Development
Health at UNGA 81
Raised by 71 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised health
France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronAnd that's why over the last few years, we've launched many more initiatives.
For instance, the COVAX initiative in response to COVID in partnership with the WHO and the African Union.
when it came to shoring up economies together with the International Monetary Fund to reform special drawing rights and make progress for African economies.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaThe World Trade Organization is being kept on life support.
When governments capitulate vis-a-vis those who use tariffs as weapons of coercion and blackmail, consequences are harmful.
In the age of misinformation, obscurantists resist the evidence of science.
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United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius NdejembiIn that, Tanzania has made significant strides in reducing maternal and child mortality by expanding facility delivery from 51% in 2015 to 81% in 2022.
Our experience on this demonstrates that when we invest in feasible projects and remain people-centered, development can move from promises to measurable results.
It is in this spirit that Her Excellency President Samia Suluhu Hassan accepted the responsibility of championing maternal and child health for the African Union.
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Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotSafe, orderly and regular migration and respect for human rights are not competing ambitions.
They must go hand in hand.
And we can either manage our interdependence or be at its mercy.
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Republic of Korea · Day 1Lee Jae MyungWe will continue to respect the North on the international stage and seek cooperation wherever possible.
We hope that opportunities will emerge for us to work together in the international community in areas such as public health, disaster response, and the climate crisis.
Second, a stable, peaceful coexistence that renders conflict unnecessary.
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Dominica · Day 1Sylvanie BurtonFor Dominica, this means resilient roads and bridges, resilient buildings, reliable communications, modern water systems, strengthened health infrastructure, and disaster-ready communities.
But resilience is not only physical.
A resilient country must have resilient institutions.
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Naoero · Day 1David Ranibok AdeangAnd behind all of it, investment in health, education and sport, so that our people are not only better off, but healthier and better prepared.
We are building an economy that does not depend on any single arrangement, and by every measure of fiscal discipline, we have done what was asked of us.
Yet the measure by which we are assessed sees none of it.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeAdditionally, Japan has been promoting initiatives towards achieving universal health coverage, UHC, across the globe.
Since 1993, Japan has co-organized the TCAD together with United Nations.
TCAD has served as a platform for reflecting Africa's voice in the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, and for Japan to first put forward the concept of VOIP.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Day 1Andy BurnhamIt is already speeding up cancer diagnosis in the UK, but AI has the potential to go further, not just to help prevent and treat cancer, but to help cure it.
AI will also be the key to economic growth, the route to transforming education, and it will be a vital tool to keep us safe.
I am announcing today that we are developing a new AI defense partnership with the United States to protect our critical national infrastructure.
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