Development
Climate change at UNGA 81
Raised by 151 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised climate change
Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviFor us, security also means food security, energy security, water security, health security, economic security, cybersecurity, environmental security, and the security of our people from the impacts of climate change.
Sea level rise also raises fundamental questions on sovereignty, identity, and security.
Vanuatu joins its Pacific colleagues in affirming the continuity of statehood and the preservation of maritime zone and sovereign rights in the face of sea level rise.
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Nepal · Day 3Balendra ShahMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I come before you from Nepal, a distant country in the Himalayas, carrying a close warning for humanity.
I wish I could stand here today simply to talk about development, democracy, peace, and the hopes of a young nation.
Instead, I must speak about death and destruction of epic proportion, about families waiting for loved ones who will never come home, about communities searching through the mud, rocks, water for the people who are lost, may never be recovered, about bridges, about roads, schools, homes, livelihood, swept away in minutes, about a country whose steady progress to achieve sustainable development goals has been interrupted.
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Antigua and Barbuda · Day 6Walton Alfonso WebsonClimate change is not waiting for the future.
Whether confronted by climate change, challenging inequalities, or calling for reform, the international financial system, he was a fearless and principled advocate.
Deep geopolitical divisions will exist, financial constraints, the climate emergency, and declining trust will test our organization's capacity to respond.
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Malawi · Day 6George Chapatula ChapondaThe current international financial architecture forces developing nations to choose between servicing predatory debts and investing in health, education, and climate resilience.
The second opportunity is strengthening climate action resilience.
Mr. President, Malawi contributes negligibly to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet we remain on the front line of the climate crisis.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenAnd it is also time for us to press forward together and tackle that other great challenge of our time, climate change.
Nowhere on Earth is the planet warming faster than in Western Europe.
But in the Caribbean part of our kingdom, including the countries of Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, the effects of climate change have already been felt for much longer.
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Kyrgyzstan · Day 1Sadyr ZhaparovOnly then will decisions be implemented promptly and the United will become a strong and respected organization.
Otherwise, existing sanctions will become sort of children's toy.
Dear friends, as you know, climate change has become a global challenge.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresThe power fueling climate chaos and war on nature.
And the power unleashed by artificial intelligence.
Excellencies, the first great power test in the 21st century is peace and security.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronMadame President, Deputy Secretary-General, Majesties, Heads of State and Government, Ministers, Ambassadors, distinguished delegates, dear friends.
Since this morning, we've heard A number of speeches from this rostrum about the state of the world, and I fear I will not be very original in my description.
Every speaker has described the return of imperialism, of arrogance, the return of unrestrained force which knows no rules, a world in which we see power concentrated in the hands of the few, a world in which some believe that they can undermine the international order so as to push their borders outwards, those that believe that people's sovereignty can be toppled over, that they could use that sovereignty, people who believe that they can decide the fate of the planet, whether that be as regards the climate or AI.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuAnd it speaks directly to the condition of our world.
We face deepening geopolitical rivalry, armed conflict, and climate and environmental crisis, economic uncertainty, disrupted supply chains and rapid technological change, and an information environment corroded by disinformation.
These crises do not remain where they begin.
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Papua New Guinea · Day 4James MarapeMr. President, there is a wider principle here also.
This ultimately is also about human dignity.
If we recognize the dignity of every human being, then we must consider the conditions in which people live and the earth which we will leave behind for our children.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord FakafanuaWe cannot keep negotiating climate, biodiversity, and the ocean in separate COPs when they are clearly an interconnected ecosystem requiring integrated and coherent solutions.
We call on global processes to recognize the ocean climate nexus and address these interconnected challenges together.
We need a more inclusive Security Council equipped for today's challenges, a Security Council that recognizes the triple planetary crisis as a profound threat to peace and security.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyThis is transformation.
On the island of Nevis, we are advancing a 30 megawatt geothermal power development with drilling expected by early 2027 and Icelandic drillers contracted to begin the process.
In Saint Kitts, Plans for a 50 megawatt solar PV and battery storage project are well advanced.
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Dominica · Day 1Sylvanie BurtonWe are living through an age of profound transformation.
Technology is changing how we work, communicate, and understand the world.
Climate change is reshaping economies, communities, and entire ecosystems.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa TulukaThis ought to be the ambition of the United Nations.
Mr. President, we cannot speak of restoring trust toward the UN, let alone of a transformation As long as the UN continues to reflect a world that is ceased to exist, the world of 1945 no longer exists.
Digital revolution, energy transition, and climate dysregulation are now altering equilibria.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyEver before to prevent conflict and to facilitate dialogue.
The climate crisis is accelerating.
Even though the science is clear enough for us to act, and many of the solutions are already known.
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Zambia · Day 5Mulambo Hamakuni HaimbeAnd trust means that when the world agrees on a goal, we must have the commitment to implement it.
The world is undergoing profound transformation.
Technology is changing economies and societies.
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Grenada · Day 6Ingrid JacksonThis requires Greater international cooperation in climate adaptation, disaster preparedness, resilient infrastructure, and accessible financing.
Small island developing states should not be viewed simply as victims of climate change.
Climate action remains one of the areas in which collective effort can make a profound difference.
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleYour unwavering advocacy on climate action and your repeated visits to our region told the world a simple truth, that the Pacific matters and that our challenges and how the world responds to them remain a litmus test for this organization and for us all.
We meet at a time when multilateralism is under serious strain and when the notion that might is right appears to be making a return.
Yet, we continue to gather in forums and dialogues around the world and here in the General Assembly, the pinnacle of multilateralism.
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Azerbaijan · Day 4Jeyhun Aziz oglu BayramovDue to large-scale reconstruction efforts taken by the government, life is now returning to our liberated territories.
Azerbaijan is rebuilding the entire region through smart cities and smart villages powered by green technology.
Areas that were once rubble and ashes are now rising as modern settlements.
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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoBut let us be honest with one another.
Not one of us could fault the people we represent for questioning its delivery.
The world is on course to exceed the 1.5 degree threshold.
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Tajikistan · Day 5Sirojiddin MuhriddinIt needs development, opportunity, inclusion, and hope.
Excellencies, lasting peace requires sustainable development.
Yet, development remains deeply uneven.
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Jamaica · Day 5Kamina Johnson SmithMr. President, your theme for this session could hardly be more timely, because today, trust is in short supply.
Wars and conflicts are devastating communities and displacing millions.
Geopolitical tensions are deepening.
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Sri Lanka · Day 6Vijitha HerathThe erosion of trust is reflected in unresolved conflicts, humanitarian crises that outpace available resources, increasingly frequent climate disasters, widening inequalities, and technological advances that are moving faster than governance.
Despite conflicts in several parts of the world, including in West Asia, and climate calamities, including the cyclone that struck Sri Lanka, my country has restored macroeconomic stability following the economic crisis of 2022.
These tragic events demonstrate the enormous human and economic cost of climate change.
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Benin · Day 6Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Arabaworsening inequality, debt levels which are reducing the room for maneuver available to many states, as well as climate upheaval, which is hitting the most vulnerable the hardest.
They must accelerate their development and at the same time fund their energy transition as well as adapt to climate change, on top of investing in health, education, the digital sphere, and meeting growing social needs.
Mr. President, The climate issue is an excellent illustration of this demand for justice.
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Mongolia · Day 1Khurelsukh UkhnaaIt is time for all of us to ponder and reflect with common sense on what progress could have been achieved in the development of human society if these huge budget and funds had been spent on tackling pressing issues such as combating global warming and climate change and improving education, health, food security, and advancement of women and children.
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.
As a country experiencing the adverse impacts of climate change firsthand, Mongolia has remained steadfast in contributing to global collective efforts to protect and preserve our natural environment.
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Ethiopia · Day 2Taye Atske-Selassie AmdeMr. President, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for placing before us the defining imperatives of our era, namely artificial intelligence, the climate crisis, and deepening global inequalities.
These are not only policy choices, they are the pivots upon which human destiny is determined.
The United Nations has achieved remarkable victories against extreme poverty, but it has never been enough.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudConflicts between and within the states are increasing.
Humanitarian needs are rising, while the resources available to meet them are rapidly declining.
Nationalism, intolerance, and political polarization are weakening the spirit of international cooperation.
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Day 3Rodrigo Paz PereiraWe want to do that while also preserving something that no economic growth can replace, and that is its people, its territory, and its extraordinary biological diversity.
Ladies and gentlemen, Bolivia has one specific feature, which is also perhaps an opportunity.
We are a country with a small population but with diversity, the Andes, the Altiplano, the Amazon.
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Marshall Islands · Day 4Hilda HeineWe acknowledge the ongoing actions, dialogues, and complex legacy of the UN's administering authority, the United States, but the role of the United Nations cannot pass without comment.
For us and for fellow member states, this apology is an opportunity to reflect upon the past, to bring healing and closure to the Marshallese people.
We carry no larger agenda other than to ensure that the United Nations will do better.
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Tuvalu · Day 4Feleti TeoAnd restoring that trust in that architecture is critical, particularly for small island developing states like Tuvalu, whose sovereignty and future are anchored in that very architecture.
Tuvalu, therefore, stands in solidarity with fellow member states in contributing to the restoration of that trust and advancing the necessary reforms and transformation that will enable the United Nations to deliver for all.
Mr. President, Tuvalu, like other countries, is being challenged by various enforced transformations that threaten our land, values, knowledge and cultures.
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Samoa · Day 4Mulipola Anarosa Ale MoliooCritically, such reforms must not weaken the operation of the UN multi-country offices or the resident coordinator system.
We, Samoa, reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the United Nations As the premier forum to address global crisis, we also caution against premature decision taken without the full consideration and endorsement by member states.
Excellencies, climate change remains the single greatest threat to Samoa and the global community.
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Kazakhstan · Day 4Mukhtar TileuberdiMr. President, the international security environment continues to deteriorate.
World military expenditures reached a record 2.9 trillion dollars in 2025.
Our small planet is home to more than 12,000 nuclear weapons, each one capable of untold damage and sorrow.
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Micronesia (Federated States of) · Day 5Aren PalikAt the same time, we recognize the continuing and growing challenges of climate change, ocean degradation, pollution, and growing inequality.
Mr. President and Excellencies, today's security landscape is not only by conflict, but by climate-driven fragility.
Extreme weather events, sea level rise, and resource degradation are eroding stability across vulnerable regions, especially the Pacific.
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariToday, that principle is under extraordinary pressure.
81 years ago, the United Nations was created to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
Yet today, conflicts are multiplying, inequalities are deepening, climate disruption is accelerating, food and water are increasingly being used as an instrument of pressure, and the rules that have governed international relations for decades are being challenged.
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President of the General Assembly (closing) · Day 6Dr. Khalilur RahmanThose speaking most urgently about development were often the countries facing the heaviest debt burdens, the narrowest fiscal space, the greatest climate vulnerability, and the least voice in the institutions that shape the global economy.
Climate disasters are erasing hard-earned development gains and deepening inequality.
For small island developing states, low-lying coastal countries, least developed countries, and climate-vulnerable nations, adaptation and resilience are not optional expenditures.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaAnti-vaccine campaigns are bringing back diseases we thought were eradicated.
Weakening the World Health Organization makes everyone more vulnerable.
Until recently, the response to climate change was firmly established at the center of the international agenda.
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Türkiye · Day 1Recep Tayyip ErdoğanDistinguished members, We all derive our livelihood and the source of our life from nature.
But our world stands on the threshold of serious environmental and climate-related threats.
Air, water and soil, and also many living species, are being affected by climate change.
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Republic of Korea · Day 1Lee Jae MyungThe glacial flooding in Nepal that claimed many lives and destroyed the foundations of people's livelihoods evidences that the climate crisis is a reality of today, not tomorrow.
Persistent armed conflicts around the world, including those in Ukraine and the Middle East, continue to threaten the survival of humanity.
Emerging technologies such as drones are rapidly transforming warfare and posing serious challenges to human rights and the international law-based order.
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Suriname · Day 1Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsThat is the important issue now.
It is therefore that the CARICOM 10-point plan for restorative justice is now of eminent importance.
Mr. President, Suriname occupies a unique position.
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminieIt is unreasonable to expect nations safeguarding vast oceanic domains with modest budgets to meet standards set by heavily resourced states without providing them the tools to do so.
Resilience without resources is not resilience.
It is merely survival.
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Bhutan · Day 1Tshering TobgayBut GMC's operating system was designed around a deeper conviction that prosperity and values should reinforce one another.
That means rejecting the assumption that we must choose between enterprise and well-being, between technology and humanity, between development and nature.
At GMC, we believe a balanced approach can deliver substantial profits while protecting the values that makes prosperity worthwhile.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeSeveral large scale disasters have occurred and continuously caused extreme damage around the world this year, including in Japan.
Natural disasters are becoming more severe and frequent, Japan is striving to become the world's leading nation in disaster risk reduction.
To share Japan's expertise and technology in disaster risk reduction and contribute to global efforts in this field, I appointed a new Minister of State for International Disaster Risk Reduction Cooperation in my cabinet reshuffle last week.
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Andorra · Day 2Xavier Espot ZamoraIt is a promise, the promise that the place where a person is born should not determine their opportunities, life expectancy, or future.
The effects of global warming, are being felt across many of the world's regions, from coastal areas and river deltas to the most vulnerable territories, which are increasingly exposed to extreme weather events.
Andorra experiences them from its mountains.
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Kiribati · Day 4Taneti MaamauKiribati is proud to have signed and ratified this agreement and calls on member states to recognize the vital importance of our shared oceans and to work collectively to translate the agreement's historic ambition into meaningful global action.
Mr. President, The sustainability of our ocean and fisheries is closely linked to the changing climate and the pressures we face on our marine resources are increasingly compounded by its impact.
Climate remains one of the most pressing challenges to our development and the way of life.
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Lesotho · Day 4Samuel Ntsokoane MatekaneWe remain committed to accountability, professionalism, and respect for human rights for all sectors of society.
We recognize that Culture of peace requires strong institutions that negate violence in all its forms.
An independent judiciary capable of delivering justice impartially and efficiently to restore public trust.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridayWe in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines experience firsthand the vulnerability of living on the front lines of climate change.
Having experienced only two years ago.
The sudden destructive power of a category five hurricane.
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New Zealand · Day 6Victoria Louise HallumNatural disasters and the growing impacts of our changing climate are becoming more severe and more visible.
President, as Pacific Island Forum leaders recently reaffirmed in Palau, Climate change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security, and wellbeing of Pacific peoples.
The political declaration on sea level rise endorsed this week is a potent demonstration of the UN's ability to address contemporary challenges affecting its members.
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Turkmenistan · Day 6Vepa HajiyevRising conflict potential, the erosion of trust, economic instability, climate risk, and the rapid development of new technologies are becoming increasingly intertwined, directly affecting the security and well-being of peoples.
Excellencies, distinguished delegates, environmental, security, Climate change and the sustainable use of energy resources are integral components of common security.
In this area, Turkmenistan will continue to promote multilateral dialogue by proposing the establishment of the Ashgabat Climate Dialogue, an open multilateral platform for regular political and expert engagement, the advancement of practical climate initiatives, and the strengthening of international relationships.
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South Sudan · Day 6Cecilia Adout Majok AdengMr. President, South Sudan continues to face severe consequences from climate shocks, despite contributing minimally to global emission.
South Sudan, therefore, reiterates its call for predictable and accessible climate financing, investment in adaptation, resilient infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, and technology transfer.
Climate justice must reflect not only in commitments, but in the implementation.
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Denmark · Day 6Christina Markus LassenExtreme weather and climate-related disasters are hitting record highs.
Because no single country can manage climate change, global health threats, or the governance of emerging technologies on its own.
The climate crisis makes the point starkly.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio KastIn the last six months, we've had requests to invest more than $44 billion in our economy.
And these investment projects applications are being assessed by our environmental evaluation systems.
More than $33 billion have been approved for projects that had been in the wings for years.
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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada BioA 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.
The meaning of for all becomes more urgent as we decide how these transformations will be governed.
Artificial intelligence can improve, of course, education, health, agriculture, and public administration.
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Morocco · Day 1Nasser BouritaFourth, the diminishing capacity of existing regulatory structures to play the role in preventing and managing crises.
In this complex international context, Mr. President, I wish to focus on three areas to which the international community must accord priority.
First, confronting non-state armed groups as a threat to international security and stability.
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Latvia · Day 2Edgars RinkēvičsAnd nature respects no borders either.
Heat waves do not stop at checkpoints.
Rising seas threaten to raise island nations.
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Czechia · Day 2Petr PavelThe choice is not between innovation and rules.
It is between innovation governed by rules and innovation governed by the logic of the race.
Ladies and gentlemen, artificial intelligence is not the only challenge that no country can manage alone.
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Palau · Day 2Surangel WhippsI stand before this assembly for a people whose future depends on a healthy ocean and a stable climate, and the sovereign right to determine their own path.
For us, sovereignty is lived in our ability to feed our people from healthy oceans, power our homes independently from distant fuel markets, and protect our shorelines from rising seas and chart our own path.
It is a responsibility that grows more urgent each day, especially as UNEP's latest findings make clear that the world is now certain to exceed 1.5.
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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesAnd through Cyprus Aid, we have provided humanitarian assistance to countries facing natural disasters.
Cyprus was among the first responders following the catastrophic earthquake in Venezuela and the flash floods in Nepal.
The devastating humanitarian situation in Sudan and the wider Sahel region have also been a priority for my country, with a large percentage of our resources directed to the region.
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Botswana · Day 2Duma Gideon BokoAnd delivering for all requires us to move beyond declarations towards tangible improvements in the lives and livelihoods of our peoples.
Ultimately, our declarations, communiques, and resolutions must travel the difficult road from this assembly hall to the daily lives of the peoples we represent.
Persistent conflicts, geopolitical tensions, and growing divisions have tested trust between nations.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiLadies and gentlemen, strengthening the resilience of nations and building stability.
However, it cannot overlook one more dimension of responsibility, the responsibility for the world we will leave to future generations.
It is our duty to future generations to leave them a clean, safe environment.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahNamibia reaffirms the Sevilla commitment as an important step towards reforming the international financial architecture and strengthening the global partnership for sustainable development.
The system must thus become more inclusive, equitable and responsive to the realities of the middle income countries.
Mr. President, the world is experiencing increasing devastating floods, heat waves, frequent hurricanes, and prolonged period of drought.
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Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIIYet, at a time when conflicts persist, inequalities deepen, climate-related disasters intensify, and countless communities continue to struggle against poverty and insecurity, the international community must renew its commitment to global cooperation.
To ordinary people across the globe, this Assembly must not be perceived merely as a forum where the world discusses its problems, but as an organization that actively solves them.
The true test of international cooperation is whether a child in a conflict-affected community can live without fear.
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Honduras · Day 2Nasry Juan Asfura ZablahToday, we are weathering a severe drought, and we are taking tangible decisions to support our most vulnerable citizens.
The hurricanes that have beset us in the past and today's drought have the same root cause, That is a climate which is operating at increasing extremes and that will affect the entire world for decades.
Our response is not simply to react to these disasters.
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Montenegro · Day 2Jakov MilatovićClimate change is testing the resilience of states and of societies, and artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are creating risks at a speed that national frameworks alone cannot adequately address.
So the answer cannot be less multilateralism.
It must be more effective multilateralism.
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Spain · Day 2Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejóndisregarding scientific evidence and assuming that there are countries that are so powerful that they can abuse all of the others and they don't need anyone else to prosper.
And the third pillar, the worst in my opinion, is cruelty.
Cruelty that isn't even moved when it sees the ribs of a starving child or a hospital reduced to rubble.
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European Union · Day 3António CostaMr. President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, multilateralism is not an ideal of the past.
It is the only realistic way to address the problems of today.
Alone, no country can prevent a pandemic, stabilize the climate, secure resilient supply chains, regulate artificial intelligence, ensure financial stability, or deliver sustainable development.
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Côte d’Ivoire · Day 3Tiémoko Meyliet KonéAt the same time, climate upheavals are hitting our countries hard, not to mention the humanitarian crises and deep inequalities that are weakening our societies.
Added to this are the very real risks to the survival of humanity posed by the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence.
The world is thus at a difficult turning point.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaWe inhabit the only planet known to sustain human life, and as long as that scientific fact holds, we cannot pretend that we are insulated from conflicts elsewhere, geography offers no exemption from the consequences of a fractured world.
Mr. President, we reject the false choice between development and climate action.
Developing countries must industrialize, eradicate poverty, and expand energy access through low carbon pathways supported by technology transfer, capacity building, and climate finance.
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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanFor a lasting solution to this crisis, Bangladesh expects firm and effective support from the United Nations and the international community.
At the same time, I call upon the United Nations and the international community to continue life-saving assistance programs for the displaced Rohingya people until they can be repatriated to their own country, Myanmar.
If the international community fails to ensure justice for the displaced Rohingya people, this could turn into a humanitarian crisis in the near future.
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Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefAnd if this organization is restored trust and deliver for all, Palestine must become a full member of the United Nations.
Conflict is not the only threat to sovereignty.
Forces beyond our borders can also limit a state's freedom to shape its own future.
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Malta · Day 4Robert AbelaMalta solidly backs a strong and effective resident coordinator system as the key anchor of UN action at a country level.
And I can't reiterate often enough or restate strongly enough that the only effective antidote to the cancer of cynicism and suspicion is effective and concerted action to tackle the greatest threat to our people and our planet.
And alongside spreading conflict and the dangers of uncontrolled technology, the greatest threat to us all, and especially island nations like Malta, is man-made climate change.
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North Macedonia · Day 4Hristijan MickoskiClimate change will affect economies, agriculture, cities, and the movement of people.
Demographic change will reshape labor markets and social protection systems.
Security will no longer depend on armies and borders, but also on power grids, data centers, cables, satellites, algorithms, and trust in the information we receive every day.
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Saint Lucia · Day 4Philip J. PierreFor small island developing states, these crises are not abstract.
They are lived realities.
Climate change threatens our homes, livelihoods, and very existence.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisIt is an insurance for the strong.
Mr. President, nowhere is that truer than the climate crisis.
Here, too, we are told there is uncertainty.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniAmidst accelerating human suffering the world over, it has never been more important for us to implement this commitment.
President, it has now been many decades since scientists first warned us of the dangers of climate change.
Nevertheless, we have continued to run into the climate abyss, leaving the coming chaos for our children and their children.
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Mauritius · Day 4Dhananjay Ramfulcommensurate with its constructive role in global affairs.
Mr. President, Mauritius welcomes the increasing recourse to the International Court of Justice as a mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes and determination of issues of international law.
We call upon member states which have not yet done so to accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ.
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Norway · Day 4Espen Barth EideWe need a Security Council that is open, transparent and accountable in its deliberation.
A Security Council that is both legitimate and effective, measured in its ability to take meaningful action.
President, there is no lack of challenges to be tackled.
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Congo · Day 6Constant Serge BoundaThe ambitions of our development at the Republic of the Congo and many other African countries are impeded by the burden of debt, inequalities in the international financial system, and the consequences of climate change.
This exceptional ecosystem contains immense biodiversity and plays a crucial role in regulating the global climate.
The Congo Basin is one of Africa's principal contributions to the fight against climate change.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpMaybe I do and maybe I don't.
We're going to find out pretty soon.
Superintelligence, every major new technology brings challenges, and superintelligence is no exception.
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United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius NdejembiYour immense experience and diplomatic skills give us confidence in your ability to guide the proceedings of this session successfully.
Your election is also a fitting tribute to the great country, Bangladesh, with which Tanzania enjoys excellent relations.
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.
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Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotWe can defend our interests while accepting that others have rights too.
And when rules are clear and predictable enough, a space of competition can still remain a space of cooperation.
The ocean, moreover, are far more than the highways of our trades.
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Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaThis is our common objective, societies in which Differences do not divide us, hate does not define us, and the rights and dignity of all are protected.
Environmental responsibility is one of the fundamental principles of sustainable development.
Unfortunately for us, in the context of the war in Ukraine, this topic is becoming ever more urgent.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange TouaderaI say this with the conviction of lived experience Holding out one's hand to yesterday's opponent is not a sign of weakness.
It is often the safest path toward a lasting peace.
And that is why I renew the proposal that the CARR has been making for several sessions now to establish a global conflict prevention and mediation mechanism with predictable financing and that is managed with complete transparency.
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Panama · Day 2José Raúl Mulino QuinteroWe're proud of being a country that connects the world through trade.
Having the canal that unites two oceans, that transports goods from all countries of the world without any distinction, that is an icon of integration.
This strategic canal for the free world, once again, is suffering the consequences of climate change.
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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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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaThat is, the Aral Sea.
It didn't dry up due to a natural disaster.
This is a consequence of decades of wrong decisions and unjust treatment of nature.
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Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaAcross every conflict, whether in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the standard must remain uniform, respect for sovereign integrity, protect civilians, ensure unhindered humanitarian access, and hold perpetrators of war crimes accountable.
Mr. President, those who have declared climate change a hoax perpetrated by geopolitical opponents, the warnings of recent times cannot have been clearer.
Melting glaciers, Flash flooding, droughts, record-breaking heat waves, brush fires, hurricanes, and other extreme weather phenomena are unmistakable signs of an overburdened planet.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaDrought can destroy crops, threaten food and energy supplies, and take away people's income.
Climate change is making these pressures greater.
Rivers also cross borders.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowSecurity measures are necessary, but they must be accompanied by increased support for democratic governance institution building, education, job creation, development, and climate resilience.
Mr. President, for millions of people around the world, poverty, lack of human rights, democratic governance, et cetera, continue to pose greater insecurity.
The absence of education, healthcare, decent employment, and the loss of homes and livelihoods to climate change leave communities as vulnerable as conflict itself.
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Portugal · Day 3Luís MontenegroIt is my belief that it would also be beneficial to discuss the mechanism by which international oil prices are determined.
I do not have a concrete solution.
which is very complex and difficult, but I wonder if it makes sense for all of us to be so dependent on speculation and the volatility of financial and futures markets, which affect the entire production sector, even when the instability originates only from a portion or a limited period of that production.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulStrategic competition is becoming sharper.
And international rules are under strain.
At the same time, technology is transforming our societies, while climate change is testing our resilience.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony AlbaneseNew issues are becoming international issues, demanding our full attention.
Climate change, where the science foretold of the increase in frequency and intensity of extreme weather events that we are now experiencing.
emerging technology, including artificial intelligence, which is evolving at a furious pace, and the breakdown of trust, civility, and social cohesion, which is promoting conflict within and between countries.
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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinPresident of the General Assembly, distinguished heads of state and government, Secretary-General, Excellencies, H.E., friends, the United Nations is entering its ninth decade at a moment of great uncertainty and challenge for the global community.
Conflicts are having devastating effects on the most vulnerable.
The impacts of the climate crisis are felt in every corner of our world.
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Monaco · Day 4Christophe MirmandAnd what goes for the ocean also goes for the climate.
The Paris Agreement remains our common framework.
Monaco will honor its commitments by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 67.5% by 2030 and by achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
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Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméPresident of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, heads of state and government, ministers, permanent representatives, distinguished delegates, Haitian people.
In taking the floor at this General Assembly, I feel the weight of history.
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.
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Egypt · Day 4Moustafa Kamal MadboulyArab and African languages and communities should receive fair representation in data and models.
Egypt has launched the second edition of its national artificial intelligence strategy 2025-2030.
grounded in its firm conviction that the safe and responsible use of technology and the development of national capacities are inseparable requirements.
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Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardWe have long been a major donor of development assistance, and we remain devoted to tackling global development challenges and contributing to urgent humanitarian efforts.
Sweden remains a generous donor, but development assistance alone will not be enough to meet the challenges before us.
Mr. President, reducing emissions to curb climate change is a common and global challenge and is necessary to safeguard and increase development gains in the coming decades.
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Cabo Verde · Day 5Francisco Avelino Vieira de CarvalhoExcellencies, for Cabo Verde and other small island states, The climate crisis is not a distant threat, it is a present reality.
Climate crisis is here.
The droughts, the desertification, water scarcity, ocean acidification, and the rising sea levels.
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Day 5Thongsavanh Phomvihanegeopolitical crisis and tension, microeconomic instability, supply chain disruption, and accelerating climate emergencies.
These headwinds place immense strain on the most vulnerable economies, where rising energy and food prices jeopardize the livelihood of millions of people in countries in special situation.
The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East demonstrate how rapidly confrontation can destabilize global stability.
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Philippines · Day 5Ma. Theresa LazaroBehind every metric is a human story.
Put a face to the climate emergency.
A single disaster can erase decades of hard-won progress.
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Saudi Arabia · Day 5Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al SaudEnsuring the stability of energy supplies, protecting critical infrastructure, diversifying supply routes, and safeguarding freedom of navigation are all a shared responsibility that require sustained international cooperation.
The Kingdom demonstrated this commitment in practice during the disruptions affecting maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, maintaining the continuity of energy supplies through its long-term investments in infrastructure.
The East-West pipeline, together with its petroleum reserves outside the region, also contributed to mitigating the effects of those disruptions and enhancing the reliability of supplies to global markets.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirConflicts, poverty, Poverty, drought, natural disasters, and the growing effects of climate change are pushing millions of people from their homes.
And just as needs are increasing, funding is falling.
With development, cooperation, and humanitarian assistance, we are investing in stability.
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Djibouti · Day 5Abdoulkader Houssein OmarRising sea levels pose a direct and growing threat to our populations and ecosystems.
Djibouti, like many developing countries, makes only a marginal contribution to global emissions, yet remains particularly exposed to the consequences of climate disruption.
This situation highlights a profound injustice.
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Sao Tome and Principe · Day 5Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado VazIt is on the basis of this experience that we reaffirm our confidence in dialogue, diplomacy, cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Mr. President, for small island developing states, geographic, economic, financial, and social vulnerabilities are compounded by the effects of climate change.
In Sao Tome and Principe, these impacts are already affecting our coastal areas, infrastructure, marine resources, and livelihoods, despite our negligible contribution to global emissions.
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Cameroon · Day 5Lejeune Mbella MbellaAnd with impotence, we watch the deterioration of international solidarity and multilateralism, as we see the appearance and strengthening of different blocks that are in confrontation when certain challenges antagonize their specific interests.
President, the time has come to return to the spirit and the very basics of the United Nations Charter.
At the same time, climate change is worsening and constitutes a concern at a planetary scale.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréOn the development file, the Confederation remains concerned over the aggravation of climate vulnerabilities, the multiplication of humanitarian crises, the malicious use of technology and ICTs for manipulation and destabilization.
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.
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Day 6Kim Son GyongThe effects of disaster-prone abnormal climate gave rise to a succession of extreme high temperature, droughts, heavy rains and floods in many countries and regions, seriously threatening the survival of mankind.
The international community came to realize once again that climate change is a pressing issue that calls for joint action.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur Rahmanand the heartbreaking natural disaster in Nepal and China was not just an isolated event, but yet another horrible climax to our collectively insufficient response to climate change.
The circumstances and the politics of this crisis differ, but our commitment under the United Nations Charter do not.
The principles of multilateralism, International law, international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians and humanitarian access cannot be applied selectively, not if we want the world to trust us.
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Jordan · Day 1Abdullah II ibn Al HusseinEconomic disparity, food insecurity, climate change disasters.
None of these challenges emerged overnight.
The warning signs have been there.
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Luxembourg · Day 1Guillaume of LuxembourgMadam President, Climate change reminds us perhaps more clearly than any other challenge that we cannot solve global problems by acting alone.
It transcends borders and generations.
Small island developing states already experiences consequences that threaten their very existence.
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Angola · Day 1João Manuel Gonçalves LourençoI would like also to congratulate His Excellency Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who has been working tirelessly and devoted himself with persistent dedication to the great global causes, building bridges for dialogue in the search for peaceful solutions to the problems facing humanity today.
We highlight his exemplary contribution as a man of dialogue an advocate of the United Nations Charter and international law, a tireless advocate of the need to protect the planet from harmful effects of climate change, and a champion of the global debate on global governance of artificial intelligence.
Mr. President, Your Excellencies, The United Nations General Assembly is always held in the month of September.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Day 1Denis BećirovićAmong other things, I would like to remind that Bosnia and Herzegovina is aware of climate change and committed to contributing to global efforts, committed to the transition towards renewable energy sources and the reduction of harmful gas emissions, and determined to combat all forms of terrorism.
We in Bosnia and Herzegovina know that peace cannot be taken for granted.
Peace must be safeguarded every day.
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Switzerland · Day 1Guy ParmelinAdded to this are transformations that are reshaping our societies.
climate change and the increase in the number of disasters, humanitarian crises, inequalities, and also technological upheavals, notably artificial intelligence, which are often advancing faster than our collective ability to assess their implications.
At the same time, multilateral institutions are having to respond to an increasing number of crises while facing pressure on resources and an erosion of trust.
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Viet Nam · Day 1To LamAnd as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, Vietnam champions dialogue and cooperation in promoting and protecting human rights and in ensuring that all can share the fruits of development.
We stand ready to share our experience in poverty reduction, agricultural development, and climate change adaptation to work with partners to broaden cooperation for common interest.
The world will continue to change.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Day 1Andy BurnhamThat is the level of ambition that we need now to renew the UN for our times, to tackle challenges like improving global health and preventing future pandemics, to end the wars that are causing so much suffering and instability, including the terrible conflict in Sudan, and to tackle climate change.
The climate crisis is now a national security threat for countries around the world, as this summer of extreme heat, wildfires, and floods has proved beyond doubt.
Britain will continue to lead with others to fight this threat, to protect our children and grandchildren, to protect the natural world, and also to seize the benefits for jobs, growth, and reindustrialization that the clean energy transition can bring.
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Croatia · Day 1Andrej PlenkovićFor us, freedom of navigation and maritime security are both a national interest and a global responsibility.
Common rules do not hold us back.
They provide the stability and predictability necessary for countries to advance their ambitions.
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Burundi · Day 2Évariste NdayishimiyeIndeed, Mr. President, climate change strikes the most vulnerable populations particularly hard.
Africa has contributed little to historical greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is already suffering severe consequences.
We therefore call for stronger international solidarity on adaptation, climate financing, and technology transfer.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisMillions of people suffering in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar.
Sometimes we tend to forget that behind the numbers, there are always human beings, families separated, children affected, homes destroyed and lives disrupted by conflict.
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.
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Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaPresident, the more or less reaffirmed the principles of climate justice, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities in the light of different national circumstances.
Greater climate ambition must be accompanied by accessible, predictable finance, adaptation support, technology transfer and capacity building.
Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies reshape our societies.
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Dominican Republic · Day 2Luis Rodolfo Abinader CoronaFor a small island country, climate change is not an abstract matter, ladies and gentlemen.
Our vulnerability is not a statistical category.
It's the reality that we're experiencing.
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Day 2Delcy Eloína Rodríguez GómezIn 2026, Venezuela was forced to face two major painful tests to its life as a nation.
One was the test that arose from the suffocation of its internal political life and a dispute with the United States of America, which was ratcheted up and became more extreme.
Another test arose from nature's savagery.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniFood security concerns us all and demands common solutions.
To address this challenge, we are working side by side with United Nations Rome-based agencies, making available the best Italian expertise from agriculture and food production to satellite technologies that help reduce the use of land, water, and pesticides.
Food security and water security are part of the same struggle.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaConflicts are spreading, climate shocks are intensifying, and technology is advancing faster than the rules that govern it.
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.
Through separated by geography, those separate by geography, these experiences reveal a common truth.
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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël RandrianirinaMr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, in this regard, the realities on the ground in my country speak for themselves.
In southern Madagascar, mothers walk dozens of kilometers under scorching heat in search of water from the bed of a dried up river.
In the east, every year increasingly violent and destructive tropical cyclones devastate crops, infrastructure, and human lives.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniThe international community will regain its credibility first by taking urgent action to silence the guns, to protect civilian lives, whether Israeli, Palestinian, Lebanese, or Syrian, and ultimately implementing United Nations resolutions, including the two-state solution with Israel and Palestine coexisting peacefully.
This is a prerequisite for addressing climate change.
The risks of artificial intelligence and the imperative of sustainable development.
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Equatorial Guinea · Day 3Teodoro Nguema Obiang MangueHowever, as we approach its end date, we are far from meeting its goals.
Poverty persists, inequality is expanding, and climate change continues to rage.
It is clear that we need an international financial architecture that facilitates productive investments, that takes into account the real vulnerabilities of developing countries, and supports the efforts of each nation.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeThe climate urgency has become an even more bitter reality.
The human, economic, and social cost of these phenomenon continue to grow.
There are many environmental perils facing our age.
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Armenia · Day 3Nikol PashinyanThe Republic of Armenia considers its contribution to the region's stability and development to be our key task in international peace, stability, and development.
Honorable President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, this October, Armenia will host the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the COP 17, and I invite you all to participate in this very important event for Armenia and for the international biodiversity agenda.
Dear ladies and gentlemen, This is what I wanted to share with you in my speech today.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisFor the first time, for the first time in the history of our species, we have created a technology that openly challenges the supremacy of the human mind as the pinnacle of our evolutionary development.
I will not dwell on the positive transformational potential of this revolutionary technology.
whether in disease eradication, productivity enhancement, or fighting climate change.
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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy LamolaAfrica and much of the global south need multilateral actions to free resources absorbed by debt services and redirect them towards development.
We must close the financing gap for the 2030 agenda and meaningful advance implementation of the Africa's Union Agenda 2063.
In November 2025, South Africa classified gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster, recognizing that dealing with this scourge demands exceptional measures from our population and will require international partners to continue to fight this through technology and other means that must support our measures to fight gender-based violence in our country.
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Iraq · Day 4Ali Falih Al-ZaidiWe stress here the paramount importance of facilitating humanitarian access and the protection of civilians.
Ladies and gentlemen, the security we seek is not limited to halting conflicts, but rather includes confronting climate change, the effects of desertification and water scarcity.
These are challenges that Iraq faces that affect its food security.
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Lebanon · Day 4Nawaf SalamBut those efforts require a fairer and more equitable international economic order, one that offers them genuine opportunities to advance.
Mr. President, our shared responsibility is equally evident in the face of the profound transformations our world is undergoing.
Climate change threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions.
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Pakistan · Day 4Muhammad Shehbaz SharifMr. President, developing countries are in dire need of timely debt relief, affordable long-term financing, and a stronger voice in global financial institutions.
Development must receive the same urgency as security.
Ladies and gentlemen, Is it not an irony of fate that Pakistan contributes less than 1% of global emissions, yet repeatedly bears the horrific consequences of climate change?
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Guinea-Bissau · Day 4Ilídio Vieira TéIt is in this spirit that I bring to this Assembly a message of peace, freedom, and fraternity to all the nations of the world, in the firm hope that every people may live in peace, fully exercise its rights, and freely chart its own path towards development and prosperity.
We live in an interdependent world marked by growing uncertainty and by challenges that transcend borders, climate change, transnational organized crime, terrorism, structural inequalities, the burden of debt, and insufficient financing for development continue to undermine our efforts towards sustainable development.
Devastating conflicts also persist in several regions of the world, as do security challenges, particularly in the Sahel.
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Mauritania · Day 4Mohamed Salem MerzougThere are acute humanitarian, environmental, and economic challenges.
My country, Mauritania, knows full well the importance and sensitivity of this moment.
We would like to stress with humility from this common home that brings us together, from the United Nations, that we all shoulder this responsibility before history.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoThat is why in Guatemala, we are restoring the state's capacity to reach those who have been excluded from opportunities for far too long.
The intersectional Mano a Mano strategy brings together health, education, housing, nutrition, and community development to address poverty at the local level.
Following crop losses caused by climate-related events, more than 450,000 families have received food assistance, while small-scale producers have gained access to seeds, tools, inputs, and insurance mechanisms.
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Togo · Day 4Robert Komlan Edo DusseyMr. President, Togo supports efforts as part of the UN80 initiative to improve the effectiveness, the coherence and the accountability of our organization.
Mr. President, economic and climate vulnerabilities are having an impact on stability and security.
In Africa, these are coupled with ongoing security challenges and can fuel tensions and conflict.
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China · Day 5Han ZhengChina supports the UN in reforming and improving itself.
It should advance the UN80 initiative and enhance the performance of its bodies, rather than merely cut its budgets and mandates.
It should effectively address global challenges, including climate change and public health security, improve and increase the representation and voice of the Global South.
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Cambodia · Day 5Sokhonn PrakWhile the world has thus far been spared another global war, Armed conflicts continue to inflict immense human suffering across many regions.
Concurrently, geopolitical rivalries, climate change, widening inequalities, rapid technological transformation, and transnational threat are placing growing strain on international peace, stability.
and cooperation.
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Cuba · Day 5Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez ParrillaMr. President, we reject the Monroe Doctrine as we repudiate any attempt for military intervention or domination in Latin America and the Caribbean, proclaimed as a zone of peace in 2014, where in Havana.
As a small island developing state, we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters who share similar circumstances.
and we warn against the worrying and inexorable advance of climate change.
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Brunei Darussalam · Day 5Prince 'Abdul MateenMr. President, rebuilding confidence does not mean returning to a world that no longer exists.
It means equipping ourselves to face the world that is emerging, from conflicts and climate change to sustainable development and emerging technologies.
The challenges before us are increasingly complex and interconnected.
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Singapore · Day 5Vivian BalakrishnanLet me at this point also pay tribute to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
He's a good man with the courage of his convictions, and he has ably steered this organization through some very difficult years of global division.
He has been a consistent voice for the Charter, for our climate and oceans, and for the rules that hold the global commons together.
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India · Day 5Subrahmanyam JaishankarThe deep solidarity of the Global South has always encouraged us to share what we have.
Therefore, we respond more actively to the requirements of our partners.
600 major Indian development projects in 78 nations testify to our commitment, a commitment that ranges from infrastructure, manufacturing, and agriculture to IT and to capacity building.
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Germany · Day 5Johann WadephulThird, we want to answer the great global questions of our time together.
No one here, not even the largest among us, can do this alone.
Together with all those who are willing to do so, we will continue our work to address human-made climate change and its devastating effects swiftly and effectively.
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Oman · Day 5Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood AlbusaidiWomen are an integral part of the sustainable development process and should not be viewed solely as a goal of development efforts.
We therefore allocated 11 permanent and elected seats for women in the Omani Shura Council.
In the environmental field, the Sultanate of Oman continues its efforts to implement its national strategy towards transition to a low carbon economy through a broad package of projects and initiatives in renewable energy and initiatives in transport, industry and sustainable cities to support national efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye DiopRather, it seeks to make Africa into a credible and indispensable partner for global stability and prosperity.
Climate change and desertification for Mali and the Sahel remain a major source of economic, social, environmental vulnerability.
They affect agriculture and livelihoods.
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Mr. President, developments 10 years after the award demonstrate its continuing relevance of complying and respecting the award.
The award also affirmed the traditional fishing rights of Filipino fishermen at the shoal.
Here is a clear case where environmental protection cannot be invoked as a basis for measures inconsistent with these rights and with the applicable rules of international law.
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