Peace and security
Decolonisation and territorial disputes at UNGA 81
Raised by 68 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised decolonisation and territorial disputes
Israel · Day 3Benjamin NetanyahuWe weren't then in Judea-Samaria, the heart of the historic homeland of the Jewish people.
We weren't in Gaza.
We weren't on the Golan Heights.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniLet us continue in a spirit of teamwork and draw strength from solidarity.
If we smile together, it is not because we have no problems, but because we are stronger than our problems."
Ladies and gentlemen, for half a century, the Comorian state, still striving for full sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders, remains under what it considers an illegal French occupation, despite the many relevant resolutions of this Assembly.
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Palestine (State of) · Day 3Mahmoud AbbasWhat is taking place in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem are not isolated incidents.
but rather a malicious colonial scheme aimed at making the lives of Palestinians more difficult in their homeland and forcing them to leave it.
We warn you today, do not allow another Nakba to occur.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowThe leaders of our two countries have raised our bilateral relations to a strategic level, and we will continue to grow and deepen this important partnership.
On the question of the Murukan Sahara, the Gambia supports sustained international efforts towards a peaceful resolution through the United Nations-led political process.
We encourage all concerned parties to engage constructively and in good faith.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyAs it seeks to bring a peaceful resolution through the International Court of Justice for the long outstanding territorial controversy with Venezuela.
This is in the interest of the people of Guyana, the people of Venezuela, and the wider people of the Caribbean and Latin America.
The Caribbean, my friends, must remain a zone of peace.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulWe have been through a difficult period.
When I met with Prime Minister Hun Manet in May, we sought to resolve difficult issues through bilateral dialogue, where rebuilding trust and confidence in order to move forward together.
It is regrettable that Cambodia did not give dialogue a genuine chance and chose a different path by initiating compulsory conciliation proceedings under UNCLOS.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisAnd they risk undermining the stability of our wider region, a region which we should not forget still bears an open wound, the unresolved Cyprus issue.
52 years, 52 years have passed since Turkey illegally invaded Cyprus and continue to occupy it, a flagrant violation of international law whose consequences persist to this day.
For the United Nations, Cyprus remains a litmus test of its credibility, of its ability to uphold its own resolutions and the principles of the Charter.
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Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaI also wish to commend outgoing UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, for his dedicated service to our world body over the last 10 years.
Mr. President, Ghana's national anthem contains a profound petition.
It asks God to make us bold, to defend forever the cause of freedom and of right.
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Guyana · Day 3Mohamed Irfaan AliUltimately, the future of Haiti must be Haitian-led and Haitian-owned.
Mr. President, turning to my own country, Guyana has always advanced the peaceful settlement of the controversy in relation to our border with Venezuela.
Despite the historical truth, clearly outlined in the arbitral award of 1899.
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Kuwait · Day 3Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-SabahKuwait believes that a stable, secure, and prosperous Iraq serves the shared interests of Kuwait and the entire region.
In this context, the state of Kuwait commends the measures taken by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Ali Al-Zaidi, to consolidate arms under state control and to strengthen Iraq's bilateral relations with neighboring countries.
We look forward to enhancing confidence-building measures between the two countries and to elevate our bilateral relations to broader horizons, as well as to resolve all outstanding issues.
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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy LamolaIn our support of a just and a lasting peace and a two-state solution in accordance with the UN resolution, South Africa is unwavering.
We are steadfast in our longstanding solidarity with the people of Western Sahara.
We reaffirm their inalienable right to self-determination and support a just, lasting, and a mutually acceptable political solution consistent with international law and the principles of the UN Charter.
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