Peace and security
Maritime security and navigation at UNGA 81
Raised by 89 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised maritime security and navigation
Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotThat is why I urge every one of us not to cut humanitarian funding.
International law does more than contain violence.
It also enables trade, exchange, and movement.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeIn this milestone year, I would first like to address how Japan has been tackling the challenges facing the international community, working hand in hand with the United Nations.
Then, together with you all, I would like to take this opportunity to revisit the role of the United Nations in the international community.
Madam President, first, Let us turn our attention to escalating international tensions.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpTheir economy is gone.
The only thing that isn't gone is inflation, which is destroying their country.
and is now well over 300 percent.
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Türkiye · Day 1Recep Tayyip Erdoğanthat will enhance the welfare of our region.
Particularly among these projects, important is the development road project.
As for the Russia-Ukraine war, it is our sincere hope that it comes to an end with Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity being upheld.
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Qatar · Day 1Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniIt has become possible for an international waterway, through which nearly a quarter of the world's energy trade passes, to be closed.
It has also become possible for the lifelines of the global economy to be turned into tools of pressure and bargaining, with people on every continent bearing the cost, despite being far removed from the causes of the conflict.
This is a crisis that drives up the prices of food and medicine and affects the livelihoods of peoples who have nothing to do with any of this.
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Lithuania · Day 1Gitanas NausėdaIt is made worse by growing nuclear ambitions in the Middle East and Asia, as well as the irresponsible transfer of military-related goods, use items and sensitive technologies.
In recent months, Iran has continued attacking neighboring countries, often through its proxies, while actively impairing the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
These actions constitute a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronThe coalition of the willing on Ukraine, together with the UK and Germany, a coalition which brings together everyone who stands ready to guarantee peace and stability in the very heart of Europe, the very place where two world wars began, something no one can ignore.
And many in the room today know better than anyone what a return of war to Europe could mean.
We will not yield an inch, the coalition of the willing will continue fighting.
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Republic of Korea · Day 1Lee Jae MyungWe are ready to share our experience and best practices with the international community.
Co-hosting the fourth UN Ocean Conference with Chile in 2028, reflects our commitment to leading discussions on the sustainable development of our oceans.
Third, the Coalition for Global Energy Supply Chains.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresSo-called ceasefires have amounted to little more than lesser fires, with civilians continuing to pay the price.
Enough is enough.
I appeal to the leaders in this chamber to maximize this high-level week for de-escalation and dialogue.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaThreatening civilizations with extinction will not bring stability to the Middle East.
The Strait of Hormuz has become a battleground when it should have remained a vital passage for international trade.
Families around the world are paying the price of fuel, fertilizers, and food.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio KastChile also has the Strait of Magellan, a crucial alternative route for global trade.
Our nation will become the bridge and the port for the bio-oceanic corridors that will unite America with Asia.
This richness, this wealth, is not only fortune that we have in our coffers, it brings with it responsibility to you.
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Finland · Day 1Alexander StubbThey include independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of nations, freedom of navigation at sea, and accountability for the most serious international crimes.
The second remedy is about humanitarian principles, many of which have been mentioned in the speeches here today.
The world today has an unprecedented capacity to meet humanity's most pressing needs.
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Angola · Day 1João Manuel Gonçalves LourençoThe expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and lands through expansion of Jewish settlements in West Bank must elicit the strongest international outrage and condemnation.
Attempts to dominate entire countries and regions of the globe by force of arms are leading the world towards a catastrophe.
The food security and energy and humanitarian situation of countries and the world in general has deteriorated considerably following the outbreak of wars against Ukraine and more recently against Iran.
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminiePeople is vital to maritime security.
The oceans are the lifeblood of global trade.
When maritime routes are threatened by piracy, geopolitical friction, or armed aggression, the shocks ripple far beyond regional waters, devastating vulnerable island economies.
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Viet Nam · Day 1To LamIn the Asia-Pacific, nearly six decades of the ASEAN's development have demonstrated that countries can transform suspicion into trust, confrontation into dialogue, division into cooperation, and individual strength into collective might.
In that spirit, Vietnam remains steadfast in its commitment to resolving disputes, including those in the East Sea, by peaceful means in line with international law, particularly the 1982 UNCLOS.
Vietnam is resolute in safeguarding its sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Day 1Andy BurnhamWe will stand firm in the face of any threats and challenges to the rule of law, not just from Russia, but from others too, including where they threaten the rights of British territories, to remain British, such as the Falkland Islands.
That's why we're also working with France and other partners to support freedom of navigation in the Gulf.
And it's why I have acted on the Middle East.
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Croatia · Day 1Andrej PlenkovićWar disrupts food and energy supplies, while insecurity from the Strait of Hormuz to the Black Sea affects shipping, prices and livelihoods across continents.
This is why, as a government, we are dealing with the consequences of energy price pressures by passing degrees to protect Croatian citizens and economy from energy shocks created far away from our shores.
As distant as they may seem, these shocks are real, as they ripple into domestic inflationary pressures, affecting everything from wages and pensions to food prices and basic services.
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Morocco · Day 1Nasser BouritaThird, tackling regional challenges, particularly in the Middle East and Africa.
The role of non-state armed groups.
that threaten the security and stability of states has grown considerably.
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