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Download CSVAlbania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- The public debate imagines machines that awaken, acquire ambitions, and turn against their creators.
- We did it to make public services more accessible, procedures more transparent, and the state more accountable.
- Behind every consequential public decision, there must remain a legal mandate, a human institution, and the name that can be called to give answers.
- Artificial intelligence inside an accountable state can reduce the distance between citizens and public services.
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 6 sentences
- At the same time, democracy faces a twofold challenge: the resurgence of authoritarian tendencies that seek to undermine the will of the people, and the spread of organized criminal networks that infiltrate institutions, corrupt justice systems, capture economies and territories, and erode public trust.
- Transnational organised crime is more than just a threat to public security.
- A democracy rests on free elections, legitimate institutions, the separation of powers, freedom of expression, public participation, transparency and accountability.
- Public institutions must not serve criminal networks, private agendas, personal loyalties or political or economic interests that are at odds with the common good.
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- At a time when the effectiveness of governments all over the world is being challenged by populists and extremists, and public trust is being eroded in the echo chambers of social media, Greece serves as an example that sound, reform-oriented policies can deliver real results for people and improve their lives.
- Public finances are solid and our fiscal performance has become a positive example in Europe.
- Our public debt is declining faster than any other OECD country.
- Structural reforms and digitalization of the state, which has helped reduce bureaucracy, have transformed the public administration and restored trust among investors.
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- city of the Amazon state, we created the Amazon International Police Cooperation Center, bringing together public safety authorities from nine Amazon region countries.
- We will not give in to pressure from multinationals that want to privatize our PIX, a free public payment infrastructure that has made financial inclusion a reality for millions of residents.
- It is about creating and sharing effective public solutions to development challenge through a democratic, strong, efficient and capable state.
- We do not underestimate the challenge of misinformation networks that aim to distort public debate during the campaign.
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Many developing countries lack sufficient financial resources to fund their development needs, with a disproportionate share of revenues directed towards debt servicing rather than critical public infrastructure and social services.
- We are actively addressing the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, and our responses to HIV/AIDS combine strong political leadership with sustained community involvement, keeping Uganda on track to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets and contribute to ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
- Having successfully contained outbreaks such as the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, Uganda has built a resilient public health framework.
- Ambassador Olara Otunu brings over four decades of distinguished service across the UN system, international diplomacy, and public administration.
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- At the same time, Azerbaijan maintains one of the lowest levels of public external debt globally.
- Resolution entitled Promoting Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals through Transparent, Accountable, and Efficient Public Service Delivery.
- Co-sponsored by more than 100 member states, the resolution underscores the essential role of citizen-centered, transparent, and efficient public institutions in advancing human rights and accelerating progress toward the SDGs.
- Azerbaijan's innovative ASAN and DOS models of transparent, accessible and citizen-centered public service delivery have gained international recognition and are increasingly being adopted by dozens of partner countries.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- I have also continued to strengthen the rule of law, public accountability, and the protection of human rights.
- This approach is underpinned by a broader mental shift toward environmental stewardship, civic engagement, and care for the public good.
- It's reflected in nationwide efforts to improve public spaces, advance large-scale greening, and promote the values of respect for the rule of law, active and responsible patriotism, volunteerism, and compassion as integral elements of everyday life and civic culture.
- Water underpins public health, food and energy security, climate resilience and peace.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- The blatant violations of international law, its selective application, double standards in the management of crises throughout the world, abusive recourse to force and threats, and policies of hegemony and domination, in violation of the Charter of this organization have seriously undermined public confidence throughout the world in international institutions, especially the United Nations.
- the government placed at the heart of its action economic recovery and public welfare because they're essential to lasting peace and stability.
- Thus, through appropriate reforms, the government, in addition to improving political situation, we've improved economic governance, including better management of public affairs and greater domestic resource mobilization.
- Public spending is increasingly directed today towards a structuring productive investment, better access to basic services and training and employment for young people and women in particular.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- We will take the lead in shaping AI into a tool for solving the shared challenges we face, such as the climate crisis, public health, food insecurity, and refugee issues.
- The most urgent and realistic path is for countries with the capacity and willingness to supply global public goods to join hands and broaden the scope of cooperation.
- We hope that opportunities will emerge for us to work together in the international community in areas such as public health, disaster response, and the climate crisis.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Through determined national leadership, bold public investment, and sustainable global partnership, Botswana built one of the world's most comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment programs.
- That partnership helped to mitigate an epidemic by means of one of the world's most successful national responses and placed Botswana firmly on the path towards ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
- Therefore, Developing countries must have a meaningful voice in setting the standards and safeguards that will govern these technologies, ensuring that they expand opportunities, support decent work, and strengthen public services while protecting human dignity, rights, and security.
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- How many times over the past two days from this Rose Room Have you heard calls and appeals for observance of the principles of international public law, particularly when it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, while the majority of those same countries shamelessly and recklessly remain silent about the fact that they themselves participated in trampling the Charter and destroying the foundations of the international public law system?
- To many of you, this may sound like a distant past, but the wounds inflicted on international public law are becoming ever deeper and more severe.
- Serbia rose like a phoenix from the ashes, and today, through its example, it shows everyone in the world how the international public order is preserved and how international public law is protected.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- At the same time, the climate crisis continues to destroy lives livelihoods, and public infrastructure, particularly across the developing world.
- Our government is implementing the National Transformation Plan, strengthening public financial management, expanding domestic revenue, and investing in the capability of our national institutions.
- We also continue to strengthen public financial management, increase domestic revenue, enhance budget transparency, and deepen our fiscal sector.
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- But fairness, demands that we not overlook the scale of legacy we inherited: paralyzed institutions, a public administration of diminished effectiveness, an economy stripped of the foundations of growth, and a state weakened by compounding crises and by decades of external interference.
- namely revitalizing the public administration, strengthening the independence of the judiciary, modernizing the media law, and abolishing the death penalty.
- It has caused extensive destruction to housing, public facilities, infrastructure, and productive sectors, and has deprived large numbers of Lebanese of their homes and livelihoods.
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- An independent judiciary capable of delivering justice impartially and efficiently to restore public trust.
- We have accelerated reforms in business development, trade facilitation, public financial management, youth empowerment, and renewable energy.
- While investment have been made, we continue to face serious public health challenges, including a high burden of communicable and non-communicable disease and inequalities in access to health.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Well-governed, it can widen access to knowledge and improve public services.
- Public debt has been brought down to 66.6% of GDP and for the first time in a generation, it is on a path of sustainable development.
- Today, that partnership is helping Belize close real gaps in climate resilience and in the technical capacity of our agricultural and public infrastructure sector.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- We see attacks on democratic institutions, independent media, science, and facts in public debate.
- And nowhere is the backlash more extreme than in Afghanistan, where women and girls have been systematically erased from public life.
- It is also making it easier to produce convincing falsehoods and manipulate public debate.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- In this context, Tunisia reaffirms its steadfast commitment to human rights and public and individual freedoms in accordance with the constitution of the 25th of July, 2022, its international obligations and the choices of its people.
- Therefore, Tunisia emphasizes its commitment to strengthening the role of women in public life and in decision-making positions, and to continuing efforts to combat all forms of violence and discrimination against women, recognizing that women's empowerment is a key driver of development and stability.
- Likewise, Tunisia places youth at the heart of its national priorities and works to empower them politically, economically, and socially, while encouraging their initiatives and their participation in public affairs and decision-making.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Afghan women and girls continue to face a systematic restriction on education, employment, movement, public participation, and access to justice.
- Girls remain excluded from secondary and higher education, women are increasingly excluded from public life.
- Education is a right, work is a right, participation in public life is a right, dignity is a right.
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 3 sentences
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- New and emerging technologies are used to amplify lies, manipulate public debate, spread hatred, and give incitement to violence faster and farther than ever before.
- That demands prudent and reliable guardrails based on scientific evidence to safeguard the global public interest while allowing innovation to go forward.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Today, peoples and nations have an opportunity to make a qualitative leap in their overall living conditions through fair financing mechanisms for development and tools provided by artificial intelligence in order to improve education, health, agriculture, public service, scientific research and economic productivity.
- In this regard, I consider that the Global Digital Compact opens new prospects for cooperation to bridge the digital divide expand digital public infrastructure, promote training and innovation, strengthen cybersecurity, and build more inclusive, secure, and human-centered governance of artificial intelligence.
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- where some allege a public health policy error, we see a global experiment in social control disguised as science.
- And when a state wearing public health blinkers deprives its population of the right to work, to receive an education, and to bid farewell to their dead, this results in millions of unavoidable deaths.
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- We must build an equitable global health architecture that guarantees regional manufacturing of vaccines and therapeutics, strengthen epidemic surveillance, and funds resilient public health infrastructure across the global south in accordance with the demands of the Accra Reset.
- Our macroeconomic stabilization measures have restored growth, drastically reduced inflation, stabilized our national currency, and significantly lowered our public debt burden.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, digital communications, and other extraordinary breakthroughs offer the prospect of transforming health, education, agriculture, productivity, and public services on a scale scarcely imaginable a generation ago.
- One way to arrest the slippage is, as Guyana is doing, to mainstream the goals into our national development strategies, public policies, and budgets, so that they become embedded in the priorities we set and the resources we commit.
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Through sound macroeconomic management, Stronger institutions, private sector development, and strategic public investment, we seek to give practical meaning to our sustainable development commitments.
- Nigeria is investing in digital public infrastructure, broadband connectivity, innovation systems, research institutions, and technology intellectual ownership.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- We have found that it has great capacity to detect disease earlier, predict disasters, improve agriculture, and expand access to education and public services.
- At the V20 ministerial dialogue in April of this year, the finance ministers agreed that methane reduction must be treated not only as an environmental priority but also an economic, fiscal, and public health opportunity.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Women and girls are being told that their ambitions, their education, their voices, and their very presence in public life are unacceptable.
- The systematic exclusion of women and girls from education, employment and public life is not something that the international community can simply observe from a distance.
Qatar · · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- We are reforming our public finance systems so that every dollar delivers for our people.
- As part of our preparations, my government is pursuing an ambitious and proactive agenda that uses public-private partnerships to unlock investments in transformative projects, special economic zones, and key sectors.
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- And that public resources must be used to improve the lives of ordinary people.
- Mr. President, friendship also forms -- is a form of trust, and I wish in this august body to recognize our country's 45 years of diplomatic ties and friendship with Taiwan that has seen us work together in development, in disaster response, education, and in public health.
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- As non-communicable diseases and a rapidly aging population place growing pressure on our health system, We are strengthening public healthcare through major investment, improved service delivery, expanded specialised care, and a greater focus on prevention.
- Mauritius will continue to offer free and quality public healthcare to each and every citizen.
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- We remain committed to delivering effective public services and advancing Micronesia priorities for our citizens, wherever they reside.
- Mr. President, digital transformation and artificial intelligence offer significant opportunities to improve public service delivery, diversify economies, expand markets, access, and advance climate-resilient development.
India · Subrahmanyam Jaishankar · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Digital transformation and emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, offer enormous possibilities for education, healthcare, agriculture, public administration, and economic development.
- As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in our economies and societies, we must develop credible AI governance frameworks that encourage innovation while protecting people, privacy, security, democratic values, and public trust.
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Illegal mining, spearheaded by transnational criminal organizations on our border with Nicaragua, has wrought havoc on the environment, and is producing risks to public health, the economy, and regional security.
- They converge in one global crisis that is imperiling food security, public health, and development opportunities for millions and millions of people.
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- We see the test wherever civilians are dehumanized, wherever minorities face hatred, wherever migrants and refugees are denied dignity, and wherever women and girls are excluded from education, employment, and public life.
- Leader after leader recognized the extraordinary potential of AI to transform public services, accelerate scientific discovery, advance sustainable development, and expand access to knowledge while pointing out potential risks arriving from it.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 1 sentence
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 1 sentence
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Eritrea · Osman Saleh Mohammed · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 1 sentence
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 1 sentence