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
Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméWe need to be the masters of technology and never its subjects, and no people should ever be left behind.
We also need to keep the promise of a world where no one is condemned to suffer hunger, to be deprived of care, or to be displaced by war, or to fall victim to exclusion or discrimination.
This same requirement for dignity needs to guide our approach to migrations as well, because behind statistics and debates, there are women, children, and men who carry with them a history, talents, hopes, and sometimes the burden of exile.
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North Macedonia · Day 4Hristijan MickoskiMore than 100 million people have been displaced by force.
More than 270 million children and young people are not in the school.
This is the paradox of our time.
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Lesotho · Day 4Samuel Ntsokoane MatekaneWe therefore call for enhanced cooperation in technology sharing, capacity building, and sustainable health financing to build resilient health systems capable of responding to current and emerging challenges.
Mr. President, migration is not an abstract concept for the people of Lesotho.
It is a daily lift reality.
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Tuvalu · Day 4Feleti TeoMr. President, in the Pacific, Pacific leaders have adopted the Pacific Resilience Facility, a regional financing mechanism to help our communities respond effectively to the growing impact of climate change.
To value calls on the international community and our development partners to support the full capitalization of the Pacific Resilience Facility to enable Pacific-led and Pacific own solutions to build resilience where it matters most.
Mr. President, adaptation and building resilience against the impact of climate change will reduce the severity of climate change, but will not eliminate all consequences of climate change.
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Mauritania · Day 4Mohamed Salem MerzougPeople's mobility strives for a better future, better job opportunities, better development.
However, the high influx of migration and their complexity reveals the reality that should be analyzed without any exaggerations.
and it should also preserve the unity of societies.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisPeople who lose their homes do not disappear.
They move and they arrive at someone's border.
Prevention costs less than rebuilding or relocating.
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Chad · Day 4Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim MahamatThrough its constant vision for years now, Chad has remained one of the main African contributors of troops to peacekeeping operations throughout the world.
Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, This solidarity that we project outwards is something we also experience every day within our own borders.
Since April 2023, more than a million Sudanese refugees have crossed our eastern border, fleeing a bloody conflict.
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