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Download CSVSouth Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 32 sentences
- And I bring you greetings from the government and the people of South Sudan, together with a message of peace, unity, development, and unwavering commitment to international cooperation.
- South Sudan also understand that trust is fundamental to peace.
- Approaches designed to respond to conflict must be capable of evolving as nations move towards peace, recovery, institution building, and ownership.
- The Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 provided the political framework that transformed struggles, decades of struggles, into a peaceful exercise of self-determination.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 22 sentences
- Then came the end of Cold War, bringing us euphoria, celebration, new promise of peace.
- The mysterious, Swiss-educated leader of North Korea, half the age of the American president, walked halfway, and the two leaders engaged in an embrace that promised peace.
- This is what leaders do to advance peace.
- We talk to enemies to prevent wars, and perhaps we become partners in peace.
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 19 sentences
- I would like to take this opportunity to extend my warmest congratulations and express my deepest gratitude to His Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, for the unwavering commitment and dedication he has demonstrated throughout his tenure in the service of peace, security, and sustainable development around the world.
- Excellencies, peace first.
- Peace is the source of all good.
- Peace in our hearts, peace in our societies, peace in our countries.
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 19 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, the government of Yemen has engaged responsibly and positively with all international and regional initiatives and has made significant concessions in pursuit of peace and an end to the suffering of the Yemeni people.
- The latest of these efforts was the initiative undertaken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman to elaborate a roadmap toward peace.
- International legitimacy and its resolutions are there, but resolutions alone do not make peace.
- Peace is not a distant aspiration.
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 19 sentences
- Over the past several days, from this very rostrum, we have heard many delegations speak about the importance of peace.
- peace remains our most fundamental responsibility.
- But peace cannot be taken for granted.
- It is precisely in this spirit that Tajikistan initiated the proclamation of 2027 2036 at the International Decade of Strengthening Peace for Future Generations, which was adopted by the General Assembly resolution on 25 June 2026.
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 18 sentences
- Pope Leo identifies the three essential words that must guide diplomacy, peace, justice, and truth.
- At the same time, it is necessary to consider that peace is not a negative word, that is, the mere absence of war.
- Peace is first a gift, the gift of the risen Christ, yet an active and demanding gift.
- In the effort to restoring trust and peace, disarmament is therefore not an optional ideal, but a necessary vehicle.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 17 sentences
- In addition to terrorism which remains active in some countries, particularly in Africa, the situation of global peace and security has been worsening year after year bringing us to the present moment in which we note with deep concern that the world has taken a course that brings it alarmingly close to a global conflict.
- Over the years, Angola has sought to make its contribution to building and consolidation of peace in Africa and the world, but the current situation in no way reflects the aspirations of people for harmony and understanding amongst nations.
- Among these contributions to peace are several initiatives undertaken in Africa, of which I highlight the 21st Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State of the African Union on the Strengthening of Conflict Prevention and Resolution Mechanisms in Africa, recently held in Luanda, which opened serious and sound prospect for resolving the problems affecting peace and stability on the African continent.
- Also worthy of particular retention is the holding in July of this year in Luanda, in partnership with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, the third edition of the initiative "Call for Peace, End to Wars and Respect for International Law".
Armenia · Nikol Pashinyan · Day 3 · 17 sentences
- Honorable presidents of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, The peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, established on August 8, 2025, with the support and personal engagement of U.S.
- The breakthrough in the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan simply would not have been possible without President Trump's personal engagement and his resolute commitment to establishing peace.
- The fourth paragraph of the peace declaration adopted at the peace summit held at the White House on August 8, 2025, reads, quote, "The Republic of Armenia will work with the United States of America and mutually determined third parties to set forth a framework for the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity connectivity project in the territory of the Republic of Armenia.
- The Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity project, signed between Armenia and the United States of America, will soon be ratified by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 16 sentences
- We affirm that we have fulfilled our obligations, carried out a comprehensive national reform program, and upheld our commitment to international law, to shunning violence and terrorism, and to the two-state solution, and to peace on the basis of resolutions of international legitimacy.
- Our choice to invoke international law and its institutions is a peaceful and civilized choice and not an act that runs counter to peace.
- Therefore, we call upon the American administration to lift these sanctions and restrictions, return to dialogue and mutual respect, and work with us and with the international community in order to implement the two-state solution on the basis of international legitimacy and to establish peace, rather than punishing the side that has chosen the path of international law and political and diplomatic action in order to guarantee its rights.
- This solution guarantees peace for all, instead of the threat emanating from Israeli extremism, which seeks to expand its colonial project towards establishing the so-called Greater Israel.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 15 sentences
- It also applies to war and peace, new technologies, and development across all of these areas.
- We can impose a different kind of peace.
- We must recommit to finding concrete solutions to building peace.
- As we've often said, there cannot be peace without justice.
India · Subrahmanyam Jaishankar · Day 5 · 15 sentences
- It was founded to maintain international peace and security and take effective collective action to that end.
- Members committed to develop friendly relations and to strengthen universal peace.
- The inability to maintain peace is not just undermining security, but threatening progress and retarding development.
- India supports ongoing initiatives to bring peace.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 15 sentences
- There is no alternative to the two-state living side by side in peace, security, and mutual recognition.
- Escalation across the region, threatening international peace and security.
- Peace cannot be imposed by force.
- San Marino, therefore, reiterates its call for a full, immediate and unconditional cease-fire, leading to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 14 sentences
- Facts have taught us that war is abhorrent, that peace is the only objective to pursue, and that we must stop watching from the sidelines, stop talking and start acting.
- We stand with Taiwan because of the profound values we share: democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and peace.
- Taiwan has concrete contributions to make to peace, development and human rights.
- I assure you that at this negotiating table, at the table for peace and concord, Paraguay will be on the front row ready to help.
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 14 sentences
- Peace over war, law over force, sovereign equality over dependency, cooperation over division, and human dignity over ambitions of power.
- The United Nations also made a difference where peace had been broken.
- More than two million peacekeepers have served under the UN flag, proving that peace can be built, protected, and sustained.
- It gave this organization, the United Nations, a duty to prevent conflict, defend peace, and make collective security real.
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 14 sentences
- More than 80 years ago, in the wake of a war that plunged the world into chaos, Haiti a founding member of the United Nations, joined the nations of the world to make a pledge for peace, for dialogue, and respect for human dignity.
- that is peace, security, and the well-being of all peoples.
- I also wish to hail the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his unwavering commitment to peace.
- I want to pay a particular tribute to the kindred peoples who, by contributing to the Gang Suppression Force and supporting its full rollout, have chosen to share with us the burden of fighting for peace and security.
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 14 sentences
- Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, ladies and gentlemen, peace and blessings of God be upon you.
- We would like to express the Kingdom of Bahrain's appreciation to your brotherly country, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, as well as the Secretary-General for his tireless efforts in the service of international peace and security and the Sustainable Development Goals.
- All the same, we continue to exercise the utmost restraint, seeking to ensure that security and peace prevail for the benefit of the people of the region.
- The Kingdom reaffirms its steadfast position in support of the establishment of an independent and geographically contiguous state of Palestine living side by side with the state of Israel in peace and security.
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 13 sentences
- In 1961, Mongolia made history by raising its national flag with the golden Soyombo at the United Nations and becoming the 101st member of the United Nations, the guarantor of global peace and security and the beacon of hope and trust for the world's nations.
- A stronger United Nations, in turn, will deliver more efficiently towards global peace, security, and sustainable development, thereby creating conditions for all Member States to benefit.
- 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.
- Mongolia has been contributing with honor to the efforts on strengthening international peace and security, advancing social and economic development, and protecting human rights, the core pillars of the United Nations.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 13 sentences
- The formal declaration matters, of course, but peace became real in more practical ways in the families that returned home, in the communities that learned to live together again, in the citizens who chose the ballot, and in institutions that slowly returned back to confidence.
- The United Nations stood with us through disarmament, election, and the long walk of peace building.
- The inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination must be realized through a viable state of Palestine living alongside the state of Israel in peace and in security.
- That same commitment to peace requires progress on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation through diplomacy.
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 13 sentences
- Mr. President, about 80 years ago, The United Nations was founded in San Francisco on a simple but enduring principle: that nations can prevent war and advance peace through trust, collective action, and respect the UN Charter.
- Therefore, the theme of this session, that is, restoring trust, Managing transformation, a United Nation that delivers for all, is timely for it requires us to revert to the founding principles of maintaining peace and restoring trust.
- Mr. President, global peace and security are vital for sustainable socioeconomic development.
- The United Nations, through its Charter, has remained central to international efforts to maintain peace and security, uphold international law, promote conditions conducive to development.
Turkmenistan · Vepa Hajiyev · Day 6 · 13 sentences
- Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I have the honor to convey on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, His Excellency Mr. Serdar Berdimuhamedov, greetings and wish of peace and prosperity to the peoples of your countries.
- Turkmenistan firmly believes that the United Nations must continue to serve as the universal and legitimate foundation of international cooperation and as the principal mechanism for reconciling interests and developing solutions in the areas of peace, security and sustainable development.
- Ladies and gentlemen, ensuring international peace and security remains a key priority for Turkmenistan.
- In this regard, Turkmenistan intend to convene under the auspices of the United Nations intergovernmental consultations on the elaboration of a global peace strategy founded on the principles of peace, security, and preventive diplomacy.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 12 sentences
- Military power alone cannot secure peace.
- Looking ahead, our future will be shaped by how we address four great tests of power: the power over war and peace; The power that concentrates wealth and drives inequality.
- Excellencies, the first great power test in the 21st century is peace and security.
- Peace is far more than the absence of conflict.
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 12 sentences
- Against this backdrop, has the United Nations, now 80 years on since its foundation, been failing to fulfill its role in promoting peace and stability around the world?
- Madam President, Despite these concerns, the United Nations has never been more important than it is today in bringing about peace and stability to the world and enabling the international community to overcome new challenges and prosper.
- Second, Japan is devoted to enhancing cooperation towards peace and stability.
- The advancement of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, as well as its use of malicious cyber activities, including cryptocurrency thefts, as a source of funding, are clear violations of relevant Security Council resolutions and pose a serious threat to international peace and security.
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 12 sentences
- This is why this Organization was created with understanding that disputes must be resolved through dialogue, human dignity must be protected, and that nations must work together if development, peace, and human rights are to be sustained.
- Mr. President, the stakes are perhaps greatest in international peace and security, one of the foremost purposes for which this Organization was created.
- If diplomacy can bring countries together to find common ground on difficult questions on global development, then surely we can summon the same political courage to prevent conflicts, resolve wars, and build lasting peace.
- Mr. President, peace must be built and nurtured through institutions that command public confidence, societies in which trust can be restored and justice pursued, and a future in which women and young people have a meaningful voice and economic opportunity is within reach.
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 12 sentences
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to address this august assembly for the fourth time on behalf of the 240 million resilient and peace-loving people of Pakistan.
- The pursuit of peace, Mr. President, is among the noblest of human endeavors.
- The Holy Quran commands, "If the enemy is inclined towards peace, make peace with them."
- Ladies and gentlemen, Pakistan's founding father, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, had famously declared, "We stand by the United Nations Charter and will gladly make our full contribution to the peace and prosperity of the world."
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 12 sentences
- May peace be upon all of us. 81 years ago, from the ashes of the Second World War, Indonesia and the United Nations were born.
- And we share a founding promise to build a future of peace.
- For peace and prosperity to endure, multilateralism must be resilient.
- We must start by strengthening our collective capacity to withstand crisis, responding effectively to global crisis and humanitarian situations, and sustaining peace development and cooperation.
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 12 sentences
- And we further express our profound gratitude to His Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, for his advocacy on behalf of Africa, his constant commitment to the Congo Basin, and his support to the peace mediation and dialogue efforts undertaken by our country.
- This candidacy of ours is rooted in a long diplomatic tradition, our sustained commitment to peace, and a strong sense of international responsibility.
- For more than five decades, Our diplomacy has contributed constantly and effectively to numerous peace processes on our continent, and which also had global implications.
- Also, the peace efforts in the Great Lakes region.
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 11 sentences
- When war becomes something we grow accustomed to, peace itself risks becoming a mirage.
- This is the mission of Italian diplomacy, to build bridges, open new paths, and keep dialogue alive, even when it seems impossible, to work for peace, prosperity, and growth, because growth creates prosperity, and prosperity in turn consolidates peace.
- We believe in peace, which remains our guiding star, the guiding principle of Italy's foreign policy.
- We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary while working towards a just peace and towards a future in which Russia can once again be a partner in dialogue rather than a threat to Europe.
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 11 sentences
- Thank you Mr. President in the name of God most compassionate most merciful your excellency president of the General Assembly your excellency secretary general your majesties excellencies highnesses ladies and gentlemen may the peace and blessings of God be upon you At the outset, I am pleased to convey to you the greetings of His Highness the Emir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, along with his wishes for the success of this session.
- In this context, we emphasize that Security Council reform and the Security Council is the body charged with maintaining international peace and security has become essential to keep pace with the significant increase in the number of member states and the changes in international relations since the establishment of the organization.
- We also salute the countries that have sponsored the Security Council Resolution 2817 and the other resolutions issued by the Human Rights Council and the International Maritime Organization, which have condemned the Iranian aggression as a threat to international peace and security.
- We call for the full implementation of the comprehensive peace plan and its subsequent phase adopted by Security Council Resolution 2803.
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 11 sentences
- Azerbaijan supports a more effective UN capable of delivering tangible results for member states, especially in peace and security, development, climate resilience and humanitarian action.
- It is exactly these principles that are guiding our efforts for peace and stability in the South Caucasus.
- We offered Armenia peace, fully in line with norms and principles of international law, based on mutual recognition of and respect for each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Our normalization efforts produced historic results at the Washington Peace Summit last August, where the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a joint declaration witnessed by President Trump of the United States of America.
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 11 sentences
- Peace and prayers be upon his prophet.
- Your Excellency, Mr. President, Excellencies, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Honorable ministers, ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, peace and blessings be upon you.
- Instead, it is a necessity to ensure human dignity, bring peace and confront challenges.
- COVID-19 and The subsequent disruptions in the supply chains of food and energy, as well as the conflicts and wars, demonstrated how the interests of states are interconnected along with their peace and security.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 10 sentences
- Is the United Nations living up to its promise of restoring peace and achieving sustainable development?
- The Republic of Korea will live up to its responsibility and position to deliver results that can be vividly felt by people around the world across the UN's three pillars of peace, development, and human rights.
- Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, and distinguished delegates, when it comes to peace on the Korean Peninsula, the Republic of Korea knows firsthand the change that the United Nations has brought about.
- Third, is responsible peaceful coexistence contributing to world peace?
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 10 sentences
- International peace and security.
- Peace was its purpose then.
- Peace remains our responsibility today.
- And peace will be relevant tomorrow.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 10 sentences
- During a decade marked by wars, the pandemic, climate emergencies, and exacerbated geopolitical tensions, he constantly defended peace, human dignity, and international cooperation.
- For the DRC, this session is another occasion to reaffirm its faith in a multilateralism based upon the unwavering quest for peace and justice, which paved the way not to the prosperity of a select few, but to the creation of a true common horizon for peoples and generations of the future.
- The peace agreement signed in Washington on June 27, 2025, the commitments made as part of the Doha process, and the roadmap coordinated by the African Union have opened up prospects that we have constantly supported.
- I commend the United States, Qatar, the African Union, African facilitators, regional partners, and all those who are sincerely striving to restore peace.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 10 sentences
- Moreover, I wish to once again reiterate our unwavering support for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's work in service of peace, development and human rights.
- War in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, Haiti, Yemen, and Africa, including the expansion of terrorism in the Sahel, all of these bear witness to the continued worsening and deep cracks in international peace and security.
- No country No peace, no security can be viable, nor can it last without the two-state solution, Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital and Israel, the two living side by side within safe and internationally recognized borders.
- Peace is not a simple aspiration.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 10 sentences
- They have an unbridled desire to preserve their slipping hegemony and they are attempting to undermine global stability and the maintenance of peace.
- Is the West really striving to achieve peace there?
- The very fact that new international global initiatives are emerging outside the system, for example, Trump's Board of Peace or the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, China's project, this confirms that the UN is failing to recognize new trends.
- Most importantly, with each new crisis, ordinary people around the world are asking themselves, why isn't the UN working to establish peace?
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 10 sentences
- May the peace of God be upon you.
- 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.
- We may choose either to continue meeting under the idealism of slogans or to commit ourselves to what can truly achieve development, prosperity, and peace for all.
- In this regard, Tunisia reaffirms its commitment to the principle of African solutions to African problems, thereby strengthening the ownership of African countries and peoples over the resolution of their crises and reinforcing the role of African mechanisms and institutions in maintaining peace and security.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 10 sentences
- Evoking their memory, I spare a thought and pay tribute to Army General Sadio Camara, who was assassinated, murdered cowardly on the 24th of April 2026, and pay tribute to his commitment to peace and to Mali and the Sahel.
- It is the source that nourishes our determination on a daily basis to recover the integrity of our territories, to defend our dignity and to ensure our sacred rights, to live free in peace and security.
- courage, resilience, commitment and mobilization, as they are showing each and every day, supporting the efforts of the heads of state of the AES confederation remain the center of gravity of our journey towards sovereignty and stability and development to all of the peoples of Africa in the world who share our struggle and who recognize themselves and the ideals of peace dignity and liberty that the confederation represents I reiterate my gratitude Mr. president confederal dynamic that has been engaged in and taken up by our states, far from being an act in isolation, brings forward the rejection of fatality and chronic wardship that we face, as well as the reject of selective criticism when we see human tragedies.
- The promises of hope enshrined in the United Nations Charter, which extolled peace, are disregarded.
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 10 sentences
- In the name of Allah, the most merciful and gracious, peace and blessings be upon our prophet and his family and his companions.
- Mr. President, we in Sudan are a peace-loving nation, but we also seek a just peace.
- Therefore, from this UN hall, we reaffirm that comprehensive, lasting, and just peace in Sudan, in a manner that ensures the non-recurrence of conflict, cannot be achieved without ending persistent external interference, halting the flow of weapons, ammunition, and mercenaries into Sudan, dismantling the terrorist militia, stopping its attacks against civilians, cities, civilian objects, infrastructure, dams, medical centers, and hospitals, disarming this militia, and ensuring that arms remain exclusively in the hands of the state and its established legitimate national institutions.
- Mr. President, peace and stability in Sudan cannot be discussed while the destructive war waged by the Darfur terrorist militia against the Sudanese people continues.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 10 sentences
- As we marked the watershed in UN history, reviewing its past 80 years and looking ahead into the future, mankind ardently desired and aspired to put an immediate end to the current chaos of international relations and regain peace and stability.
- In order to overcome all the existing crises and challenges and promote peace, security and sustainable development, all Member States should seek appropriate solutions to problems while strictly complying with the intrinsic purposes and principles of the UN Charter and giving priority to unity and cooperation among nations.
- It accelerates its attempts at rearmament with an unprecedented commitment, including the revision of the peace constitution, abandonment of exclusive defense, reformation of the military structure, and arms buildup.
- Its ambition runs counter to its obligations as a defeated nation, they are in shameless disregard of the UN Charter, and pose a grave challenge to global peace.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- to live together in peace with one another as good neighbors, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, unquote, they declared at the time.
- Although the Palestinian resistance movement has agreed to move to the second stage of the peace plan, the Israeli government refuses to stop the occupation.
- This picture must be a shocking one for all of us, and what it tells us is clear: the United Nations, established 81 years ago to maintain international peace and security, is no longer able to fulfill this mission, or, more precisely, it has been rendered unable to do so.
- Today we may feel safe, we may feel prosperous and at peace.
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, your excellency, president of the general assembly, your excellency, secretary general, ladies and gentlemen, may the peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.
- The state of Qatar, through its role as a trusted mediator and peace facilitators, has consistently warned that time does not resolve lingering conflicts in the absence of a just settlement, rather it doubles their costs.
- He passed away this year and was mourned with profound affection and gratitude by his people and all peace-loving nations people across the region and around the world.
- Recognizing the nexus of peace, security, development, human rights, and the rule of law, the State of Qatar maintains its investment in development, education, health, security, and economic diversification in conformity with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- It has been a long time since peace has seemed so fragile.
- At the same time, divisions within the Security Council, the body charged with protecting international peace and security, are paralyzing action where it is the most urgently needed.
- When healthcare, education, roads, energy, and youth employment are placed on the back burner, it is not only the SDGs that move out of reach, it is peace itself that is jeopardized.
- Peace cannot be decreed.
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- Peace remains the indispensable foundation upon which all development is built.
- While war may create temporal victors on the battlefield, only through dialogue can sustainable peace be established.
- On the African continent, continued instability validates the urgent need to strengthen African-led peace processes.
- There's also a need to support the capacity of African regional organizations to prevent conflict, mediate disputes, and build sustainable peace.
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- Alone, no country, however powerful, can build lasting peace.
- Multilateralism equipped to address the defining challenges of today, peace, the climate emergency, economic insecurity, and artificial intelligence.
- Because the best argument for multilateralism is what it delivers on peace and security with the Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, on climate action with the Paris Agreement, on poverty and health with the global response to COVID-19.
- And this is why this week, the United Union, the European Union has launched together with Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, India, and Kenya, the P4M, Partners for Multilateralism, International Law, Peace, and Prosperity.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- Obstacles to peace, obstacles to food and clean water, obstacles to finance, medicine, and education, obstacles to movement and opportunity, obstacles to technology, to the knowledge and infrastructure needed to use it.
- The theme reminds us that we have institutions created to preserve peace, to advance development, and yes, to protect human dignity.
- The Oslo Peace Institute reported that in 2025 last year, 245, 000 individuals faced battle-related deaths.
- This my friends will help lift the heavyweight necessary to end these multiple conflicts and to bring peace and dignity to those affected populations.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- And this principle is at the heart of our vision for the United Nations, as well as our unwavering commitment to the pillars which guide its work, peace and security, human rights, and development.
- These are not the actions of a country interested in peace.
- The international community must remain steadfast in our response in support of the UN Charter and of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.
- The peace plan on Gaza agreed last October was welcome, but it has not fundamentally changed the reality on the ground.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- In Austria, we are fortunate to live in peace, but the consequences reach us.
- After years of bloodshed and suffering, it is obvious no one can bomb their way to peace.
- Israelis and Palestinians deserve to live side by side in peace and security, with a credible path to a two-state solution.
- Palestinians in Gaza desperately need peace and stability, with Hamas disarmed and the IDF withdrawing from the Strip.
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- Mr. President, the theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, resonates deeply with Lesotho's aspirations for a more inclusive, transparent, and result-oriented multilateral system, capable of advancing respect, for international law, maintaining global peace and security, accelerating sustainable development, protecting human rights, driving climate action, and implementing long overdue institutional reforms.
- Lesotho has restored national peace and security following successive episodes of political and security unrest.
- We therefore attest that preventative diplomacy remains the most effective means of aviating conflict and ensuring sustainable peace.
- We recognize that Culture of peace requires strong institutions that negate violence in all its forms.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- Our people hold the same hopes as people in every land to live in peace and to raise their children in dignity.
- Peace and security are inseparable from development.
- As enshrined in the Ocean of Peace Declaration, our region must remain free of nuclear weapons and free from destabilizing external influence.
- In keeping with that vision, my government has proposed a treaty that would bind Pacific Island countries and like-minded partners to a firm, shared commitment to keep the Pacific an ocean of peace.
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- In the face of these realities, the fundamental principles that must guide our collective action have lost none of their relevance: preserving peace, Combating hunger and poverty, ensuring equal rights and opportunities, strengthening justice, protecting our planet, and consolidating democratic institutions remain shared responsibilities.
- Our history has taught us that democracy, peace and respect for the law are not permanent achievements.
- In every case, our position rests on the same principles: respect for the Charter and international law, the protection of civilians, safe humanitarian access, and dialogue and diplomacy as indispensable paths towards a just, sustainable and lasting peace.
- Guatemala stands for peace.
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 9 sentences
- and for his unwavering commitment to multilateralism, peace and security, sustainable development, and the principle and purposes of the UN Charter during a decade marked by profound turbulence and transformation.
- Concurrently, geopolitical rivalries, climate change, widening inequalities, rapid technological transformation, and transnational threat are placing growing strain on international peace, stability.
- Cambodia rebuilt peace through dialogue, trust, and confidence building, and the political courage and wisdom embodied in our former prime minister, win-win policy, which brought national reconciliation and unity.
- And peace, stability, and prosperity of our peoples are closely interconnected.
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 9 sentences
- Allow me to pay tribute to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his commitment to peace, sustainable development, human rights, and the strengthening of multilateralism at a time of great challenges.
- As a small island nation, we stand as a consolidated democracy and a state governed by the rule of law, grounded in peace, stability, and harmonious coexistence among our citizens.
- 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.
- An institution responsible for international peace and security cannot remain indefinitely based on a distribution of power inherited from another area.
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 9 sentences
- We therefore reaffirm our unwavering commitment to preserving Zambia's long standing tradition of peace.
- We encourage our cooperating partners to view Zambia through the lens of the peace and stability that defines our country and to deepen support programs that promote inclusive economic growth, job creation, infrastructure development, human capital development, agriculture, energy, health, and other priority areas of national development.
- Zambia is at peace.
- Mister President, peace and stability provide the foundation for economic development.
China · · Day 6 · 9 sentences
- In a statement on September 20, Second, Japan stated that as a peace-loving nation, it is committed to its exclusively defense-oriented policy and calls for the deletion of the enemy state clauses from the UN Charter.
- The post-war country for peace image that Japan seeks to establish can only be realized by repenting its history and making a clear break from militarism.
- All these facts are proof that Japan's remilitarization has become a real threat to regional and global peace and stability.
- Upholding the post-war international order, Defending the outcomes of the victory of World War II and maintaining regional peace and stability are the shared responsibility of the international community.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- consider peace and security one of the pillars of the organization.
- Under the UN Charter, the Security Council bears primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
- We saw this as early as 1950 with the Uniting for Peace resolution, and we have seen it more recently through the Assembly's veto initiative.
- 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 · 8 sentences
- While others have spoken of peace, I have made peace.
- I want to express my gratitude to the United Nations Security Council for their unanimous endorsement of our 20-point Gaza peace plan and for officially approving the Board of Peace.
- The Prime Minister of Armenia said this breakthrough would simply not have been possible without President Trump's personal engagement and his resolute commitment to peace.
- The President of Cambodia stated President Trump's extraordinary statesmanship marked by his commitment to resolving conflicts and preventing catastrophic wars through visionary, innovative diplomacy, was most recently demonstrated in his decisive role in brokering an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and peace.
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- President Trump has pushed hard for peace and a path to end this war.
- And the most dangerous illusion, that the Arab world never sought peace.
- The Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 offered Israel normalization with 57 Arab and Muslim states, including Iran and Iraq.
- at the time in exchange for peace and Palestinian statehood.
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- We have prospered in the peace that Europe enjoyed for decades after 1945.
- And we have never forgotten that the peace could not be taken for granted.
- Today, that peace is being challenged once again.
- It is a stark reminder that peace requires constant commitment and that the principles on which our international order was built must be defended.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- Let us build a culture of dialogue, cooperation, and peace.
- Let respect for international law, peace, solidarity, sustainable development, and justice be the path that we follow together.
- Ladies and gentlemen, We, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, call upon all UN Member States to focus on reaffirming relations between States on the basis of international law, ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, promoting peace and social progress, combating hate speech and all forms of discrimination, strengthening policies for the prevention of genocide, crimes against humanity, and other war crimes; advancing the rights of women and children, and strengthening gender equality, better health care, and education.
- We in Bosnia and Herzegovina know that peace cannot be taken for granted.
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- Instead, peace requires courage, credible institutions, and rules that apply equally to everyone.
- Croatia will continue to support Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace based on the UN Charter.
- Peace cannot reward conquest, and recovery cannot be separated from justice.
- Croatia supports a negotiated two-state solution in which Israelis and Palestinians will live in peace and security.
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- Amid the major divisions the world has experienced over the past decade, he has emerged as a voice of wisdom, consensus and pragmatism, defending tirelessly and courageously the United Nations system and international law as the two fundamental pillars for the maintenance of international peace and security.
- Mr. President, there can be no way to sustain peace and development without effectively addressing the challenge of climate change, which is no longer a future threat.
- Mr. President, Madam President, The Palestinian question remains a constant priority in the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Morocco, based on its belief in the justice of this, that this is a just cause and it's central to achieving peace and stability in the Middle East region.
- Building on this conviction, the Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, believes that the establishment of a lasting peace in the Middle East depends on the establishment of an independent, sovereign, and viable Palestinian state on the borders of the 4th of June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 8 sentences
- It is a carefully crafted agreement to safeguard peace and security, promote development and uphold human rights.
- We need to collectively force Russia into peace in Ukraine.
- As such, It will be a multilateral effort and example of true cooperation for international peace and security.
- We remain a stable donor in UNRWA and are committed to a credible political process leading to a negotiated two-state solution with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace, security and dignity.
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 8 sentences
- I'm referring to those who wish to progress in peace, to be able to work and return home safely.
- I'm a president that comes from a great nation, a crystal of different cultural heritages that was the forged society that's open to the world with a strong belief in peace.
- I am convinced that the peace and prosperity of nations must be grounded in international law as a guiding principle of relationships between nations.
- We firmly believe in useful multilateralism that is not an end into itself, but rather an effective tool to grow the development of peoples and to preserve peace.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 8 sentences
- 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.
- Your Excellencies, today, the three pillars amongst which the UN work peace and security, development and human rights are under unprecedented pressure.
- In the realm of peace, security, we witness proliferation of conflicts, worsening of civilian suffering, and the spread of terrorism and the expansion of transnational organized crime.
- living side by side with peace and security with Israel has a legitimate and lasting path forward.
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Military action may alter the battlefield, but durable peace is built through inclusive political processes that restore confidence, address grievances, and allow affected communities to shape their socioeconomic and political destinies.
- Secondly, We shall advocate for the strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and the regional organizations, such as the African Union and its Peace and Security Council.
- In this respect, we call for the full implementation of Resolution 2719 to ensure predictable, adequate, and sustainable financing for authorized African Union-led peace support operations.
- Finally, women and young people must shape peace from the outset.
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- An international order that, for all its flaws and failures, has seen more children escape hunger, more families live in peace, and more children grow into old age than any era before it.
- And Malta is equally as adamant that a just and lasting peace must guarantee Ukraine's sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders.
- They will only have such trust if the process follows a full and unconditional ceasefire and the full participation of Ukraine and its people in the subsequent peace talks.
- But the people of Gaza need to have trust that there is a path to a just peace.
Papua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- At a time when our world has confronted war, displacement, poverty, inequality, climate change, and many other challenges, He has consistently called for peace, human dignity, international cooperation, and respect for the principles of United Nations.
- If there is anyone befitting of a Nobel Peace Award and label a global statement, His Excellency Guterres is perhaps the leading person at this time.
- We must consider them when we make decisions about war and peace.
- And I pause here, especially all Christian nations, all Christian nations, our Lord and Savior, Jesus talks about peace and not war.
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- And because we built a system of international relations whose central purpose was to reject war and to safeguard a lasting peace, but without providing this system with the means and instruments necessary to achieve an ambition of this size, For this reason, the theme that was chosen by the President of our General Assembly for this session, namely, Restoring Trust and Managing Transformation, a United Nations delivering results for all.
- Nor can we advocate for international peace and security while the system of international relations continues to favor war as a means of resolving dispute.
- We stress the need to de-escalate and respect international law in addressing tensions, disagreements, and disputes that have Taken by storm, the region's digital ultimate aspirations for security, peace, and tranquility.
- It is the test of building partnerships that are based on solidarity, development, and peace, rather than simply managing crisis and addressing the repercussions without giving due attention to the root causes of these crises and their underlying foundations.
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 7 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.
- The seas and oceans must remain spaces of peace, cooperation, connectivity and sustainable development.
- In the same spirit of peace and respect for people's right to development, Vietnam has always stood in solidarity with the state and people of Cuba.
- Humane and inclusive and sustainable international commitments must be translated into action and bring people lives of peace, security, dignity and happiness.
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- This member entrusted by the entire UN community with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, has deliberately disavowed its fundamental obligation and is pursuing a revisionist agenda.
- It is essential to advance the implementation of the peace plan for Gaza in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2803 and to address with no delay the humanitarian situation on the ground.
- Within the Board of Peace Initiative, Romania has offered its support and has so far contributed to the medical evacuation of numerous patients, especially children.
- President Trump's peace plan represents the most credible path towards peace and prosperity in the region and Romania supports its full implementation.
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- The continued undermining of these prospects for its establishment not only squanders opportunities for peace, it also drives the region towards a cycle of conflict, the spread of extremism, and the search for alternatives amid major expansionist projects that extend beyond occupied Palestine to Syria and Lebanon.
- It is Arab in its identity and language, African in its geography, destiny, and belonging, Mediterranean in an intrinsic part of its culture, interests, and partnerships, and Islamic in its civilizational values, which incline towards peace, security, and building bridges with its neighbors.
- Its campaign is conducted under the slogan, "Consolidating Justice for Security and Peace, Libya, a Bridge Among Nations."
- for Libya to regain its natural role in the international arena and to shoulder its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- And I've said, if an Asian wants peace, it must work on strong weapons.
- Many of you here Many of you here seen more than once how the abuse of the veto at the UN weakens the world and pushes peace further away.
- And this is also a kind of veto on peace, not an official right, but real.
- Peace through protection.
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- It is our duty to transform a world in disorder into a world of international law and lasting peace.
- Your Excellencies, peace and security are among the main responsibilities of the international community.
- in line with the concept of a Europe of peace thanks to dissuasive defense and shared security.
- We remain convinced that the only sustainable solution is one in which the two states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace and security.
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- It is one of the best investments Europe can make in peace, security and long-term stability.
- Montenegro is a reliable, credible and predictable partner, committed to an effective multilateral system with the UN Charter at its core, aligned with the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy, and working closely with our NATO Allies and EU partners in support of international peace and security.
- We believe that a just and lasting peace must be achieved through dialogue and diplomacy.
- Montenegro supports two-state solution with the State of Israel and viable state of Palestine living side by side in peace, security, and mutual recognition.
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- And if there is one word that sums up much of our vocation as a country, that word would be peace.
- We do not view peace simply as an absence of war.
- There can't be peace for some and another peace for others.
- It means understanding that peace demands something more difficult than merely taking sides.
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- It is looking on at the gradual fragmentation of its peace architecture and an alarming reconfiguration of the international landscape.
- 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.
- Cote d'Ivoire remains deeply concerned about the resumption of hostilities in the Near and Middle East, the consequences of which weigh on peace and on food, energy, and economic security throughout the world.
- My country once again reaffirms its support for an ambitious reform of the Security Council so as to ensure permanent representation for Africa in this important body whose decisions directly affect our peace and security.
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- The tendency to divert development budgets towards military expenditure in different parts of the world reverses the direction of our journey towards global peace.
- As a peace-loving nation, Bangladesh remains committed to the goals of complete and general disarmament, preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and arms control.
- I reiterate Bangladesh's support for any initiative at the United Nations dedicated to establishing world peace and serving humanity.
- Bangladesh remains steadfast in its commitment to multilateralism in maintaining international peace and security.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- In this moment, we need to lean in and strengthen and modernise the fundamental parts of the UN system that help to build peace and promote economic development and sustainability.
- Sovereignty, prosperity and peace are never guaranteed.
- We know that the surest way to minimise the potential for conflict is to create the prosperity, opportunity and economic justice on which lasting peace depends.
- To promote the peace, To create a world of human dignity, to do justice to the UN's mission, we must embrace change and we must embrace reform.
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- to continue building a wealthy, healthy, and peaceful Kiribati, where our people can live with dignity, in peace, and with opportunities.
- For Kiribati, on peace and security.
- The people of every nation deserve peace.
- Kiribati is proud to contribute in our own way to international peace and security through the service of our police officers under the United Nations flag.
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Without mutual trust, peace and security cannot take root among States.
- Development, too, is a matter of peace.
- There can be no sustainable peace in a world of widening economic disparities.
- The second was to reclaim its national decision-making, so that no authority stands above that of the state, no weapons exist outside its armed forces, and no decision on war and peace is taken outside its constitutional institutions.
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- to express the message of peace of the people of Niger, the sovereign people of Niger, a people that is committed to its dignity and to cooperation among nations.
- Mr. President, the theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, perfectly chimes with the concerns of those peoples aspiring to peace and progress, even while bombs and other devices of mass destruction are endlessly causing death and devastation in every corner of our planet.
- How can we restore trust and manage transformation in the world so that the United Nations can effectively bring peace and good fortune to all peoples?
- We call for the effective protection of civilian populations, for unhindered humanitarian access, and for the pursuit of just and lasting peace.
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- To this end, we also decided to make our own contribution to make best use of the opportunity offered to us as a small state to be an active part of the biggest peace project in the history of humankind.
- President, at its core, the United Nations is a peace organization.
- In Ukraine, there are few prospects for a peace process, even though the aggression has now lasted longer than World War I, without even a nominal role for the United Nations.
- We are well aware of the political dynamic in the Security Council, primarily tasked with matters of peace and security, which severely limits the options for UN action.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Secretary General Antonio Guterres, we are extremely grateful to you for your bold leadership and determined advocacy for human rights, justice, and peace.
- Nevertheless, we hear the insistent calls for justice, peace, and for a rules-based international order that applies equally to all nations.
- Mr. President, let us restore trust through the pursuit of peace and security.
- And likewise, we call for a permanent ceasefire in the Middle East, the protection of civilians, and the realization of a two-state solution guaranteeing peace and security for Palestine and Israel.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Guided by pragmatic and proactive foreign policy, we continue our efforts to strengthen international peace and security and to advance pragmatic solutions to our shared global challenges.
- Distinguished delegates, peace and stability are a prerequisite for sustainable development.
- The ongoing escalation carries serious implications for regional and international peace and security, as well as for economic stability, transport connectivity, and energy security.
- Just as lasting peace in the Middle East requires an independent, sovereign, and viable state of Palestine living side by side with Israel in peace and security, we support the new the New York Declaration as a framework for tangible, time-bound, and irreversible steps toward this two-state solution.
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- This conviction coincides with the commitments that we all made in the United Nations Charter, whose first article establishes as goals to maintain international peace and security, to engage in friendly relations between nations, and to cooperate to resolve economic, social, and cultural problems and humanitarian problems, promoting respect for human rights without any type of distinction.
- a truth that is valid for all peoples that peace cannot be decreed or imposed it's built with social justice the third action is focused on employment since 2018 the minimum wage has increased in real terms by 154 percent and today we have the highest purchasing power in more than four decades and we achieved this with dialogue between the government workers and employers with inflation under control and one of the lowest unemployment rates of any OECD economy We've demonstrated in practice something that was denied for decades in theory, and that is that paying workers better does not make economies poorer, it actually strengthens them.
- We defend self determine the self determination of peoples non interference because we know that they are the best guarantee of peace and stability between nations.
- And we also fight for international peace and security, which is the basis of the development of peoples.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 7 sentences
- No nation, however powerful, can secure peace, prosperity, or a habitable nation on its own.
- It speaks to the rule of law, to the dignity of every person, to the sovereign equality of states, and to our duty to keep the peace.
- Mr. President, the current erosion of international peace and security carries an uncomfortable echo.
- Our voice joins every call for the protection of civilians, for accountability, and for the diplomacy that alone can secure durable peace.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 7 sentences
- Sustainable peace cannot be fought through force or unilateral action.
- To prevent the two-state solution from slipping beyond the reach, the international community must secure a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace on and one that fulfills the legitimate rights to the Palestinian people to self-determination through an independent state of Palestine with full membership in the United Nations.
- Systematic reform must ensure a balanced approach across the three pillars of organizations: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.
- 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.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 7 sentences
- The Security Council, entrusted with maintaining international peace and security, has too often been paralyzed when action was needed most.
- Too often, the veto has become a shield against action, rather than a tool for preserving peace.
- Ukraine has the right to defend itself, to sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to a just and lasting peace on the basis of international law.
- In Gaza, we continue to witness repeated violations of the ceasefire and continued suffering among civilians, despite the adoption of the 20-point comprehensive peace plan and Security Council Resolution 2803.
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 7 sentences
- Turning now to Somalia, we remain fully committed to the Somali people and government in their quest to consolidate peace and stability.
- Only an inclusive political solution that places the Sudanese people at the heart of every initiative will make it possible to restore lasting peace and stability.
- with East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, as the path towards a just and lasting peace.
- Djibouti will continue to support efforts to bring an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people and to ensure that justice, peace and international law prevail.
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 7 sentences
- Instead, we are diversifying our ties and building stronger relationships with new and old partners alike, so that our people can enjoy peace and prosperity.
- These investments are strengthening our ability to protect Canada and to contribute to peace and security around the world.
- We share Ukraine's commitment to restoring a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, one based on respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Iran is the principal threat to peace and security in its region.
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 7 sentences
- Across your statements, one word came before all others, peace.
- But peace was spoken of less as a distant aspiration than as an urgent defense of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the protection of civilians.
- We heard that the maintenance of peace and security, one of the three pillars of the Organization, meant more than containing violence.
- It requires prevention, mediation and diplomacy, respect for sovereignty and rights, adherence to international law, and investment in the conditions that sustain peace.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Those who are committing terrorism and committing crimes, are they the protectors of peace and stability?
- Our peace will not come in the field of battle, but They must give the needed security to the people and nation of Iran.
- We cannot speak of peace while ignoring Palestine.
- Lasting peace in West Asia is impossible without justice for Palestine.
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Those conflicts continue to undermine international mechanisms and the structures established to maintain international peace and security.
- In this regard, we shall continue to call for peace over conflict, dialogue over confrontation, and peaceful coexistence over tension.
- This fairness and justice should extend to the participation of women in decision-making, including in the prevention and resolution of conflict, post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
- The women, peace and security agenda has contributed positively to the rehabilitation, reconciliation, and reintegration efforts in conflict-affected regions, serving as a core framework for stabilizing post-conflict situations.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- This approach toward politics has enabled us to preserve more than seven centuries of peace, dialogue, and coexistence in harmony, not because history has been easier for us, but because we have learned the best way to protect freedom is to build trust, seek balance, and make compromise a form of governance.
- When international commitments are relativized, when the Charter of the UN ceases to serve as the shared framework guiding the actions of states, when international humanitarian law is violated with a frequency that risks normalizing horror, what is weakened is not only peace itself, but also confidence in the international order and in all the organizations that represent and promote it.
- In this sense, we continue to express our solidarity with the people of Ukraine in the face of the consequences of a war that has lasted for far too long already, and we reiterate our support for efforts aimed at achieving a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the UN and international law.
- Similarly, we reaffirm that a negotiated solution based upon the coexistence of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace security, and mutual recognition remains the most solid path toward achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- Yet, the United Nations has increasingly become associated with political gridlocks in the Security Council, prolonged negotiations without tangible outcomes, and a weakening capacity to mobilize collective action in response to the threats to international peace and security.
- This should concern all of us, not because the United Nations is not important, but precisely because it is indispensable and appears absent from the global solutions for peace and stability in this dangerous and unpredictable time.
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Somalia currently broadly serves as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and as a member of the African Union Peace and Security Council.
- It is a foundation for peace and stability in our country, our region, and the wider international community.
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- Peace be upon you.
- Secretary-General of the United Nations, and commend his commitment to peace and development at a time when the international order is under severe strain.
- Growing inequalities, the climate emergency, the fragility of international peace, all require renewed clarity and determination on our part.
- Mr. President, distinguished participants, A year ago, we called in this very hall for peace to be the foundation of development and human rights.
Equatorial Guinea · Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- I have the honor to take the floor before this General Assembly on behalf of and representing His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, to express to you his greetings of peace and the greetings of the people of Equatorial Guinea, and to reaffirm our support for and commitment to the Charter of the United Nations.
- The countries of the global South need cooperation that preserves peace, that drives sustainable and inclusive growth, and that expands the ability of each state to build its own future.
- Mr. President, development requires peace and stability.
- Equatorial Guinea maintains its trust in this organization because cooperation among nations remains the most certain path towards preserving peace and building shared prosperity.
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- And peace cannot be secured by power alone.
- Energy, food security, and supply chains are inseparable from peace.
- And peace, however difficult, is always worth building.
- That memory strengthens our determination that the blue Pacific remain a region of peace.
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- Mr. President, the UN's purposes remain as relevant as ever to promote peace and security, human rights and dignity, sustainable development, and cooperation among sovereign equals.
- But we cannot build lasting peace if security is assured for some and denied to others.
- For Thailand, peace means more than the absence of war.
- Ultimately, they are about enabling people to live in peace and dignity.
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- My country is a pillar of stability, connectivity, and peace.
- In the Middle East, The Gaza peace plan agreed last year must be effectively implemented.
- Greece will continue to advocate for a two-state solution with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security.
- In Lebanon, there is now a real opportunity to lay the foundations for a lasting peace.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- Shared because no state, regardless of how powerful it is, can preserve peace alone or address global threats alone.
- They are our front line of protection, and yours too, with the balance, as is set out by the Charter, between the three pillars: peace and security, development, and human rights.
- The Principality welcomes the ongoing diplomatic efforts and hopes that they will lead to fair, comprehensive, lasting peace, respecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- The only viable option is the two-state solution, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- And yet, my country chose peace.
- Peace does not begin when war ends.
- Peace begins when politics is wise enough to prevent war from beginning.
- Our own history has taught us that international compromises are very difficult and that peace, stability, and integration require political courage and hard sacrifices.
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 6 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.
- It is in this spirit that I bring to this Assembly a message of peace, freedom, and fraternity to all the nations of the world, in the firm hope that every people may live in peace, fully exercise its rights, and freely chart its own path towards development and prosperity.
- It is essential that Africa have more adequate and effective representation in the international institutions that play a central role in shaping responses to the challenges of peace, security, and development.
- Today, as we reaffirm our commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and to the promotion of international peace and security, I wish to reiterate that Guinea-Bissau is a candidate for non-permanent membership of the Security Council for the term 2028-2029.
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- His leadership and constant commitment to peace, conflict prevention, and multilateralism warrant our recognition and respect.
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, nationally speaking, by the grace of God and thanks to the maturity of its people, Chad remains a country of peace and stability, despite the numerous domestic challenges it faces and the crises that threaten its borders.
- The President of the Republic, the Marshal of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, as guarantor of these institutions, remains determined to maintain peace, to build national cohesion, and to create conditions for sustainable shared development.
- Mr. President, the clear ambition that my country has for its development can only be achieved with peace, stability and security in our region and also in the world.
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- Peace, therefore, is not merely the absence of war.
- We firmly believe that the two-state solution remains the only viable path to lasting and durable peace, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security, and all others respecting their peaceful coexistence.
- Peace is a daily choice.
- It requires diplomacy, justice, respect for international law, confidence building, and sustained investment in conflict prevention and peace building.
Nicaragua · Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- President, Nicaragua is addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly with the strength of the peace that we think is possible in our country and throughout the world, where the human family can opt for the urgent need to live in harmony.
- In the words of Ruben Dario, we are in favor of peace, peace, peace, to make headway on the goals laid out and, in particular, by this organization which gathers us together.
- Against this intimidating backdrop, our purpose, our vote, our commitment has been and remains clear, and we aspire to gather with more peoples around the urgent need to curb these afflictions and to bring about safety and to provide education, food, health, peace and development for all.
- We would like to recognize and pay tribute to all brothers and sisters throughout the world who believe in ideals, principles and values that are valuable to us all as humanity, to continue moving towards achieving the most important significant battle, which is to achieve peace so that we can defeat poverty once and for all.
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- And ultimately, It can influence decisions that determine global peace and security.
- The commitment to peace, the principle of sovereign equality of all states, the belief in norms and rules, the conviction of the dignity inherent in every human being.
- Germany stands up for peace and security.
- Russia's war targets the lives of millions of innocent people, the existence of the Ukrainian state and culture, and the European peace order.
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- I wish to assure you right now of my delegation's full support and express the hope that your term of office will be marked by a spirit of listening and dialogue and by the tireless pursuit of compromise in the service of international peace and cooperation.
- Mr. President, restoring trust depends above all on concrete action that enables us to address together global challenges relating to peace and security, climate change, sustainable development and pandemics.
- Mr. President, Gabon, in its capacity as member of the African Union's Peace and Security Council, stresses the urgent need to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2719 on the financing of peacekeeping operations.
- Fulfilling this commitment would help consolidate peace in Africa and strengthen cooperation between the UN Security Council and the AU's Peace and Security Council.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- And finally, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his commitment over the past 10 years in the service of our organization and in the service of peace, development and human rights throughout the world.
- Mr. President, to reinforce security and ensure the sustainable return of peace, the is implementing a comprehensive and integrated strategy for stability and prosperity of our country.
- And for this, the state continues to extend a hand to all those willing to lay down their arms and return to the Republic in line with the conclusions of inter-Malian dialogue and the National Charter for Peace and Reconciliation.
- the government placed at the heart of its action economic recovery and public welfare because they're essential to lasting peace and stability.
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- Respecting them is the precondition for international peace and security.
- It is the only basis for good faith talks aimed at a just and lasting peace in line with international law, including the UN Charter.
- We must put our political will and weight behind a stronger demand for peace and accountability.
- Excellencies, last year, this Assembly endorsed the New York Declaration, a roadmap towards the two-state solution, a path to lasting peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- More than eight decades ago, the founders of the United Nations understood that no peace built on brute force could stand the test of time.
- Multilateralism is a prerequisite for the preservation of peace, to promote sustainable development and to protect human dignity.
- President, international peace and security are facing increasingly complex threats.
- We need a UN that does what it is called upon to do in its founding charter, that is, maintain international peace and security, ensure respect for human rights, and advance development.
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- I would like to convey to you the warmest greetings of the Beninese people and to carry before you the voice of these people, a voice resolutely committed to peace, dialogue and multilateralism, a voice which yearns to fully partake in our collective reflection about the future of our organization and the future of our world.
- the reform of the stewardship of international peace and security.
- We're demanding for the stewardship of international peace and security, for that stewardship to be in keeping with the world we claim to serve.
- We must also have the ambition of investing more in development because investing in development is tantamount to investing in peace, security, and stability.
China · · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- The Japanese representative's feeble arguments cannot conceal the historical truth, whitewash its present-day acts, or disguise the complete collapse of Japan's image as a so-called peace-loving nation.
- It poses a real threat to regional peace and stability.
- Will it continue to disregard the lessons of history and allow the remnants of militarism to resurface, or will it face up to the history of aggression, honor commitment to peace, and earn the trust of international community through sincere reflection.
- Will it continue to distort facts, spread disinformation, and challenge the post-war international order, or will it honor its commitment to peace through concrete actions?
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- This is the observation of someone who represents a nation that loves peace and freedom, someone who fought against a military dictatorship and defended their country against a coup d'etat.
- They challenged the past to envision a future of peace.
- Initiatives such as the Friends of Peace group, created by Brazil and China, reveal that there are forces in the international community willing to work towards dialogue.
- Mr. President, when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Martin Luther King stated, quote, "What self-centered men have torn down, other centered men can build up," end of quote.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- These actions constitute a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
- To this day, the two-state solution remains the only way towards a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace.
- 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.
- At any cost, human accountability, international law, and the peace and security must be safeguarded.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- Peru comes to this Assembly reaffirming its ironclad commitment to the United Nations Charter and its fundamental principles, peace and security, development and human rights, the three pillars of the United Nations.
- I come from a country which is all too well aware of the high price of peace.
- always within the framework of peace, development, and human rights.
- There is no possibility to see surrender or to sign peace treaties.
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- The coalition works for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter.
- There was perhaps a time, at times, a naive belief that interdependence would bring about stability and peace.
- We must also bring the United Nations back to peace mediation.
- We will prioritize peace, people, and partnerships.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 5 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.
- Reform must preserve what gives the organization its purpose, peace and security.
- peace and security, human rights, and prosperity for all.
- That is the most concrete definition of peace, being able to live your life without constantly fearing that you will lose it.
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Not all peace is just.
- Your Excellency, Mr. Khalil Rahman, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, Your Excellencies, may the peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.
- We reject their aggressions, which undermines peace and security.
- The opportunity for peace and security is available to those who wish to live in peace and just peace that maintains the rights of all.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- These are peace, development, equality, the climate crisis, free trade, energy security and, more recently, artificial intelligence.
- One, we adhere strictly to the notion of peace and repudiate violence.
- We reaffirm in the most unambiguous terms here that peace, a just, lasting peace, underpinned by dignity for all parties is not a naive ambition.
- This stage must conclude to usher in a new political era based in truth, justice and the ability to look forward together and to find in political dialogue underpinned by respect a genuine forum within which we can settle the differences which we have as Venezuelans seeking always in so doing to forge ahead for the well-being of the country I am delighted to announce that Venezuela has begun a process of democratic transition to ensure its rebirth this is an orderly institutional verifiable process to build a country that is freer for all, more prosperous and more at peace with itself.
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Accordingly, we remain and reaffirm our commitment to the principles of the UN Charter as the cornerstone of global diplomacy, supporting the interconnected pillars of peace and security, human rights, humanitarian affairs, and sustainable development.
- Mr. President, Distinguished delegates, the peaceful resolution of conflicts through diplomacy is indispensable for sustainable peace, security, and economic growth.
- And our security approach is rooted in a Pan-African framework that seeks peace through collective alliances and regional cooperation.
- As the chair of NAM, Uganda continues to uphold the principles of unity, peace and solidarity among developing nations.
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- Excellencies, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, can we speak of development when international peace and security are being tested by multiplying crises around the world and persistent tensions?
- Restoring trust requires the United Nations to maintain and to restore peace.
- Our country remains a committed and operational partner in the service of peace, development and security.
- It is imperative to restore to the United Nations fully its central role as a guardian of peace, as a strengthened institution capable of restoring order and addressing the challenges of our time.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- It needs a more sophisticated capacity for peace.
- In Haiti, resolving the multidimensional challenges remains central to achieving democracy, stability, peace, and prosperity for the Haitian people.
- Since the founding of this initiative, Guyana has worked closely with the United States and 13 other like-minded nations that believe in building a Western Hemisphere that values freedom, peace, economic prosperity, and a shared responsibility and commitment to fighting transnational crime and criminal networks.
- Mr. President, the United Nations was conceived in hope, and that hope remains alive in the pursuit of peace, security, and human progress over the perpetuation of division and war.
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- Over the past few decades, the international order focused on promoting peace and stability has been essential to prosperity and socioeconomic progress in our societies.
- That is why we must explore every opportunity for dialogue, diplomacy and peace.
- In the Middle East, The humanitarian tragedy must end and we must move towards the two-state solution, with Israel and Palestine coexisting as two sovereign states in peace and security.
- In Europe, we must achieve a just and lasting peace that puts an end to the brutal and illegal aggression of Russia against Ukraine.
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- Nigeria stands ready to assume greater responsibility on the strength of obligations honored and sacrifices made over decades in the service of peace.
- And peace cannot endure where injustice and exclusion replenish the ranks of those who threaten it.
- We place our faith in diplomacy because military victories alone cannot secure lasting peace.
- The United Nations must therefore strengthen peacekeeping and give greater attention to peace building, mediation, institution building, and sustainable development.
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Created in the aftermath of the Second World War, The immediate focus was obviously on peace and security, but the UN system has evolved significantly over the decades to expand its scope and sphere of influence within the confines of its charter.
- We all acknowledge that the three pillars of the UN Charter are peace and security, development, and human rights.
- On Palestine, Mauritius reaffirms its long-standing position in support of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to an independent, sovereign state with East Jerusalem as its capital, living in peace and security along its neighbors.
- We note with deep concern that the establishment of unlawful settlements may be a major obstacle to peace.
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- First, we should safeguard the post-war international order and foster lasting peace based on common security.
- The world wants peace, not war.
- Major countries shoulder special responsibilities for safeguarding international peace and security, and they should take the lead in complying with the rules, upholding rule of law, and doing what's right.
- China is firmly committed to pursuing peaceful development and has the best track record on peace and security among major countries.
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- Almost a year ago, the Security Council approved the peace plan for the Gaza Strip, but peace does not reign there.
- Understanding how vain this is, Europe is doing everything it can to thwart peace talks in which the Trump administration is interested.
- Peace will reign again.
- Colleagues, ensuring lasting peace is only possible if the main players in the global stage stop competing.
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- In the name of God, the most gracious and most merciful, Your Majesties, Excellencies, and Highnesses, Mr. President of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Secretary General, distinguished guests, peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.
- While crises and conflicts continue in many parts of the world, there is an increasing need to uphold the principles of the UN Charter, respect international law, and strengthen the effectiveness of international institutions in maintaining international peace and security and advancing sustainable development.
- We call upon the international community to shoulder its responsibilities in confronting all threats to international peace and security.
- We stress that a just and lasting peace can only be achieved through the implementation of the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- First and foremost, we call on the new Secretary-General to be a courageous guardian of the UN Charter and to assert the UN's vital role on peace and security.
- We ask that you use your influence to progress a fragile ceasefire into a sustainable, durable peace.
- This Assembly also has a legitimate and necessary role to play in maintaining peace and security.
- Compliance with these universally applicable rules is essential, not only for maintaining peace and security, but also for protecting prosperity and food security, given the ocean's vital role in supporting trade.
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- I bring with me the voice of a nation of more than 80 islands, of many indigenous communities and languages, and a nation whose identity has been shaped by the ocean, by custom, by faith, by resilience, and above all, by commitment to peace.
- We therefore call for a broader understanding of international peace and security, one that reflects the realities of small island developing states.
- Mr. President, peace and security cannot be separated from human rights.
- It is peace, justice, human dignity, development and cooperation, and it is better future for succeeding generations.
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- For 80 years, this unique global organization has been standing at the forefront of safeguarding peace, security, and development.
- Armed conflicts and humanitarian crises in different parts of the world including Ukraine, Iran, Sudan, and Palestine, demonstrate the complexity of the current international environment and require all of us to work together to strengthen peace, security, and sustainable development.
- Only then can the central role of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security be strengthened and its mandate enhanced.
- There is one thing we must all remember: peace does not come about by itself.
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- We will have to increase and strengthen efforts and commitment to the process of transformation and strengthening of the UN in order to restore trust that our organization will really be capable of delivering peace, inclusion, and development in the world.
- The consistent application of international law and the strengthening of its institutions is also essential to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights, and ensure sustainable development for all.
- Political will, international peace, and accelerated implementation are required, supported by financing, technology and partnerships that produce measurable results.
- We, Suriname, will do what we can and we call on the more influential members of the United Nations to help maintain peace, to make sure that there is peace in the world, because Only a United Nations capable of safeguarding international peace and security will deliver for all.
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- The question before us, therefore, is whether we possess the courage, solidarity, and political will to shape that change and guide our world towards peace, justice, and shared prosperity.
- We cannot speak about development without speaking about peace.
- Without peace, development is tenuous.
- We therefore remain committed to peace, climate action, sustainable development, and the dignity of every human being.
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- We did so and we committed to building consensus for realization of sustainable peace and security.
- Another pillar on which we had campaigned and we intend to commit to is women and children, as well as peace and security.
- On the priority area of superintelligence and global security, Shrinanta Bager will encourage a greater consideration of the implications of SI and emerging technologies for international peace and security, including cyber attacks, disinformation and deepfakes, autonomous weapons, criminal misuse of AI, and threats to critical infrastructure.
- At the same time, reform should preserve the organization's ability to deliver across its three pillars of peace and security, development and human rights, and should not make it more difficult for small states to participate meaningfully in its work.
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- 63 years ago, in 1963, Emperor Haile Selassie famously cautioned this global community by stating, "Lasting peace can be achieved only when nations recognize that their true strength lies not in the domination of others, but in cooperation anchored upon a genuine equality.
- We urge them to respect the sacred right of the people of the Horn of Africa to live in peace and prosperity.
- Turning to the wider region, Ethiopia has consistently supported efforts by subregional and regional organizations to bring durable and lasting peace in the Sudan.
- We firmly believe that A peaceful resolution can only be achieved through a Sudanese-led and Sudanese-owned peace process that reflects the true will and aspiration of the Sudanese people.
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- It can be also a tool for peace.
- What if we, as world leaders, would start again following the UN Charter Would reform even matter if we finally did our best for global peace?
- A ceasefire is still distant, and lasting peace even further away.
- And Slovakia continues to support a negotiated two-state solution with Israel and an independent Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security.
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, without peace, development is impossible, and without inclusive development, peace is an illusion.
- Prevention must be at the heart of international peace and security.
- Gender equality remains essential When women lead, peace agreements last longer, economies grow faster, and governance becomes more accountable.
- Yet 80% of Security Council mandates concern Africa peace and security, while Africa remains without a single permanent seat on the organ responsible for global peace.
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- In this context, maintaining peace and strengthening international cooperation remain key priorities.
- Lasting peace cannot be imposed by force, it must be built through communication, and mutual respect.
- Few countries understand the value of peace, stability, and sovereignty as deeply as Georgia does.
- We believe that the dividends of peace and economic growth of Georgia should know no artificial boundaries.
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
- We are striving to ensure that the state is the ultimate decision maker in matters of peace and war, and that weapons and tools of power remain in the hands of its constitutional institutions.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the security of states and the maintenance of peace are a shared responsibility, as per the Charter of the United Nations.
- May God's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you all.
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Peace must not be taken for granted.
- If there is anything that we have learned from history, It is that there cannot be a just and lasting peace without accountability.
- To President Putin and Mr. Lavrov, I say this: the path to peace is clear.
- to show once again that we can turn the page on conflict and chaos and move towards peace and prosperity.
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- Perhaps this is an ability that the world must rediscover, the ability to learn from history, to learn from one another, and to understand that there can be no less in development without peace, just as there can be no less in peace where poverty, exclusion, and lack of opportunity persists.
- In our region, terrorism, violent extremism, and national crimes also remind us that peace requires prevention, strong institutions, and cooperation, and requires opportunities.
- Therefore, investing in our young people, in education, in knowledge, and in the possibility of building a dignified life means also investing in peace.
- Learning today also means Understanding that educating a child, providing opportunities for young people, protecting our planet, fighting poverty, promoting development, and building peace are not separate missions.
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- The US government aspiration to impose peace through force is unrealizable.
- This organization and its member states have abundant evidence of the fact that we are a peace-loving country, of the efforts of Cuba in favor of international cooperation, understanding, and the peaceful settlement of disputes, as well as the active role that we have always played in support of the United Nations.
- Mr. President, we reject the Monroe Doctrine as we repudiate any attempt for military intervention or domination in Latin America and the Caribbean, proclaimed as a zone of peace in 2014, where in Havana.
- To prevent these practices, in addition to promoting peace and justice, the preceding generations founded the United Nations, and for decades they developed and enriched its activity.
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- A just and lasting peace therefore requires more than managing the consequences of conflict.
- Without justice for the Palestinian people, there can be no lasting peace.
- In neighboring Lebanon, United Nations peacekeepers have also lost their lives while serving the cause of peace.
- The protection of those who serve peace and the protection of innocent lives, especially children, must remain at the heart of this organization.
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.
- Two, to secure peace and stability in order to guarantee prosperity and economic growth.
- Three, to ensure prevalence of fairness and justice as vital prerequisites for peace and stability.
- Four, to promote mutual respect, complementarity, and cohesion or integration so as to bolster widest regional and global peace and stability as well as mutual growth.
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, the fifth opportunity is to promote human rights, peace, and international security.
- Malawi firmly believes that development, peace and human rights are inextricably linked.
- As all these alarming developments occur, Malawi continues to play its part in global peace operations, deploying our brave men and women to United Nations peacekeeping missions to safeguard stability on our continent.
- Let us build a United Nations that delivers wealth instead of poverty, resilience instead of vulnerability, and peace instead of conflict, a United Nation that truly delivers for all.
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- existing side by side with Israel in peace within the pre-1967 borders.
- Mr. President, Sri Lanka is proud of its longstanding contribution to United Nations peacekeeping in pursuit of global peace and security, having deployed more than 21,000 personnel on numerous missions since 1957.
- from our early call for an Indian Ocean zone of peace to our leadership at the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference.
- Their development and use must contribute to international peace and security while advancing humanity's collective interests.
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- to transform challenges into opportunities, to turn ambitions into achievements, and to open new horizons for peace, development, and prosperity for our people, the peoples of the region, and the world.
- We have continued to support every sincere effort to achieve peace, particularly in Yemen, Libya, the Sahel, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Haiti, and elsewhere.
- 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.
- This entails the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace and security.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- Madam President, there can be no sustainable development without peace.
- But peace begins long before guns fall silent.
- Development is, Mr. President, an instrument of peace.
- The veto must not paralyze the Council's work or prevent it from fulfilling its responsibility to maintaining international peace and security.
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 3 sentences
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Reaffirming the primary responsibility of the UN Charter to maintain global peace and security, we uphold the sovereignty of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and condemn the actions of Iran to jeopardize maritime security and aim to obstruct, close, and interfere with international navigation through the strait.
- It must remain an ocean of peace where nations meet in cooperation, international law is respected, and the security of the Pacific peoples is never compromised.
- We urge all parties to preserve peace and stability, resolve differences peacefully, and choose dialogue over escalation.
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- At the outset, on behalf of the Dominican people, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, upon your election and express to Secretary-General Guterres, in his last GA session at the helm of this organization, our gratitude to him for his commitment to peace.
- Since 2021, the Dominican Republic has warned in each and every forum that this crisis is a threat to the peace and security of the region, and particularly for my country.
- peace, investment in new infrastructure, as well as the hospitality of our people, have led us to receive 7.5 million visitors in 2019, and this year is predicted to exceed 12 million.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- 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.
- Such partnerships demonstrate that a responsive United Nations can build trust strengthen national capacity, and foster peace and security.
- And we deliver for all when our decisions translate into tangible improvements in peace, security, development, health, and human dignity.
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- When it controls territories and infiltrates institutions, replaces legitimate authority, erodes the rule of law and destabilises entire societies, and when that happens in several countries at the same time, it is no longer just a domestic issue; it becomes a threat to international peace and security.
- More than 80 years ago, countries understood that peace didn't depend on everyone's power, but rather is something that we built organizations to cooperate to achieve.
- They will judge it by its ability to turn commitments into peace and security, into respect for human rights, into real opportunities for development, and how many lives we really save.
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- The boundary between peace and conflict is becoming ever less distinct, while the consequences of confrontation among global and regional powers increasingly affect even those countries that are not directly involved.
- Excellencies, peace is not the only test of our ability to manage change.
- Serbia endeavours to do so by preserving peace in its neighborhood, participating in peacekeeping missions far from its borders, assisting others when they are in danger, speaking even with those with whom it disagrees, and fulfilling the commitments it undertakes.
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- The law applies to each and every individual in all four corners of the country because without legal security and certainty and without respect for private property, there can be no peace, development, employment, or investment.
- I saw a country protecting civilians and working to achieve a lasting peace.
- Honduras reaffirms its commitment to peace, international law, sovereignty and cooperation between states.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 3 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.
- For example, I've seen millions of people mobilized to defend nature, peace and civil rights.
- It was brave women like Clara Campoamor, the first to defend in Parliament the rejection of war as a way of interacting with the world and opting instead for empathy and peace.
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- On the contrary, striving for peace means taking responsibility for the future.
- Therefore, We view peace, development and human dignity not as three separate goals, but as a single, unified task.
- The people and the President of Uzbekistan are ready to contribute to building a world where peace, trust, and human dignity prevail.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Ghana remains unwavering in its recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine and its steadfast support for a viable two-state solution where Israel and Palestine will live side by side in peace, security with guaranteed borders.
- I wish to serve notice that we intend to use our AU chairmanship to champion continental integration accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, push for peace and security in all the conflict zones of Africa, and ensure that Africa speaks on the global stage with one resolute, undivided, and confident voice.
- Our global peace is unviable unless it is anchored in justice.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 3 sentences
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.
- Our goal must remain a just and lasting peace based on the United Nations Charter and Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- A permanent member of the Security Council of this organization, entrusted with a special responsibility for international peace, is waging war of aggression against another member state.
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- In the last two years, the world spent more on military budgets than on resourcing this important body tasked with maintaining global peace.
- In our support of a just and a lasting peace and a two-state solution in accordance with the UN resolution, South Africa is unwavering.
- And I quote, "The millions across our globe who stand expected at the gates of hope look to these organizations to bring them peace, to bring them life, to bring them a life worth living."
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Tuvalu reiterates its hope for peace, stability, and the unimpeded humanitarian relief, and reaffirms its solidarity with all those facing violence, insecurity, and loss.
- This year also marks the historical and first deployment of Tuvalu police officers to serve in the UN mission in South Sudan, a deployment that confirms that even the smallest member of the UN can contribute meaningfully to international peace and security.
- Tuvalu is also gravely concerned by the escalating military activities around Taiwan, which threatens stability across the Taiwan Strait, disrupt international transportation and trade, and jeopardize peace and security in the Pacific and beyond.
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Saint Lucia laments the continued conflicts and human sufferings across the globe, including Ukraine, Sudan and the wider Middle East, including Gaza, and calls renewed efforts towards peace, stability, and respect for international law.
- Mr. President, a 21st century United Nations Security Council could have been more successful in its responsibility for international peace and security had it not been anchored in the world of 1945.
- This reform is essential to restore trust in the United Nations and ensure it delivers peace and security for all.
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 3 sentences
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Securing the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in accordance with President Trump's and the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit peace plan, ensuring full compliance with it, ending daily Israeli violations, Completing the withdrawal, guaranteeing the safe and sustainable delivery of humanitarian aid, enabling the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza to carry out its duties, and then moving immediately toward early recovery and reconstruction, these are not merely humanitarian steps.
- Peace cannot be built on uprooting a people from their land.
- They must be viewed within an interconnected regional security environment that supports the state's institutions, unity, and sovereignty, that encourages political settlements and peace building based on the principle of national and regional ownership of solutions, ending external interferences and preventing crises from turning into arenas for regional and international competition over the resources and capabilities of the peoples of the region.
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- We need a more inclusive Security Council equipped for today's challenges, a Security Council that recognizes the triple planetary crisis as a profound threat to peace and security.
- Mr. President, we have declared our region an ocean of peace in 2025.
- However, our ocean of peace is more than the absence of conflict.
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 3 sentences
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, development also requires peace and security.
- And in 2026, with even further reductions, the Global Peace Index ranked Jamaica the most peaceful country in the Caribbean.
- It is a durable ecosystem of peace in which every Jamaican can feel safe, raise a family, do business, and fulfill his or her potential, and retire in paradise.
Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- In recent decades, we have adopted agreements in different areas, and we continue to create the conditions for a world that is more just, a world where we can all live in peace and security.
- Mr. President, in a world that is increasingly unstable, We have the duty to do everything possible to create conditions that favor peace, security, and stability of our international political environment in order to ensure well-being for everyone.
- Let's do this in order to respond to the incessant calls of our populations who aspire to live in a world of peace, security, and prosperity for current and future generations.
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, As we're here talking about peace, international security and cooperation, thousands of people are dying.
- They just want peace, security, jobs, freedom, and a safe future for their children.
- We, as a country in peace, had more deaths than a country at war.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- Japan has so far described itself as a peace-loving nation in the international arenas, while branding neighboring countries' measures for bolstering up their self-defense capabilities as threats and provocations.
- No matter how hard Japan tries to camouflage its real intention for aggression as defense, It will never conceal its true colors as a root cause of endangering peace and escalating tensions in the region.
- The international community should sharpen vigilance against and strongly oppose and reject Japan's increasingly dangerous neo-militarist moves to seriously destroy regional peace and security.
United Arab Emirates · · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- The crisis and the tragedy being suffered by the civilians calls upon the international community to make their aspirations for peace and freedom and dignity the absolute priority.
- The Quartet with the leadership of the US has called for this as well in order to ensure that humanitarian assistance is quickly provided unimpeded to those that need it without hindrance to efforts to establish peace.
- This should lead to an independent civilian government that fulfills Sudan's aspirations to peace and prosperity.
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 2 sentences
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Without it, there will not be a lasting peace, and international law will remain nothing more than a declaration devoid of real power.
- Ladies and gentlemen, even if today we have reservations about the effectiveness of the Security Council, we respect the achievements of the United Nations in maintaining and building peace in many parts of the world.
Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- This organization was born to maintain international peace and security, to foster friendly relations among nations, and to promote cooperation in resolving the major common problems.
- The United Nations has repeatedly reaffirmed that terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations represents one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- You are leaving the United Nations at a turbulent moment, but we can all take pride in the fact that, as we speak, more than 150,000 men and women are serving under the blue flag, giving vaccinations, providing food aid and serving in peace missions.
- The torch of peace and justice still flickers and guides us, just as it did in my country more than 80 years ago.
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Türkiye · · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- The Caribbean Declaration as a zone of peace must retain its force as geopolitical competition moves closer to our shores.
- We urge constructive dialogue between the Governments of Cuba and the United States, engagement Mutual respect and cooperation offers the best path improving the lives of the Cuban people and advancing peace and stability throughout our region.
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- To you, Secretary-General, Sir, and Mr. Antonio Guterres, I would like to convey Togo's sincere gratitude for your unfailing commitment to peace, to security, to solidarity, and to sustainable development.
- This is why development questions, questions of peace and security must be tackled in a complementary and interlinked fashion.
Pakistan · · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- As stated by my Prime Minister, Pakistan remains steadfast in its pursuit of peace, mutual respect, dialogue, and the peaceful settlement of disputes in our region and beyond.
- We will defend ourselves whenever aggression is imposed upon us, but we will never abandon the path to peace, for lasting strength lies not in the wars a nation can fight, but in peace.
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Dear Mr. President, regarding the Canadian representative's remarks, I must underscore that the real affront to international law is to make a desperate attempt through disinformation, misdirection, demonization, and the labeling of a country as the so-called principal threat to peace and security to whitewash the Israeli regime's crimes.
- But neither his words nor Canadian representatives' remarks can erase documented realities, nullify court findings and orders, whitewash crimes witnessed by the world, or change the reality that the Israeli regime is the exclusive principal threat to the peace and security.
Japan · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Japan, an A-class war criminal state that inflicted untold sufferings and disasters upon mankind in the last century, is taking advantage of the present international turbulence to accelerate its attempts at rearmament with an unprecedented commitment, including the revision of the peace constitution, abandonment of exclusive defense, reformation of the military structures and arms buildup.
- Its ambition runs counter to its obligations as a defeated nation, and Japan is in shameless disregard of the UN Charter and poses a grave challenge to global peace.
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bhutan · Tshering Tobgay · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Argentina · · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Oman · Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Thailand · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Indonesia · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Chad · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
United Arab Emirates · · Day 6 · 1 sentence