Human rights
Children and youth at UNGA 81
Raised by 102 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised children and youth
Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaHow is it a child pulling pieces of his family from the rubble has become a headline so we quickly skip a notification with silence?
A Tuesday.
Behind each of the dead is not a statistic.
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Luxembourg · Day 1Guillaume of LuxembourgMadame President, this brings me to a question that is very dear to my heart.
What kind of world do we want to bequeath to future generations?
We often talk about young people as if they came from the future.
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South Sudan · Day 6Cecilia Adout Majok AdengThey educated children.
They dreamt of schools for their children.
Women and young people must participate meaningfully.
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Grenada · Day 6Ingrid JacksonOur humanitarian conscience cannot be indifferent to the circumstances of ordinary households, particularly children, the elderly, and other vulnerable persons, whose difficulty deepen with each passing day that the present impasse remains unresolved.
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.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronAnd it is in the interests of each and every one of us as well, because our Charter affords us the protection, the right to live together.
Given the sorry state of the world, given what we're seeing today, and that is a growing number of wars we haven't solved, multiplying myriad crises and contemporary challenges which are weighing on new generations in new ways, I believe we are duty bound not to yield.
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.
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Burundi · Day 2Évariste NdayishimiyeAs the African Union champion for the Youth Peace and Security Agenda, I have this year once again convened a continental youth dialogue coupled with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
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.
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Peru · Day 1Keiko Sofia Fujimori HiguchiWe'll go after the man that commits the crimes and go after the network that supports him.
We will not waver in the face of those that attempt to impose terror over and above the law.
Suppressing, repressing these organizations, we'll do that with the full force of the law, but doing that is not enough.
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Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotThis is not the time to treat humanitarian aid as an optional expertise and expense.
It is neither a reward nor a bargaining chip.
An hungry child is not responsible for the position taken by his government.
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Papua New Guinea · Day 4James MarapeWhat value is freedom if a child has no water to drink?
What value is development if we destroy the environment that sustains life?
And what inheritance are we leaving behind for our children if the forest disappears, our oceans become polluted, and our climate becomes increasingly unstable?
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Palau · Day 2Surangel WhippsResilience is also about safeguarding public health.
And I commend Palau's First Lady for advancing efforts to combat tobacco and nicotine use with a focus on our youth.
Her efforts led to the formal request to the UN Secretary General to initiate a WHO review of nicotine as a psychotropic substance.
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Kenya · Day 2William Samoei RutoIt is measured in children driven from their classrooms, children who go to sleep hungry, children who learn the sound of gunfire before they know the safety of peace.
When collective security breaks down, schools close, hospitals collapse, families flee, and economies are consumed by war.
Peace is not separate from development.
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Andorra · Day 2Xavier Espot ZamoraBehind every child killed, a future that disappears.
Behind every school or hospital destroyed, a part of our shared humanity that has failed.
For this reason, we are particularly concerned by the increase in attacks against civilians, humanitarian personnel, and United Nations staff who are carrying out their mission, often under extreme conditions and at extraordinary personal risk.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa TulukaThe DRC is pursuing the modernization of mining governance through the transparency of contracts, extractive revenue, and effective beneficiaries, improving mining registries, deployment of traceability mechanisms, and the fight against fraud.
We're also accelerating the formalization of small-scale mining, the regulation of traders, organization of cooperatives, and by securing exploitation zones.
The battle against child labor in mines, in this regard, is a moral and national obligation.
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Algeria · Day 6Ahmed Attafand our capacity to preserve and develop the order we established after two world wars, so that future generations would not suffer the scourge of war.
including large numbers of women and children in a scene that should never become a normalized part of the world's daily reality.
Our responsibility today is not to leave to our children a legacy of a world that is burdened with our crises.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviIt is about whether a child in Tanna can attend school, whether a farmer in Malekula can bring a produce to market, whether a family in Toba has access to reliable electricity, whether a community in Penama can recover quickly after a natural disaster.
and whether our young people can find meaningful opportunities at home rather than being forced to leave in search of them.
The message of a national celebration was one of unity, national pride, resilience, and determination to build a stronger, more prosperous Vanuatu for future generations.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpEvery leader in this room and your great leaders, many great leaders, I know all of you very well.
But they know that given only a short time to make this world better, safer, and more prosperous for our children, for the people on Earth, we have to take advantage of it.
As president of the most extraordinary nation in history, I have no interest in leaving dangers to grow for another day.
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Türkiye · Day 1Recep Tayyip ErdoğanHundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave the lands where they were born and raised.
In Gaza alone, over the past three years, we have lost 74,000 of our brothers and sisters, most of them women and children, mind you.
We lost them to what we regard as acts of state terror by Israel.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisMaternal survival is a question of justice and human rights, not only health care.
Estonia stands firmly for ending all forms of violence against children.
One of the gravest aspects of Russia's war against Ukraine is a mass deportation and forced transfer of Ukrainian children, which is a systematic and deliberate attempt to erase their Ukrainian identity.
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Montenegro · Day 2Jakov MilatovićWe celebrate 20 years of our UN membership as a sovereign nation.
A child born in Montenegro that year is now 20 years old.
A generation has come of age.
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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaUzbekistan's response is clear.
Our choice is human dignity.
we choose young people who are determined to pursue education, acquire a profession, and define their own future, because we do not measure the true strength of a statehood by its military or economic capacity.
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Yemen · Day 3Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-BawzerHer Majesties, Excellencies, Highnesses, distinguished delegates, Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen.
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.
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Kiribati · Day 4Taneti MaamauHealthy An educated population is the foundation upon which every other national priority rests.
Mr. President, we cannot speak about development without speaking about women and youth.
Kiribati remains committed to gender equality and empowering women and girls.
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North Macedonia · Day 4Hristijan MickoskiMore than 100 million people have been displaced by force.
More than 270 million children and young people are not in the school.
This is the paradox of our time.
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Pakistan · Day 4Muhammad Shehbaz SharifLast year, Mr. President, I had shared with you the heart-wrenching story of Hind Rajab, an innocent Palestinian girl who was brutally shot by Israeli soldiers.
This year, another tragedy weighs heavy on our hearts, your hearts, and the world's heart.
This time, it is the deafening cries of the sobbing mother of eight-year-old Mafa Akeela, who embraced martyrdom in this senseless aggression.
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Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméIt will spring back from the roots, for they are numerous and deep."
The tree did grow back.
It got larger and it has gone through the centuries and is continuing.
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Samoa · Day 4Mulipola Anarosa Ale MoliooThe answer lies in the first words of our UN Charter, "We, the peoples."
We must always put people at the center of our decisions.
For us, this is underpinned by the core values of our Samoan culture, the fa'asamoa, and our faith, such as respect, dignity, love, protection, and service.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyMr. President, no generation has a greater stake in our decisions than young people.
Half of the world's population is under 30, yet 67 million young people were unemployed last year.
and more than a quarter of a billion were neither in employment, education, nor training.
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Togo · Day 4Robert Komlan Edo DusseyChildren, for example, discover the world through the digital maps.
The businessmen make decision using cartographic data.
The government also rely on special information and artificial intelligence system increasingly interpret our planet through digital data and cartographic representation.
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Republic of Moldova · Day 5Vasile TofanKiev was home for nearly 15 years, including on that fateful morning of 24th of February, 2022.
That morning, as parents, we struggled to explain to our three boys at the time, 1, 10, and 12, what war actually meant.
Perhaps nothing captures the normalization of this war better than the arithmetic children have learned.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréPresident, it is with my heart full of the memory of thousands of children, women and men from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, innocent victims of terrorism that I am taking the floor here this morning.
Our priorities must be clearly defined, reducing the digital gap, strengthening climate resilience, investing in human capital, consolidating and strengthening educational health systems, supporting industrialization, ensuring the effective participation of youth and women in decision making.
It's only if these conditions are met that we will be able to restore confidence and trust between our nations to make our organization credible again and to offer present and future generations a safer, more prosperous world that is more respectful of the aspirations of all peoples.
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El Salvador · Day 6Alexandra Hill TinocoRight now, at this very moment, there will be mothers, fathers, children, entire families breaking up and asking themselves a question that's not an abstract one, a diplomatic one or a geopolitical one.
They just want peace, security, jobs, freedom, and a safe future for their children.
So in my country, we're talking about a mother who no longer has to be scared about whether her children are coming home in the evening or not, a business owner who used to face so much anxiety that knew that their basket of mangoes that they had to sell they had to sell them for more than ten dollars because if they didn't sell them for more than ten dollars they wouldn't be able to pay their protection money and they'd get shot in the head so now behind these figures we have a built business owner who's able to open their business without fear somebody who's able to breathe easily and cross the city freely and a child who's able to run around all of the streets of our country.
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Congo · Day 6Constant Serge BoundaPromoting youth employment, strengthening public governance, diversifying the economy, modernizing agriculture and industry.
We need all of our children to realize our human capital.
It is the responsibility that we owe to future generations, the inheritance that we need to bestow on future generations.
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Republic of Korea · Day 1Lee Jae MyungWhile it can be a core driver of new prosperity and sustainable development, it will only deepen inequality and imbalance unless we are properly prepared for it.
Younger people around the world in particular are facing growing anxiety about their employment and their future as the pace of change becomes increasingly difficult to keep up with.
This boils down to a clear direction for the new era we seek to build.
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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada BioDuring our term on the security council in twenty twenty-four, 2025, we worked as a voice of reason and a bridge across division.
We convened the Security Council's first high-level debate on redressing historical injustice against Africa, placed conflict-related food insecurity at the center of its agenda, and with Guyana, co-drafted unanimously adopted resolution 2807 on youth, peace, and security.
strengthening young people's role in conflict prevention and peace building.
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Latvia · Day 2Edgars RinkēvičsThat reflects who Latvia is, and that reflects what Latvia believes in.
At the core are real people.
That is why Latvia will continue to do everything possible to help return Ukrainian children deported to Russia.
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud PezeshkianI come from an Iran where in truth They bombed a school.
You see these children?
These children perished under bombs with weapons used by the United States and Israel.
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Dominican Republic · Day 2Luis Rodolfo Abinader CoronaOne month ago, in the Haitian community of Kenscoff, in just one night, gangs murdered no less than 47 people, including five children.
close to a million and a half of Haitians have been displaced from their homes.
Half of them are children.
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr Zelenskyyof again against us against Ukraine our people and our children more than 950 of them were ballistic missiles in eight months of this year Russia used 63,000 attack drones of different types against Ukraine our people and more than 7,700 of them were jet powered Shahids truly destructive and very dangerous weapons just think about it.
The Russians launch jet power series every hour, every hour against our cities, our economy, our infrastructure, our combat aircraft are fighting them 24/7.
And this is part of Russia's strategy to create a near threat every hour.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiAging societies, falling birth rates, and the erosion of social bonds are undermining the foundations of our nations.
The response cannot consist solely of economic measures.
We also need to rebuild our institutions and culture.
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Slovakia · Day 2Peter PellegriniIt is already having a negative impact on society, especially in education.
An entire generation of young people is being affected.
Recent assessments show declining test scores across the vast majority of countries.
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Day 2Delcy Eloína Rodríguez GómezThis is a process of political, economic and spiritual change and a time of structural reforms to ensure Venezuela's rebirth, the rebirth of our nation and our people.
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.
We must aspire to a Venezuela whose political class is deeply committed to national interest, placing them above anything else.
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Spain · Day 2Pedro Sánchez Pérez-CastejónAt the end of the day, the future of our children is more important than the pockets of these tech oligarchs.
Of course, doing all of these things will require compromise, time, strong leadership being able to build agreements, to listen, to look beyond our known reality and imagine a better alternative.
And what I'm advocating for, for this leadership, is very clear.
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Day 3Rodrigo Paz PereiraBut 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.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeThis is the first Olympic event in history to be held in Africa.
It will be held from the 31st of October to the 13th of November.
It will welcome athletes from 206 National Olympic communities.
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Slovenia · Day 3Janez JanšaWe cannot escape history, but we can learn something from it.
I firmly believe that the mistakes we made yesterday, we do not want to repeat tomorrow.
We took responsibility.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony AlbaneseLast year at this Assembly, Australian parents spoke to
world leaders about their campaign resulting in our nation's social media ban for under 16s.
Those parents channelled their personal grief into a powerful call for global action, and the world has answered.
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Tajikistan · Day 5Sirojiddin Muhriddinpeace remains our most fundamental responsibility.
But peace cannot be taken for granted.
It must be diligently built, and it must be steadfastly protected, and it must be passed on to future generations.
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariChildren are being killed, maimed, abducted, and recruited.
They are losing their home, their school, and their future.
San Marino remain firmly committed to the children and harm the conflict agenda and support the work of the UN Special Representative for children in harm and conflict.
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Sri Lanka · Day 6Vijitha HerathIn a world with so much wealth and knowledge, vast resources continue to be spent on weapons while children face starvation and are deprived of medicine and education.
As founding member of the agreement on marine biological diversity of areas beyond nation jurisdiction, the BBNJ agreement, we reaffirm our commitment to safeguarding the oceans as a common heritage of humankind for present and future generations.
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United Arab Emirates · Day 6Khalifa Shaheen Al MararThese efforts embody our firm commitment to turning the challenge of water scarcity into an opportunity for innovation and joint international action, including through the Mohammed bin Zayed Water Initiative, which harnesses innovation, partnership, and investment to deliver lasting, sustainable solutions for present and future generations.
We are building a society in which women participate fully, equally, and meaningfully, and in which young people are genuine partners in shaping their future.
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Turkmenistan · Day 6Vepa HajiyevLasting 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.
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Benin · Day 6Marc Hermanne Gninadoou ArabaEducation, employment, infrastructure, and the opportunities offered up to our young people are also part and parcel of our efforts aimed at preventing the vulnerabilities very vulnerabilities which terrorist groups seek to exploit.
We want to be a land of reunions, of transmission to future generations, a land of the future.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresArtificial intelligence must be shaped by humanity, with humanity, and for all humanity.
And as we confront the challenges ahead, Let us not retreat from two fundamental principles.
Let's say with one voice, children must never become the test subjects for unregulated systems.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaIts exponential dissemination is increasing debt levels and destroying homes.
Brazil will not tolerate this business model.
We passed one of the most advanced pieces of legislations in the world to protect children, adolescents, and women in the digital environment.
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Kyrgyzstan · Day 1Sadyr ZhaparovIn our culture, there is a concept known as "amanat".
It means the duty to carefully preserve what our ancestors have entrusted to us and to pass it on to future generations.
In this sense, it would be fair to state that Lake Issyk-Kul is our shared climate amanat.
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Suriname · Day 1Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsChildren are living through unimaginable horrors.
The United Nations has not been able to prevent this or to end the continuation.
And we have to ponder on that.
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Dominica · Day 1Sylvanie BurtonA 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.
That is why our investment in energy, connectivity, digital transformation, tourism, agriculture, and resilience must ultimately converge around one objective, creating opportunity.
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminieMr. President, excellencies, across every crisis we face, one fundamental truth endures.
Our ultimate duty is to the people we represent, our families, our youth, our coastal communities, and future generations.
Our nations represent a rich tapestry of cultures, languages, and political systems.
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Naoero · Day 1David Ranibok AdeangWe do so with respect for our history and with gratitude for the journey Nauru has carried us through to our independence and our place on the international stage.
Mr. President, My government's priority is investing in our people and our future generations.
Restoring our name gives back to them a piece of the inheritance because the identity handed down by our own ancestors has a place in the community of nations.
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Bhutan · Day 1Tshering TobgayAnd that is why His Majesty is personally spearheading its development.
GMC is not a project on the margins of Bhutan.
It is at the heart of our national transformation.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel DanLadies and gentlemen, allow me to conclude by welcoming the initiatives of the First Ladies and First Gentlemen concerning children and education, innovation, digital education and children's safety.
Romania has joined the initiatives launched by Melania Trump, Emin Erdogan and Olena Zelenska.
By building accessible education and creating a more innovative and safer environment for our children, we are building a better future for our societies.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosThey want freedom, security, democracy, prosperity, and opportunities for their children.
And those of us who are entrusted with the responsibility of leading our countries must rise to those expectations.
Paraguay knows that the road ahead is difficult, but we also know that it is not impossible.
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Botswana · Day 2Duma Gideon BokoBut what is a demographic dividend today can become a demographic crisis tomorrow if opportunity does not keep pace with aspiration.
Youth unemployment remains one of the most urgent challenges of our time.
Managing it is a shared responsibility.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange Touaderasocial contract with our population.
At the heart of this ambition lies our youth.
Our youth is our greatest asset, our greatest responsibility.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahSubsequently, this year we have introduced 100% subsidised registration and tuition fees for Namibian students entering universities and vocational training centres and encourage them to take up appropriate courses.
The Government of Namibia has established the National Youth Development Fund last year.
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.
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Guinea · Day 2Mamadi DoumbouyaThey reflect a conviction which I wish to share with this General Assembly.
Our most valuable asset remains our youth.
and we must provide them with high quality education with training opportunities reflected to meet the needs of the labor market through the Simandou Academy initiative, as well as meaningful opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
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Honduras · Day 2Nasry Juan Asfura Zablaha population who demands, and quite rightly so, the opportunity to use their talent in their own country.
We want to see investment.
We want investment to arrive in the country and to stay.
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Uganda · Day 2Jessica Rose Epel AlupoAmbassador Olara Otunu brings over four decades of distinguished service across the UN system, international diplomacy, and public administration.
As the inaugural Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, 1998-2005, he placed the protection of war-affected children firmly on the Security Council agenda and established the monitoring and reporting mechanism under Resolution 1612 in 2005.
His extensive experience Statesmanship and proven capacity for consensus building make him exceptionally qualified to lead the Secretariat at this critical time.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniWe have welcomed and cared for wounded and vulnerable children.
We have opened our universities and research centers to young Palestinians because a future state also needs a future generation of leaders.
In Lebanon, the stakes affect the entire region.
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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël RandrianirinaFaced with the challenges of a constantly changing world, the refoundation government that I lead places food sovereignty, health and education at the heart of its action.
This priority commitment serves the entire population, particularly women and children, while providing our youth with the means to build their future with confidence and contribute to national development.
With more than 55% of its population under the age of 25, Madagascar enjoys a tremendous demographic dividend.
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Palestine (State of) · Day 3Mahmoud AbbasDo not allow terrorist gangs protected by the Israeli occupation forces to burn Palestinian homes while their occupants are sleeping inside them.
Do not allow our children to live afraid and threatened.
Once again, I ask before this assembly How much longer will some states continue to remain silent on Israel or supply it with the weapons that it uses against our people?
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniI would like to express our gratitude to all of the partners who helped us technically and financially and ultimately made this possible.
Furthermore, our country in one year's time, the Union of the Comoros will host for the first time in its history, the Indian Ocean Islands Games.
This major youth sporting event promotes cohesion and personal development in a world far too often marked by division and rejection of diversity.
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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiDemocracy and human rights and responsible innovation.
Mr. President, the ultimate measure of governance is inclusion.
In Africa, 60% of our population is under 25.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaA school, a strong institution, or a safe water system can benefit people for many years.
Future generations must therefore have a place in the decisions we make today.
Hungary supports stronger international action to protect their interest.
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Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiKnowing that freedom doesn't come involve solely choosing between different possibilities.
It also means being able to transform those things that we wish to for the good of the community as a whole.
Our freedom becomes fuller when we are able to expand the freedom of others, when we change our societies through dialogue, when we build fairer institutions, when we undertake significant projects that endure beyond our own lifetimes.
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Colombia · Day 3José Manuel RestrepoWe want to train young people for super intelligence, for robotics, for data science, for agro industry, for engineering, and for the new economy.
Millions of Colombians are not asking the state to sought out their lives, they're asking the state to give them the opportunity to build those lives.
And that is what gives meaning to what I have called the miracle nation.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuLet us build a Pacific that remains an ocean of peace, united in purpose, confident in its identity, and strong enough to shape its own future.
And let us remember that the measure of what we do here will not be found in our speeches.
It will be found in whether a coastal community can remain on the land of its ancestors, and whether a young person can trust democracy and find future at their home.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaA reform inclusive and effective United Nations is indispensable to the peaceful, just and sustainable world that future generations deserve.
Whatever our differences, I repeat, whatever our differences, we must remember that humanity is our oldest citizenship and peace is inheritance we owe every child.
I thank you for your kind attention.
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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanA curriculum has been developed with emphasis on technical and practical education to ensure an employment oriented education system with strong ethical values.
From the first grade, Primary school students are being provided with school bags and clothing, i.e. school uniforms, as well as free lunch.
The government hopes that this will increase school enrollment and improve the quality of education.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob Jettennight.
But after the horrors experienced by Nepal and a long series of forest fires, the truth should be clear to everyone.
The climate crisis will not just disappear if we pretend it doesn't exist.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisWhen the people developing the technology tell us openly that left unchecked, AI could outrun our ability to control these systems, the same people admit that we only understand a tiny fraction of what goes on in these models, alarm bells should ring very loudly for all of us.
In simple words, the AI bosses are telling us that they have no idea on how recursive self-improvement, the ability of AI to constantly create better versions of itself, actually works.
Add to that the possibility of massive job destruction, the likelihood of unprecedented wealth creation in the hands of very few, and the impact that AI may have on the very nature of human relationships, especially for our kids, and you have all the ingredients of an unprecedented political and social upheaval.
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Nepal · Day 3Balendra ShahIt is about procedural justice, who has a voice.
It is about whether the future of mountain communities, small island states, landlocked and least developed countries, and generations yet unborn count equally.
Starting tomorrow at the Sagarmatha to Sea side event right here at the United Nations, Nepal is ready to help lead this conversation.
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These accusations wanted to reduce the shift in the public opinion around the world, especially among youth, to change the effect and influence their awareness.
The youth are able to are aware and are able to make their own judgment.
And we know that these are all attempts to escape the public opinion around the world.
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleMr. President, our people are our greatest asset.
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.
We welcome global progress in advancing the rights and full participation of women and persons with disabilities in the economy, and Solomon Islands is committed to accelerating that progress at home.
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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanThe assisted birth rate went from 36% in 2022 to 42.5% in 2025, and the rate of prenatal consultations went from 38% to, it went from 32% to 38.2%.
Education is free and mandatory for all children in public schools.
What's more, a 20% reduction in school fees in private schools was decided upon in July 2025.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord FakafanuaBut connectivity alone is not enough.
Digital skills and secure, resilient systems must support it.
And we will protect our children online and retain sovereignty over our national data.
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Kazakhstan · Day 4Mukhtar TileuberdiReaffirming our commitment advancing primary health care as the cornerstone of universal health coverage, we call upon the UN member states to join the Global Coalition on Primary Health Care. 2026 has been designated by this body as the International Year of Volunteers.
for sustainable development.
This initiative, originally at President Tokayev's suggestion, has given new impetus to volunteerism as a force for stronger communities, youth engagement, and environmental action.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoWe must also work together on prevention.
Lasting security cannot be achieved through law enforcement alone.
It requires education, decent work, resilient communities, accessible institutions and opportunities for young people.
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Micronesia (Federated States of) · Day 5Aren PalikWe are mainstreaming gender across state and national planning, strengthening survivor centered services, expanding women's economic empowerment, and decision making and engaging in preventing gender-based violence and advancing equality.
Mr. President, on youth, I'd like to say that our youth are taking active roles in community advocacy, climate stewardship, adaptation and mitigation activities, and services across our nation.
Building on these achievements, our priorities are clear.
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Brunei Darussalam · Day 5Prince 'Abdul MateenIt is in this wider context that Brunei Darussalam co-sponsored Security Council Resolution 2823, strengthening accountability for crimes against United Nations peacekeepers.
Those who serve under the United Nations flag must be protected.
But accountability cannot be episodic.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirThe suffering of Palestinian civilians cannot become a background noise.
Children are still being killed.
Families are still losing their homes.
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Tunisia · Day 5Mohamed Ali NaftiTherefore, Tunisia emphasizes its commitment to strengthening the role of women in public life and in decision-making positions, and to continuing efforts to combat all forms of violence and discrimination against women, recognizing that women's empowerment is a key driver of development and stability.
Likewise, Tunisia places youth at the heart of its national priorities and works to empower them politically, economically, and socially, while encouraging their initiatives and their participation in public affairs and decision-making.
I also take this opportunity to commend all members of the Tunisian diaspora, wherever they may be, in recognition of their role in enhancing Tunisia's image abroad and supporting development efforts in their homeland.
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Malaysia · Day 5Mohamad Haji HasanMr. President, Malaysia will not stand here and research statistics that everyone in this hall already knows.
We all know the scale of death in Gaza.
We know how many children, families, medics, aid workers and journalists have been slaughtered.
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Sao Tome and Principe · Day 5Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado VazAt the same time, in the face of threats posed by illegal fishing and transnational crime, Sao Tome and Principe will continue to work with the states of the region and international partners to strengthen maritime security and promote a sustainable blue economy, thus preserving our resources for future generations.
The preservation of these resources and the building of sustainable development ultimately depend on people and on the opportunities afforded to them.
The future of Sao Tome and Principe hinges on our ability to create opportunities for the next generation.
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Zambia · Day 5Mulambo Hamakuni HaimbeMr. President, Africa's youthful population is one of our greatest assets and represents an enormous opportunity for global prosperity for global prosperity.
According to demographic forecasts, one in every four youths on the globe will be African by 2050.
We have a wealth of young Africans with potential to become entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, farmers, innovators, and artists, and indeed, future leaders.
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