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Download CSVVanuatu · Odo Tevi · Day 6 · 7 sentences
- I bring with me the voice of a nation of more than 80 islands, of many indigenous communities and languages, and a nation whose identity has been shaped by the ocean, by custom, by faith, by resilience, and above all, by commitment to peace.
- When the Charter is respected, a small state has a voice.
- And we need a meaningful voice in establishing the international norms that govern emerging technologies.
- We are proud of our role in advancing the recognition of the legal dimensions of climate change, and we remain committed to ensuring that the voices of those most vulnerable to climate change are heard in international decision-making.
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Africa has 54 member states, more than a quarter of this Assembly, yet no permanent voice in the body entrusted with the primary responsibility of international peace and security.
- The architecture of collective security was therefore designed at a moment when most Africans had neither a nation at the table nor a voice in shaping the institutions that it would govern the peace.
- It is also about voice.
- Mr. Secretary-General, as you approach the conclusion of your stewardship of this great organization, Africa recognizes your steadfast advocacy for a fairer international financial architecture, greater African representation, and a stronger voice for the Global South.
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- We must give countries a genuine stake in the international system, including a stronger voice for the global South.
- Countries need to know that their voices count.
- And representation must also mean that women have a meaningful voice in the decisions that shape our common future.
- Mr. President, having a stronger voice in global institutions means countries working together on the problems closest to them.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- We understand that the UN mission cannot be entrusted solely to the great powers or the biggest countries or even the loudest voices alone.
- We will amplify the voices of small states and middle powers to ensure a wider range of perspectives shape the Council's decisions.
- We seek to amplify the voices of small and mid-sized states to ensure council decisions are informed by the widest possible perspectives.
- We are investing in the multilateral system by elevating Pacific voices in shaping global decision making, working with them to advance their development needs and counter the transnational organised crime that is spreading across the beautiful Pacific Ocean that we share.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Power over opportunity and who has it, access to resources, voice.
- Around the world, their rights are being rolled back, their voices silenced, their bodies turned into battlegrounds, and their freedoms treated as bargaining chips.
- And there is only one place where every country has a voice in shaping our common future.
- Let's say with one voice, children must never become the test subjects for unregulated systems.
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Your climate leadership, steadfast defense of multilateralism, international law, human dignity, and the voices of the vulnerable carries a special meaning for small island developing states.
- We have called for ambition that matches science, demonstrated that ocean stewardship can protect while supporting livelihoods and insisted on a stronger voice for small island states in decisions that shape our future.
- The promise of multilateralism is that even the smallest can be heard and that the many voices shaped by different histories and experiences can move toward a common shore.
- Let us leave this assembly committed to multilateralism that honors every voice, values every form of knowledge, and carries us toward a safer, healthier, and more peaceful world.
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- It ensures that all have an equal voice under international law and an equal role in shaping our shared future.
- There is need not only give a voice, but consider the views of the countries and regions on the Security Council agenda towards our shared aspirations for ensuring peace and sustainable development.
- The need to strengthen the voice of developing countries in global financial institutions curb illicit financial flows and tax abuse, as well as secure fair returns from natural resources cannot be overemphasized.
- The next holder of the office should be an impartial custodian of the Charter, an independent voice for peace, a bridge builder among member states, and an advocate for those whose voices seldom reach these walls.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- It has given voice to the marginalised.
- Women and girls are being told that their ambitions, their education, their voices, and their very presence in public life are unacceptable.
- The Council's membership must also finally be made representative of the world we live in, starting with the historic under-representation of African countries and ensuring that the voices of small and the most vulnerable states are heard.
- Secretary Guterres has been a vital voice in calling member states to action.
Papua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- We must therefore continue to work together, respecting the sovereignty of all nations upholding the international law and the United Nations Charter, resolving our differences peacefully, and recognizing that every nation, regardless of its size or economic strength or military might, has a voice and a place in this Assembly.
- The United Nations provides a place where small nations can sit alongside the largest, where a voice can be heard, and where we can work together on the common challenges facing humanity.
- He has used his office to speak for humanity including those voices that are often too dim and seemingly unheard.
- Thank you for being a strong voice of not just Papua New Guinea, but small nations, especially my small Pacific Island nations.
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- President Before this august assembly, I am bringing to you the voice of a people that has etched its name in the annals of history by daring to do what was unthinkable, breaking the chains of slavery and bringing to life on a land conquered by sacrifice, blood, and sweat, the first free black republic of the world.
- Mr. President, I am bringing to you the voice of Haiti, but also the voice of those peoples who our world too often asks to bear the weight of crises that they did not create.
- President, the security for which the international community must remain fully mobilized side by side with us should also allow us to honor the second major commitment of the government which I lead, and that is give the Haitian people a voice through elections.
- We will give our people a voice again, and we will return hope to our young people.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- More and more voices are saying that the UN is not working in the interests of all and is incapable of managing change.
- It is the voice of a country that has itself endured a similar hellish chapter in history.
- Western elites do not like the new multipolar world in which their voice is no longer decisive, but instead of adapting to positive changes, they continue to exploit instability.
- The voice of the global majority must be heard loud and clear in the Security Council.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Let it be known that, although President Abbas is unable to be with us here in person, We will, as we did last year, continue to be the voice of a free and sovereign state of Palestine.
- I also know well that they will resort to all kinds of perception management operations in an attempt to silence our voice.
- And I'll continue to be their voice, to speak on their behalf and to fight for them.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 3 sentences
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Dominica joins its voice with those countries that continue to advocate for the use of multidimensional vulnerability as a practical and fair basis in determining access to development finance.
- The United Nations must remain a place where every country, large or small, can believe that its voice matters.
- We need a system in which every country, regardless of its size, wealth, or influence, has a voice and a meaningful place at the table.
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Tanzania stresses that improvements must be made to ensure expansion of concessional financing, mobilization of private investment, improved access to development and climate finance, and giving developing countries a stronger voice in the global financial decision-making.
- In the coming days, we will engage with each one of you and present our vision and respectfully seek your valued support to enable Tanzania to serve with a strong African voice, principled leadership, and unwavering commitment to international peace and security.
- Similar accolades are for Ambassador Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, who has played a pivotal role in advancing the SDGs, advocacy for women, children, and those whose voices are too often unheard.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Timor-Leste urges comprehensive reform, expansion in both the permanent and non-permanent categories, so that developing countries and historically underrepresented regions have a stronger voice in decisions concerning international peace and security.
- I selected 10 sentences for peace for the United Nations General Assembly, giving them a voice.
- My My voice may be small, but my request is simple.
Botswana · Duma Gideon Boko · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- This would give developing countries a meaningful voice and provide fair and predictable access to concessional finance.
- 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.
- We manage transformation when change creates opportunity rather than deepens inequality, when developing countries have a meaningful voice in shaping the system that affect their future.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- It has strengthened the voice of the African continent and it better reflects the actual processes taking place in the global economy.
- Now it is the time for the voice of Central Europe.
- Poland will be the voice of this region as a country that understands both the challenges of development and the importance of stable rules of the game in the international economy.
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- For small states, multilateralism is not a strategic option, but a guarantee that all countries, regardless of their size, can make their voices heard on an equal legal footing.
- And the voices of mountain territories have been heard in major international climate negotiations.
- On eight occasions, I have had the honor of bringing the voice of my country to this forum, sharing its convictions and defending its interests with the certainty that the greatness of a nation is not measured by its size, nor by its economic or military power, but by the strength of its values and by its willingness to contribute to the common good.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, for centuries, this tragedy was rendered in the passive voice as though the millions of African men, women, and children just vanished into the shadows of time.
- I wish to serve notice that we intend to use our AU chairmanship to champion continental integration accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, push for peace and security in all the conflict zones of Africa, and ensure that Africa speaks on the global stage with one resolute, undivided, and confident voice.
- And because they belong, we must safeguard their dignity, we must enforce their rights, and most of all, we must hear their voices.
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Who can enter the minds of a citizen, imitate a trusted voice, manufacture a reality calibrated to one person's fears, and do so millions and millions of time at once?
- An invasion that never occurred was manufactured, was personalized, and delivered through voices, pages, and channels citizens already trusted.
- The citizen remains formally free to speak, but speaks into a storm that no human voice can match.
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- A television channel, a press agency, and a shared radio carry the voice and the message of the AES.
- The credibility of our organization, Mr. President, also depends on its ability to ensure that the voices of all of its member states are heard.
- Niger is above all standing tall because it has regained possession of its land, what lies beneath the land, and of its voice.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- And by decisions made in places where our voice is never heard.
- My Government adds its voice to call a call renewed year after year in this hall for the embargo to end.
- When the continent from which our enslaved ancestors were taken and the islands to which they were brought in change, in chains, spoke in one voice, this chamber listened.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- We are concerned, too, for the safety and security of the 23 million people of Taiwan, who have no seat and no voice in this hall.
- Our voice joins every call for the protection of civilians, for accountability, and for the diplomacy that alone can secure durable peace.
- As we ask this assembly and its next leadership to meet the same standard, let the smallest voice be heard as clearly as the largest.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- And it must be a multilateral that works, that protects the weak as well the strong, on that apply the law equality, and one that give every state, large or small, a meaningful voice.
- A rule-based international order allow every state, large or small, to have an equal voice and equal legal standing.
- Reform must train the voice of all member states, including the small state, and it must be achieved through broad consensus.
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Trust means that the voices of developing countries matter in a world in word and in deed.
- For the first time in our history, Parliament now provides for proportional representation of women, young people, and persons with disabilities, reflecting our conviction that their voices and experiences must be heard in shaping the decisions that affect our nation.
- We also support reforms to global economic and financial governance that give developing countries a greater voice in decisions affecting them.
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Mongolia is confident that the soon-to-be-appointed Secretary-General will steadfastly uphold the principles and purposes of the United Nations and international law, ensure that the voices and positions of all Member States are equally heard and reflected, and provide strong leadership in restoring trust and managing transformation within the UN.
- I am pleased to highlight Mongolia's active leadership within the United Nations in advancing the interests of landlocked developing countries, drawing greater international attention to their special needs and unique circumstances, and cooperating with these countries to ensure that their voices are heard on the global stage.
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- What we seek is a more equitable, democratic and inclusive international order, where every country has a voice and every nation has the opportunity to develop.
- must be translated into concrete measures, expanding access to long-term financing at affordable cost, supporting countries burdened by debt, and amplifying the voice of developing countries in international financial and monetary institutions.
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Amid the major divisions the world has experienced over the past decade, he has emerged as a voice of wisdom, consensus and pragmatism, defending tirelessly and courageously the United Nations system and international law as the two fundamental pillars for the maintenance of international peace and security.
- With regard to the city of Jerusalem, Morocco expresses its deep concern about unilateral Israeli measures and the repeated violations of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which constitutes serious transgressions that contribute to fueling the discourse of extremism and hatred at the expense of the voice of wisdom and moderation.
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Latvia came to the Council with a simple promise: to stand up for international order, to speak clearly when it is violated, and to make the voices of smaller nations heard.
- Mr. President, Excellencies, we need a place where every state, large or small, has a voice, where threats to peace can be confronted together, where disputes can be resolved through dialogue, not force.
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- We can allow differences in power to determine whose voice matters, or we can reaffirm the principles on which this organization was founded.
- Because in the end, the strength of multilateralism is measured by whether every member state believes that its voice matters, its rights are protected, and its contribution has value.
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- 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.
- Our ours is a democracy where every citizen has a voice where every vote has a value, and where every government is accountable.
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Regrettably, Mr. President, recently we have witnessed a dangerous surge of hostilities, yet amid the roar of missiles, the drones and guns, the voice for diplomacy must echo even louder and stronger.
- Mr. President, developing countries are in dire need of timely debt relief, affordable long-term financing, and a stronger voice in global financial institutions.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Elections last month to the new kurultai brought into unicameral parliament and diverse set of voices, including historic high 34% of women.
- Broader representation of Asia, Africa, and Latin America in the Council, as well as greater voice for developing countries and for middle powers, is a moral imperative.
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Strengthening youth voices in decision making, expanding skills training and pathways to decent work, supporting youth-led climate and community action, addressing substance abuse and mental health, and ensuring that young people have the opportunity to lead to serve, and to build a future for themselves and their nation.
- We call for equitable partnership with small island developing states through accessible finance, technology transfer, strong capacity, and a meaningful voice in global decision.
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- 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.
- It is in the spirit that We voice a historic aspiration, the hope for a woman Secretary-General, a leader who can rally nations back to true multilateralism and deliver for all.
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- It is the assurance that sovereignty and territorial integrity will be respected, that every nation, irrespective of size, has a voice, and that international law protects the weak as surely as it restrains the strong.
- Confidence in the international system is strengthened when promises are kept, when international law is applied equally, when dialogue is chosen over force, when sovereignty is respected, and when every nation, large or small, knows that its voice matters.
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 2 sentences
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · 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
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · 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
Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · 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
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
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 1 sentence
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 1 sentence