Human rights
Human rights at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised human rights
Papua New Guinea · Day 4James MarapeMr. President, it is in the spirit of common humanity And I wish to speak about human rights, human freedoms, and particularly freedom of conscience, thought, belief, and religion.
At the heart of human rights is a simple truth.
Every human being has inherent dignity and is entitled to fundamental freedoms.
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Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaMr. President, everybody in this chamber today and every global citizen listening to my words possesses an origin.
We carry inherited memories, values, rich cultures, and distinct identities of our homelands.
Belonging anchors us, and it reminds us that we are part of a human story that is far larger than ourselves.
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Albania · Day 4Edi RamaCitizens had their own reasons to protest, don't take me wrong.
But suddenly, they started to protest also against a phantom enemy.
Antisemitic tropes entered our public discourse for the first time ever.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyIn the growing age of AI, governance cannot be left to voluntary corporate practices or to a small number of technologically advanced states.
We need globally agreed rules that protect human dignity, preserve meaningful human oversight, and ensure that the benefits of AI are shared widely and equitably.
I caution, a technology that will affect every state must be governed by the rules that every state has had the opportunity to shape.
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Slovenia · Day 3Janez JanšaLast year, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
The convention was the fruit of the tireless effort of the Polish jurist of Jewish descent, Raphael Lemkin.
I would like to remind you that since the end of the Second World War alone, There have been more than 80 countries witnessing mass atrocities.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirUN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations have helped prevent and contain conflict around the world.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights transformed our understanding of human dignity.
The Convention on the Law of the Sea became the constitution of the ocean, on which countries like mine depend, now strengthened further by the BBNDJ agreement.
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Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotPeople have always moved, and they will continue to do so.
And governments have a duty to manage that movement and to ensure that migration takes place safely, regularly, and in accordance with the law.
Order is itself a matter of human rights.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiIt stems from an ethic that took shape long before the emergence of post-Marxist ideologues.
For concern for creation and concern for humanity are inextricably linked.
That is why, in the center of our reflection about the future of the world, What must remain is human and their dignity.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosOne of those, the country that I represent, is one of the fastest growing countries in the world nowadays.
Paraguay's contribution is not merely theoretical, it is based on experience.
Facts have taught us that war is abhorrent, that peace is the only objective to pursue, and that we must stop watching from the sidelines, stop talking and start acting.
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Mexico · Day 4Roberto Velasco ÁlvarezMr. President, Excellencies, I am appearing Addressing this Assembly, representing the first female president of my country, Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, whose government places people at the heart of the actions of the state and works on a daily basis to achieve freedom, democracy, social justice and substantive equality.
Mexico conducts its public life according to a conviction that I'm bringing to you today.
from this rostrum to make shared prosperity a reality for all people.
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New Zealand · Day 6Victoria Louise HallumCore human rights that protect the wellbeing and dignity of our citizens are increasingly being ignored.
We regard the UN Charter, with its core principles of sovereign equality of states, territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force and respect for human rights, as irreplaceable.
Second, we call on the next Secretary-General to provide strong leadership across the UN's development and human rights pillars.
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President of the General Assembly (closing) · Day 6Dr. Khalilur RahmanExcellencies, human rights, the third pillar of the organization, was another clear thread throughout the general debate.
The test of our commitment to human rights is not when they're easy to defend.
Excellencies, the human rights agenda is also moving rapidly into the digital space.
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Türkiye · Day 1Recep Tayyip ErdoğanLet it be known that, although President Abbas is unable to be with us here in person, We will, as we did last year, continue to be the voice of a free and sovereign state of Palestine.
And from this rostrum, from this podium, we'll continue to make the Palestinian people's fight heard throughout the world.
On this occasion, I once again call upon all countries who have not yet recognized the state of Palestine to reconsider their position.
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Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiMr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Heads of State, ladies and gentlemen.
It is fitting that I begin by paying tribute to the people of the United States who 250 years ago, a quarter of a millennium ago, decided and understood that people have rights, the right to life, to their liberty and to happiness, and that these rights should guide every government, and that it is the governed who should decide who should govern them.
We in South America, also peoples of migrants inherited these same principles 50 years on.
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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinWe should also remember what our collective commitment to the United Nations has achieved.
The multilateral system anchored in the United Nations Charter, has been the foundation of many of humanity's greatest achievements.
It has driven advances in poverty alleviation, healthcare, education, social protection, and food and nutrition security.
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariStatehood is not a reward for terrorism.
It's a right.
At the same time, nothing can justify the collective punishment of civilians.
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- Indonesia · Day 6
Mr. President, my delegation takes the floor to exercise its right of reply to the statements made by the representatives of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Indonesia takes all credible allegations of human rights violations seriously.
Our national institutions and legal mechanisms including the independent National Human Rights Commission, is working continuously to address such allegations.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Day 1Andy BurnhamTo overcome division and instability, we must also find new ways to bring countries together.
We know that we are at our strongest when we unite with others, when we reach across borders to solve shared problems.
Standing here today, I am reminded of the huge human progress that this organization has led, like the eradication of smallpox or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Argentina · Day 2Javier Gerardo MileiBut today, regrettably, it is time to acknowledge that in practice that sacred covenant has been broken.
That's to say, it's become a useless organization whose only purpose is to sustain a cast of fatally arrogant parasites, masquerading as well-intentioned bureaucrats.
I would remind them of what Mises said, "Good people do not think about controlling the lives of their fellow human beings."
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Azerbaijan · Day 4Jeyhun Aziz oglu BayramovRegretfully, a massive contamination of the territories of Azerbaijan with landmines and other explosive devices remains a serious obstacle.
This significantly obstructs the reconstruction and return process.
Since the liberation of occupied territories in 2020, more than 400 individuals, including women and children, became victim to landmines.
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro ParolinHe warns against the return of a diplomacy of force and reaffirms the indispensable role of multilateral institutions.
Mr. President, The human person remains the measure of all progress.
At the heart of this conviction, start the acknowledgement of the inviolable, God-given dignity of every human person.
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Costa Rica · Day 6Boris Vasir Marchegiani CarreroThere can be no sustainable development when we violate human rights.
Costa Rica will continue championing the dignity and human rights of all persons, paying particular attention to the inclusion, autonomy, empowerment and effective participation of persons with disabilities, including of persons with autism.
The erosion of fundamental freedoms, the persecution of dissenting voices, the shutdown of civic space, religious persecution, and reports of human rights violations continue to draw the country further and further away from democratic principles.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresMr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The fault lines in our world are widening.
Cracks have become canyons.
Over the last day, over the last decade, wars erupted with devastating consequences and dragged on with despicable cruelty.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur RahmanBehind these numbers are healthier children, more resilient communities, greater opportunities for women and girls, and renewed hope.
These gains show that accelerating the SDGs is possible when developing countries and the development partners work in concert and this is indeed a shared responsibility.
Developing countries must also intensify their own efforts through domestic resource mobilization and plug any leakage or corruption, including capital flight, a plague that until recently undermined development in my own country under a repressive and authoritarian regime.
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Jordan · Day 1Abdullah II ibn Al HusseinWhat was once a creeping process has exploded into something far more aggressive.
Settler violence is rampant.
Palestinians are being beaten, shot, and terrorized.
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Lithuania · Day 1Gitanas NausėdaHow much more Ukrainian civilian lives will be sacrificed on Russia's war altar?
How many people will be tortured, sexually assaulted, thrown into dark dungeons, never to see the sunlight again?
How many children will be illegally separated from their parents and sent to Russia to suffer indoctrination?
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Luxembourg · Day 1Guillaume of LuxembourgAgainst this backdrop, I believe that we should have one guiding principle.
Human beings should be at the heart of all of our decision making.
We must protect the rights, security and the well-being of all.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronWar crimes have been industrialized.
We've seen the destruction of civilian infrastructure, human rights violations.
It's a new era of barbaric acts.
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr ZelenskyyRecently, we sent two North Korean prisoners of war to the Republic of Korea.
These guys are not easy to capture alive.
One of them went here.
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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy LamolaAt the same time, Mr. President, with this being the valedictory UN General Assembly session for the Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, permit me to salute him for his numerous accomplishment at a time of his unprecedented global challenges.
60 years ago, in the chamber of this assembly, the United Nations adopted a resolution condemning apartheid as a crime against humanity.
The demise of apartheid freed the people of South Africa from racial segregation, and slaughter, domination and deprivation, humiliation and exploitation.
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- Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 3
Mr. President, this organization was founded to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
Yet today, the chief architect of that very scourge, the notorious Prime Minister of the Israeli regime, addressed this Assembly, an utmost disgrace to this body.
This is the ultimate insult to all noble values such as justice, equality, and dignity and worth of the human person enshrined in this Organization's Charter.
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- India · Day 4
And this was the very entity which was the subject of such deep genuflection before us today by the representative of Pakistan.
But all this is only to be expected from what Pakistanis themselves call a Form 47 government.
We heard some hypocritical homilies about democratic rights and human values from a regime whose capital at this very moment is being fortified against its own people.
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Philippines · Day 5Ma. Theresa LazaroBut AI also presents profound and systemic risks.
Without robust governance, enforceable ethical standards, and strong legal guardrails, it could deepen inequalities and become an existential challenge.
We echo the growing call across industries that we need robust AI governance with enforceable standards, and we need it now.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviMr. President, peace and security cannot be separated from human rights.
Vanuatu remains deeply concerned about reports of serious human rights violations affecting indigenous Papuans in West Papua.
United Nations special procedures have also raised concerns regarding indigenous rights, displacement, cultural rights, environmental impacts, and the treatment of human rights defenders in Papua.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpRecently, 10,000 were killed for protesting.
Just imagine such a vile regime were ever empowered to carry out large-scale terror attacks from behind a nuclear shield.
This was the reality we had to confront, a reality that far too many preferred to ignore.
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Qatar · Day 1Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniRecognizing the nexus of peace, security, development, human rights, and the rule of law, the State of Qatar maintains its investment in development, education, health, security, and economic diversification in conformity with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Your Excellencies, There can be no talk of a just international order as long as Palestine remains a blind spot within it.
What has transpired in Gaza is genocide in every sense of the word and a stain of shame on the conscience of humanity as a whole.
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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada Biowhose voices shape them and whose dignity they protect.
An institution may act quickly and still fail those it was meant to serve.
Delivery worthy of the UN Charter must reach those farthest from power and recognize the equal worth of every nation and every human life.
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Burundi · Day 2Évariste NdayishimiyeThey cultivate and perpetuate xenophobia and intolerance.
They sow division by failing to implement preventive and corrective measures, by highlighting disparities in development, labeling some as rich and others as poor, and thereby creating a divide among peoples based on wealth and material possessions.
And on that basis, They have come to regard themselves as saints while reproaching others for being inferior.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisMr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Last year, speaking from this podium, I described the United Nations as an idea of a better world.
It is a carefully crafted agreement to safeguard peace and security, promote development and uphold human rights.
I still believe in that promise, enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
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Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaLadies and gentlemen, strong institutions, effective UN peacekeeping operations, and closer international cooperation are necessary.
Bulgaria will continue to defend this approach.
Lasting security is not only built through responding to crises, but also through our capacity to prevent them, Excellencies.
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Andorra · Day 2Xavier Espot ZamoraAbove all, it's a crisis of trust among states.
between institutions and citizens, and above all, in the ability of the international community to fulfill the promise that gave meaning to the creation of the UN, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to uphold the inherent dignity of every human being, and to promote an international order founded on human rights.
Trust is an intangible asset, perhaps the most valuable of all.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniItaly knows where it stands.
Our home is Europe.
Our alliance is with the West, and our values are freedom, democracy, and the dignity of every human being.
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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaUzbekistan's response is clear.
Our choice is human dignity.
we choose young people who are determined to pursue education, acquire a profession, and define their own future, because we do not measure the true strength of a statehood by its military or economic capacity.
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Palestine (State of) · Day 3Mahmoud AbbasAnd it has targeted all the basic necessities of life and the future of entire generations.
In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, settler expansion is accelerating.
The West Bank is being fragmented and Jerusalem is being isolated and Judaized.
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Colombia · Day 3José Manuel RestrepoAre we measuring our results rigorously enough?
Another matter that I wish to address is human rights.
Colombia defends human rights and will continue to do so.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulWe must give countries a genuine stake in the international system, including a stronger voice for the global South.
And we must take shared responsibility for turning commitments into results.
Mr. President, the UN's purposes remain as relevant as ever to promote peace and security, human rights and dignity, sustainable development, and cooperation among sovereign equals.
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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanI respectfully remember the contributions of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the struggle to establish democracy, justice and people's rights in our country since independence.
I also pay my sincere respect to all those who were martyred and injured in the mass uprising of courageous students and people in July-August 2024 against fascism.
After more than a decade, and a half of movement and struggle against fascist rule and exploitation, and through the sacrifice of thousands of lives, Bangladesh is now free from fascism.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenWe see the unending human suffering in Gaza, Sudan, and so many other places in the world.
We see violations of international law and of human rights which are in stark contrast to the UN's aims.
And we see institutions being undermined, institutions that were established to protect people and populations.
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleMr. President, leaving no one behind demands that we complete the unfinished work of decolonization.
Solomon Islands reaffirms its longstanding support for the right to self-determination of the Kanak people of New Caledonia and the Maori Nui people of French Polynesia.
The UN decolonization process must offer more than hope.
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Pakistan · Day 4Muhammad Shehbaz SharifGenerations have endured illegal occupation, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, sexual violence, and collective punishment.
More recently, there have been attempts to alter the legal status of Jammu and Kashmir through demographic re-engineering and other illegal measures.
Helpless Kashmiri mothers and fathers yearn for their sons and daughters who never return.
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Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméWe need to be the masters of technology and never its subjects, and no people should ever be left behind.
We also need to keep the promise of a world where no one is condemned to suffer hunger, to be deprived of care, or to be displaced by war, or to fall victim to exclusion or discrimination.
This same requirement for dignity needs to guide our approach to migrations as well, because behind statistics and debates, there are women, children, and men who carry with them a history, talents, hopes, and sometimes the burden of exile.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridaySecretary General Antonio Guterres, we are extremely grateful to you for your bold leadership and determined advocacy for human rights, justice, and peace.
We thank you for standing up for small and vulnerable nations.
The theme, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, speaks directly to the anxieties of our time, and also to the hopes of small states like mine.
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Norway · Day 4Espen Barth EideColleagues, we need to continue our quest to ensure that there can be no impunity for committing the most grave international crimes.
The International Criminal Court is one of the most important expressions of this noble quest.
Together with so many like-minded countries, we will strengthen our resolve to defend and to further develop the ICC.
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Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardThat very same year, women in Afghanistan were also granted the right to vote.
More than a century later, the contrast between women's freedoms in our two countries is as striking as it is saddening.
It is a painful reminder that progress is never irreversible.
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Russian Federation · Day 5Sergey LavrovThus, Chancellor Merz is stating that Germany must once again be a leading military power in Europe.
Does Berlin understand what this could lead to?
Didn't they not learn the lessons of World War II?
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Tunisia · Day 5Mohamed Ali NaftiHow can we restore this trust while the Palestinian people are subjected daily to the most horrific crimes and violations and denied their most basic rights to life, security, freedom, and self-determination, while the international community remains unable to put an end to their ongoing humanitarian suffering or to enforce respect for international law and international humanitarian law?
My country, Tunisia, condemns the continuing settlement policies of the occupying entity in the West Bank and the policies of persecution, starvation, and isolation in the Gaza Strip, and the crimes of genocide that claim more lives each day, in the absence of any accountability or any punishment.
Tunisia calls upon the international community to shoulder its legal, moral and humanitarian responsibilities and to end this long-standing historical injustice.
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Canada · Day 5Anita AnandHere at the United Nations, Canada will again lead the resolution in this very room, in the General Assembly, on human rights in Iran, because we stand firmly with the Iranian people against repression and for human rights, dignity, and aspirations for a better life.
We will continue to speak out against the unacceptable rise in hatred, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, which are plagues that our countries must fight together.
We were tragically reminded of the scourge of anti-Semitism again when a gunman carried out an attack on a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
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Sao Tome and Principe · Day 5Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado VazIn a nation of our size, every talent counts, and every young person is an indispensable force for national progress.
Likewise, the Santomean diaspora is an essential part of our human wealth and a strategic partner of the country.
We will continue to strengthen its ties with Santomean Principi and to create the conditions for an even greater contribution to investment, entrepreneurship, knowledge, transfer, and national life.
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Zambia · Day 5Mulambo Hamakuni HaimbeFor Zambia, the answer is clear.
We must restore trust by achieving results, and we must manage transformation by ensuring that no country and no one is left behind.
Zambia's democratic journey and the 2026 elections.
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Malawi · Day 6George Chapatula ChapondaWe are confident that her extensive judicial experience, commitment to the rule of law, and demonstrated service to justice and human rights would enable her to make a meaningful contribution to the work of the court.
Mr. President, the fifth opportunity is to promote human rights, peace, and international security.
Malawi firmly believes that development, peace and human rights are inextricably linked.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaIt is necessary to cut privileges and invest in free, quality education and health care.
There is a legitimate desire for change throughout the world, but change is not the same as going backwards.
It's not about taking away rights.
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Peru · Day 1Keiko Sofia Fujimori HiguchiWe believe in respecting tradition.
We believe in equality before the law and human dignity.
And of course, we believe in the new name of peace, that is justice.
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Suriname · Day 1Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsTheir knowledge and participation are important at all stages of development.
Last year at this rostrum, I noted that Suriname is diversity.
And at a time when diversity is too often manipulated as a source of division, Suriname has chosen the path to recognize the distinct histories of its people while strengthening their unity and their shared responsibility for the future.
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United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius NdejembiMr. President, Tanzania joins small island and coastal states in pushing for a workable solution to address sea level rises.
We commend the President for convening today the high-level event addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise, and we look forward to the adoption of the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise, which will provide a comprehensive framework for international cooperation, scientific advancement, adaptation resilience, and legal stability.
We welcome the declaration's legal affirmation on the stability of maritime zones under United Nations Convention on Law of the Seas and the continuity of statehood, even in cases of physical land loss, while encouraging strengthened international cooperation and the protection of human rights.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeThe distribution of goods is stagnating.
People across the world are suffering from high cost of living.
Progress towards development goals is not on track, and human rights issues are rising in various places around the world.
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Latvia · Day 2Edgars RinkēvičsThese children need to come home now.
The most vulnerable must be protected, and this includes conflict-related sexual violence.
Survivors need justice.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel DanBut if thousands of fake accounts speak in a coordinating manner, the individual voice is no longer heard and freedom of speech is denied.
And if thousands of fake accounts launch a coordinated attack on the ideas expressed by an individual, they discourage others from joining that person's cause.
and freedom of association is denied.
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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesOur size did not diminish the responsibility to lead, nor did it diminish our ability to fulfill it.
Our position is clear.
In an era of poly-crisis, isolation is the antithesis of responsibility and a luxury we cannot afford.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahFrom the off-going and in the spirit of the Charter for a United Nation that deliver for all, the UN has a responsibility to protect and facilitate the participation of all its members and observers in its work.
Mr. President, The adoption of the United Nations resolution on the transatlantic slave trade in March 2026 is the beginning of a journey, a journey towards truth, acknowledgement, healing, and justice for millions of Africans and people of African descent whose lives were forever changed by slavery, colonialism, and other historical injustice.
As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, we are reminded that racial discrimination must not have a place in our societies, and that restorative remedies, including reparation, must be put in place to address those historic injustice.
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Serbia · Day 2Aleksandar VučićThe most difficult thing for us in Serbia is when we see in our surroundings the resurgence of Nazism elevated to the position of social prominence, especially in the Republic of Croatia, which is proud of its Nazi past and of the use of Nazi slogans and symbols today.
The Serbian people, as people who suffered the most from Nazi hands, cannot accept the revival of the most terrible ghosts from the past responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of Serbs Jews and Roma in monstrous concentration camps like Jasenovac.
That is precisely why moral lectures coming from such sources are completely unacceptable to the Serbian people in Serbia.
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Montenegro · Day 2Jakov MilatovićIn Sudan, in Myanmar, in Haiti, And elsewhere, civilians continue to endure violence, displacement, and profound insecurity.
Dear colleagues, human rights are at the heart of the society we are building at home and of the international order we promote abroad.
Human dignity is universal and indivisible.
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Spain · Day 2Pedro Sánchez Pérez-CastejónI'm saying this because bearing witness to these things has changed the way that I understand the world.
However, it hasn't.
led me to lose hope because also over these eight years I've seen wonderful things that allow me to still have confidence in humanity.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaRegrettably, however, my country's national development initiatives have continued to be undermined by unilateral coercive measures imposed by some Western countries.
We call for their immediate and unconditional removal.
I reiterate, Zimbabwe is a friend to all and an enemy to none, unless you choose to be an enemy.
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European Union · Day 3António CostaAnd this is why Our message is clear.
We need multilateralism, multilateralism that is strong, effective, representative, and capable of delivering for people.
Multilateralism that protects human rights, strengthens democracy, and advances gender equality.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowThis is why this Organization was created with understanding that disputes must be resolved through dialogue, human dignity must be protected, and that nations must work together if development, peace, and human rights are to be sustained.
In other words, that our common future required common institutions.
Eight decades later, we must ask ourselves whether we have remained faithful to that insight.
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Austria · Day 3Beate Meinl-ReisingerIt is the refusal to give violence the last word.
During the Cold War, states that deeply distrusted one another still met in Vienna.
Austria will keep the door open whenever dialogue can prevent bloodshed, and peace rests on human rights.
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Monaco · Day 4Christophe MirmandNothing can ever justify the acts of terror of the 7th of October, but nor can anything justify the price paid by the civilians in Gaza.
The Principality calls on all parties to strengthen the fragile ceasefire and to respect every stage of it, ensuring full, safe, unhindered humanitarian access.
We support efforts to rebuild Gaza, and we are concerned about the ongoing violence in the West Bank, in the occupied territories, which ride roughshod over human rights and dishonour democratic values.
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Marshall Islands · Day 4Hilda HeineFor generations, our families have testified to displacement, illness, contamination, and loss, all of them impacts to our core human rights.
As our survivors would say, and I quote, "This is a song that has been sung far too many times," unquote.
It was in the same building that the UN Trusteeship Council sat in session and voted on Resolutions 1082 and 1493 in 1954 and 1956, respectively, to effectively authorize further nuclear testing over the demands of our local leaders and many citizens.
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Lesotho · Day 4Samuel Ntsokoane MatekaneWe therefore call for enhanced cooperation in technology sharing, capacity building, and sustainable health financing to build resilient health systems capable of responding to current and emerging challenges.
Mr. President, migration is not an abstract concept for the people of Lesotho.
It is a daily lift reality.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleySt. Kitts and Nevis welcomes the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
Inclusion must lead to capability.
Developing countries need affordable computing power, infrastructure, skills, and safeguards for privacy.
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Bahrain · Day 4Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ZayaniInstead, they are the identity of the Bahraini society and the foundation of our national unity.
Thus, We have introduced the initiative adopted by the General Assembly, designating the 28th of January as the International Day of Peaceful Coexistence.
His Majesty the King also issued the Kingdom of Bahrain's Declaration on Religious Freedom and Freedom of Belief.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoWhen an institution strays from that purpose, it does more than simply lose legitimacy.
It weakens the democracy it is meant to protect.
Democracy also earns its legitimacy in everyday life.
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- Pakistan · Day 4
Thank you, Mr. President.
My delegation is compelled to respond to a state that has elevated propaganda into statecraft, embraced disinformation as diplomacy, exports terrorism as an instrument of policy, pursues hegemony as a regional strategy, mainstreams Islamophobia and Hindutva ideology.
Let me present the extraordinary balance sheet of today's incredibly intolerant India.
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Gabon · Day 5Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-DoumbenenyMr. President.
While it's true that digital transformation offers considerable opportunities, it also entails risk, infringements of privacy, disinformation, cyber crime, and the irresponsible use of emerging technologies.
The absence of an effective international legal framework leaves the way open for all of these abuses to arise, posing a direct threat to the security of our states and the fundamental rights of our citizens.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréAnything 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.
The Confederation reaffirms its commitment to impartial, objective and non-selective treatment of human rights.
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Sudan · Day 6Mohieldin Salim Ahmed IbrahimWe continue to cooperate with the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, as well as human rights mechanisms.
They have enjoyed support from the government of Sudan, whether through the country office or the designated human rights experts on Sudan.
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Kyrgyzstan · Day 1Sadyr ZhaparovIt is a great responsibility.
One year ago, standing at this stage, I started with confidence that Kyrgyzstan is among those states whose experience enables them to put forward substantive issues for consideration by the Security Council.
We do not forget the promises we have made and will make every effort to implement them fully.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio KastMr. President, allow me to go back to the beginning.
The president that I talked about that spoke here 74 years ago, spoke on behalf of his people and discarded ideological differences.
He said that Chile will continue working fervently and with deep belief in the principles of the UN Charter and the fact that they must be tangibly expressed.
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Finland · Day 1Alexander StubbFor example, Gaza continues to be one of the world's most acute humanitarian emergencies, marked by mass displacement, the destruction of infrastructure, and the lack of essential services.
For example, Haiti struggles with armed violence and extreme weather events, causing a displacement crisis, a hunger crisis, and a health crisis.
We must not grow indifferent to wars and human suffering, but instead channel our efforts into preventing conflicts, upholding human rights, and strengthening sustainable economies.
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Angola · Day 1João Manuel Gonçalves LourençoNowadays, we are witnessing a downgrading and violation of the rules governing international relations with the logic of force, intimidation and imposition of values stemming from unilateral vision by certain countries in defense of their exclusive interests.
Instability being experienced in various regions of our continent is a direct consequence of that stance, as it can be seen in the conflicts currently unfolding in Europe, in the Middle East, in the Persian Gulf and in Africa, while tensions is mounting in the Asia-Pacific region.
From what we have observed, we do not discern encouraging signs regarding the likelihood of reaching any peace agreement in the near future in the wars between Russia and Ukraine, in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East, and in the Persian Gulf.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Day 1Denis BećirovićFinally, as the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, I wish to emphasize that I am proud of the brave people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
These are people who have suffered injustice, yet they continue to fight for justice.
These are people who have been victims of lies, yet they continue to fight for the truth.
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminieLooking ahead, we must also address the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Whilst these tools offer immense opportunities for development and ocean management, They also risk widening the global divide and enabling new forms of warfare and cybercrime.
We must ensure technology serves human dignity.
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Naoero · Day 1David Ranibok AdeangBecause they too have the right to inherit a nation that knows itself, names itself, and speaks of itself.
In light of this year's theme, let me say this: there can be no genuine trust and no true transformation without respect for the identity, history, language and rights of every people to be treated as an equal and to speak for itself.
I take the opportunity now to convey my sincerest gratitude to the Secretariat and to this Assembly and the many institutions and partners who have taken steps to recognize our restored name.
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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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Syrian Arab Republic · Day 2Ahmad Al-SharaaHowever, good people Choose the right path.
Those who fight are very different from those who engage in bloodshed.
People can be very cruel to each other if they resort to injustice.
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud PezeshkianThose who are ill, innocent people, the poor, the least privileged in our society are the targets of these sanctions.
And this is what the United States seeks to do with all countries, to sacrifice the population of a country in order to achieve her illegitimate goals.
If we seek true peace and stability, we must apply a single standard for all, Iran does not seek special treatment.
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Czechia · Day 2Petr PavelWe will continue to help preventing and resolving conflicts through political engagement, humanitarian assistance, and practical cooperation.
We will stand for the protection of civilians and critical infrastructure, and for accountability when international law is seriously violated.
And we will remain a strong advocate for human rights and democracy.
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Libya · Day 2Mohamed Younis MenfiWe, in the Arab and Islamic world, and on our African continent, do not approach this question as observers, for we live its consequences every day.
That reality unfolds before us at every moment in Palestine, whose delegation, we regret, has not been able to participate with us in this session.
There, the plight of the Palestinian people continues to worsen after decades of occupation, repression, and the alteration of their identity.
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Palau · Day 2Surangel WhippsWe choose our partners based on our shared values of democracy, human rights, and a rules-based international order, principles that underpin our friendship with Taiwan, a trusted partner that can contribute even more fully if given the space to do so.
The UN Charter begins with the commitment we the peoples.
Yet the UN marginalizes Taiwan's 23 million people, disregarding that foundational purpose.
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Ethiopia · Day 2Taye Atske-Selassie AmdeThis will certainly revive multilateralism to meet the demands of the current and future generations.
In conclusion, Mr. President, I give you my reassurance that Ethiopia remains steadfast, as it has always been, in its historic commitment in upholding human dignity, justice, and the unyielding solidarity of all free peoples.
I thank you, Mr. President.
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Mozambique · Day 2Daniel Francisco Chapowhich requires predictable, accessible, and sustainable financing.
It also requires a fair international financial architecture, more fair, sustainable debt relief, greater transfer of technology, international trade that is more balanced, and investments that can transform the potential into prosperity.
as well as adhere to the principle of common responsibility, but differentiated responsibilities.
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Uganda · Day 2Jessica Rose Epel AlupoAs we convene here today, we must confront the reality of living in very uncertain times, shadowed by the persistent threat of global conflict.
It is imperative that we work together to avert warfare.
We must reflect on the founding principles of the UN Charter and recommit ourselves to saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war, reaffirming faith in fundamental human rights and the dignity of human person, ensuring equal rights for all large nations and small, establishing conditions for justice and respect for international law, and promoting social progress alongside better standards of life.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudIt will be restored when institutions act consistently, uphold international law, and produce results that people can see and experience.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, the United Nations Charter is found on sovereign equality, territorial integrity, peaceful coexistence, human rights, and dignity of every person.
The most important word in this year's theme is all, not some.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniRestoring trust, mutual respect, and equality before the law is our collective responsibility during this 81st session.
Mr. President, distinguished participants, A year ago, we called in this very hall for peace to be the foundation of development and human rights.
Twelve months later, we must acknowledge that the gap between our commitments and reality remains evident.
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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiTrust in multilateralism is broken and needs to be restored, not because the principles of the Charter are no longer relevant, but because we have applied them inconsistently and selectively during global fragmentation.
Our answer So that is a better multilateralism.
80 years ago, Liberia was among the only four nations to sign the charter establishing the United Nations.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaHungary is ready to do its part.
We will stand for human rights, support peacekeeping, and work with countries across the world to protect people and help diplomacy succeed.
We must also look beyond the problems today.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeMr. President of the General Assembly, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Ministers, distinguished delegates.
President, on behalf of Senegal, I wish to thank your predecessor and convey to you my hearty congratulations.
I also wish you every success as you steer the work of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaWe should all be afraid of a world in which we can no longer tell the victim from the aggressor, when our investment in propaganda shields perpetrators from justice, to the point that telling the truth becomes a crime.
The promise of this institution stands betrayed.
We place our faith in diplomacy because military victories alone cannot secure lasting peace.
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Yemen · Day 3Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-BawzerRestoring the state is not a victory for one Yemeni party over another.
It is the restoration of the rights of all Yemenis to their state and institutions.
The Yemen for which we struggle belongs to all Yemenis.
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Kuwait · Day 3Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabahas well as nationals of third countries, and the recovery of Kuwaiti property, including the national archives.
Mr. President, the State of Kuwait reiterates its principled and firm position condemning the ongoing violations by the Israeli occupation forces against the brotherly Palestinian people.
The Palestinian people continue to suffer under difficult living conditions caused by policies of displacement, arrests, and settlement.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisYet further concrete progress must be demonstrated, particularly when it comes to protecting the rights and security of all religious and ethnic communities.
This, of course, includes the Orthodox Christian minority, which unfortunately continues to face the violence of Islamist extremists.
The search for stability extends to Libya.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony AlbaneseAnd instead of surrendering to fear, or dealing in retribution, or abandoning their fate to a world governed by force alone, they came together to renew and affirm their faith in humanity, in the essential and equal dignity and worth of every individual, in the sovereignty of every nation, and in the capacity and indeed the responsibility of all of us to give the Universal Declaration of Human Rights life and weight and real meaning by engaging in the dialogue that builds trust and deepens understanding, and backing those words with actions.
In this moment, we need to lean in and strengthen and modernise the fundamental parts of the UN system that help to build peace and promote economic development and sustainability.
Sovereignty, prosperity and peace are never guaranteed.
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Kiribati · Day 4Taneti MaamauConflicts continue to claim lives and displace communities.
Human rights continue to be violated.
Humanitarian crises persist.
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Iraq · Day 4Ali Falih Al-ZaidiAt the same time, we remain committed, in accordance with the Constitution, to protecting human rights and freedoms, promoting women's participation, ensuring child welfare, and preserving the ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of our country.
Ladies and gentlemen, we confidently call upon you to engage more openly with Iraq, as it is a genuine partner capable of contributing to the promotion of security, the strengthening of stability, and the acceleration of development across all sectors.
Today we say Iraq has never been on the margins.
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Lebanon · Day 4Nawaf SalamThis calls for equitable adaptation, finance, and technology transfer.
At the same time, the artificial intelligence revolution is opening unprecedented horizons for progress across every sphere of life.
Yet it also raises challenges for the future of work and for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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North Macedonia · Day 4Hristijan MickoskiWe should demand relevance.
The capacity to prevent and to mediate.
The capacity to protect human dignity.
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Saint Lucia · Day 4Philip J. PierreIn the same vein, Saint Lucia wishes to express his endorsement of the candidate of the for the post of Secretary-General.
Her distinguished record of public and international service speaks directly to the kind of leadership this moment demands.
On 25 March 2026, the General Assembly approved one of its most historic and consequential resolutions that declared the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the greatest crime against humanity.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisIt is important that the former colonizers have recognized this atrocity, as recognition was and still has been a vital step.
But recognition without repair is only a sentence on a page.
We call on the nations that profited to engage seriously with reparatory justice, we call on them to engage in truth, apology, restoration, and development.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniUnless we have a clear understanding of the methods, processes and purposes of the huge variety of AI systems, how can we risk the consequences to human rights, to our environment, to the long term capacities for our critical thinking and ultimately to the future of the human species?
We are already seeing the impacts on civilians as armed forces increasingly integrate AI capabilities into their targeting systems in warfare.
AI tools have to be made for humanity, lest we become the source material for AI systems to use, or merely the victims in its crosshairs.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord FakafanuaUnder King George I, Tonga preserved its independence during an era of colonial expansion.
Our constitution of 1875 secured Tongans' rights and freedoms over seven decades before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It reflects our fierce determination to chart our own course.
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Samoa · Day 4Mulipola Anarosa Ale MoliooAnd third, capacity and partnerships must be strengthened.
And finally, we need a transnational water governance regime informed by the outcomes of the various water conferences held over the last eight years.
Excellencies, Samoa remains a peaceful country.
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Mauritania · Day 4Mohamed Salem MerzougInstead, it is a necessity to ensure human dignity, bring peace and confront challenges.
Defending the United Nations is a defense of the right of all peoples to determine their future and participate in decision making those decisions that define their destiny.
We want a more just United Nations.
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Mauritius · Day 4Dhananjay RamfulWe welcome the high-level meeting on this subject and reaffirm our commitment to the international decade for people of African descent.
Mauritius is fully committed to supporting the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Earlier this year, Mauritius adopted new legislation to further enhance the protection of women's rights.
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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoThis Assembly has rightly and finally declared slavery as the gravest crime against humanity.
But this recognition is only the beginning of an obligation, and the obligation is that we must not build the next chapter of development on the foundation of the last.
If we are to be honest about that foundation, then we would acknowledge that the wealth of the industrial age largely came from the labor of enslaved and colonized peoples, and its rewards flowed almost entirely away from them.
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Germany · Day 5Johann WadephulThe next Secretary-General can count on Germany along this path.
Our history, our geography and our constitution bind us to the UN Charter and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
This is at the very core of our statehood.
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Belarus · Day 5Maxim RyzhenkovNevertheless, in the West, they are already beginning to ask questions about their many, they're now being held to account for centuries of colonial plunder for the destruction of cultures, traditions and identifies of enslaved peoples and for the slave trade, which claimed millions of lives.
And in line with this, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in March of this year declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.
Belarus supported this resolution without hesitation.
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Djibouti · Day 5Abdoulkader Houssein OmarThe Republic of Djibouti further reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and its full support for their legitimate rights, in particular their inalienable right to the establishment of an independent and sovereign State.
We reaffirm our commitment to a two-State solution based on the 1967 borders.
with East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, as the path towards a just and lasting peace.
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Oman · Day 5Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood AlbusaidiWe also express our condemnation of the crimes of the Israeli occupation and its increasing violations against the Palestinian people, which have compounded the suffering of the Palestinian people in its struggle to obtain its legitimate rights and liberate its land within the borders of June 4, 1967, based on the two-state solution and relevant United Nations resolutions.
Honorable Delegates, the Sultanate of Oman launched the Muscat Plan to counter hate speech, genocide, atrocity crimes, and incitement to atrocity crimes through an initiative inaugurated by His Excellency, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and with broad international participation here at United Nations headquarters in New York on the 11th of June 2026.
Building on this approach, the city of Muscat will host next November, God willing, an event marking the International Day of Tolerance.
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Indonesia · Day 5SugionoIndonesia is one nation.
We also continue to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights through our national mechanisms and our commitment to international human rights obligations.
This goes hand in hand with building our national resilience, because human rights are not only the absence of violence, They are also about ensuring that people have food, education, and healthcare.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye DiopOn the issue of international migration, Mali, which is a country of origin, transit and destination at the same time.
Mali therefore reaffirms its attachment to international cooperation and considers human mobility is a benefit for humanity.
It is important in this room to say it, to repeat it, that for us, human mobility is not a threat.
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Have you used the chain of custody?
We have everything that has been documented until we're reaching the lab.
The analysis is in approved labs which belong to the organization of the CCW.
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