Cross-cutting
Migration and refugees at UNGA 81
Raised by 63 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised migration and refugees
United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpTwo years ago, our country was dead.
And now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world.
Before I took office, we had the worst and most dangerous border on Earth.
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Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotPeople have always moved, and they will continue to do so.
And governments have a duty to manage that movement and to ensure that migration takes place safely, regularly, and in accordance with the law.
Order is itself a matter of human rights.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio Kastour borders are under better control.
We have our border shield plan and that has made it possible to induce irregular entry by 86% and we have deported 50% more people than we did last year.
People do not come in through the window; they come in through their ports with all their documents in order.
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Bhutan · Day 1Tshering TobgayBut our economy is small.
It cannot yet create enough opportunities for our young people.
So too many of them leave home to find opportunity elsewhere.
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Croatia · Day 1Andrej PlenkovićIt strengthens Europe's sovereignty and capacity to act, reduces external dependence, creates economic opportunity, and makes our societies more resilient.
The same principle applies to illegal migration, which has caused mistrust in Europe and altered the political landscape in many countries.
This situation is unacceptable and it cannot continue.
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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada BioProcessing at source, fair value chains, technology transfer, and local industry would turn natural wealth into skilled work, stronger economies, and hope for our young people.
The green transition must not reproduce the extractive time of the past.
For the youth, this is immediate.
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