General themes
International order and trust at UNGA 81
Raised by 173 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised international order and trust
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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- China · Day 6
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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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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- Sudan · Day 6
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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