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
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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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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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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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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