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
Algeria · Day 6Ahmed AttafIf restoring trust begins with institutional reform, then it cannot be complete without doing justice to the peoples aspiring to self-determination and the realization of their national projects.
Within this framework, Algeria reaffirms its principled support for the right of the people of the Western Sahara to self-determination.
This is based on our firm conviction that issues of decolonization cannot be resolved ever through imposing a fait accompli or following that logic.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviMr. President, Vanuatu reaffirms its unwavering support for the decolonization of Kanaky, New Caledonia, which remains a non-self-governing territory under the purview of the United Nations.
We reiterate the inalienable right of the Indigenous Kanak people to self-determination and call for a peaceful, inclusive, transparent, and credible process consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and relevant General Assembly resolutions.
Addressing these disparities is essential to fostering social cohesion and advancing a just, inclusive, and sustainable decolonization process.
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South Sudan · Day 6Cecilia Adout Majok AdengIt was shaped by more than half of a century of struggle, sacrifices, displacement, and unwavering desire for freedom and self-determination.
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 provided the political framework that transformed struggles, decades of struggles, into a peaceful exercise of self-determination.
and leading the people of South Sudan towards the referendum on self-determination.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréIt's the sign of a shared willingness of our states to escape the vicious cycle of structural domination and exploitation that are profoundly rooted in the colonial and neocolonialist legacies.
Anything that goes against the instrumentalization of certain international defense mechanisms to defend human rights, to put political pressure on our countries, like the what the European Parliament did to justify a potential neo-colonial offensive through resolutions, misfounded resolutions against the Sahel.
On the question of Western Sahara, Burkina Faso, true to the principles enshrined in the UN Charter, reaffirms its commitment to the political process led under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General and based on the autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom of Morocco.
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Denmark · Day 6Christina Markus LassenIt has pointed us toward a world of equal rights, self-determination of peoples, and territorial integrity of all states.
More than a billion people lifted out of poverty, standards of living transformed, colonial empires brought to an end, independent nations emerged, peoples gained the right to shape their own future.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye DiopGiven our history, the international community, in particular Africa, cannot just remain silent in the face of what was being done by Ukraine.
It has enormous consequences for African countries and it goes beyond that.
we understand very well that Ukraine is just a visible part of the iceberg which is trying to destabilize our country, to break our determination to throw off the colonial yoke.
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- Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 6
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Mr. President, in response to the UAE representative, the Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates its full sovereignty over the Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Quriyat al-Tum, and Lesser Tum in the Persian Gulf.
They have been, are, and will remain integral parts of our territory, and our sovereignty over them is not negotiable.
We therefore categorically reject any claim to the country.
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- United Arab Emirates · Day 6
Mr. President, My delegation would like to exercise the right of reply in response to the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Greater Tomb, the Lesser Tomb, and Abu Musa of the Arab Gulf are islands that are part of the UAE and are under Iranian occupation.
We completely reject continued Iranian occupation of the three islands.
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