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AI and digital governance at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised ai and digital governance
Argentina · Day 2Javier Gerardo MileiLying to ourselves in order to feel better was going to get us nowhere.
It's always preferable to tell an uncomfortable truth than a comforting lie.
So believe me when I say that I know what I'm talking about when in a constructive spirit, I point to the problems facing this organization which purports to guide states and arbitrate between them.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosNo, ladies and gentlemen, it affects Japan.
the whole of East and Southeast Asia, and above all, it affects the global economy.
It affects the microchips that power industry, defense, and artificial intelligence.
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Slovakia · Day 2Peter PellegriniOur responsibility to the wider international order is also reflected in our candidacy for the Security Council for 2028 and 2029.
We would be, of course, grateful for your trust and support.
If elected, Slovakia will focus on four priorities: international law and the UN Charter, accountable security institutions, the protection of strategic resources and critical infrastructure, and the security challenges linked to digitalization and artificial intelligence.
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Czechia · Day 2Petr PavelAnd we will work to ensure that new technologies strengthen our societies rather than weaken them.
Mr. President, this is also the moment to confront the extraordinary pace of advances in artificial intelligence.
In recent days, the debate has acquired a new sense of urgency and gravity.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisEstonia, together with its partners, have worked closely to support Ukraine's cybersecurity and resilience in responding to evolving threats through the Tallinn Mechanism and the IT Coalition.
Estonia is also proud to be hosting the Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2027, organized in cooperation with our closest friends in the Nordic-Baltic region.
Building on the outcomes of earlier conferences, next year's event will be advancing its practical terms, long-term international support for Ukraine and its recovery.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniPolitics thus must once again take the lead in shaping change.
We stand at the dawn of a technological revolution that is already reshaping the way we live, the way we work, produce, and make decisions.
It's the artificial intelligence revolution.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel DanMr. President, Mr. Secretary, it's a pleasure to do so here in the United States, a country with which Romania share a long history of friendship a nation towards which Romanians look with respect and gratitude, including for its essential contribution to the fall of the Iron Curtain and the opening of my country's path towards democracy and freedom.
We are at the United Nations, and I will speak about the relation between nations.
But let me first draw your attention to a threat to our democracies that I do not believe it's receiving the interest it deserves, manipulation via social media.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiThey are increasingly emerging in places where until recently, neither the law nor accountability extended in the digital realm shaped by the development of new technologies.
New technologies, such as artificial intelligence or superintelligence, should always serve humanity as they develop, rather than exploit people or their weaknesses.
This raises the question of whether, in a world of advancing artificial intelligence, humans will remain subjects or become merely objects of algorithmic influence.
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Serbia · Day 2Aleksandar VučićConfrontations are increasingly taking the form of economic pressure, technological restrictions, competition for resources and market cyber attacks, disinformation and attempts to influence other societies.
Cultural and identity based divisions are also becoming more pronounced, increasingly exploited for political purposes and further deepening mistrust among peoples.
The boundary between peace and conflict is becoming ever less distinct, while the consequences of confrontation among global and regional powers increasingly affect even those countries that are not directly involved.
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Day 2Delcy Eloína Rodríguez GómezA very good evening to you, distinguished President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, distinguished heads of state, heads of government, and heads of delegation.
I have stood on this podium at various points in my life as a civil servant, first as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, then as Executive Vice President, and now as Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
At all of these times, I have been compelled to reflect upon the major issues concerning humankind, as well as their aspirations and concerns.
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Andorra · Day 2Xavier Espot ZamoraOur contributions have been modest in scale, but ambitious in commitment We are moving toward a more resilient energy model, increasing year after year our renewable energy production and preparing for a third voluntary national review on the SDGs.
Ladies and gentlemen, artificial intelligence represents one of the most profound transformations humanity has ever known.
It opens extraordinary opportunities for scientific progress, medicine, education, and the fight against climate change.
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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaAt the initiative of Uzbekistan, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2027-2036 the Decade of Action for Afforestation and Reforestation.
The time has come to back this resolution with practical results.
Esteemed President, dear participants, today, humanity stands on the brink of another massive transformation.
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Latvia · Day 2Edgars RinkēvičsThe same is true of other global threats.
Technology has made distance matter even less.
Artificial intelligence offers enormous opportunities.
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Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaWe see it every day, live in our pockets, in vivid color.
And still, somehow, life goes on normally.
We finish our meetings, we plan our weekends, we grow inure to the killings of Palestinians.
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Ecuador · Day 2Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa AzinEcuador will continue to fulfill our responsibilities and invites all of you to join us.
Latin America and the Caribbean is a region with a lot of talent, energy, food, strategic resources, and above all, youth that is resolved to building a different future.
It's a region that has not come to this assembly to ask for solutions from the outside, but rather to offer up our solutions and one with the greatest.
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr ZelenskyyThis is about food security.
This is about the lives of many, many people in many countries.
And this is about finally slowing down the rapid development of weapons for killing, a process that has continued throughout this war and has already become a global threat.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange TouaderaThese reforms are not favors.
They are investments in the world's stability.
The UN must benefit all of its members.
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Ethiopia · Day 2Taye Atske-Selassie AmdeIn this connection, I sincerely invite all world leaders to come to Ethiopia and leave their footprints at this important global climate summit.
With regard to the digital revolution and artificial intelligence, Africa is compelled to ask a very defining question.
Will the age of the AI become another instrument of global inequality, or will it be a catalyst for our collective growth?
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Mozambique · Day 2Daniel Francisco Chapoand it gave voice to those that during many time remained on the margin of international decisions.
Today, however, the promise that we face is one of the toughest tests as we live in a world marked by protected wars, growing geopolitical rivalities, persistent humanitarian crisis, severe weather events, and other highly complex challenges at the world.
At the same time, Your Excellency, the digital revolution, the demographic changes, and the organization of the value chains are transforming our economies every day and the society at an unprecedented pace.
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Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIIWe need to shift from the exportation of unprocessed raw materials to value addition, local industrialization, and the creation of decent jobs within our own borders.
This economic growth objective is now inseparable from the emerging technologies.
The transformation brought about by digitalization and artificial intelligence presents enormous opportunities for humanity.
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Montenegro · Day 2Jakov MilatovićBut the United Nations reminds us of a simple truth: Vision and wisdom are not measured by the size of a country, but by the ideas we bring and the responsibility with which we act upon.
And our responsibility is to expand those possibilities, to build schools that inspire, institutions that recognize talent, economies that reward ideas and work, and societies in which young people have a reason to stay and those who left have a reason to return.
And artificial intelligence will increasingly shape those possibilities.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa TulukaArtificial intelligence today offers one of the most striking examples of this.
It has immense potential, but also poses risk of new fractures.
Its governance should not be the sole remit of certain powers or corporations.
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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesMr. 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.
Technology, including artificial intelligence, is advancing at rapid speed.
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Botswana · Day 2Duma Gideon BokoWe believe that a Security Council that continues to exclude Africa and Latin America from permanent membership cannot credibly claim to reflect contemporary geopolitical realities.
We also call on the United Nations to continue to explore the creation of an inclusive international framework on emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
We recognize technology as a bridge that narrows global inequality.
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Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaThis requires strengthening diplomacy, mediation, and political dialogue, as well as effective control over arms proliferation and the military applications of new technologies.
Artificial intelligence must be developed in keeping with international law and under effective human control, and outer space must remain the realm of peaceful and safe operations.
The same principle ought to guide our response to terrorism, radicalization, disinformation, and cyber threats.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahHowever, We call for ethical, responsible, inclusive, and human-centered development and use of artificial intelligence with appropriate safeguard to ensure that technological advancement complements and enhance human capability rather than undermine it.
A United Nations that delivers for all must be inclusive.
I reaffirm Namibia's unwavering solidarity with the people denied their right to self-determination.
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