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182 sentences in 84 speeches for young
Download CSVLuxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 10 sentences
- As a relatively young man who has had the privilege of traveling the world, I have been fortunate to meet people from very different cultures, backgrounds, and traditions.
- Millions of young people have virtual friends and acquaintances across continents through social media, gaming, and countless other forms of connection.
- We often talk about young people as if they came from the future.
- Placing our trust in young people means giving them responsibilities, allowing them to take action.
Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 8 sentences
- During this dialogue, I sensed the enthusiasm of young people and women to build a community with a shared future in the spirit of Ubuntu.
- In these young people, I sense the desire to connect with one another and to live together side by side.
- I speak today not only as a committed friend of young people, but also on the basis of a clear observation.
- Yet, while our African nations such as Burundi make these major sacrifices to build their future, these young talents are prematurely lured away by actors who offer better material and financial conditions without having needed to make any prior investment in their training.
South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 8 sentences
- Women and young people must participate meaningfully.
- Invest in women and young people.
- For a young person, employment is development.
- Mr. President, South Sudan and young people, women and young people of South Sudan are essential to President Kiir's vision.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Rodrigo Paz Pereira · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- It should incorporate and include communities, and it should allow our young people to be actors in those new industries.
- But I would also like to express my fond affection to young Bolivians.
- Young Bolivians, just like the young people in all of the nations of the United Nations, need to find the meaning and purpose of their lives.
- Our nations need to give our young people that purpose.
Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 6 sentences
- We have a wealth of young Africans with potential to become entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, farmers, innovators, and artists, and indeed, future leaders.
- 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.
- By inviting our people, particularly women, girls, and young people, we are investing in Zambia's future.
- And when we invest in Africa's young people and women, we invest in the prosperity of our continent and the world at large.
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 5 sentences
- Much work remains ahead of us, but the foundations have been laid for a society in which talent and effort open doors, and a country where young people can imagine their future at home.
- And Montenegro has heard the call from the young people to move from participation to real influence in decision making.
- Young people are not simply beneficiaries of public policy, they are partners in shaping it.
- And education, education is our most powerful investment in young people, equipping them with knowledge, with critical thinking, with values they need to shape a better world.
North Macedonia · Hristijan Mickoski · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, a child who will sit at a school desk for the first time this autumn will, in 2040, be a young person just entering adulthood.
- We do not know exactly what the world in which that young person will live will look like, but we already know that it will be different from our own.
- More than 270 million children and young people are not in the school.
- Our ambition is to become a serious state, a state that its allies can trust, a state in which young people can plan their future, a state that respects the diversity and multicultural character of its society.
Haiti · Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · Day 4 · 5 sentences
- It is imperative to take away from violent actors their capacity to recruit by offering our young people credible alternatives and genuine opportunities.
- And we must gradually transform resources mobilized in order to manage the crisis into investments that can create jobs and sustainable opportunities, in particular for our young people and our women.
- Engines that are starting, construction sites that are beginning work again, bustling markets, women that are running businesses, young people that are working, the laughter of children that are playing, and our streets that again are rediscovering the rhythm of our music and our life.
- The participation of women is encouraged, and young people are called upon to take their full place in that election as voters, candidates, and stakeholders for our democracy.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- Therefore, I wish to emphasize a particular point, our young people and our children.
- For far too long, we've protected, we've spent far too long not protecting our young people and adolescents.
- That's why we've kick started a large scale initiative aimed at protecting our young people, our adolescents, to stop them accessing social networks before the age of 15, underway in various countries.
- We must act now to protect our children and our young people.
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- strengthening young people's role in conflict prevention and peace building.
- Processing at source, fair value chains, technology transfer, and local industry would turn natural wealth into skilled work, stronger economies, and hope for our young people.
- A young person without work, opportunity, or a stake in the future becomes vulnerable to the recruiter, the smuggler, and the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean.
- A gas future, like the future of every young person, will be shaped by forces already remaking our world, climate change, artificial intelligence, and the energy transition.
Dominica · Sylvanie Burton · Day 1 · 4 sentences
- A resilient economy must create opportunity for young people.
- Young people want to inherit a country that is not merely protected from disasters, but one in which they can build businesses, work in new industries, participate in the global economy, and build meaningful lives at home.
- We see it in our efforts to strengthen education, expand technical and vocational training, and better prepare our young people for the world of work.
- Our development must include young people, women and girls, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, the elderly and communities that have too often been left behind.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Antonio Guterres, when you leave this building on December 31, 2026, you will take your place among the great Secretaries-General, whose legacies will continue to inspire young people around the world to follow your example of service to those most in need.
- Jointly sponsored by my office and Mr. Kirsan, former president of FIDE, International Chess Federation, it will bring together young people with over 100 chess masters from around the globe, using chess as a tool to promote education, dialogue, friendship, peace among generation.
- Timor-Leste also brings the energy and aspiration of young population.
- Our young people are increasingly connected to the region and eager to learn, work and contribute.
Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Mr. President, peace must be built and nurtured through institutions that command public confidence, societies in which trust can be restored and justice pursued, and a future in which women and young people have a meaningful voice and economic opportunity is within reach.
- We are expanding opportunities for women and young people, improving lives, and strengthening the human capital upon which our future depends.
- Yet, irregular migration continues to expose young people and vulnerable populations to exploitation, trafficking, abuse, and tragic loss of life.
- We must strengthen cooperation for safe, orderly, and regular migration, protect the rights and dignity of migrants, and expand lawful pathways for labor mobility, as well as invest in young people, women, education, health, and social protection to safeguard sustainable development and lasting peace.
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- Then one guy said, oh, you mean the young guy?
- What they cover is a handful of young juvenile delinquents, about 150 in number, who go and throw stones, who chop down olive trees, Occasionally, they do, they fire up, they lit some fires.
- And throughout this long war, our goal never wavered -- to win, to win with unwavering resolve, to win with unrelenting courage because this is Israel, one nation fighting for one future, left and right, young and old, religious and secular.
- Brainwash young minds to hate Israel, hate America, hate the West.
Grenada · Ingrid Jackson · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- We are creating greater opportunities for young people and preparing them not simply for the jobs that exist today, but for the industry they will define tomorrow.
- Mr. President, at the center of all of this must be our young people.
- We must prepare young people not only to use new technologies, but to question them, govern them, and deploy them ethically.
- Let us equip our young people.
Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- There need to be effective opportunities for learning for our children and young people.
- It's only through providing those that young people and adults can enter the labour markets instead of being recruited by criminal groups.
- and the depth of learning enjoyed by our children and young people is a predictor of higher a higher quality of life because such education make it possible to develop higher income, better health habits and that serves the cause of social mobility.
Mozambique · Daniel Francisco Chapo · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- We therefore seek partnerships that build national capacity, promote local content, respect the environment, and generate employment, especially for the young people and women.
- and young people in particular.
- We need to have investment in connectivity, computing capacity, scientific research, training of young people in Africa, technology transfer, governance, ethics for AI in the spirit of partnership that builds capacity and promotes autonomy of our sovereignty states.
Colombia · José Manuel Restrepo · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- We want to train young people for super intelligence, for robotics, for data science, for agro industry, for engineering, and for the new economy.
- It's a young woman in Pasto, Nariino, preparing to be a part of the future industries.
- That growth should lead to a job for a young person, a home for a family, timely access to medicines, harvest that finds a market and Colombians who, thanks to their own efforts and dedication, can escape poverty.
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- To create opportunities for young entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators in the country to pursue start-up initiatives, the government has allocated US$50 million in the current fiscal year.
- Bangladesh's large young population and growing digital capabilities have created new possibilities for us.
- We want to build a Bangladesh where young people can pursue their dreams without fear or hindrance, where women can lead their lives with confidence, where every child grows up with the opportunity to realize their full potential, and, above all, where people are assured of a safe and peaceful life.
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Transnational criminal networks are using our ocean as a highway for illicit drugs, undermining our sovereignty and national security, destroying young lives and tearing at the fabric of our communities.
- Behind every statistic stands a family, a community, a young life robbed of its promise.
- With more than half of our population under the age of 25, my government is prioritizing legal frameworks that empower young people, advance gender equality, and strengthen the protection of women and children against domestic violence.
Togo · Robert Komlan Edo Dussey · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- We propose the opening of a new phase of international cooperation, bringing together the member state, the agency of United Nation, we say scientific and academic institution, geographer and cartographers, historian, educators, young people, and the innovators shaping the technologies of tomorrow, including artificial intelligence.
- We want young people to have the opportunity to look at our planet with a fresh eyes.
- Excellencies, today, Togo launches an appeal, an appeal to all member states, an appeal to international organizations, an appeal to the scientific community, an appeal to educators, an appeal to innovators, an appeal to the young people of the world.
Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Therefore, investing in our young people, in education, in knowledge, and in the possibility of building a dignified life means also investing in peace.
- We want to create more opportunities for our young people and build an economy capable of transforming people's talent into development.
- Learning today also means Understanding that educating a child, providing opportunities for young people, protecting our planet, fighting poverty, promoting development, and building peace are not separate missions.
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- If we looked today, the level of international assistance We compare that with the needs for financing in our countries, the places where millions of young people arrive at the labor market in Mali, in Burkina Faso, in Niger, and in Africa.
- Public spending is increasingly directed today towards a structuring productive investment, better access to basic services and training and employment for young people and women in particular.
- We must invest in skills, in research, in innovation, and infrastructure so that young people can participate fully in this transformation.
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- The resonance of UN will be proven only when children's laughter replaces gunfire, when young people can enjoy the opportunity to learn, work, and take on new challenges, and when anyone, anywhere can choose to live the life they want.
- It is imperative for young people, our future generation, to define problems together, formulate solutions, and become co-designers who can lead the action.
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- Small island states, young people, scientists, civil society, indigenous communities, and responsible partners have already raised climate ambition, accelerated the shift to renewable energy, and exposed the true cost of inaction.
- We call for stronger international cooperation to protect young people from nicotine dependence and to put public health before profit.
Ecuador · Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- This was the experience of families that weren't going out at night, business owners who had to pay to be able to work, young people who were given weapons before they were given a diploma.
- And today we are experiencing a crisis, a profound crisis, and recovering security means giving people about their future for a young person to be able to choose university rather than being trapped by a criminal gang for a family to open a business without fear for a company to invest and create jobs and for institutions to respond to the needs of citizens and not to elicit interests therefore the success of an economy is not measured only by how much production grows but rather how much is able to reduce poverty is measured in young people with decent jobs and children with a better education, and citizens who are able to build their future with dignity.
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- As part of our developmental agenda, we are preparing our young people for the emerging industries in Namibia, such as oil and gas, renewable energy, and green hydrogen, among others.
- As a result of this fund, young people have set up their own medical practice, law firms milling plants, pottery business, to mention a few, thus contributing to job creation and poverty eradication.
Honduras · Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez · Day 2 · 2 sentences
- We are seeking here to build a country in which no one has to win by riding roughshod over someone else or ignoring them because all of us, particularly young people that are entering that political life for the first time, are Venezuela.
- I wish to say the following to my young people, people that have grown up in a fractured country and which often decided to leave in search of what they couldn't find in our country.
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- As the current crop of leaders, it should concern us that today, somewhere, a child is born into war, a family is displaced by conflict, a farmer loses another harvest to drought, and a young person wonders whether technological progress will expand opportunity or deepen inequality.
- Finally, women and young people must shape peace from the outset.
Uruguay · Yamandú Orsi · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- I appear before this Assembly on behalf of a young country, but one with deeply rooted traditions.
- When a people is displaced, when a family loses its home, when young people can see no way out and their mental health is under threat, When a child grows up under the sound of gunfire, when millions of people live in poverty or without any opportunities, we can't stand indifferent to that.
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- Making education a vital investment, Kiribati is committed to expanding access to quality, inclusive, relevant education while strengthening skills development skills development, vocational training, digital learning, and opportunities for young people.
- Kiribati will host the 2030 Micronesian Games, which we intend to use to leave a lasting legacy for our young people.
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Guatemala · Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- When a family is protected from poverty, when a child learns in a decent school, when a woman lives free from violence, when a community is no longer isolated, and when a young person can envision a future without being forced to leave their country.
- It requires education, decent work, resilient communities, accessible institutions and opportunities for young people.
Sao Tome and Principe · Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz · Day 5 · 2 sentences
El Salvador · Alexandra Hill Tinoco · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- After decades of institutional indifference, in 2019, the El Salvadorian people opted for Nayib Bukele, our president, who's now known across the world, a young leader who dared to challenge something that an entire generation thought they were condemned to and strove to profoundly transform the reality of our country, regardless of the consequences or the criticisms he'd received from the international community.
- and that is that every boy, girl, each and every young person deserves to grow up in liberty, to fully develop their potential, and to have real opportunities to build the life that he or she wants for him or herself.
Turkmenistan · Vepa Hajiyev · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- Lasting peace is impossible without the full participation of women and young people, the preservation of human dignity, mutual respect, and equal opportunities.
- At the same time, we will support the activities of the Central Asian Youth Dialogue and promote the broader and more meaningful participation of young people in international and regional peace initiatives in accordance with the youth and peace and security agenda.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 1 sentence
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Switzerland · Guy Parmelin · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bhutan · Tshering Tobgay · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Panama · José Raúl Mulino Quintero · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Kenya · William Samoei Ruto · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Uzbekistan · Saida Mirziyoyeva · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Nepal · Balendra Shah · Day 3 · 1 sentence
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Iraq · Ali Falih Al-Zaidi · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Micronesia (Federated States of) · Aren Palik · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Belize · John Briceño · 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
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 1 sentence
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Antigua and Barbuda · Walton Alfonso Webson · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Vanuatu · Odo Tevi · 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