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445 sentences in 148 speeches for reform
Download CSVKenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 11 sentences
- Reform of the international financial architecture must therefore begin with the cost and availability of capital.
- Reform abroad cannot substitute for accountability at home.
- It requires having the courage to reform them.
- In 2008, after years of discussion, this General Assembly moved Security Council reform into intergovernmental negotiations.
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 11 sentences
- This does not absolve developing countries of the responsibility to undertake reform, combat corruption and build institutions.
- Lebanon has launched reforms on several fronts.
- It is also advancing towards the completion of financial reforms aimed at restoring order to the financial system and recovering depositors' funds.
- These reforms should pave the way for an agreement with the IMF.
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 10 sentences
- Reform must also produce a more representative and effective Security Council.
- The United Nations needs leadership capable of bringing Member States together defending the Charter and turning reform into measurable results.
- EU membership can turn borders of division into lines of cooperation, and reforms on paper into stronger institutions and better living standards.
- The same commitment to equality and reform should guide Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- Reform is not an attack on the United Nations.
- Reform is necessary to protect its legitimacy, renew confidence in its institutions, and ensure that it remains capable of responding to the realities of our time.
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, UN political reform must be accompanied by institutional, administrative, and operational renewal.
- Through constitutional reform, we are laying the foundations of universal suffrage, accountable institutions, and a multi-party political system that allows every Somali citizen have a voice.
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 9 sentences
- Reform is necessary.
- We will use our funding to support and promote reform because we believe in investing in the UN.
- We believe that active, constructive implementation of the UN agency reforms is necessary for its future.
- We, the Member States, must give guidance to the Secretary-General in succeeding with the ongoing reform endeavor.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 9 sentences
- A genuine commitment and a meaningful reform process.
- Second, the United Nations must embark on a comprehensive and profound reform process that responds to the transformations that have taken place in the world.
- rather than a final destination in the reform process.
- We support the three reform tracks proposed by the initiative, provided that they are pursued through an inclusive consultative process that preserves the intergovernmental nature of the organization and does not undermine the negotiating mandates of member states.
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- This is why reform of the international financial architecture matters.
- We must implement the Cevier commitment and deliver on its promises on finance, debt, and reform.
- Reform must preserve a meaningful UN presence on the ground, particularly in seats.
- The reform process must be member state-led.
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- We must reform it.
- That is why Jamaica has chosen not merely to call for reform, but to help lead it.
- In fact, Jamaica's reforms balanced economic orthodoxy with innovation and expanded support for the most vulnerable.
- Over the past decade, we have undertaken difficult reforms and made difficult decisions.
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- As Secretary-General Antonio Guterres prepares to conclude his tenure, Liberia salutes his principled leadership and tireless commitment to reform.
- Liberia calls for urgent structural reform of the international financial architecture.
- At the heart of this reform must be a fairer voice.
- Reform of our international financial system is not a technical exercise.
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 7 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.
- We continue to advance constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening democratic governance and the rule of law.
- We have accelerated reforms in business development, trade facilitation, public financial management, youth empowerment, and renewable energy.
- We further call for reform of the international financial architecture to make it more equitable, fit for purpose, and responsive to the needs of developing countries, as agreed at the Fourth Summit for Financing for Development, FFD4, held in Seville, Spain, last year.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 7 sentences
- We thank you also for starting the process of essential reform to put this vital organization on a stronger and more sustainable footing to deal with the challenges of the next 80 years.
- Third, we ask the new Secretary-General to maintain momentum and ambition on UN reform.
- The next Secretary-General must work with Member States to chart an ambitious vision for the next phase of reform, while ensuring implementation of the decisions already taken.
- Reform is a joint responsibility.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- Second, by taking a foundational look at the reforms of the United Nations to deliver better.
- Linked to this is the question of Security Council reform.
- My second point, making the United Nations fit for the future, which requires a more foundational approach to reform.
- We need to dig deeper to address the problems beneath the superstructure because the United Nations reform challenges are chronic and fundamental.
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- We must strengthen multilateralism, reform global governance, and place human dignity at the heart of our collective action.
- We therefore strongly reaffirm the need for reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to allow for permanent African representation and more equitable participation by the continent in the international community's decision-making mechanisms.
- In this regard, Burundi believes that discussions on reform must also address the financial viability of the United Nations system by strengthening the predictability, transparency, and sustainability of its financing.
- President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, As part of this process of reform, strengthening and consolidation of our organization, Burundi also wishes to contribute to the debate on the selection process for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- I wish to thank Ms. Annalena Baerbock for her effective leadership of the 80th session and her contribution to the UN80 reform process.
- We must therefore choose between purposeful reform or unmitigated repression.
- Reform must decisively address Africa's excessive risk premiums and the borrowing costs.
- Bold reforms and macroeconomic policies have resulted in a three-fold growth in our GDP since 2017.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- And it is in this spirit I'd like to thank Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock for her leadership of the General Assembly's 80th session and for helping to advance the work of the Member States on UN reform.
- We look forward to your stewardship of this Assembly and we move to restore trust and indeed to carry reforms from proposals to implementation.
- But reform cannot be selective.
- But let us also reform the exercise of power.
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- We have heard that we must honor the CVA commitment reform the international financial architecture, provide affordable and accessible finance, expand fiscal space, strengthen productive capacities, and invest in people.
- Reform is not an exercise in rearranging structures or reducing budgets or rearranging budget lines.
- But administrative reform cannot substitute for deeper political reform truly led by member states.
- No reform agenda, including UN80, is complete without addressing this longstanding inequity in the Security Council.
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Uganda is committed to working with the entire membership to build consensus on necessary systemic reforms, particularly within the UN Security Council.
- We call for a comprehensive reform to render the Council more equitable, transparent, democratic and representative.
- However, these reform processes must not dilute agreed UN mandates, commitments and programmes, nor should they impede the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
- This challenge requires urgent reform of international financial architecture to afford developing nations a stronger voice in decision making, alongside the full implementation of the Seville commitment of the Pact for the Future.
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- The answer is to reform, renew, and reinvest.
- The European Union also continues to call for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council to make it more effective, inclusive, democratic and accountable.
- It will help to build bridges across regions, and it will contribute to advancing the reform and modernization of the United Nations and the multilateral system, helping to turn shared commitments into concrete action.
- We need to continue to work to reform the global financial architecture.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- But we acknowledge that our support for the United Nations must be matched by our willingness to embrace reform to make it more effective.
- Mr. President, let us restore trust through organizational reform and greater inclusiveness.
- Therefore, we join with other nations in calling for reform, specifically of the Security Council, to include a permanent member from the continent of Africa, with all the attendant rights and privileges.
- We also call for the swift implementation of reforms set out in the Antigua and Barbuda agenda for SIDS.
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- At a time when the UN is discussing crucial reforms and multilateralism is at a crossroads, the topic of this 81st session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, is a very relevant topic.
- Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Security Council reform illustrates alone this situation and this crisis of confidence.
- For decades now, positions have been well known, calls for reform have stacked up, and consultations have multiplied.
- Chad reiterates to this end its complete support for the common African position, as stipulated in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirt Declaration, and taken up in the African model for reform of the Security Council, presented in April by Sierra Leone on behalf of the Committee of Ten of the African Union.
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- We need the benefits of digital innovation, artificial intelligence, energy transition, and institutional reforms.
- Micronesia reaffirms its strong commitment to the progress of UNAD reform initiatives.
- This reality is precisely why the UN aid reform initiatives matter so deeply to Micronesia.
- For countries defined by distance, dispersion, and vulnerability, Reform cannot be an abstract exercise.
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- Second, we need to reform existing institutions where needed.
- Madam President, Excellencies, the second point is that we should and must reform existing institutions and processes where necessary.
- Madam President, Excellencies, effective multilateralism requires institutions that can deliver, and that begins with a reform of the UN itself.
- I welcome the progress of the UN80 initiative, but reform must be strategic, not merely fiscal.
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- reducing child marriage prevalence from 29 to 23.9% in four years through comprehensive legal reforms, free education, school re-entry policy, multi-sectoral support systems like the Keeping Girls in School initiatives, and targeted economic investments such as our expanded Constituency Development Fund.
- Mr. President, regarding sustainable development finance and reform of the global financial architecture, it is widely accepted that sustainable development cannot be achieved without addressing persistent financing gaps facing developing countries.
- Zambia therefore supports meaningful UN reform, particularly of the Security Council, including permanent African representation in line with the Ezulini Consensus and the Certe Declaration.
- We also support reforms to global economic and financial governance that give developing countries a greater voice in decisions affecting them.
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- And each area of land recovered, each terrorist base destroyed, each battle won over the forces of evil, each... school recovered, each village rebuilt, each reform initiated, brings us closer to this new horizon defended with determination by Comrade Captain Ibrahim Traore, Army General Assimi Goita, and General Abdourahmane Tiani.
- However, reform should not be a pretext to further reduce the presence of the United Nations in different countries.
- The reform of the Security Council is something that must not be delayed.
- Reform of global governments must also transform the international financial architecture, more equitable representation for developing countries in international financial institutions, fair treatment of debt, access to real financing for development, more equitable international trade and respect for national priorities.
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- Whether confronted by climate change, challenging inequalities, or calling for reform, the international financial system, he was a fearless and principled advocate.
- The UN80 reform process must be judged by whether this organization serves people better.
- Madam President, the United Nations reform program must extend
- Reform must also address represent representation.
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- The UN80 reforms currently implemented are paramount to rebuild trust again at the United Nations and therefore needs to be managed diligently.
- FANU supports efforts to strengthen the United Nations, but reform must preserve what is most important, the principle of sovereign equality.
- Reform must strengthen General Assembly.
- But reform cannot be limited to institutional structures.
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Only a few weeks ago, Chile adopted the most significant economic reform of recent decades.
- Results are slow to materialise, but structural reforms are under way.
- We must reform the Security Council, not as a symbolic gesture, but as a vital prerequisite to ensure that the Council's decisions are once again respected and upheld.
- And allow me to say that the reforms I talked about cannot wait.
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Multilateralism may be imperfect, but disenchantment should lead us to reform, not to dismissal.
- The United Nations must reform so that it can deliver more effectively, particularly when resources are constrained.
- But reform must never become an end in itself.
- Or we can reform it fairly, strengthen it, and make it worthy of the trust that future generations will place in us.
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Indeed, today, as we listened to President Trump, the Honourable President shared with us some of the initiatives for reform that was taking place and will take place here at the UN.
- Reform should reduce duplication, strengthen accountability, retire mandates that no longer serve their purpose, and direct scarce resources towards measurable results.
- 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.
- Secretary-General Guterres will be well remembered for leading this organization through a period of extraordinary global strain, and for advancing important initiatives on UN reform, climate change, superintelligence and the risks posed by nuclear weapons.
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- To this end as well, reform of the United Nations is essential.
- Rather than lamenting the institutional fatigue of the United Nations, member states should unite with one heart, vigorously advance reform of the United Nations, and transform the organization into a more resilient and effective United Nations.
- Furthermore, as a matter of utmost importance, reform of the Security Council is urgently needed.
- Japan is determined to fulfill its solemn responsibility in these UN reforms.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- But it is also true that the United Nations requires profound reforms to be able to tackle the challenges of the 21st century.
- Or do we start facing these challenges with a sense of common responsibility and genuinely try to reform the UN and start to use the only global framework we have in a responsible and sensible way?
- Estonia supports a system-wide reform of UN80 and humanitarian reset, which are both well underway and have already delivered some encouraging results.
- Now it's time to build on this momentum and to move decisively forward with reforms.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Botswana calls upon this Assembly and the international financial institutions to pursue reform of global financial governance.
- Mr. President, Botswana supports reforms that strengthen the effectiveness, coherence, and responsiveness of the United Nations system.
- Mr. President, no reform agenda, including UN80, is complete without addressing the longstanding inequities within the Security Council.
- In this regard, Botswana reaffirms its support for comprehensive Security Council reform and aligns itself with a common African position as articulated in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, in Mozambique, we are committed to consolidating peace, strengthening democratic institutions, and conducting an inclusive national dialogue led by the Mozambicans initiatives that are genuinely Mozambican to deepen reconciliation, national unity, the peace, and the reforms that are necessary with the support of our partners, international partners, while respecting the national ownership.
- Reform must be embraced as political commitment focused on concrete results.
- Reforms must also correct imbalances in representation of global governance.
- We therefore reaffirm the common African position related to the reform of the United Nations Security Council based on the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration, under which no fewer than two permanent seats with all prerogatives and privileges, including the veto, as long as it exists, and five non-permanent seats are allocated to Africa.
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Developing countries need greater access to affordable, long-term finance, meaningful reform of the multilateral development system, sustainable solutions to debt, stronger international tax cooperation, and decisive action against illicit financial flows.
- Mr. President, The government welcomes the call for the reform of United Nations.
- This notwithstanding, the reforms would strengthen the capacity of United Nations to serve its member states and the people of the world better, as well as correct the historical injustice that continues to prevail.
- We need to embark on reforms that strengthen delivery protects the universal character of the organization and enables developing countries to participate meaningfully in decisions that shape their future.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- There needs to be a wholesale reform of international financial architecture.
- President, the years are ticking by, but our efforts to reform governance have yet to produce a significant impact.
- And this is indeed the rationale which underpins the Ezulwini Consensus, which outlines the African position in connection with the so necessary reform of the UN Security Council.
- However, beyond reform, the organization also needs experienced leadership.
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, if the United Nations is to restore trust, it must also be willing to reform itself.
- Fiji supports the UN80 reform agenda to make the organization more coherent, efficient, and effective.
- But reform must be judged by a single test: what improves for people and for member states.
- Reform must strengthen and not thin our capacity to deliver where need is the greatest.
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, the reform of this institution must begin with the reconstitution of the Security Council.
- Mr. President, our foreign policy rests on the same conviction that guides our economic reforms.
- Nigeria, therefore, calls for reform of the international financial architecture, wider access to concessional financing, and debt sustainability frameworks that recognize developmental needs.
- A reform inclusive and effective United Nations is indispensable to the peaceful, just and sustainable world that future generations deserve.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- These reforms reflect our commitment to a strong and resilient economy that delivers decentralized, people-centered development across the country.
- The UN80 reform process must strengthen the organization's effectiveness and relevance without diminishing its presence, services, or support in the most vulnerable regions where assistance is needed most.
- Reform must enhance delivery, not reduce it.
- Mr. President, Solomon Islands reiterates its support for comprehensive reform of the Security Council to make it more representative, transparent, accountable, and reflective of today's realities.
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Saint Lucia advocates for comprehensive reform of the Security Council to enhance its legitimacy and effectiveness in addressing global challenges, thereby restoring trust and a more inclusive multilateral system.
- The prolonged reform process must be concluded quickly and include expanded permanent and non-permanent membership for Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean region.
- This reform is essential to restore trust in the United Nations and ensure it delivers peace and security for all.
- Saint Lucia pledges its commitment and dedication to work with like-minded nations to achieve the stated reforms.
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- We must prepare ourselves to face the challenges ahead with resolve and use the opportunity to herald in much needed reforms for the benefits of all and leaving no one behind.
- Any reform must strengthen delivery on the ground by eliminating duplication, improving coherence, and accelerating impact.
- Critically, such reforms must not weaken the operation of the UN multi-country offices or the resident coordinator system.
- We also reiterate our long-standing call for meaningful reform of the Security Council to ensure that it remains effective, credible, and representative of today's realities.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- The necessary reforms are stalling.
- But we in Belarus do not see them as competitors to the UN, but rather as catalysts for necessary reform.
- First, Reform of the UN Security Council.
- Third, reform of specialized UN agencies, first and foremost the international financial institutions, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the International Finance Corporation, the World Trade Organization.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- And reform must include the Security Council.
- San Marino is also a member of the Uniting for Consensus group and supports its effort to promote a comprehensive and balanced reform of the Security Council.
- Reform must train the voice of all member states, including the small state, and it must be achieved through broad consensus.
- We support the Palestinian Authority and its reform efforts, including democratic election.
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 4 sentences
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Distinguished colleagues, as you all may know, since the establishment of the United Nations in 1945, its Member States and leaders have attempted to undertake systematic reforms.
- Reforms have ranged from expanding the membership of the Security Council to modernizing mechanisms of governance, peacekeeping, and the protection of human rights.
- Therefore, I believe that expanding the membership of the Security Council is one of the reforms that the international community expects.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 3 sentences
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- This is why at the Security Council, France supports reforms aimed at bolstering its effectiveness.
- when it came to shoring up economies together with the International Monetary Fund to reform special drawing rights and make progress for African economies.
- We must be clear-sighted as we reform our official development assistance, ODA.
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- It is therefore becoming increasingly pressing and urgent to undertake a profound reform of the UN Security Council, in which Africa, Latin America and Asia should adequately be represented as permanent members with all the powers inherent therein.
- In view of this, it is imperative to correct these distortions and I therefore reiterate the call for the immediate reform of the international financial architecture in order to make it fairer, more equitable, democratic and geared towards the progress and well-being of humankind.
- Excellencies, we are drawing close to the end of the tenure of the current Secretary-General and the appointment of the next one an act of greater importance, given that the person chosen must possess the qualities of independence, integrity, competence and courage to build consensus, uphold the Charter, promote conflict prevention, lead the necessary reforms and seek solutions to address the organization's financial crisis.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Years of intergovernmental negotiation without realizing the reform has tested the credibility of the process.
- Sierra Leone, therefore, supports the UNH initiative and wider reforms that make this organization more effective, accountable, and responsive.
- Efficiency matters, and reform must preserve the capacity to act.
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Switzerland therefore supports efforts to reform the UN system as part of the UN80 initiative.
- This reform must make the UN more coherent, more effective and more results-oriented, while respecting the powers and responsibilities of Member States.
- And we can reform our institutions rather than accept their gradual demise.
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, as Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nears the end of his mandate, We commend his efforts to reform and modernize the United Nations.
- We expect her or him to carry forward the UN80 agenda and turn reforms into results.
- The success of UN reforms will be judged not by new structures or new language, but by whether the multinational system can deliver, uphold international law, and make its rules matter.
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- As we forge ahead with the SDGs, reform of the United international financial architecture is critical to a more equitable and inclusive global economic order.
- Such reforms should create greater policy space and access to financing to enable countries to expand their economies through value addition to their natural resources, including critical minerals, for our people to have full benefit of our resources.
- It demonstrates progress in Africa's ambitions to drive impetus for the reform of the international financial architecture in order to ensure a level playing field.
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Slovakia sees its engagement in UN reform as a part of its responsibility to this organization, including through UNAT and the implementation of the Pact for the Future.
- There is no need to reinvent the wheel when we reform international institutions.
- 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?
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Not because our journey has been without difficulties, but because Our journey demonstrates something essential: that progress is possible, that reforms matter, and that democratic political culture pays off.
- And Montenegro, therefore, strongly supports the UN reform agenda and the ambition to build a United Nations that is more effective, more agile, more accessible, more financially sustainable and fit for the challenges of our time.
- This reform must strengthen the UN's ability to deliver where it matters most.
Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- It is the standard against which reform must be judged.
- An international system that gives all countries a fair opportunity to determine their own development pathways must be central to the UN80 reform process.
- We welcome this session's emphasis on restoring trust through prevention, inclusion and reform, and we stand ready to work with all Member States towards that end.
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 3 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.
- We completed the national reform program to which we had committed before our people and the international community.
- We also continue to reform the education system and develop criteria and curricula in accordance with international standards and in cooperation with UNESCO in a manner that promotes the values of peace, tolerance, and respect for others while preserving our national identity and the rights of our people.
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- I also argued that we must be bold enough to undertake the institutional reforms necessary to strengthen the organization, enhance its credibility, and enable it to meet the challenges of a changing world.
- But institutions do not reform themselves.
- The reform of the United Nations, the restoration of trust, and the need to manage transformation is, therefore, inseparable from the question of leadership.
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- It calls on us specifically to restore trust in our collective capacity to respond effectively to global challenges and to support the current changes and reforms of the United Nations architecture so that our organization is once again able to deliver concrete solutions to the concerns of all peoples.
- 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.
- Cote d'Ivoire therefore calls for an ambitious reform of the international financial architecture and a renewed global partnership.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- 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.
- It means working to reform it so it's up to the challenges ahead.
- We uphold international law, including the UN Charter, and support bold, practical reform to ensure the UN can best fulfil its mandate into the future.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Through difficult, long overdue structural reforms and stringent fiscal discipline, We have restored macroeconomic stability and begun the journey towards sustainable and inclusive growth.
- Reform must reflect the interests and aspirations of the overwhelming majority of member states, not the ambitions of a select few.
- Our motto remains, "Reform for all, privilege for none."
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Mexico, a culture with more than 3,000 years of history, is experiencing a profound transformation that is a continuation of the journey that was started with the independence movement, the reform, and then the revolution, the three defining moments when my country expanded the rights of its people.
- She that has a cabinet with gender parity, a congress with gender parity, and a reform that made substantive equality a constitutional mandate.
- Mexico and Norway founded the UNAT global group supporting the reforms undertaken by the Secretary General, focused on building with practical actions a more effective and transparent United Nations.
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- This must be done as we bring about the reform of the Security Council.
- The historical injustice regarding the composition of the Council was acknowledged in Action 39 of the Pact for the Future, but the process for reform is still stalled.
- We support the positions of the G4 and the L69 on Council reform, and we reiterate our support for India's candidature for a permanent seat.
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Achieving these goals requires renewed political will, stronger partnerships with the private sector, reform of the international financial architecture, and a United Nations development system responsive to the evolving needs and priorities of developing countries.
- To remain effective, we must reform the Security Council to make it more representative, transparent, and accountable, expanding the voices of developing regions across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
- And above all, we must always put a face to what we do, remembering that every policy, every treaty, and every institutional reform is ultimately about real human lives.
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Access to climate finance and reform of the international financial architecture therefore remain essential.
- Any reform should continue to be guided by the mandate established by Member States and should preserve the balance between the three pillars: peace and security, development and human rights.
- That selection must be guided by competence, professional integrity and unequivocal commitment to respect for international law and the ability rigorously to implement the reforms on which Member States have collectively agreed.
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Without this reform, it is becoming almost impossible to mobilize development funding, particularly green finance.
- An organization that delivers results must also be able to reform itself from within.
- This commitment to institutional transformation must take into account the urgent need to reform the Security Council.
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Sao Tome and Principe reaffirms its commitment to constitutional order political pluralism, fundamental freedoms, and respect for the sovereign will of its citizens, and will continue to pursue reforms aimed at strengthening justice, security, gender equality, human rights, and trust in institutions.
- It is in this area that reform of the Security Council becomes imperative.
- In a challenging context, the government has launched reforms and made advances in infrastructure, the energy transition, digitalization, and investment attraction, creating the conditions to mobilize resources needed to meet our population's most pressing needs.
Sudan · Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- He has exerted considerable efforts to advance the reform process and to put forward initiatives aimed at making the United Nations more effective, influential, and representative.
- Mr. President, the need remains urgent for comprehensive equitable and expeditious reform of the international system in light of these changes and challenges, as well as for political administration through dialogue, respect for international law, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
- Hence the need for United Nations reform, particularly reform of the Security Council.
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 3 sentences
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Let us strengthen multilateral cooperation through the multi-pillar principle inspired by the ideas of Pax Mongolica, so that we may restore our trust and hope through shared responsibility, reform the United Nations with a common purpose, and build a better, more peaceful world through the strength of our collective action.
- Believing that reform of the Security Council should be at the core of broader United Nations reform, Mongolia maintains its principled position in support of expanding the number of both permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council, ensuring equitable representation of developing countries in the Council, and promoting greater openness and transparency in its work.
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- This moment of reform also comes as the UN Secretary-General approaches the completion of a decade leading this organization.
- Cyprus wishes to acknowledge his leadership during a period of extraordinary global developments, his steadfast commitment to multilateralism, and his effort to strengthen and reform the UN.
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- 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.
- But the most important reform is to ensure that this organization remains a space where states not only defend their legitimate interests, but are also capable of exercising a shared responsibility to address the great challenges facing humanity, and above all, continue to believe that what unites us is stronger than what divides us.
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- It must have the ambition to imagine the future and recognize its limitations, overcome its paralysis, and reform its instruments without abandoning its deepest raison d'etre, to be the place where conflict gives way to dialogue, confrontation to diplomacy, and fear to the search for shared solutions.
- For far too long, its reform has been held back by competing interests.
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- We must not neglect the reform of the international financial architecture.
- Mr. President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, by embracing this theme, We are undertaking a commitment, namely to not postpone the reforms that are essential for enabling our organization to act with the integrity required by the challenges of our age, building upon the achievements of the United Nations over 81 years.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- We hope that these efforts will continue beyond the conclusion of the Secretary-General's term in a manner to guarantee the continuity of work to reform and develop the organization's bodies enhance its effectiveness and performance in discharging its responsibilities.
- 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.
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- And that is why Thailand supports Security Council reform that gives developing countries and underrepresented regions, particularly in the global south, a greater role in decision making.
- We commend Mr. Secretary General Antonio Guterres for his commitment to reform, including through the UN80 initiative.
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 2 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.
- Structural reforms and digitalization of the state, which has helped reduce bureaucracy, have transformed the public administration and restored trust among investors.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, in the context of institutional reform, our government is fighting a battle against corruption and for the protection of public funds.
- And accordingly, We are working to employ all successful expertise and innovative experiences in the world of economics, finance, and business in service of a renaissance of economic and financial reform for my country.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- In the same vein, the Principality is in favour of a reform of the Security Council to make it more representative to today's realities, while also preserving its ability to act.
- President, When he received the Nobel Prize in Literature, the great French writer Albert Camus defined the task of his generation thus: not to reform the world, but perhaps even greater, to prevent the world from destroying itself.
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- I know that I am preaching to true believers, Mr. President and Mr. Secretary General, when I say that there must be no let up, no slowing down, in the relentless drive for reform of how this United Nations and its agencies does its business and delivers its services.
- Reforms must, yes, remain Member State driven and firmly anchored in the intergovernmental process.
Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Tuvalu, therefore, stands in solidarity with fellow member states in contributing to the restoration of that trust and advancing the necessary reforms and transformation that will enable the United Nations to deliver for all.
- Tuvalu also support the call for necessary reform of the UN Security Council to ensure that it is more representative, inclusive, transparent, and accountable, and better align it with the reality of the 21st geopolitical landscape.
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- We also consider it urgent to reform the architecture of global governance so that it reflects the geopolitical realities of the 21st century.
- The reform of the United Nations Security Council must reflect the legitimate aspirations of the African continent and ensure fairer, permanent, and effective representation in keeping with the principle of a more inclusive, equitable, and representative international order.
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- After more than eight decades since the establishment of the UN, The Security Council reform has become a necessity to ensure a fair representation of Africa, including permanent and non-permanent membership, while reviewing the financial architecture.
- The reform of this organization cannot be complete without promoting its ability to meet the promises of development.
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- At a time when you are completing your term, Togo would like to pay a particular tribute to you for these years of commitment, of courage, of listening and of service for the defense of the ideals of the United Nations and to reform our organization.
- Just a few days ago, on the 4th of September 2026 to be precise, in this very hall, Togo's call was heard and a reform of the map of the world was adopted.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Systematic reform must ensure a balanced approach across the three pillars of organizations: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.
- Secretary-General Guterres will be warmly remembered for his tireless advocacy for international financial architecture reform, climate justice, sustainable development financing, and the digital and dignity of the countries in special situation.
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- We call for a profound reform of the Security Council that would make it more representative, more equitable, and more effective.
- If restoring trust begins with institutional reform, then it cannot be complete without doing justice to the peoples aspiring to self-determination and the realization of their national projects.
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- El Salvador believes that the reform of the United Nations should not be restricted to reorganizing its structures.
- Let us hope that the next Secretary General of the United Nations is able to show leadership with absolute full independence and ability to engage in dialogue, moral authority, knowledge of the international reality, and that they have a willingness to reform and a conviction that we need to reform to benefit humanity, like my President Bukele, regardless of the consequences.
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- This renewal requires a deep reform of international institutions, foremost amongst them, the Security Council.
- The Republic of the Congo, as a member of the Committee of Heads of States and Governments of the African Union on Security Council reform, the C-10 Committee, will not compromise on this shared demand.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 2 sentences
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · 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
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Armenia · Nikol Pashinyan · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 1 sentence
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 1 sentence