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International order and trust at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised international order and trust
North Macedonia · Day 4Hristijan MickoskiAnd yet, it has never been more evident that technological capability does not automatically produce political wisdom.
That is why the real question before this assembly is not simply how we will manage the crisis of 2026.
The real question is this.
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Finland · Day 1Alexander StubbWhen we forget this wisdom of Kofi Annan, disorder is what happens.
Last year, from this very podium, I stated that foreign policy is based on three pillars: values, interests, and power.
This year, I come with something much simpler: a choice, a choice between cooperation or conflict.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviThe theme of this session, "Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all," therefore comes at an important moment.
The 81st session opened against a backdrop of profound geopolitical uncertainty and rapid transformation.
We are witnessing geopolitical competition, strategic rivalry, armed conflicts, growing military expenditures, economic fragmentation, technological disruption, and a weakening of confidence in the multilateral institutions.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisMister President, all week, we've been told this is an age of uncertainty.
With respect, I do not agree.
Uncertainty is the language of those who have already decided.
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Serbia · Day 2Aleksandar VučićMr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The theme of this year's session, "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All," captures at least in part the moment in which we find ourselves.
I agree that we need to restore trust in the United Nations.
but I'm less certain about the extent to which we can manage a transformation that has in many respects already taken place.
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Belarus · Day 5Maxim RyzhenkovMr. President, ladies and gentlemen, let us begin with the theme of today's debate, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All.
It is an interesting theme that allows us for a very substantive discussion, which we have been witnessing for a week now.
Indeed, trust among states today is at its lowest point since the Cold War.
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Algeria · Day 6Ahmed AttafMeanwhile, trust among nations is declining.
Isolationism and polarization are intensifying, whereas selfishness and exclusion are prevailing at the expense of cooperation.
What sort of international order can function properly when principles are selected according to the identity of those who violate them?
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresTrust has frayed.
And the climate crisis went from distant warning to daily reality, and artificial intelligence moved at a speed that has blindsided even those who created it.
These are not separate crises.
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Luxembourg · Day 1Guillaume of LuxembourgTrust is under growing strain.
Trust between nations, trust between people, and perhaps most importantly, trust in our ability to work together.
And yet, I believe that trust is precisely where we should begin.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréMr. President, the Alliance of Sahel States welcomes the theme of this session of the General Assembly, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All.
It's an admission of an erosion of trust between the members of the organization, double standards, biased positions, institutionalized injustice, and the instrumentalization of institutions and procedures.
Yes, we need to rebuild trust.
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Montenegro · Day 2Jakov MilatovićAnd eight decades later, as conflicts take lives and displace millions, Geopolitical rivalries placed the international system under growing pressure, and new challenges test our collective capacity to respond.
So how well have we kept our pledge?
This is best told in numbers.
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Malta · Day 4Robert AbelaMr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Dear Friends, The chosen theme for this year's General Assembly is "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation".
I don't think that there could be a more appropriate framing for our discussions of this week.
Trust.
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Russian Federation · Day 5Sergey LavrovMr. President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, over the last few days, Over the last week, from the rostrum and in the corridors of the General Assembly, the following idea was heard many times: There are tectonic shifts underway in global politics.
A fairer, multipolar world order is emerging before our very eyes.
The countries of the global South and East are asserting themselves as sovereign centers of development.
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Malaysia · Day 5Mohamad Haji Hasanto Khalilurrahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Dr. Khalilurrahman, you have Malaysia's full support as you lead this Assembly through a period of profound global uncertainty.
Mr. President, indeed, we are meeting at the most challenging time for the UN in many years.
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Sri Lanka · Day 6Vijitha HerathThe theme of this year's general debate, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, A United Nations that delivers for all goes to the heart of this challenge.
The erosion of trust is reflected in unresolved conflicts, humanitarian crises that outpace available resources, increasingly frequent climate disasters, widening inequalities, and technological advances that are moving faster than governance.
My country has, on many occasions in the past, experienced the consequences of deficits in trust and breaches of the social contract.
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Botswana · Day 2Duma Gideon BokoAnd delivering for all requires us to move beyond declarations towards tangible improvements in the lives and livelihoods of our peoples.
Ultimately, our declarations, communiques, and resolutions must travel the difficult road from this assembly hall to the daily lives of the peoples we represent.
Persistent conflicts, geopolitical tensions, and growing divisions have tested trust between nations.
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Slovenia · Day 3Janez JanšaAnd we can all say that today, the world is not better, it's worse.
This initiative has been drowned in new crisis, in the incompetence and ignorance of the individuals and institutions responsible, and in the double standards that further mark the behavior of our United Nations.
And Sadly, today, we are even further away from the goal we tried to achieve 14 years ago.
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India · Day 5Subrahmanyam Jaishankarall it takes is one more step to push us over.
Therefore, it is imperative to strengthen stability, security, and predictability.
These are crucial elements of the enabling environment for peace.
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Malawi · Day 6George Chapatula ChapondaMr. President, the theme for this session, restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nation that delivers for all.
Trust between nations has eroded.
I would therefore like to highlight six opportunities for restoring trust, managing transformation, and thereby ensuring a United Nations that delivers for all.
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Kenya · Day 2William Samoei RutoThese were not mere words.
They were the foundations of a new global order.
Peace over war, law over force, sovereign equality over dependency, cooperation over division, and human dignity over ambitions of power.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyMr. President, Excellencies, my friends, we meet at a time when the obstacles confronting human progress are multiplying.
Obstacles to peace, obstacles to food and clean water, obstacles to finance, medicine, and education, obstacles to movement and opportunity, obstacles to technology, to the knowledge and infrastructure needed to use it.
And increasingly, obstacles between nations, between communities, and between people who no longer agree on the same facts or trust the same institutions.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulMr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, at the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
It is an honor to address this assembly for the first time as being the Prime Minister of Thailand and as we mark 80 years of membership to the United Nations.
When Thailand joined this organization, the post-war international order was still taking shape.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridayHope has retreated, while cynicism and doubt have grown.
Nevertheless, we hear the insistent calls for justice, peace, and for a rules-based international order that applies equally to all nations.
Mr. President, I come here for the first time representing my country, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Turkmenistan · Day 6Vepa HajiyevRising conflict potential, the erosion of trust, economic instability, climate risk, and the rapid development of new technologies are becoming increasingly intertwined, directly affecting the security and well-being of peoples.
We consider it essential to consistently foster a culture of trust and dialogue and to restore the legal and humanistic foundations of international relations.
We believe that such a decade would lend a systematic character to the efforts of states to prevent conflicts, build trust, and establish sustainable channels of political communication.
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President of the General Assembly (closing) · Day 6Dr. Khalilur RahmanExcellencies, I chose restoring trust as the principal focus of my presidency.
We heard of a crisis of institutional trust We were reminded that trust cannot be taken for granted, and we heard a vigorous defense of multilateralism, but not as an end in itself.
All this goes to the heart of the theme of our 81st session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All.
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Switzerland · Day 1Guy Parmelinbecause we are going through a time of upheaval.
The international order established in the aftermath of the Second World War is under severe constraints.
Conflicts are multiplying and becoming deadlocked.
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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesMr. President, Excellencies, as the UN Secretary General reminded us a few years ago, the United Nations is a product of hope.
81 years after its birth, that hope is being tested.
Technology, including artificial intelligence, is advancing at rapid speed.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiFrom the very beginning of the UN's existence, we have been faced with a question about the foundations of the international order that we are shaping within our organization.
Despite many achievements, we must not forget that at the very root of its creation, lies a fundamental flaw, an original flaw, that continues to undermine the system's credibility to this day.
The UN was established in response to the greatest tragedy in human history, World War II, but it was not founded on a simple and fundamental principle that every wrongdoing must be met with accountability and sometimes with just punishment.
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Guyana · Day 3Mohamed Irfaan AliArmed conflicts.
And geopolitical tensions.
The horror of genocide, a spiraling cost of living crisis, a mounting death crisis, widening inequalities within and among nations, and perhaps most troubling of all, a weakening of multilateralism itself.
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Austria · Day 3Beate Meinl-ReisingerMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, There are 193 countries represented in this hall today.
At least I hope so still.
193 states that have signed up to the UN Charter, that have signed up to one essential principle, that relations between states are not governed by sheer power, but by rules.
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Norway · Day 4Espen Barth EideGramsci describes a time of transition, of insecurity and the collapse of hegemonies.
His worries were not unwarranted.
His era ended with the largest catastrophe of them all, the Second World War.
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South Sudan · Day 6Cecilia Adout Majok AdengMr. President, the theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nation that delivers for all, speaks directly to the experience and the aspiration of the people of South Sudan.
South Sudan also understand that trust is fundamental to peace.
trust among citizens, trust between citizens and their institutions, trust among nations, and trust between member states and the international institutions created to serve them.
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Türkiye · Day 1Recep Tayyip ErdoğanWe are faced with a genocidal mindset that can never get enough of killing.
We are faced with an extremely serious situation.
No one with a sense of humanity, mercy or compassion, no one guided by justice and conscience can possibly remain indifferent to this picture.
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Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaThe Berlin Wall collapsed, apartheid ended.
But the seeds of future wars were sown, just as NATO and Gorbachev inked the post-Cold War arrangements.
The ink had not even dried, and NATO began its fast eastbound expansion.
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Spain · Day 2Pedro Sánchez Pérez-CastejónAnd I don't need to point them out.
We all know who they are and what their modus operandi is.
They start by questioning the rules, then they break them.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa TulukaDuring a decade marked by wars, the pandemic, climate emergencies, and exacerbated geopolitical tensions, he constantly defended peace, human dignity, and international cooperation.
Mr. President, the theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, the United Nations that delivers for all, expresses perfectly the challenge that we must collectively address to restore the hope that the UN nurtured when it was created.
For the DRC, this session is another occasion to reaffirm its faith in a multilateralism based upon the unwavering quest for peace and justice, which paved the way not to the prosperity of a select few, but to the creation of a true common horizon for peoples and generations of the future.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeWe commend his conduct of the Organization, and we wish him every success in his future endeavors once his mandate concludes.
Dear colleagues, As was the case last year, we are yet again meeting here against the backdrop of a worrying global juncture.
The Organization is facing an unprecedented accumulation of complex global challenges.
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Singapore · Day 5Vivian BalakrishnanMadam President, Excellencies, our world is undergoing a profound disruption, characterised by great power contestation, the wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, Africa, We're witnessing the rise of trade barriers, supply chain disruptions, worsening climate change, and a new industrial revolution driven by digital technologies, biotechnology, and renewable energy.
This means we face both great peril and great promise.
Yet, we are in a more polarized and fractured world.
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Indonesia · Day 5SugionoGlobalization connected our economy.
Technology transformed our societies.
And development improves the lives of billions.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronMadame President, Deputy Secretary-General, Majesties, Heads of State and Government, Ministers, Ambassadors, distinguished delegates, dear friends.
Since this morning, we've heard A number of speeches from this rostrum about the state of the world, and I fear I will not be very original in my description.
Every speaker has described the return of imperialism, of arrogance, the return of unrestrained force which knows no rules, a world in which we see power concentrated in the hands of the few, a world in which some believe that they can undermine the international order so as to push their borders outwards, those that believe that people's sovereignty can be toppled over, that they could use that sovereignty, people who believe that they can decide the fate of the planet, whether that be as regards the climate or AI.
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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada BioSierra Leone brings that lesson to this assembly at a moment when trust between nations, in institutions and in multilateral cooperation is under profound strain.
In this year's theme, restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nation that delivers for all.
The words for all carry its defining moral weight.
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Naoero · Day 1David Ranibok AdeangMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, I bring you warm greetings from my people and my country.
We meet under the theme, restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all.
For my country, that means ensuring no nation, regardless of size or distance, is left behind as the world changes around us.
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Croatia · Day 1Andrej PlenkovićFor us, freedom of navigation and maritime security are both a national interest and a global responsibility.
Common rules do not hold us back.
They provide the stability and predictability necessary for countries to advance their ambitions.
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Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotIt means refusing to let distance turn into indifference.
then mistrust, until eventually we stop speaking altogether.
That risk is real today.
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Czechia · Day 2Petr PavelMr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a great honor for me to once again return to this hall to address the 81st session of the General Assembly on behalf of the Czech Republic.
Restoring trust, managing transformation is a fitting theme for this year's session.
It reflects both the scale of the changes our world is undergoing and the need to navigate them peacefully.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisOver the past year in particular, it has become increasingly clear that the multilateral world order, with the United Nations and the Charter in its core, is at a profound turning point.
Present disregard for international law and the principles of the Charter reinforced by the sense of impunity, too often dominates over adherence to the rule of law and cooperation between countries for a better future.
Mutual dependence has come to be treated as a critical vulnerability.
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Panama · Day 2José Raúl Mulino QuinteroA very good afternoon, everybody.
Mr. President, distinguished heads of state and government, distinguished delegates, I am appearing once again before this Assembly on behalf of the Republic of Panama, a nation whose own geography defined its destiny.
It's the bridge of the world and connects continents, cultures and markets.
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Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaMister President, Mister Secretary General, your excellencies, Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
You assume this solemn stewardship at a time of intense geopolitical fragmentation, deepening inequality, and eroded trust in our multilateral system.
Ghana is confident that your proven commitment to inclusive, consultative, and principled dialogue will guide this assembly well.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudIndeed, his successor will have extremely large boots to fill going forward.
For generations, the United Nations has represented humanity's shared determination to replace conflict with dialogue, domination with cooperation, and despair with hope.
Yet today, many of the ideals and values we once collectively defended are being questioned and challenged.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuAnd it speaks directly to the condition of our world.
We face deepening geopolitical rivalry, armed conflict, and climate and environmental crisis, economic uncertainty, disrupted supply chains and rapid technological change, and an information environment corroded by disinformation.
These crises do not remain where they begin.
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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanMr. President, the theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, perfectly chimes with the concerns of those peoples aspiring to peace and progress, even while bombs and other devices of mass destruction are endlessly causing death and devastation in every corner of our planet.
How can we restore trust and manage transformation in the world so that the United Nations can effectively bring peace and good fortune to all peoples?
How then can we achieve this goal?
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Samoa · Day 4Mulipola Anarosa Ale MoliooO le amomoli laumalilenga.
President, let me begin by warmly congratulating His Excellency, Mr. Kalula Rahman, on his election as President of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
The chosen theme for the General Debate, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nation that Delivers for All, could not be more timely.
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Kazakhstan · Day 4Mukhtar TileuberdiI have also continued to strengthen the rule of law, public accountability, and the protection of human rights.
Elections last month to the new kurultai brought into unicameral parliament and diverse set of voices, including historic high 34% of women.
Mr. President, we express our country's grave concern as the world continues its slide toward uncertainty and division.
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Brunei Darussalam · Day 5Prince 'Abdul MateenMr. President, the theme of this session speaks directly to something the world is losing far too quickly: trust.
It is difficult to build, easy to fracture, and once lost, very hard to restore.
Without it, treaties risk becoming little more than words.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirMadam President, Excellencies, dear friends, the United Nations was born from a harsh lesson of history.
The generation of 1945 had learned a terrible cost that while states can choose their actions, they cannot control all the consequences they set in motion.
That lesson is painfully relevant today.
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El Salvador · Day 6Alexandra Hill TinocoRight now, at this very moment, there will be mothers, fathers, children, entire families breaking up and asking themselves a question that's not an abstract one, a diplomatic one or a geopolitical one.
As the United Nations, we need to commit ourselves and work to redefine the international order so that we can prioritize the common well-being of the whole of humanity regardless of whether of where they live and their condition guarantee the well-being of our brothers and sisters the whole of humanity we need a multilateral system that is able to listen but also to make decisions, to safeguard principles, to respect the sovereignty of states, but that at the same time understands that no state can resolve problems that know no borders alone.
the International Monetary Fund has said that improvements for security has strengthened trust in and uh the economic activity of my country and it's estimated the El Salvadorian economy will grow by 4.5% in 2026 so this is skyrocketed and this is driven by investment, private consumption, remittances, tourism, and inward capital flows.
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Grenada · Day 6Ingrid JacksonAnd thank Grenada's visionary Prime Minister, honorable Deacon Mitchell for the trust.
The theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, challenges us to move beyond declaration towards delivery.
For Grenada, removing trust means demonstrating through our actions that international cooperation produces results.
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Costa Rica · Day 6Boris Vasir Marchegiani CarreroThey opted instead for law, cooperation, and dialogue as pillars of a new international order.
The world is deeply polarized.
At the same time, trust in multilateralism is waning precisely when we need it most.
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Benin · Day 6Marc Hermanne Gninadoou ArabaWe are seeing wars dragging on, terrorist threats making inroads, persistent geopolitical tensions.
This is why the theme of this 81st session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a UN that delivers for all, resonates so strongly.
Trust, indeed, is not something you can order.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur RahmanThis is how we chart these turbulent waters.
And this is what we need to rebuild trust in this institution, the central focus of this session and my statement.
So how do we build back trust?
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Jordan · Day 1Abdullah II ibn Al HusseinThat attention has become a scarce asset.
And where we choose to direct it has never mattered more.
And in this chamber, attention is more than a cognitive resource.
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Republic of Korea · Day 1Lee Jae Myung"The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven, but in order to save us from hell."
These words of the second Secretary-General of the UN, Dag Hammarskjold, compel us to ask ourselves: Is the United Nations today capable of saving humanity from war, poverty, and disaster?
Is the United Nations living up to its promise of restoring peace and achieving sustainable development?
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminieMr. Secretary General, as this is the final General Assembly you will address in your current capacity, Seychelles extends its profound gratitude for your decade of dedicated stewardship.
You have consistently championed a United Nations that is more effective, responsive, and grounded in the needs of the people we serve.
Mr. President, the theme of this session strikes at the core of our contemporary global crisis.
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Viet Nam · Day 1To LamDistinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, the world is undergoing profound shift in the international order with many risks and uncertainties.
The tendency towards the threat or use of force and the arms race, especially the modernization of nuclear weapons and the development of new technology weapons, are heightening the risk of confrontation, miscalculation, conflict, and even of large-scale wars.
At the same time, the global economy is becoming increasingly fragmented amid mounting barriers to trade, investment, and technology.
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Trinidad and Tobago · Day 1Kamla Persad-BissessarMr. President, this year, the theme chosen is a very apt one, that being restoring trust, managing transformation, and United Nations that delivers for all speaks directly to the challenges confronting the community today.
And looking forward to restoring trust in the UN, we must understand we depend largely on the organization's ability to respond effectively to the needs of the entire global community.
At a time when we should be strengthening partnerships, through mutual respect and cooperation, confidence in international institutions is under strain.
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Latvia · Day 2Edgars RinkēvičsThe world order is breaking down.
The rules-based order that brought stability is under growing strain.
Something new is taking shape.
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud PezeshkianWe don't want anything.
We have received our response.
We need strength because a people which is unable to defend itself will be trampled upon in today's world.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosPresident of the General Assembly, Marcelo Capino, my dear Paraguayan compatriot, distinguished ministers, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, the slogan for this Assembly challenges us to restore trust, manage transformation, and ensure that the United Nations delivers for all.
It's a good slogan.
It's one that I wholeheartedly endorse.
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Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaMr. President, distinguished Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to congratulate Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly and to wish him every success in this weighty mission.
Today, the world needs not only more dialogue, but also more trust, more accountability, and greater capacity to act together.
Humans must be at the heart of this collective response, human life, dignity, rights, and opportunities.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniThese are all different fronts of a single profound transformation.
The world order that emerged after World War II is coming apart.
It was an imperfect order.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony AlbaneseNew issues are becoming international issues, demanding our full attention.
Climate change, where the science foretold of the increase in frequency and intensity of extreme weather events that we are now experiencing.
emerging technology, including artificial intelligence, which is evolving at a furious pace, and the breakdown of trust, civility, and social cohesion, which is promoting conflict within and between countries.
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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinPresident of the General Assembly, distinguished heads of state and government, Secretary-General, Excellencies, H.E., friends, the United Nations is entering its ninth decade at a moment of great uncertainty and challenge for the global community.
Conflicts are having devastating effects on the most vulnerable.
The impacts of the climate crisis are felt in every corner of our world.
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Lebanon · Day 4Nawaf SalamMr. Secretary-General, The more I reflect on the theme of this session of the General Assembly, "Restoring trust and managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all," the more convinced I become of the wisdom of that choice.
Without mutual trust, peace and security cannot take root among States.
nor can cooperation among them flourish.
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Egypt · Day 4Moustafa Kamal Madboulyrestoring trust and managing transformation.
Our world is changing at a pace far exceeding the ability of international governance institutions to respond.
Our crisis does not lie in the absence of charters and principles, but rather in the widening gap between what we proclaim and what we implement, and between those who make decisions and those who are affected by them.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyMr. President, we extend congratulations on your election as President of the 84th session of this Assembly.
We also express sincere appreciation to your predecessor for her stewardship over the past year.
I rise before this Assembly at a time when the world is not short of promises, declarations or commitments.
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China · Day 5Han ZhengMr. President, colleagues, the world is witnessing intertwined changes and turbulence, protracted geopolitical conflicts, widening development gaps, and a growing number of global challenges.
Five years ago, At the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Development Initiative.
Since then, he has proposed the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative.
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro ParolinMr. President, I am honored to extend to you and to the distinguished representatives of the nations assembled here, the warm greetings of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, while also congratulating Your Excellency on your election as President of this esteemed assembly.
As the Secretary General, His Excellency Antonio Guterres approaches the end of his term of office.
I wish also to thank him for his service to the United Nations and wish him well.
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Day 5Thongsavanh PhomvihaneMr. President, at the outset, allow me to express my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Khalilulrahman on his election as the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
My delegation assure you of our full support and cooperation throughout your presidency, and I also express our deep appreciation to Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock for her dedicated leadership during the 80th session.
The theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, United Nations that delivers for all, arise at the pivotal junction.
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Cambodia · Day 5Sokhonn PrakWhile the world has thus far been spared another global war, Armed conflicts continue to inflict immense human suffering across many regions.
Concurrently, geopolitical rivalries, climate change, widening inequalities, rapid technological transformation, and transnational threat are placing growing strain on international peace, stability.
and cooperation.
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Germany · Day 5Johann WadephulThis is precisely what makes AI so powerful, for better or for worse.
But there's a critical tension.
Only two major countries are home to the companies holding the vast majority of all global AI patents.
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Jamaica · Day 5Kamina Johnson SmithMr. President, your theme for this session could hardly be more timely, because today, trust is in short supply.
Wars and conflicts are devastating communities and displacing millions.
Geopolitical tensions are deepening.
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Zambia · Day 5Mulambo Hamakuni HaimbeThe theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, is both timely and necessary.
Trust is the foundation on which international cooperation is built upon, yet today, trust in institutions, trust amongst nations, and most importantly, trust between the institutions that serve the people is under strain.
Trust means that the founding principles of the United Nations Charter must be respected.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye DiopAnd we all know that.
The blatant violations of international law, its selective application, double standards in the management of crises throughout the world, abusive recourse to force and threats, and policies of hegemony and domination, in violation of the Charter of this organization have seriously undermined public confidence throughout the world in international institutions, especially the United Nations.
We therefore call for the lifting of unilateral coercive measures which undermine state sovereignty and endanger the well-being of populations in approximately 30 countries throughout the world which are affected by such sanctions.
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Congo · Day 6Constant Serge BoundaWe believe that Africa, a continent at the center of many UN challenges and global geopolitical issues, must remain at the heart of the future Secretary-General's agenda.
Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, for the Republic of the Congo, restoring trust and managing transformation of our international institutions is a collective imperative.
The theme of this session, Restoring Trust and Managing Transformation, resonates as a call for clarity and courage in a world where trust is eroding, tensions are rising, and double standards and relationships of force threaten to replace both the spirit and the letter of the UN Charter.
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Denmark · Day 6Christina Markus Lassenlarge and small, towards a rules-based international order.
Mistrust, polarization, and divisions are growing, both among states and within societies.
Too often, however, the Security Council is blocked by geopolitical divisions, unable to act.
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Kyrgyzstan · Day 1Sadyr ZhaparovThis would also help eliminate the risk of sanctions being used arbitrarily by one country against another for political or economic gain.
No state should act arbitrarily.
The United Nations must be strong.
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Lithuania · Day 1Gitanas NausėdaToday, I am standing here to speak for the same dream that inspired Lithuania in 1991: the vision of the more just, secure, and peaceful world.
Today, I am backing up the principles of the United Nations, which, sadly, are being put under increasing pressure.
Recent years have brought us numerous high-intensity and far-reaching conflicts that dominate the global affairs on a scale not seen in decades.
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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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Mongolia · Day 1Khurelsukh UkhnaaMongolia welcomes the convening of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly under the theme Restoring Trusts, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, reaffirming its belief in the central role of the United Nations in fostering mutual trust, mutual respect, and cooperation among the nations and peoples of the world.
******* say, if you do your best, fate will do the rest.
The United Nations is an organization based on the trust and commitment of each Member State, and the UN is strengthened by their dedication and sustained efforts.
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Suriname · Day 1Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsWe also remember with warmth your visit to Suriname, expressing the importance of the United Nations engagement with our country and the Caribbean region.
We wish you well in the part before you.
Mister President, standing before this assembly, I am reminded that while some efforts have been made from this rostrum over the past year, these have not yet matched the scale of the challenges confronting our world.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Day 1Denis BećirovićThe multilateral system today faces a serious challenge, a crisis of institutional trust.
Trust is weakening because some actors in the international community undermine the values enshrined in the UN Charter.
The future of humanity does not lie in policies of violence and human rights violations.
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Dominica · Day 1Sylvanie BurtonWe are living through an age of profound transformation.
Technology is changing how we work, communicate, and understand the world.
Climate change is reshaping economies, communities, and entire ecosystems.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeMadam President, Excellencies, The international order is experiencing a period of great instability.
The free and open international order based on the rule of law that we have fostered is facing difficult challenges on multiple fronts.
Amid a shifting balance of power and intensifying geopolitical competition, innocent civilian lives are being lost around the world every day.
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Morocco · Day 1Nasser BouritaMr. Guterres has remained a symbol of multilateral diplomacy and of international cooperation in overcoming the turmoil and obstacles facing our world today.
Mr. President, the most apt description of our international reality is the one expressed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI. 6.
May God assist him when His Majesty said, and I quote, "The world is changing at an unprecedented pace, and certainties are steadily receding.
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Libya · Day 2Mohamed Younis MenfiYour Excellency, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Ladies and gentlemen.
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Dominican Republic · Day 2Luis Rodolfo Abinader CoronaSerenity, because the international order is going through a profound transition.
Clarity, because this organization faces an unprecedented financial situation, armed conflicts that are ongoing and a technological revolution that is progressing quicker than our ability to govern it.
And unity, because none of these challenges can be addressed by one country acting alone.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahYour Excellency, President of the General Assembly, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as the President of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
I also thank the President of the 8th session of the General Assembly for her commendable leadership.
Mr. President, confidence in the international system is increasingly declining.
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Slovakia · Day 2Peter PellegriniThat is why a world ruled mainly by power, rather than by rules, would be dangerous for everyone.
For smaller countries such as Slovakia, this is especially clear.
But no country, large or small, is truly safe in a world where international law is ignored and institutions are weakened.
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Mozambique · Day 2Daniel Francisco Chapoand it gave voice to those that during many time remained on the margin of international decisions.
Today, however, the promise that we face is one of the toughest tests as we live in a world marked by protected wars, growing geopolitical rivalities, persistent humanitarian crisis, severe weather events, and other highly complex challenges at the world.
At the same time, Your Excellency, the digital revolution, the demographic changes, and the organization of the value chains are transforming our economies every day and the society at an unprecedented pace.
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Andorra · Day 2Xavier Espot ZamoraMr. President, allow me to congratulate you at the outset on your election as President of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
I am convinced that your experience in multilateralism will help strengthen the role of the United Nations at a particularly decisive moment for the world and for this organization itself.
The theme that you have chosen for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, and Effective and Inclusive United Nations for All, accurately expresses the challenges of our time.
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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaDistinguished Mr. President, Honorable Mr. Secretary-General, Members of delegations, ladies and gentlemen.
Today, humanity doesn't live in an easy time.
Wars continue around the world.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniAllow me to also congratulate His Excellency Dr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of this session and to wish him every success in his noble mission.
I would also like to pay a well-deserved tribute to Her Excellency, Ms. Annalena Baerbock, for her work and her wisdom in guiding the previous session.
I would also like to pay tribute to the leadership of His Excellency, Antonio Guterres.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaInternational cooperation works best when it responds to people's real needs and when every country has a voice.
Excellencies, the United Nations faces a crisis of trust.
Too often, it fails to act when powerful states and their friends break the rules.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowBecause today, Mr. President, trust is being tested.
Geopolitical divisions are widening.
Wars have become more protracted with devastating humanitarian consequences.
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Côte d’Ivoire · Day 3Tiémoko Meyliet KonéBefore our very eyes, multilateralism is being sorely tested, weakened by an erosion of trust between nations and trust in the institutions that underpin the world order.
In these times of multilateral fracture, it is imperative to find appropriate solutions to put an end to these dangerous escalations, prioritize dialogue, and rebuild trust.
With regard to international institutions, this trust is measured by their ability to translate the universality of their principles into concrete actions and to treat every state, large or small, with the same standard of fairness.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenAnd we now live in a different time, new generations have arisen.
and we face new challenges.
But when we look at the world today, we see similar challenges as which preceded the founding of the United Nations.
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Nepal · Day 3Balendra ShahThis is what climate justice must mean.
Excellencies, this brings me to a larger question.
What kind of international order do you want?
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Monaco · Day 4Christophe MirmandWe are seeing The use of force, once again, as being another political tool for some, trade is breaking down, and we're seeing a race to capture critical resources.
The private sector is also part of these power relations.
We are now in the era of the geo-economy, and this is fertile ground for disinformation, which undermines people's trust in their institutions and leads them to question verifiable facts.
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Papua New Guinea · Day 4James MarapeGreenhouse gases do not recognize national borders.
Pollution carried by ocean does not stop at migration points.
Wars can disrupt food, fuel, energy, trade, supply chains far from the battlefield.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord FakafanuaWe live in a world more connected than ever, but greater connection has not brought greater unity.
We meet amid deepening division, geopolitical conflict, and competition.
For Tonga, navigating such stormy currents is not new.
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Philippines · Day 5Ma. Theresa LazaroMr. President, Excellencies, We meet at a perilous precipice, a tumultuous time marked by profound upheaval, relentless uncertainty, and deep unpredictability.
More than 50 active conflicts tear at the fabric of nations.
Geopolitical competition strains our multilateral institutions, and global trust is fading precisely when we need it most.
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Tunisia · Day 5Mohamed Ali NaftiMr. President, we meet during this 81st session under the theme, "Restoring Trust and Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All."
This prompts us to ask, how can we restore this trust?
And before managing the desired transformation, how can we create the conditions and lay the foundations necessary for it?
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariToday, that principle is under extraordinary pressure.
81 years ago, the United Nations was created to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
Yet today, conflicts are multiplying, inequalities are deepening, climate disruption is accelerating, food and water are increasingly being used as an instrument of pressure, and the rules that have governed international relations for decades are being challenged.
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Gabon · Day 5Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-DoumbenenyLadies and gentlemen, Gabon fully aligns itself with the theme for this session, "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All."
This theme comes at a pivotal time in international history.
Our world is beset by numerous, profound and interconnected crises.
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Sao Tome and Principe · Day 5Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado VazExcellencies, we live in a context marked by conflicts geopolitical rivalries, economic uncertainty, climate change, forced displacement, inequalities, transnational crime, and rapid technological transformation.
No state can face challenges of this magnitude alone.
For Sao Tome and Principe, this reality underscores the importance of an international order based on the charter of the United Nations, international law, and the sovereign equality of states with principles applied universally and consistently.
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Eritrea · Day 6Osman Saleh MohammedThis is precisely the reason why the prevailing international order has become and is dubbed as a zero-sum game.
In the event, the imperative for installing a new world order predicated on justice and rationality, and that get-hisens, the zero-sum system, remains humanity's fundamental individual and collective right.
Against this overall backdrop, it must be recognized that the prime victims of the zero-sum global order, whose hallmarks are plunder, domination, and deceit, as the African peoples who continue to seize under subsistence economy.
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In the course of history, Japanese militarists brazenly launched wars of aggression and committed numerous heinous crimes, including the illegal occupation of China's islands and reefs in the South China Sea, inflicting immense suffering on the people of China and the region.
Back then, Japan joined the UN after recognizing its militarist crimes and accepting the UN Charter in its entirety.
The post-war country for peace image that Japan seeks to establish can only be realized by repenting its history and making a clear break from militarism.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Day 1Andy BurnhamWe want to see the suffering and death finally come to an end.
We want to see Israeli and Palestinian people living side by side in peace and security.
And we will do all we can to keep the hope of that possibility alive.
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Burundi · Day 2Évariste Ndayishimiyeand a United Nation that delivers for all comes at a time when our world faces multiple crises, aggression against states, internal armed conflicts fueled from outside, and expansionist conflicts that are breeding mistrust among states and rendering the international community unable to resolve these crises through peaceful means.
In this context, a fundamental question arises.
How can we restore trust in multilateralism and ensure that international institutions truly meet the expectations of all peoples?
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Argentina · Day 2Javier Gerardo MileiBut there's a limit to this invitation.
We will not remain indifferent to those who exploit resources under illegal foreign occupation.
Argentina's position is clear.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange TouaderaDistinguished President of the General Assembly, distinguished Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I take the floor on behalf of the Central African Republic with a full sense of responsibility bestowed by this podium and the pride of a people that has never given up hope.
Mr. President, this session is taking place at the time of a twofold need to restore trust and to manage transformation, to understand the urgent need for action.
Let us gaze upon the world as it is first.
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Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIIMr. President of the General Assembly, Your Majesties, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, it is with profound humility and great privilege that I address this 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
We congratulate the President of the 81st session on assuming this office and embracing a theme that is both timely and imperative.
Restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaConflicts are spreading, climate shocks are intensifying, and technology is advancing faster than the rules that govern it.
As the current crop of leaders, it should concern us that today, somewhere, a child is born into war, a family is displaced by conflict, a farmer loses another harvest to drought, and a young person wonders whether technological progress will expand opportunity or deepen inequality.
Through separated by geography, those separate by geography, these experiences reveal a common truth.
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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël Randrianirinaplacing collective action, the common good, and the welfare of humanity at the center of our responses to the profound transformations shaping our world.
In light of these intersecting transformations and challenges, the question of trust in our collective action arises with renewed urgency.
Indeed, we must admit, taking into account All the hopes and expectations that we, the peoples of the United Nations, have placed in our organization, that trust has gradually eroded over time.
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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, on behalf of the government and the people of Liberia, I congratulate Your Excellency, Khalilou Radman, on your election as president of the 81st session of the General Assembly, and I assure you of Liberia's full support.
We also thank Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock for her leadership during the 80th session.
As Secretary-General Antonio Guterres prepares to conclude his tenure, Liberia salutes his principled leadership and tireless commitment to reform.
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Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiHowever, we are convinced that our size shouldn't determine our ability to contribute, much less affect our own dignity.
We need more effective, more representative multilateral institutions that are closer to the people and more able to respond to the challenges of our time.
We need cooperation, we need solidarity and we also need to demonstrate austerity within these institutions.
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Israel · Day 3Benjamin NetanyahuAnd for everyone else, everyone else who wants to defend truth and justice, join us in standing up to the barbarians who threaten our common civilization.
But I have to be candid with you, not everyone is standing up, we saw that.
Because unlike Israel, there are some, and most recently, especially in Western Europe, who have chosen not to stand up.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaNone of us can pretend that conflicts within our borders or in lands far beyond them do not exact a price from us.
Such is the reach of our interdependence.
Such is the urgency of this session's sacred duty to restore trust in the international institutions we established to reconcile our differences and advance our common interests.
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Georgia · Day 3Irakli KobakhidzheMr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, dear friends of Georgia.
It's a privilege to stand before this Assembly on behalf of Georgia, a nation shaped by centuries of history, resilience, and engagement with a changing world.
We meet at a time of considerable change in the international environment.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisAnd one year later, that need has only become much more urgent as we are living through extremely perilous times.
Conflicts are multiplying, tensions are deepening, and perhaps most alarmingly, we are witnessing a further erosion of restraint in international affairs.
The rules and understandings that have long provided a relative degree of stability in international relations between states are increasingly being tested.
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Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefThis year's theme, "Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all", captures the task before us.
Trust will not be restored by words alone.
It will be restored by what this organization delivers for every country, large or small.
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Marshall Islands · Day 4Hilda HeineMr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, I ask every nation here, are we still willing to work together?
The principles in the UN Charter affirmed by each one of us taking our seat in this hall, are now tested not by argument, but by neglect or ill intention.
The credibility and effectiveness of multilateral institutions is imperative for small nations.
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Saint Lucia · Day 4Philip J. PierreMister President, Mister Secretary General, excellencies, distinguished delegates.
In 1979, 54 years after the creation of the of this United Nations, my country Saint Lucia, though small in geography, but large in courage, dignity, and conviction, took its seat among the community of nations, brimming with hope, optimism, and trust in the promise and goals of this body.
Today, we meet at a moment of profound international uncertainty.
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Pakistan · Day 4Muhammad Shehbaz SharifExcellencies, the theme of this session calls upon us to restore trust.
But trust cannot be restored by simple words alone.
It must be earned through action, through behavior.
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Bahrain · Day 4Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ZayaniIt should also affirm that the security of maritime passages is a collective responsibility that cannot be subjected to bilateral arrangements.
This is what restoring trust means in practice.
This is not a call dictated by the present crisis.
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Mauritania · Day 4Mohamed Salem MerzougHis Excellency honored me to address the General Assembly on his behalf.
The theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, reflects the core of our responsibilities towards the common goal of this organization that was established after the horrors of the 20th century.
They decided to rely on the strength of law and not that of the might.
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Mauritius · Day 4Dhananjay RamfulIs the UN fit for the purpose for the 21st century, not the world of 1945, but the world of today and beyond?
We are entering a new era of international relations defined by unprecedented technological developments, often absent from the table where the rules of tomorrow are being adopted.
developing countries risk being left further behind.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoMr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The international system that has guided our relations over recent decades is undergoing a profound transformation.
Conflicts, geopolitical tensions, declining resources for development, and the fragmentation of spaces for dialogue are testing the principles that have guided coexistence among nations.
And international obligations must be fulfilled.
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Togo · Day 4Robert Komlan Edo DusseyCommitment, because noting the limits of multilateralism should no longer mean that we renounce multilateralism.
We need even more multilateralism and even more UN, a stronger UN in defending its principles more effective in preventing and peacefully settling disputes, more representative in its decision-making structures, and closer to the realities of the people.
The world needs a UN that strengthens and re-establishes trust, a UN that listens without turning away from the concerns of those people that it serves, who decide without losing sight of those for whom it works and which promises without forgetting that it needs to keep its promises.
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Cabo Verde · Day 5Francisco Avelino Vieira de CarvalhoTherefore, we support a more equitable African representation in accordance with the Ezewini consensus and the CIRT declaration.
A fairer international order also requires fairer and more inclusive institutions.
The election of the next Secretary-General should reflect the same principles, transparency, inclusion, merit, and equal opportunities.
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Day 6Kim Son GyongDuring the last five years, the existence and development of humankind was severely constrained by the global pandemic, abnormal weather conditions, geopolitical confrontation, and the interlinking economic crisis.
As a UN member state, the DPRK government maintains its inviolable stand to actively work towards the establishment of genuine international justice and a new, fair international order in compliance with the UN Charter and international law.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaIt approves a more accurate representation of the world map.
Now it needs to focus on issues crucial for the future of humanity.
We are called to choose between multilateralism or unilateralism, democracy or extremism, sovereignty or subordination.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpAnd this term, it'll be $1.5 trillion.
We inherited a dark age of America from the previous administration, and we turned it into the golden age of America.
The entire world is being lifted by the wealth, strength, spirit, and momentum of a newly energized and a very powerful United States of America.
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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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Peru · Day 1Keiko Sofia Fujimori HiguchiThe United Nations must continue to stand as the meeting place par excellence for our peoples, a meeting place which respects diverse realities and traditions.
always within the framework of peace, development, and human rights.
Consequently, we express our hope that we will seek to rebuild trust, and we hope that in that endeavor, the United Nations will act independently, impartially, and show that it has a true vocation for dialogue.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio KastDelegates, people from the investment world are listening to us, and I say to you, choose Chile to invest.
You will find clear rules that do not change day-to-day.
You will find courts that function, contracts that are abided by, and a state ready to facilitate investment.
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United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius NdejembiThese challenges should remind us of a need for a stronger and much more coordinated United Nations.
Therefore, the theme of this session, that is, restoring trust, Managing transformation, a United Nation that delivers for all, is timely for it requires us to revert to the founding principles of maintaining peace and restoring trust.
Managing transformation requires reforming the UN to meet the realities of our time.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel DanWe are a credible and reliable partner, ready to contribute to shared prosperity.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have entered the fifth year of the illegal, unprovoked, and unjustified full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine waged by a permanent member of the Security Council.
This member entrusted by the entire UN community with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, has deliberately disavowed its fundamental obligation and is pursuing a revisionist agenda.
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Ecuador · Day 2Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa AzinMany citizens see a gulf between what we agree on here and what people experience on a daily basis.
Closing this gap is the task of our organization.
A lot of citizens realize that this is the task that our generation must take up.
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Day 2Delcy Eloína Rodríguez GómezI want us to arise from the rubble and establish the foundations of a new, diverse, deeply spiritual nation, a new republic which is at peace from itself.
However, the world is increasingly less integrated and more polarized.
The world has taught us that some of the most solid democratic transitions of the modern world were not born from fracture or breakdowns, but from a transformation spearheaded with iron resolve by institutions themselves.
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Rwanda · Day 2Justin NsengiyumvaThis year, under a new call to restore trust and deliver for all, we must be honest with ourselves, we are still far behind.
The United Nations has yet to demonstrate that it can adapt to a changing and uncertain world, and it is up to Member States to make this a reality.
That gap is not abstract to Rwanda.
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Equatorial Guinea · Day 3Teodoro Nguema Obiang MangueMr. President, The theme of this session is Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All.
This theme invites us to consider international cooperation in a world that is subject to profound challenges.
For Equatorial Guinea, trust is strengthened when we fulfill commitments that have been made and decisions that have been adopted collectively, and when visible results can be produced.
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Portugal · Day 3Luís MontenegroWork in defense of the United Nations Charter, international law, and multilateralism.
Heads of state and government, excellencies.
Over the past few decades, the international order focused on promoting peace and stability has been essential to prosperity and socioeconomic progress in our societies.
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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanIt is now time for the United Nations to adopt an effective policy framework so that the benefits of the development and rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and social media can be harnessed positively across countries.
Mr. President, Bangladesh is awaiting graduation from the list of least developed countries.
For Bangladesh, as well as for all other countries undergoing this process, sustained support in areas such as assured financing, greater market access, technology transfer, and capacity building is essential to make the graduation process sustainable.
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Kiribati · Day 4Taneti MaamauInequality remains entrenched, while climate change places additional pressure on communities already confronting significant development challenges.
It is therefore fitting that the theme of this 81st session is "Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all".
This theme is both timely and relevant.
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleNations are sorted into camps.
Neighbors are asked to choose sides.
Small states are too often treated as prizes to be won, rather than partners to be heard.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniOur membership has consistently enjoyed high levels of support in our population.
But today, we also find ourselves in a moment where instability and uncertainty dominate the conversation.
Our organization no longer seems able to deliver on the key promise of the UN Charter to save future generations from the scourge of war.
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Azerbaijan · Day 4Jeyhun Aziz oglu BayramovAnd yet, The growing limitations of multilateral mechanisms continue to undermine our collective ability to respond effectively to current and emerging threats.
Meeting these realities requires joint action, but true transformation is impossible without first restoring trust in the international order and demonstrating that multilateralism can once again deliver tangible results for all.
In an era marked by division, growing intolerance, and stark double standards, Azerbaijan advocates for a reinvigorated and reformed multilateral system underpinned by strict adherence to consistent and non-selective application of universally accepted norms and principles of international law.
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Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardPeace must not be taken for granted.
Defense of sovereignty and territorial integrity has been at the heart of Swedish foreign policy ever since.
Eight decades later, these principles are once again being challenged.
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Micronesia (Federated States of) · Day 5Aren PalikWe extend our deepest condolences to the governments and peoples affected, and we honor the courage of those who chose to help in the face of tragedy.
Mr. President and Excellencies, the theme of this session, and I quote, "Restoring trust, managing transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all."
It speaks directly to our realities of our small islands in Micronesia.
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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoThe loss of biodiversity weakens the forest, reefs and mangroves on which our economies depend.
These pressures unfold alongside armed conflict, disrupted supply chains, declining official development assistance, and rising debt.
Households face higher food and energy bills.
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Republic of Moldova · Day 5Vasile TofanSometimes it means turning faster and delivering when larger countries cannot.
And that leads to a broader point about small nations.
Power has never been equal.
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Cuba · Day 5Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez ParrillaThe sister nations of Africa and the Caribbean deserve a fair and differentiated treatment, as well as reparations for the horrors of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade.
We reaffirm our solidarity with the Saharan people and their right to self-determination.
We once again state our support of the One China principle.
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Saudi Arabia · Day 5Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al SaudIn conclusion, our world today is in need of the greatest possible measure of wisdom, responsibility and cooperation.
The challenges confronting us cannot be addressed by any state on its own.
Security can only be consolidated and sustained through adherence to the principles upon which the UN Charter is founded, as well as through a respect for international law.
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Tajikistan · Day 5Sirojiddin MuhriddinExcellency, Mr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, at the outset, allow me to congratulate His Excellency, Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
We meet at a time when tensions are growing, conflicts are multiplying, trust is eroding, and uncertainty is becoming part of our daily reality.
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Cameroon · Day 5Lejeune Mbella MbellaHe is preparing to leave his important post in a few months, and at this time, Cameroon would like to thank him for his unswerving commitment to the United Nations, and we pay him a vibrant tribute for the magnitude of his legacy.
Mr. President, you decided to select as a theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation for a United Nations that Delivers for All.
Cameroon appreciates the relevance of this theme and its pertinence for our current context.
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We could have used derogatory terms and to refer to their regime as belonging to a family, but in the end we work based on our manners and our ethics.
The UAE's behavior is leading towards the stability.
and they are trying to replace the rules of international order which should apply to everyone.
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- China · Day 6
Will it continue to disregard the lessons of history and allow the remnants of militarism to resurface, or will it face up to the history of aggression, honor commitment to peace, and earn the trust of international community through sincere reflection.
Will it continue to distort facts, spread disinformation, and challenge the post-war international order, or will it honor its commitment to peace through concrete actions?
To forget history is to betray the past.
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