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Download CSVAlgeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 13 sentences
- This matter is not simply a temporary crisis facing the international system, rather, it is a profound review of our collective conscience.
- 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.
- Rather, decolonization ends when people are enabled to exercise their rights guaranteed to them under international law, fully and without any distortion and without any curtailment.
- Rather, it would further complicate it and exacerbate tensions in a region that is in dire need of stability, reassurance, cooperation, and development.
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Our crisis does not lie in the absence of charters and principles, but rather in the widening gap between what we proclaim and what we implement, and between those who make decisions and those who are affected by them.
- Rather, it needs effective multilateralism in which every state has a voice and every people receive a fair share of decisions, opportunities, and resources.
- Believing that stability can be achieved in the region while ignoring the suffering of the Palestinian people and merely managing the occupation rather than ending it is nothing but illusion.
- Mr. President, the experience of our region confirms that managing crises rather than resolving them does not create stability, rather it postpones the explosion.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- It is the inevitable result of actions by certain states aimed at deliberately undermining the system of international relations, so that the world would develop not according to the laws of peaceful coexistence, but rather the principle of might makes right and political selfishness.
- No. Its goal, as they say, is to inflict a civilizational defeat on Russia, to weaken, humiliate and break it, and to continue living off Russian resources, but not at the cost of its own citizens' lives, rather at the cost of ordinary Ukrainians.
- But we in Belarus do not see them as competitors to the UN, but rather as catalysts for necessary reform.
- Voting quotas in financial institutions must reflect the demographic and economic realities of the 21st century, rather than the post-war balance of power.
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- We can preserve open dialogue rather than erect more barriers.
- We can keep the channels of communication open rather than resign ourselves to silence.
- We can ensure that technological progress creates more opportunities rather than new divisions.
- And we can reform our institutions rather than accept their gradual demise.
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- And how can we make cooperation a genuine partnership among nations, rather than a carving up of spheres of influence?
- After years of political division and polarization that have drained the state and society, Libya no longer needs more crisis management, but rather the will to end the crisis.
- They reproduce the crisis rather than end it.
- Algeria does not seek a seat merely to occupy a position, rather it seeks to contribute to building a more equitable international order and to serve as a bridge among nations, a voice for consensus and an active partner in peacemaking.
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Second, permanent platform of information exchange between police forces, prosecutors' offices, and financial intelligence units that enable states to anticipate rather than react once it's happened.
- And today we are experiencing a crisis, a profound crisis, and recovering security means giving people about their future for a young person to be able to choose university rather than being trapped by a criminal gang for a family to open a business without fear for a company to invest and create jobs and for institutions to respond to the needs of citizens and not to elicit interests therefore the success of an economy is not measured only by how much production grows but rather how much is able to reduce poverty is measured in young people with decent jobs and children with a better education, and citizens who are able to build their future with dignity.
- It's a region that has not come to this assembly to ask for solutions from the outside, but rather to offer up our solutions and one with the greatest.
- 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.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Rather, it is the only truly humane solution to conflict.
- the AI rather, it must benefit the citizens.
- A nation cannot only be reborn by rebuilding business, buildings rather, it is reborn when it rebuilds trust in its institutions.
- The strength of a people is not measured in easy times, but rather at times like these.
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- 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.
- but rather a malicious colonial scheme aimed at making the lives of Palestinians more difficult in their homeland and forcing them to leave it.
- Therefore, we call for accelerating the implementation of the second phase rather than wasting any more time.
- Rather, it must lead to the reunification of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, under the authority of the State of Palestine and its legitimate institutions in accordance with the principle of one state, one government, one law, and one legitimate entity authorized to bear arms.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- Rather, it is the continuation of a journey that began before independence, when the national movement brought the cause of the Tunisian people before the United Nations and made the right to self-determination and the recovery of sovereignty an integral part of the struggle for freedom.
- rather than a final destination in the reform process.
- Rather, it means ensuring that everyone benefits from the UN system while directing greater support and attention to those in greatest need and to the peoples and countries facing war, poverty, marginalization, and the effects of global crisis.
- Rather, they must contribute to creating conditions conducive to sustainable peace through supporting state institutions, the rule of law, the empowerment of local communities, and enhancing development.
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 3 sentences
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- To that end, it undertook to uphold international law, defend the sovereignty of nations, and provide a forum in which conflicts could be resolved through cooperation rather than immediately through the force of arms.
- We grew accustomed to debating how to divide up what remained rather than asking ourselves how we could grow again, how we could rebuild what we had lost.
- And every time they failed, rather than reviewing the model or apologizing, they doubled down, as they are already doing with the 2045 Agenda, which I say now will fail.
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- First, the deployment of the force that today is only funded up to a fifth of and only has up to a fifth rather of the troops authorized, second, fulfilling the arms embargo and sanctioning those who are financing and protecting gangs, and thirdly, strengthening the police, the armed forces, and the Haitian justice system so that the security can be sustained.
- We will not practice a diplomacy of mere declarations, but rather a diplomacy of solutions.
- For the whole of humanity who are watching us, it will not be enough to just adopt resolutions Rather, the resolutions that matter will be the ones that we duly implement.
Guinea · Mamadi Doumbouya · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- I do not seek to denounce, but rather to share with you, to share with you factual elements about the progress and the headway that has been made by the Republic of Guinea as we have achieved results that have emanated from the choices that we have made.
- When governance models are tailored to reflect the historical, social, and cultural realities of each nation, rather than haphazardly being imposed, that is when development accelerates.
- Quite to the contrary, this is a call for win-win partnership, partnership that is respectful of the sovereignty of each nation, rooted in win-win collaboration rather than pre-established arrangements which disregard our realities.
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- It is precisely when the world is divided that the value of dialogue grows rather than diminishes.
- 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.
- Amid the ruins, men and women decided to pull together coal and steel, rather than use them to build new guns.
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- For me, multilateralism isn't about dissolving nations, but rather about facilitating cooperation among them.
- I'm not looking to please anyone, but rather to set out the position of the Republic of Colombia respectfully, cordially and clearly.
- A country that doesn't try to hide its problems, but rather to confront them.
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- This effort combines renewable energy, clean cooking, and gas as a transitional fuel with climate-smart agriculture and nature-based solutions, finance, must be governed by equity and shared responsibility, rather than charity, with international commitments translated into accessible, predictable, and adequately funded mechanisms that enable developing countries to pursue climate action without compromising development objectives.
- We invite the world to augment resourceful and enterprising young people to direct AI towards humanity's advancement rather than its destruction.
- Our abundant natural resources must become engines of shared prosperity rather than sources of perpetual dependency.
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Rather, we ask how many more children must be deprived of their future before the world stands resolutely with the Yemeni people and their struggle to restore their state and their stability.
- Rather, it merely prolongs a marathon of negotiations while only terrorism advances.
- Rather, we face an extension of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is also using terrorist groups to threaten international peace and security.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- And we do not accept dictates here, rather Rather, we seek sincere and healthy cooperation and partnership conducted in mutual respect.
- The question is no longer whether the world is moving towards multipolarity, but rather which actors will shape this new order and how will they cooperate to meet the aspirations of people throughout the planet we share.
- Rather, it seeks to make Africa into a credible and indispensable partner for global stability and prosperity.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 3 sentences
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, Costa Rica has demonstrated that environmental leadership is not measured by the size of a country's territory, but rather by how unstinting its commitment is to both present and future generations.
- For decades, we have championed a vision whereby economic prosperity and the protection of nature are not mutually exclusive goals, rather they complement each other.
- Rather, it will depend upon our collective courage to implement and uphold that charter.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- After more than three decades in my country's policies, I can bear witness to how the Peruvian people have endured periods, or rather experienced periods, of intense hope in which trust in democratic institutions and governments has actually grown stronger.
- In this context, confronting this war as an isolated problem to be dealt with by each nation alone is not only mistaken thinking and a mistake that we've been making, rather it is an act of giving the advantage to transnational organized crime.
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Restoring trust does not require countries to erase differences, but rather to manage such differences responsibly.
- The future of technology does not automatically guarantee equitability, and technological progress must help narrow divides and expand development opportunities, rather than creating new forms of dependency or new sources of conflict.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- This description is something that should not be seen as an isolated criticism, but rather as an inflection point to understand the increasingly widening gap between what citizens expect and what they are able to obtain from this organization on issues such as illegal migration, for example.
- 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.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- However, We call for ethical, responsible, inclusive, and human-centered development and use of artificial intelligence with appropriate safeguard to ensure that technological advancement complements and enhance human capability rather than undermine it.
- This is not a position born out of antagonism, but rather one grounded in Namibia's longstanding commitment to justice, solidarity, and the rights of the peoples to determine their own destiny In accordance with the UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 of 1960, the United Nations has a responsibility to advance a just and lasting resolution of the question of Western Sahara, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolution on decolonization and self-determination.
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 2 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.
- Most conflicts arise from unresolved local and regional grievances and demand comprehensive, politically-led, and locally-owned solutions rather than purely military responses.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 2 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.
- That's what we want to be able to tell them, and this is the commitment that I want to make here at this rostrum, not in my own name, of course, but rather on behalf of the country that I represent, Spain.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- We must ensure that artificial intelligence expands opportunities rather than inequalities, that it protects human rights rather than putting them at risk, that it strengthens our democracies rather than weakening them, and that it preserves the cultural and linguistic diversity that is one of humanity's most valuable heritages.
- Secondly, I would like to emphasize the need for reform of the Security Council so that the UN can reflect the realities of today rather than those of 80 years ago.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Indeed, Somalia wants a partnership in which international assistance reinforces rather than replaces national leadership.
- This partnership is one in which national institutions are strengthened rather than bypassed, and both government and international organizations are mutually accountable for the results.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- The real challenge is no longer to adopt new commitments, but rather to translate those already made into tangible results for the greater well-being of our peoples.
- We must restore trust among nations, ensure that the rule of law prevails over the use of force, place human beings at the heart of our decisions, and make our diversity a source of strength rather than a cause for division.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 2 sentences
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- to provide goods, energy, and people with more routes and greater connectivity, and to ensure that the region becomes interconnected in the infrastructure rather than remaining on the geopolitical periphery.
- But we can leave the child something else, a world in which power is not the only argument, a world in which knowledge is not the privilege of few, a world in which alliances create security rather than new lines of fear, a world in which technology serves humanity, a world in which a small state has the right to the same dignity, to the same rules, and the same voice as the great powers.
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- At the same time, the economic incentives surrounding artificial intelligence increasingly reward the replacement of human effort rather than the enlargement of human capacity.
- We can build artificial intelligence that teaches rather than merely answers, guides rather than commands, and strengthens the human being instead of making the human being dependent upon it.
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Restoring the legitimate presence of the state also means providing security in accordance with the law, strengthening prevention, protecting communities, and pursuing criminal networks rather than only their visible manifestations.
- Effectiveness cannot be measured solely in administrative terms, but rather by the ability to prevent a war, protect a population under threat, combat hunger, confront transnational criminal networks, or support a state in strengthening its institutions.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Crises arise not so much from an absence of resources and opportunities, but rather from a lack of commitment to the principles agreed upon by the international community.
- Rather, they must be founded on mutual respect, common interests, good neighborliness, respect for the sovereignty of states and full compliance with international law and international humanitarian law.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Major historical and current emitters must honor their climate finance commitments by providing accessible, predictable, grant-based and highly concessionable financing, rather than relying on debt-creating instruments that further burden vulnerable countries already struggling to cope with the consequences of a crisis they did little to cause.
- Artificial intelligence should complement and enhance human capabilities rather than diminish the indispensable role of people in shaping their own development.
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- The United Nations, as the United Nations prepares to transition to a new leadership, We look forward to the next Secretary-General using his or her good offices to activate preventive and mediation mechanisms before the first signs of crises emerge, rather than merely reacting once they have erupted.
- We extend our hands to our partners in the region and the world to build rather than destroy and to unite rather than divide.
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 1 sentence
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Eritrea · Osman Saleh Mohammed · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 1 sentence
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 1 sentence
China · · Day 6 · 1 sentence