Humanitarian
Humanitarian access and aid at UNGA 81
Raised by 123 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised humanitarian access and aid
Lebanon · Day 4Nawaf SalamYet, we still live in a world of multiplying wars and conflicts, a world that spends more on armaments than on development.
Civilians remain the primary victims.
while millions face displacement, hunger, and deprivation.
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Monaco · Day 4Christophe MirmandWe voted in favour of all of the General Assembly's resolutions calling and demanding for Russian forces to withdraw.
We took all restrictive measures aligned with EU measures.
And we also provided our humanitarian support to the Ukrainian people and hosted people displaced by the war.
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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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Egypt · Day 4Moustafa Kamal MadboulyHowever, its survival depends on strengthening justice and ensuring the effectiveness and sustainability of its institutions, instead of merely repeating the principles for which it was established without making meaningful action.
Mr. President, if justice and the application of rules is the litmus test of the credibility of the international system, then the Palestinian issue remains the clearest example of the existing dysfunction.
What the Palestinian people have endured and continue to endure in terms of suffering, repression, and violations must not become a normalized reality or a protracted crisis managed from one cycle to the other.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridayHis words are still relevant today.
I quote, "When there is anguish in Port-au-Prince, it's still Africa crying."
We are outing fires in far away places when our neighbors are burning.
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Kazakhstan · Day 4Mukhtar TileuberdiJust as lasting peace in the Middle East requires an independent, sovereign, and viable state of Palestine living side by side with Israel in peace and security, we support the new the New York Declaration as a framework for tangible, time-bound, and irreversible steps toward this two-state solution.
My country stands ready to support every effort aimed at maintaining unimpeded humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians, and recovery of Gaza.
Kazakhstan's calls for the full and good faith implementation of the comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict and Security Council Resolution 2803.
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Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefIsrael's genocide in Gaza must end.
Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine and other Arab lands must end.
Illegal settlements must end.
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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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Malta · Day 4Robert AbelaThe people of Israel need to have trust that Hamas will be disarmed and that they will play no future role in the governance or security structures of Gaza.
But the people of Gaza need to have trust that there is a path to a just peace.
It is impossible to build that trust with a humanitarian situation as acute as that being experienced in Gaza right now.
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Tuvalu · Day 4Feleti TeoMr. President, Tuvalu extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to all communities worldwide that are affected by ongoing armed conflicts and recent natural disasters, including the devastating floods in Nepal and Myanmar, the earthquake in Colombia, and the tragic loss of lives at sea in Vanuatu.
Tuvalu reiterates its hope for peace, stability, and the unimpeded humanitarian relief, and reaffirms its solidarity with all those facing violence, insecurity, and loss.
Mr. President, in less than a week, Tuvalu will celebrate its 48th anniversary of independence, a significant milestone as Tuvalu approaches its golden jubilee of independence.
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Saint Lucia · Day 4Philip J. PierreWhile gang violence is the main factor to be resolved in Haiti, the crisis in this country is multidimensional.
The international response must include long-term social and economic assistance that will help restore an acceptable quality of life for the people of Haiti.
This is why the Caribbean Community has been actively engaged in Haiti.
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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanNiger, my country, is following with deep concern the tragic situation in Palestine, particularly in Gaza.
where civilians are paying an unbearable human cost.
We call for the effective protection of civilian populations, for unhindered humanitarian access, and for the pursuit of just and lasting peace.
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Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméHaiti is grateful for that.
However, the long-term well-being of a people cannot remain indefinitely dependent on aid and on charity.
We cannot call upon security in and of itself to bear the burden of peace.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniIt is time that we make better use of this authority.
The veto initiative, which we were proud to spearhead, provides a platform for such action.
What is required is the will to spend our political capital here in this room on peace rather than force, by dealing with conflict through diplomacy rather than through war.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyMr. President, Saint Kitts and Nevis joins CARICOM in calling for the full deployment of the United Nations authorized Gang Suppression Force and the timely renewal of its mandate alongside Haitian-led recovery and governance.
Mr. President, we remain deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Cuba.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has contributed to humanitarian relief to the Cuban people and our own nationals studying there.
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Bahrain · Day 4Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ZayaniThis reaffirms our unwavering support for the rights of the brotherly Palestinian people.
The Kingdom also reaffirms its support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as for efforts to lift sanctions in a manner that enables the brotherly Syrian people to rebuild their country.
In Sudan, we call for an immediate ceasefire, the protection of civilians, unhindered humanitarian access, and a political solution that preserves Sudan's unity and the state institutions.
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Mauritania · Day 4Mohamed Salem MerzougMr. President, the expanded theatre of conflicts and the escalating humanitarian cost of such conflicts requires greater protection of civilians while ensuring the peaceful settlement of such disputes for the sake and benefit of communities.
The systematic destruction witnessed in the Palestinian territory and the ensuing full of victims and displacement are of the responsibility of the international community, especially the United Nations.
We have to protect the Palestinian people and end their suffering.
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Mexico · Day 4Roberto Velasco ÁlvarezThis same commitment is also being engaged in our own region, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Mexico will continue to work to preserve the nature of the zone of peace that our peoples created for ourselves and to strengthen cooperation in fora such as CELAC and the Pacific Alliance.
Our regional vocation also explains Mexico's position, the position that we have had for more than six decades, and that solidarity with the people of Cuba, rejecting the embargo and any unilateral measure that is against the UN Charter.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoWe are deeply concerned by the persistence of armed conflicts in different regions of the world and their devastating consequences for civilians.
In every case, our position rests on the same principles: respect for the Charter and international law, the protection of civilians, safe humanitarian access, and dialogue and diplomacy as indispensable paths towards a just, sustainable and lasting peace.
We must not grow accustomed to war.
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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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