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Download CSVUnited States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 12 sentences
- Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, First Lady of the United States, distinguished delegates, ambassadors, and fellow leaders, it's my great honor to welcome the world to America as we celebrate 250 years of glorious freedom and independence.
- U.S. stock markets have set 80 all-time records, and that's just in the last 12 months, we've secured commitments for $21 trillion in new investments from all over the planet, compared to less than $1 trillion in four years in the previous administration.
- Two years ago, our country was dead.
- The murder rate has plummeted to its lowest level in 125 years since the year 1900.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 10 sentences
- But then came the Palestinian Nakba, 1948, Over the following years, we read about the wars of partition, famine in South Asia, Korean War, onslaught in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the infamous Khmer Rouge genocide, later the Bosnian genocide, Rwanda genocide, and so many other wars.
- As expected, for more than four years, we have had this devastating war in Ukraine, a war that now has backfired into Russia.
- And North Korean leaders seem to have learned lessons from Libya, Ukraine, and the ongoing Iran-Israel years war.
- They are people, they are women, they are children, youth in their best years, they are parents, they are grandparents.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- And at the end of the day, the message I wish to convey to you today, as I've been doing over the last nine years, is a message of determination, optimism through action.
- And everyone has a right to them in Ukraine for almost five years now.
- France is committed across all of these fronts, just like we're committed with Italy, with the help of Jordan and other friends of Lebanon, We've been committed for 50 years to all Lebanese, so no double standards.
- And that's why over the last few years, we've launched many more initiatives.
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- I have come to defend the principles and ambitions that inspired the creation of this organization 81 years ago, principles and ambitions that different governments present here disregard or seek to dismantle.
- Eight years have gone by since I addressed this assembly for the first time, and since then, several things have changed in the world.
- Over these eight years, I've seen these selfish, ignorant, and cruel forces grow.
- led me to lose hope because also over these eight years I've seen wonderful things that allow me to still have confidence in humanity.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- I would like to extend my congratulations and gratitude to my esteemed friend Mr. Guterres, who has served as Secretary-General of the UN for nearly 10 years with impartiality and, above all, with courage and integrity.
- His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas, the esteemed President of the State of Palestine, has been unable to attend these sessions for two consecutive years now.
- But although it's been 81 years since signing of the treaty, humanity is still eagerly waiting for the day, for the strong determination of that time to actually come to life.
- The past 12 months have gone down in history as one of the bloodiest periods of the last 30 years, marked by more than 60 conflicts and wars.
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 8 sentences
- Mr. President, Excellencies, as the UN Secretary General reminded us a few years ago, the United Nations is a product of hope.
- 81 years after its birth, that hope is being tested.
- In the last three years alone, we helped evacuate thousands of citizens from 70 different countries.
- 52 years have passed since the illegal Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, 14 years ago, I stood on this podium and I drew a red line.
- And when we did, nine years later, Palestinian terrorists hijacked a passenger airplane headed for Israel.
- For the past three years, our heroic soldiers have fought day in and day out in a seven-front war.
- And for three years, seven fronts, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, militias in Iraq, militias in Syria, Palestinian terrorists in Judea-Samaria, they all ganged up on us to wipe us off the face of the earth.
Yemen · Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer · Day 3 · 8 sentences
- 12 years could be in politics a mere temporal span, the length of a protracted crisis.
- But for a Yemeni child, 12 years are his entire childhood.
- The people of Yemen, Yemen, this great nation with its rich history, civilization, and human heritage, has been enduring for 12 years the consequences of the coup carried out by the terrorist Houthi militia against the state and its institutions.
- 12 years.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 7 sentences
- And the events of recent years have made that unmistakably clear.
- But it requires a multilateral system centered in the UN that is balanced and representative, strong, effective institutions that reflect the realities and progressively changing relative weight of countries and economies in today's world, not the power arrangements of 80 years ago.
- It is nearly three years since the abhorrent terror attacks by Hamas on 7 October.
- But what followed was an onslaught on Palestinians in Gaza with a scale of killing and destruction and like anything I've witnessed in my years as Secretary-General.
Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov · Day 1 · 7 sentences
- For 80 years, this unique global organization has been standing at the forefront of safeguarding peace, security, and development.
- In recent years, Central Asia has clearly demonstrated to the world its ability to resolve complex interstate issues peacefully.
- However, despite numerous efforts and years of discussion, the institutional structure of our organization continues to face various challenges.
- The summit will serve as the concluding event for the five years of action for the development of mountain regions for 2023-2027 term.
Paraguay · Santiago Peña Palacios · Day 2 · 7 sentences
- The reason I went to Venezuela is because for 25 years, South American leaders have issued fine lyrical rhetoric, resounding statements and countless slogans on Venezuela.
- For 25 years, we watched, we waited.
- What I want is what my own country achieved after 35 years of dictatorship in 1989, a real lasting democratic transition.
- Seventy years of uninterrupted diplomatic relations are not merely a number or the product of a mere calculation.
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 7 sentences
- Mr. President, exactly 65 years ago, that great Caribbean, French, African intellectual and psychiatrist, Frantz Fanon, published what has now become a classic, "The Wretched of the Earth."
- I repeat that for almost five years, the Bridgetown Initiative has consistently argued that climate resilience, debt sustainability, and access to affordable finance cannot be treated separately.
- This includes, of course, the Caribbean Communities Eminent Persons Group, which has been helping to build consensus and maintain engagement with key international partners in the last few years.
- The 9th of December this year will mark 60 years since Barbados took its place in this organization.
Bahamas (the) · Philip Edward Davis · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- The promise of our generation was made 81 years ago with the founding of this United Nations from the ashes of the worst war in human history.
- For 500 years, the Caribbean was somebody's backyard.
- Two and a half thousand years ago, the envoys of Athens sit before the small island of Melos and told his people a simple truth about power.
- 81 years ago in San Francisco, humanity wrote a different law, the sovereign equality of nations, not equality of size or wealth, equality of standing.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- Excellencies, Mr. Secretary General, former Presidents of the General Assembly, ladies and gentlemen, 40 years ago, I stood in this very hall as a newly minted member of the cabinet of the 41st President of the General Assembly, Mr. Humayun Rashid Chaudhry.
- At that time, he said, and I quote, In recent years, there appears to have been a crisis of confidence in the United Nations itself.
- That was 40 years ago.
- And yet, military expenditures approached $3 trillion, capping 11 straight years of growth.
Chile · José Antonio Kast · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- 64 years ago in this same forum, the then President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri, described our country, Chile, as a large, narrow nation between the Andes and the Pacific, extending from there till the moving expanse of the Antarctic.
- We have been in government for six years and we're getting our house in order.
- More than $33 billion have been approved for projects that had been in the wings for years.
- After winter, spring always arrives and after years of deadlock, Chile is back.
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- Mr. President, about 80 years ago, The United Nations was founded in San Francisco on a simple but enduring principle: that nations can prevent war and advance peace through trust, collective action, and respect the UN Charter.
- Mr. President, Excellencies, and distinguished delegates, while we are a few years away from year 2030, progress towards attainment of the SDGs is still unimpressive.
- Under her leadership, Tanzania reduced maternal deaths by 80% in just seven years.
- We have been consistent on this for the past 50 years.
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 6 sentences
- Against this backdrop, has the United Nations, now 80 years on since its foundation, been failing to fulfill its role in promoting peace and stability around the world?
- For many years, we have engaged in dynamic trade in the free and open seas spanning the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean, and together we have built a strong and prosperous region.
- To that end, Exactly 10 years ago, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo advocated a free and open Indo-Pacific, FOIP, at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD, held in Kenya.
- At the same time, the Charter of the United Nations, which is now 81 years old, should also be reviewed.
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President, on behalf of the people of Mongolia, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the United Nations and its system organizations for their valuable contributions to our country's development and progress and their long-standing constructive cooperation over the 65 years since Mongolia's accession to the United Nations as a full-fledged member.
- According to the SDG Report 2026, Mongolia has achieved 68.8% of the SDGs, reflecting the tangible results of our efforts and the progress we have made in recent years.
- The nomadic way of life that we ******* have inherited and carried forward over thousands of years embodies a comprehensive set of values and wisdom for living in harmony with nature and preserving it in its pristine state.
- In recent years, Mongolia has established the tradition of hosting international events dedicated to women in our country, including the International Conference on Strengthening the Role of Women in Peacekeeping in 2022, the Female Foreign Ministers Meeting in 2023, and the World Women's Forum in 2024 in collaboration with the United Nations, and the World Women Entrepreneurs Forum in 2025.
Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- For many years, the world has known our country as Nauru.
- For 15 years, Nauru has invested critical resources in sponsoring the exploration of a portion of the deep sea bed.
- That was five years ago, and today the rules remain unwritten.
- For 15 years, we have done everything a member state can do, consistent with our obligations as a sponsoring state, and today we continue to wait.
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- At one point, one of the characters says, "Years and years we have been together, and we have never seen each other.
- The BBNJ agreements enter into force this year after almost 20 years of negotiations.
- Almost 20 years.
- But 20 years of negotiations must not be followed by years of waiting.
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, for almost five years now, Russian generals have been trying to carry out Putin's crazy order to seize our eastern land, the Donetsk region.
- This has already been going on for five years.
- This is probably the 17th or 18th time in five years that he has made this promise.
- Current production is simply not enough, and even those who spent years building up interceptor stocks have already used a large part of them.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- At the very moment the foundations of the UN were being laid, my nation, a victim of two totalitarian regimes, was under the domination of one of them, Soviet Russia, and after several years of devastating occupation of the other, Germany.
- Ladies and gentlemen, for many years, representatives of my country have been trying in this chamber and in the Security Council to point out that a situation in which a permanent member of the Council, Russia, attempts unsuccessfully but with ruthless persistence to conquer a neighboring state and destabilize the entire region is violation of the principles we all uphold as signatories to the Charter of the United Nations.
- The experiences of recent years have clearly shown that countries capable of making themselves independent from energy pressure are also more resilient to blackmail and destabilization.
- That is why, for years, we have consistently supported international efforts to resolve the crisis in the Middle East.
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, 81 years ago, the nations gathered in San Francisco spoke from the ruins of war.
- Over the last four years, we have spent an additional $5.3 billion in education, recruited 100,000 additional teachers, built more than 23,000 new classrooms, and we are developing another 1,600 laboratories while expanding support for universities and technical institutions.
- In 2008, after years of discussion, this General Assembly moved Security Council reform into intergovernmental negotiations.
- 17 years later, we are still negotiating.
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- In addition, for four and a half years now, I have been listening to lectures how many in the West remain last beacon of democracy in the world, the protectors not of Ukraine, but of the rules and principles of international law.
- As the President of Serbia, for 10 years I have been facing all possible tricks and pressures to give up on full implementation of what was signed.
- We obtained candidate status in 2012 and opened accession negotiations in 2014, more than 12 years ago.
- It can bring enormous benefits to humanity, it can also deepen existing inequalities enable new forms of manipulation, and create security risks that we could not even have imagined only a few years ago.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- 81 years ago, In the face of devastation caused by war, the humanity chose cooperation over confrontation, the law over force, and hope over fear.
- In short, restoring trust means renewing the promise made 81 years ago.
- With less than four years until the deadline, millions of people remain deprived of basic opportunities, water, energy, infrastructure, and others.
- Your Excellencies, with less than four years remaining for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda, developing countries continue to face high financing costs, rising debt, and limited access to resources to invest in their own development.
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Excellencies, 20 years ago, shortly after peacefully restoring our independence, Montenegro took its seat in this very Assembly as a full member of the United Nations.
- We celebrate 20 years of our UN membership as a sovereign nation.
- A child born in Montenegro that year is now 20 years old.
- Excellencies, to conclude, 20 years ago, Montenegro entered this very hall at the beginning of a new chapter in our history.
Armenia · Nikol Pashinyan · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- After almost 35 years of conflict, We are now discussing issues of building pipelines, power lines, and roads in addition to the East-West railway within the framework of the trip project.
- But the democratic and institutional reforms we have implemented in recent years proved their strength.
- For two and a half years now, there have been no casualties or injuries as a result of crossfire between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
- And I think this is the greatest value that was created as a result of cooperation in recent years.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- But let us not forget what lay behind the founding of the United Nations over 80 years ago, the realization that doing nothing had led to the darkest chapters in human history.
- That was the idea underpinning the establishment 80 years ago of the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
- And this growth in renewable energy has exceeded even the most optimistic projections from 10 years ago.
- Secretary-General Guterres Thank you for all your years of hard work.
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Allow me to begin my speech by quoting the sentences that I delivered 14 years ago on this rostrum on behalf of Slovenia.
- This was 14 years ago.
- This was 14 years ago.
- After 14 years, I know that despite the great initial support, our initiative has not been realized.
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- Over the past three years, we have made a sustained effort to improve our relationship, rebuild trust, and keep channels of communication open in order to prevent the escalation of tensions that could lead to unwanted crisis.
- 52 years, 52 years have passed since Turkey illegally invaded Cyprus and continue to occupy it, a flagrant violation of international law whose consequences persist to this day.
- The war in Ukraine is now in its fifth year, five years since Russia's full-scale aggression brought back war to European soil.
- Seven years ago, my country was still emerging from the most painful economic crisis in its modern history, having lost more than 25% of its GDP.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- For more than 80 years, this organisation has stood for one answer: power must be bound by rules agreed together.
- Austria will be a reliable partner in the Security Council during the next two years.
- For more than four years, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has violated the UN Charter, and it still does.
- After years of bloodshed and suffering, it is obvious no one can bomb their way to peace.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 5 sentences
- Madam President, This year marks 80 years since Iceland joined the United Nations.
- In Sudan, years of civil war have brought atrocities, mass displacement, and grave violation of international humanitarian law.
- Madam President, 75 years after the 1951 Refugee Convention, we should have hoped that the need for it would be diminishing.
- 25 years ago this month, terrorist attacks in the United States changed our world profoundly.
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- Two years ago, marking a watershed moment in our history, the people of Sri Lanka, representing all communities and walks of life, gave a resounding mandate to the government of President M. W. Wickremesinghe to address these challenges and institute meaningful change.
- Although the guns fell silent 17 years ago, the deep wounds of that conflict remain, and much remains to be done to heal them.
- Throughout these two years, we have remained firm in our rejection of racism and religious extremism in all its forms and manifestations.
- Mr. President, The global security environment has deteriorated significantly in recent years.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- As we marked the watershed in UN history, reviewing its past 80 years and looking ahead into the future, mankind ardently desired and aspired to put an immediate end to the current chaos of international relations and regain peace and stability.
- The Congress reviewed with pride the achievements made over the past five years and set out new innovative goals for overall development in the next stage.
- During the last five years, the existence and development of humankind was severely constrained by the global pandemic, abnormal weather conditions, geopolitical confrontation, and the interlinking economic crisis.
- and continue to break the worst records in their scale, intensity, nature, and dangers, creating security instability on the Korean Peninsula on a level different from previous years.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- The number of active conflicts in the world has doubled in the past 20 years.
- President, over recent years New Zealand has spoken of the importance of leadership.
- New Zealand thanks Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his service over the past 10 years.
- 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.
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- During some of the darkest years of the conflict, churches remained with the people of South Sudan.
- 15 years later, South Sudan has traveled a difficult road.
- The mission before President Kiir is therefore different from the mission of the liberation years.
- The difficulties of the last 15 years have been not extinguished, not to extinguish those dreams.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, nearly 25 years ago, Sierra Leone completed disarmament and formally declared its civil war over.
- Years of intergovernmental negotiation without realizing the reform has tested the credibility of the process.
- In 80 years, every Secretary-General has been a man.
- Nearly 25 years ago, Sierra Leone placed their trust in peace because they believed tomorrow could be different.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- It is now 10 years since Brexit.
- True resilience depends on this military strength, but the last 10 years tells us that it is also about something deeper as well.
- In recent years, we have seen industrial-scale assault by hostile actors on the information environment in the UK and that of many of our allies.
- I know this is a shared challenge, so we are going to use our experience in the UK and the fact that we have already been through this shock, starting 10 years ago, to help other countries.
Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- 78 years ago, this House declared that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, noble words whose spirit I fully share.
- 50 years ago, this very Assembly adopted resolution 3149, which calls on parties to refrain from introducing unilateral modifications while the dispute remains unresolved.
- 50 years on, the situation has not changed, yet unilateral modifications continue.
- For years, citizens around the world were told that they should be afraid, afraid of their neighbors, of the air they breathe, of leaving their homes.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Over the past three years, more than 1,000 humanitarian workers have lost their lives, and beyond ongoing wars and conflicts, There is a looming crisis brought on by climate change, one in which time is running out for us to act.
- We have reduced our emissions by 66% over the past 35 years while transforming our energy system.
- For more than 12 years ago, since the illegal annexation of Crimea and occupation of eastern Ukraine in 2014, a permanent member of the Security Council, the Russian Federation, has been perpetrating a war of aggression at the very heart of Europe.
- Estonia also feels that after 81 years, it is time for the organization to be led by a woman.
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- And as war advances, the principles on which we have built 80 years of international relations retreat, the prohibition of the use of force, international humanitarian law, and freedom and security of navigation.
- Artificial intelligence is doing so in a matter of years.
- 81 years later, that lesson is more relevant than ever.
- With this conviction, Italy will continue to advocate for a universal moratorium on the death penalty, a cause rooted in civilization, in the defense of life and human dignity, which we have championed for years here in this very building.
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- I also wish to place on record the Gambia's appreciation for the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, and Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, whose steady and principled leadership through years of compounding global crises, have done much to keep the flame of multilateral cooperation alive, even as the winds against it have grown fiercer.
- With only a few years remaining to achieve the 2030 agenda, the time for implementation is now.
- The Gambia is proud of its leading role alongside Mexico in advancing this process through more than three years of patient negotiation.
- Mr. President, our credibility is ultimately tested by how we respond to conflicts and crises that remain unresolved for years.
Papua New Guinea · James Marape · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- We have more than 800 languages and many different cultures and traditions, yet for 51 years as an independent nation, we have remained together as one Papua New Guinea.
- You can be the most powerful capitalist, or you can be the most powerful technocrat, you can reach out to the observable universe, billions and billions of light years into the observable universe, you find no planet like our planet Earth.
- Just a few years ago, we became a middle-income earning nation.
- and those who have stood in Papua New Guinea the last 51 years of our nationhood.
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- How to restore trust when 81 years after San Francisco, Africa, with its more than around 1.5 billion inhabitants and its 54 states, still does not have a single permanent seat on the Security Council.
- Two years later, The institutional structure of this confederation is practically complete.
- Ladies and gentlemen, three years after breaking with the old order, Progress on the ground is remarkable.
- Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, three years ago, some people predicted that Niger would collapse under the weight of sanctions and isolation.
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, 80 years ago, when Sweden joined the United Nations, the foundations of our modern society were being laid.
- Four and a half years after launching its full-scale invasion, Russia has failed to achieve its objectives.
- Mr. President, Sweden has been an active contributor to the United Nations for 80 years, and we remain committed.
- Mr. President, this year also marks 65 years since Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold died.
Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- For more than 80 years, this organization has done what no single nation could.
- Mr. President, We are less than four years from 2030.
- of the League of Nations final years.
- Mr. President, for 55 years after independence, Belize continues to pursue the peaceful settlement of its territorial disputes with Guatemala and with Honduras.
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- For some years now, the world has spiraled into violence that has progressively spread and intensified, continually opening up new theaters of war.
- After more than four years of war in Ukraine, the death toll continues to rise.
- The international community must not forget the tragic plight of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, who for more than nine years now, suffer not only from the tragedy of statelessness, but also have been subjected to inhumane and deadly circumstances.
- The province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique remains destabilized after almost nine years of armed conflict.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- And in recent years, this policy has reached its peak.
- A third of our population during the war was murdered in cold blood and tortured by civilised Europeans, united by Hitler 85 years ago.
- The great waterfall that the peoples of Zimbabwe have for centuries called Mosi-oa-Tunya, the smoke that thunders, the colonisers "discovered" it 150 years ago and named it after their queen, who had never even set foot in Africa.
- But let's be frank, any lasting peace in that country is not possible without addressing the root causes which have been ignored for years.
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- 81 years ago, the world gave itself a compass.
- On the contrary, it must inspire us to work harder to sustain and strengthen the structures, instruments and mechanisms we have built over the last 81 years.
- For more than 45 years, Denmark has consistently delivered on that goal.
- With only four years left to 2030, we must also be honest about where we stand on sustainable development goals, both in terms of achievements and challenges.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- Your Excellency, Madam President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, 35 years ago, Lithuania returned to its rightful place in the global community of sovereign states.
- Recent years have brought us numerous high-intensity and far-reaching conflicts that dominate the global affairs on a scale not seen in decades.
- In the 12 years since the illegal occupation of Crimea, Russia has escalated from clandestine operations and limited warfare in eastern Ukraine to massive military operations, mass killings, and ultimately the largest drone attacks against civilian infrastructure the world has ever seen.
Guinea · Mamadi Doumbouya · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, three years ago, from this rostrum, I, with the candor that my country and our continent are bound by, I spoke the truth and I stated that the model of imported governance without being adapted on our continent was not generating the fruits that had been expected by our peoples.
- Ladies and gentlemen, I have not, I did not come here to exercise in rhetoric, but I do believe it is worthwhile to share with you, to share a simple overview and a useful useful information about what our Republic of Guinea has achieved in less than three years.
- And we have a sustainable and responsible socioeconomic development program for my country for the next 15 years that I referred to the Simandou 2040 project.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- I also wish to commend outgoing UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, for his dedicated service to our world body over the last 10 years.
- Less than two years into my administration, through disciplined governance and fiscal prudence and an uncompromising fight against corruption, Ghana has achieved a dramatic economic turnaround.
- Citizens must experience democracy not only through the ballot box every four years, but through improved access to food, quality education, decent housing, accessible health care, and economic opportunities.
Comoros · Azali Assoumani · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- A part of those 20 years of the reality of a country that has been dragged along is due to the consequences of a time of ideological construction on our continent.
- In the last 10 years, we've gone from 57% of a territory which around in the world represented forest reserves to less than 50% of that.
- In my country, there was a president who talked about the Pachamama, which is God on Earth, and nevertheless, for the last 20 years, they have been destroying it.
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- I have done so because I assured the Colombian people that I would not leave the country during the four years of my term, and I'm keeping that promise.
- For years, we have discussed how to better distribute what we have.
- I want, within a few years, when the world looks again at my country, I want them to see a nation that is safer, more prosperous, more well-respected, and above all, far more confident in its own abilities.
Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- It is an honor to address this assembly for the first time as being the Prime Minister of Thailand and as we mark 80 years of membership to the United Nations.
- The United Nations must reflect today's world, not the distribution of power 80 years ago.
- Mr. President, 80 years ago, in our first address to this Assembly, The Kingdom of Siam affirmed that it followed the path of peaceful settlement and friendly cooperation.
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, for more than nine years, Bangladesh has been sheltering more than 1.2 million forcibly displaced Rohingya from Myanmar.
- As part of these efforts, the government has launched a program to plant 250 million trees across the country over the next five years.
- Our plan is to increase budgetary allocation to education to 5% of GDP within next 5 years.
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Nearly three years ago, standing in the shadow of our Mount Everest, the Secretary General of United Nations warned humanity about the madness and impending climate disaster.
- Our glaciers are retreating, our mountain slopes are becoming unstable, our rivers are becoming less predictable, and every major disaster threatens to erase years of development.
- Climate finance must not become another bureaucratic maze through which vulnerable countries spend years that they need help.
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- 60 years ago, in the chamber of this assembly, the United Nations adopted a resolution condemning apartheid as a crime against humanity.
- In the last two years, the world spent more on military budgets than on resourcing this important body tasked with maintaining global peace.
- Mr. President, 80 years ago, the first resolution of the General Assembly called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- For almost five years, a permanent member of the Security Council has been waging a war of aggression against a sovereign state, in flagrant violation of the Charter.
- After 80 years, the principality hopes that women candidates will be seriously considered.
- Four years before the 2030 deadline, the Sustainable Development Agenda must not become the symbol of our broken promises.
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- In years to come, every nation in this hall may be told that the question or coercion upon Taiwan is an internal matter, somehow justified by an ancient UN Seeding Chart resolution, a resolution which doesn't even reference Taiwan.
- In years to come, we may all be told that it's futile for small nations to resist a larger one.
- Two years ago, I concluded my statement by reciting an old Marshallese proverb, "Wetin kangal, wetin kangal."
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- More than 80 years ago, in the wake of a war that plunged the world into chaos, Haiti a founding member of the United Nations, joined the nations of the world to make a pledge for peace, for dialogue, and respect for human dignity.
- And we are putting in place a program aiming to train 15,000 new soldiers over the next three years.
- We are deeply grateful for this gesture of friendship, which is an important step for our economic recovery, and we call for it to be extended by 10 years.
Liechtenstein · Sabine Monauni · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- President, Liechtenstein joined the United Nations 36 years ago as its 160th member.
- In the Middle East, the UN's role has been further reduced, in contrast to the central position it has taken up over the years.
- Only a few years ago, Member States in this debate wondered aloud if their nameplates would be switched off.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Having experienced only two years ago.
- In July 2024 Hurricane Barrel struck Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and demonstrated once again how a few hours of extreme weather can destroy lives, homes, livelihoods, and infrastructure built over many years.
- Mr. President, friendship also forms -- is a form of trust, and I wish in this august body to recognize our country's 45 years of diplomatic ties and friendship with Taiwan that has seen us work together in development, in disaster response, education, and in public health.
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- The years 2015 to 2025 were the warmest on record.
- Nor how quickly one shock can erase years of investment.
- Finally, Mr. President, Distinguished colleagues, for 81 years, this institution has represented a bold conviction that despite our differences, nations can come together around common rules, responsibilities, and human dignity.
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 3 sentences
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- In just five years, renewables grew from nothing to around 30% of our energy supply.
- We want Moldova to become a place where emerging technologies can be tested responsibly through regulatory sandboxes, where regulators learn alongside companies, Rules adjust with evidence, and good ideas do not wait years to reach the real economy.
- Kiev was home for nearly 15 years, including on that fateful morning of 24th of February, 2022.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 3 sentences
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- May peace be upon all of us. 81 years ago, from the ashes of the Second World War, Indonesia and the United Nations were born.
- Mr. President, 81 years ago, Indonesia fought against colonialism so we could chart our own future.
- And only through our collective resilience Can the United Nations be strong enough to fulfill the promise we made 81 years ago, a future of peace for generations to come?
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- It is the cumulative result of years of postponing crisis management through temporary solutions and unrealistic policies.
- Accordingly, over the years, We have worked on assessing risks, securing supply chains, strengthening the capabilities of our national institutions, developing strategic reserves, and forging trusted international partnerships.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- This year's session, however, takes place 25 years after the terrorist attack that destroyed the Twin Towers in New York and struck other targets on the American territory, causing thousands of civilian deaths, injuries, some of whom continue to bear physical and emotional scars to this day.
- Over the years, Angola has sought to make its contribution to building and consolidation of peace in Africa and the world, but the current situation in no way reflects the aspirations of people for harmony and understanding amongst nations.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- 35 years ago, the two Koreas were admitted to the UN as members on this very stage.
- I hope that the United Nations, which created a pivotal moment for peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula 35 years ago, and the Security Council, which has safeguarded the peace and stability of the international community, will once again play a responsible and constructive role.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- This was all achieved over many years without any imposition.
- And Panama was in the final stages of completing the sovereign canal of our country and the ambassador Dr. Cesar Cuellar here at the United Nations, he was here and then what happened, well there was a very frank and short response, support us in international public law and here we are today, many years later, here we are again talking about the same thing.
Andorra · Xavier Espot Zamora · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- President, Secretary General, Excellencies, there is an idea that has accompanied Andorra for more than 270 years and that continues to shape the way that we understand politics.
- 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.
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- and we hope to mobilize $1.5 billion over five years for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the period 2024-2028.
- 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.
Liberia · Joseph Nyuma Boakai · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- It is fitting that I begin by paying tribute to the people of the United States who 250 years ago, a quarter of a millennium ago, decided and understood that people have rights, the right to life, to their liberty and to happiness, and that these rights should guide every government, and that it is the governed who should decide who should govern them.
- We in South America, also peoples of migrants inherited these same principles 50 years on.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Over the past five years, our economy has grown by an average of 9.3% annually, and this momentum has continued in 2026, with growth reaching 7.9% in the first seven months of the year.
- Over the next five years, our focus will therefore be on narrowing disparities between urban and rural communities, expanding opportunities across every region, and ensuring that the benefits of economic growth are shared widely and that no one is left behind.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- According to an assessment by the UN itself, in less than two years, the Israeli regime dropped more than 200,000 tons of explosive on Gaza, equivalent to the total energy of approximately 13 Hiroshima-type nuclear bombs.
- Its savage crime in Gaza, Lebanon, and other parts of our region over the past two years are merely the tip of the submerged iceberg of its criminal practices.
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Through our long-term national development mission, the GIDA vision for 20 years, our national priorities, and the Tamusindano policies, we continue to invest in resilience infrastructure, water security, coastal protection, disaster preparedness, renewable energy, and community-based adaptation.
- As the 2030 Agenda enters its final years, partnership must remain central to accelerating SDG progress.
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- And I'll go back to 1967, when representing the then geographically smallest member state of the United Nations, a member state that had been a member of the United Nations for less than three years, Arvid Pardo spoke up in this General Assembly.
- In fact, it took 27 years before UNCLOS came into being.
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, said from this very podium two years ago that the systems established to safeguard the international order were under severe strain.
- From this podium two years ago, His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, called for the adoption of an international treaty governing the development of artificial intelligence.
Azerbaijan · Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- This year marks 35 years since the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, 30 years since the CTBT opened for signature, and 20 years since the signing of the SIPRI-Palatins Treaty on nuclear weapon-free zone in Central Asia.
- Finally, we have watched with growing concern in recent years the erosion of protection of civilians in conflict zones.
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Nearly 30 years after the historic Hanoi Summit, this new gathering of the French-speaking community in Asia carries particular significance.
- Cambodia will continue to work with all Member States towards this goal, as it has done by contributing more than 10,000 of its peacekeepers to United Nations peacekeeping operations over the past 20 years.
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- Djibouti remains convinced that dialogue and negotiation in full respect for international law represent the only path towards a peaceful and definitive settlement of our border dispute and the return of our prisoners of war, who have been held incommunicado for more than 18 years.
- As the mandate of the outgoing Secretary-General, His Excellency Antonio Guterres, draws to a close, I should like on behalf of my president, His Excellency Ismael Omar Guelleh, to express our profound gratitude for his years of service to the UN.
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Jamaica · Kamina Johnson Smith · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- And finally, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his commitment over the past 10 years in the service of our organization and in the service of peace, development and human rights throughout the world.
- Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, exactly 66 years ago, six days only after becoming independent and sovereign, Mali, under the leadership of President Modibo Keita, was admitted to the UN with the support of the Republic of Tunisia and of the Ceylon, currently Sri Lanka.
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 2 sentences
China · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- However, more than 80 years later, the Takeuchi government turns a blind eye to Japan's historical crimes.
- In recent years, Japan has been drastically increasing military spending, relaxing restrictions on export of lethal weapons, advancing the deployment of intermediate and long-range missiles, strengthening offensive military capacities.
China · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- In recent years, Japan has made frequent moves in military and security sectors to break free from the constraints of post-war system, expand military capacities, and send dangerous signals.
- Given recent years negative moves of Japan, its historic and present significance is further highlighted, and they should not be altered or deleted.
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Argentina · · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ethiopia · Taye Atske-Selassie Amde · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uganda · Jessica Rose Epel Alupo · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Equatorial Guinea · Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mexico · Roberto Velasco Álvarez · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Malawi · George Chapatula Chaponda · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Costa Rica · Boris Vasir Marchegiani Carrero · Day 6 · 1 sentence
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Philippines · · Day 6 · 1 sentence