilateral institutions.
- And after more than 80 years of men at the helm of our Organization, needless to say, We ought to have enough wisdom and elect a woman with unquestionable integrity, unblemished record, and in the face of human rights, a strong advocacy of gender equality and inclusion, rule of law, democracy, solid experience in senior management in national and multilateral institution.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Botswana calls upon the United Nations Development Programme, the International Labour Organization, and all relevant multilateral institutions to make technology transfer, skills development, and capacity building funded priorities.
- As we will all agree, the credibility of our multilateral commitments will be properly tested in development finance.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- This week, I am pleased to join members of the Shield of Americas in adopting a joint communique which underscores our collective resolve to strengthen the resilience of our region in economic, security, and multilateral coordination.
- She has served her country, represented the developing world, and worked within the multilateral system with a deep understanding of both its promise and its imperfections.
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Such reform is essential to guarantee our right to development and to ensure that multilateral banks finally take account of our vulnerabilities in their allocation policies.
- And we invite our bilateral and multilateral partners as well as the private sector, to join us in transforming this ambition into a lasting reality for the Comorian people.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Nevertheless, we were reduced to a country that now has to be negotiating with multilateral institutions and with various different nations.
- to finance myself, I had to ask multilaterals, I have to ask for resources that come late or sometimes never because the slow procedures that those multilateral organizations have mean that organized crime has an advantage when it comes to getting resources from drug trafficking, drug terrorism or the smuggling of gold to then destabilize our democracies.
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Clearly, the multilateral system we have all known and benefited from is under immense strain.
- We are investing in the multilateral system by elevating Pacific voices in shaping global decision making, working with them to advance their development needs and counter the transnational organised crime that is spreading across the beautiful Pacific Ocean that we share.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- And never since 1945 has the very legitimacy of states and multilateral bodies such as the UN been called into question to such an extent.
- Ladies and gentlemen, there is one area where multilateral trust has recently produced tangible results, and it is dear to the heart of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, and that is to say, the ocean.
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Trust will be restored only when promises are matched by action, when commitments are honored, and when the United Nations delivers meaningful results for every nation, and when there is due regard for multilateral principles, not only for the most powerful, but for the weakest of us as well.
- Saint Lucia advocates for comprehensive reform of the Security Council to enhance its legitimacy and effectiveness in addressing global challenges, thereby restoring trust and a more inclusive multilateral system.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- And yet, The growing limitations of multilateral mechanisms continue to undermine our collective ability to respond effectively to current and emerging threats.
- In an era marked by division, growing intolerance, and stark double standards, Azerbaijan advocates for a reinvigorated and reformed multilateral system underpinned by strict adherence to consistent and non-selective application of universally accepted norms and principles of international law.
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- He warns against the return of a diplomacy of force and reaffirms the indispensable role of multilateral institutions.
- It is imperative to disarm not only weapons, but the logic of domination, to protect the most in need, to speak the truth in charity, and to rebuild through dialogue and solidarity, a multilateral order that truly delivers for all.
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 2 sentences
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- And it must be a multilateral that works, that protects the weak as well the strong, on that apply the law equality, and one that give every state, large or small, a meaningful voice.
- I also wish to express our appreciation to Secretary General Antonio Guterres for his leadership at a time of profound international unsustainability and for his continuing effort to strain the United Nations multilateral system.
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- We also commend the Secretary-General for his strong leadership at a challenging time in our multilateral system.
- The question before us is therefore not whether transformation will happen, but it is rather how we manage transformation, who benefits from it, and whether our multilateral institutions are capable of delivering meaningful results for ordinary people.
Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Second, ensuring there is reconciliation among peoples and nations with multilateral institutions.
- For this reason, Cameroon calls for the diligent and comprehensive implementation of the commitments made in Seville in July of 2025 on the issue of financing for development, and this specifically implies engaging in the necessary reforms of the international financial architecture and the multilateral financial architecture in order to give countries of the Global South a more fair shot.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Mr. President, By way of conclusion, Mali recalls that the multilateral framework, which is embodied by the United Nations, stands at a crossroads.
- It requires strengthening representation within multilateral institutions, including multilateral financial institutions, and ensuring that Africa's voice is heard more clearly in decision-making bodies which affect the future, our world, the future of humankind.
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 1 sentence
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Guatemala · · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 1 sentence
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 1 sentence
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Turkmenistan · Vepa Hajiyev · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
China · · Day 6 · 1 sentence