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Multilateralism at UNGA 81
Raised by 184 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised multilateralism
Singapore · Day 5Vivian BalakrishnanThe bilateral and regional arrangements can complement global frameworks, but on their own, they cannot replace shared rules that apply universally.
A system built on individual coercive bargains would inherently be more volatile and more unstable.
And therefore, our thesis today is that multilateralism offers a different bargain, one that is in every state's enlightened national interests.
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Indonesia · Day 5SugionoWe have lived through financial crisis, a global pandemic, climate disasters, geopolitical rivalries and conflicts around the world.
With every transformation and every crisis, one lesson remains clear.
For peace and prosperity to endure, multilateralism must be resilient.
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Switzerland · Day 1Guy ParmelinTo do so, we built roads, bridges and tunnels.
And we realized that a natural boundary is not necessarily a dividing line.
It can also be a pathway that connects us.
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Finland · Day 1Alexander StubbNations compete now harder than they did a generation ago.
This doesn't worry me.
What does is that more and more of them now compete against the rules on which the international order rests.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António Guterresa path towards networked multipolarity, a world built on interdependence and sustained by a dense web of economic, political, social, and technological connections, a world in which multiple centers of influence coexist with a common framework of international law and shared rules.
And such a world can help us avoid hegemonic tendencies and also what I have called the great fracture, the division of the world into two rival blocks with separate economic, technological, and security systems.
We must avoid them.
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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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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesThe international landscape is becoming more complex, more contested, and more unpredictable.
The international order is not simply changing.
It is being tested in an unprecedented manner.
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Guyana · Day 3Mohamed Irfaan AliMr. President, I extend my congratulations on your election as President of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
I wish you every success as you undertake this important responsibility at a moment when multilateralism and indeed the United Nations faces profound challenges.
I also express my sincere appreciation to your predecessor for her stewardship over the past year.
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Dominica · Day 1Sylvanie BurtonEconomic uncertainty is deepening inequality, while progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals has stalled.
These challenges are not unfolding in isolation.
They are interconnected, global in scale, and beyond the capacity of any one nation to address alone.
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Colombia · Day 3José Manuel Restrepocross borders, its money moves through international financial systems and its networks operate across numerous countries.
I will do everything necessary to combat that scourge, but a transnational threat requires the international community to play its part as well.
Security, while essential, is not enough.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyThese challenges, my friends, are creating the polycrises of which we constantly speak.
And at the same time, new challenges are emerging.
Artificial intelligence is opening extraordinary possibilities in health, education, science, and productivity, while also creating new risk of exclusion, exploitation, surveillance, and the distortion of truth.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony AlbaneseMy dear colleagues, this evening I want to talk about the need for nations to work together on the new challenges that we face.
climate change, emerging technology, and the breakdown of international rules.
Eight decades ago, the citizens and leaders of our nations made a solemn promise to future generations.
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Jamaica · Day 5Kamina Johnson SmithNew technologies, including artificial intelligence, offer extraordinary promise while presenting risks we have not yet fully understood.
And at the very moment when collective action is most needed, confidence in multilateralism itself is being tested.
Jamaica's position is clear.
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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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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël RandrianirinaIn this regard, I wish to reaffirm Madagascar's support and its full readiness to work in a genuine spirit of cooperation to ensure the success of all of our work throughout this session.
Mr. President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, we must acknowledge that the challenges that we have faced for decades, namely food insecurity, disease, armed conflict, or natural disasters, are still with us.
Thus, for Madagascar, as for many other nations, the new emerging challenges must not overshadow the priorities that still require our attention.
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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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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoMr. President, allow me first to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the 81st session and to assure you of Belize's full support.
For more than 80 years, this organization has done what no single nation could.
It has held back conflict where it could and named it where it could not.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronThis is what compels us to work together to demonstrate our commitment and our capacity to act, and usefully so.
You know just how committed France is to the United Nations and its ability to shoulder the responsibilities conferred upon it by the Charter.
I wish to reassert our commitment to take action hand in hand with each and every one of you.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosDifferent problems need different solutions.
Otherwise, this magnificent idea, the United Nations, will simply be overtaken by events and will be reduced to a forum for beautiful speeches with very little action for ordinary people.
Some have concluded from all of this that multilateralism has failed.
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Andorra · Day 2Xavier Espot ZamoraPresident, Secretary General, Excellencies, there is an idea that has accompanied Andorra for more than 270 years and that continues to shape the way that we understand politics.
The manual digest, one of the great works of our traditional heritage, through which Antoni Fiter i Roset condensed and recounted the essence of Andorran identity, reminds us that the legitimate exercise of power only makes sense when it places the common good above any other interest.
This idea written in 1748, long before modern international organizations came into existence, remains remarkably relevant today.
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European Union · Day 3António CostaMr. President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, multilateralism is not an ideal of the past.
It is the only realistic way to address the problems of today.
Alone, no country can prevent a pandemic, stabilize the climate, secure resilient supply chains, regulate artificial intelligence, ensure financial stability, or deliver sustainable development.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowThe Gambia assures you of our full support and constructive cooperation as we guide our collective work under the timely theme you have chosen, restoring trust and managing transformation so that the United Nations can deliver for all.
That theme speaks directly to the moment in which we meet.
Permit me also to express our profound appreciation to your predecessor, Ms. Annalena Baerbock, for the dedication, dignity, and determination with which she presided over the 80th session of the General Assembly.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirPower is shifting, conflicts are multiplying, and there is a growing tendency to treat the rules and institutions of the international system as constraints belonging to another age.
But the United Nations was built precisely for times of uncertainty, to bring rules and restraints to an unpredictable world and to prevent conflict from descending into catastrophe.
The task of our generation is both to preserve the institutions built by those that came before us and also to remember the hard-earned wisdom on which they rest.
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Germany · Day 5Johann WadephulSuch power carries responsibility not only towards customers, shareholders, or governments, but also to humanity.
And wherever power becomes global, responsibility must become global too.
The United Nations was created precisely for a moment such as this.
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Malaysia · Day 5Mohamad Haji HasanBut perhaps the greatest danger is not any one crisis.
It is the growing belief that an international system cannot solve them.
This is the trust deficit confronting the UN today.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur RahmanAt that time, he said, and I quote, In recent years, there appears to have been a crisis of confidence in the United Nations itself.
There is a general feeling that the United Nations today needs revitalizing in a number of aspects in order to bring it into line with the priorities of a changing world.
That was 40 years ago.
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Naoero · Day 1David Ranibok AdeangWe are participating in the first contentious proceedings before the Seabed Disputes Chamber because our obligations as a sponsoring state require legal clarity.
For 15 years, we have done everything a member state can do, consistent with our obligations as a sponsoring state, and today we continue to wait.
Mr. President, there is a general understanding within the Authorities Council that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Day 1Andy BurnhamBritain is back.
We are restoring our stability, building a more dynamic economy, a nation that wants to trade with the world and work together to solve the shared problems we face.
But we have also learned that we need to adapt to meet the challenge of these times.
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Ecuador · Day 2Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa AzinThis was the experience of families that weren't going out at night, business owners who had to pay to be able to work, young people who were given weapons before they were given a diploma.
We decided that this should not be the destiny of Ecuador, and we have acted with determination.
However, On this journey, we have learnt something that I have come here to share with you.
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Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIIFirstly, can we restore trust in our collective systems?
And secondly, can we manage the great transformations of our time in a way that leaves no country, no person behind?
The United Nations was born in 1945 from humanity's determination that the tragedies of war should never again define our common destiny.
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Spain · Day 2Pedro Sánchez Pérez-CastejónPresident, ladies and gentlemen, I come here to speak to you from this rostrum with but one goal, to defend what so many are trying to destroy.
I have come to defend the principles and ambitions that inspired the creation of this organization 81 years ago, principles and ambitions that different governments present here disregard or seek to dismantle.
Eight years have gone by since I addressed this assembly for the first time, and since then, several things have changed in the world.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniBut today, the world balance has been disrupted, and history which someone has declared has reached its final chapter, is once again moving at a galloping pace.
But every race needs a finish line.
Our task cannot be to stand and watch passively the fragmentation of our world, but it must be to build a new framework of rules, responsibility, and cooperation capable of governing change.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulWe stand ready to work with his successor to carry this work forward.
Mr. President, having a stronger voice in global institutions means countries working together on the problems closest to them.
This is where regional cooperation has a vital role.
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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinNarrow self-interest is breaking the bonds of solidarity which have so often lifted us to meaningful progress.
The international legal order is under tremendous strain.
New and emerging technologies that offer unlimited potential could also, without human intervention, create unprecedented dangers.
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Malta · Day 4Robert AbelaAn international order that, for all its flaws and failures, has seen more children escape hunger, more families live in peace, and more children grow into old age than any era before it.
To destroy the international settlement without any idea of what comes next would be an act of wanton destruction that would rightly never be forgiven or forgotten by the tens of millions whose future it would betray.
So, let us be bold and let us say it loud and clear.
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North Macedonia · Day 4Hristijan MickoskiBut clarity in our alliances does not mean turning away from the world.
Quite the opposite.
It is a precisely state that is confident in its democratic and strategic choices that can engage and cooperate with greater confidence with countries that have different histories, different interests, and different political perspectives.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniPresident, Liechtenstein joined the United Nations 36 years ago as its 160th member.
We did so driven by the conviction that we, as one of the smallest members of the international community, should be part of the most important conversation on global governance, with the participation of all states, big or small, in developing international norms and standards, and also in upholding respect for them.
Sovereignty was a key theme of our domestic discussions, resulting in our UN membership.
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariWhen you cannot impose your will, dialogue matter.
And when the world is divided, institutions that bring states together matter.
This is why multilateralism is not an abstract concept for San Marino.
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Antigua and Barbuda · Day 6Walton Alfonso WebsonCan multilateralism still protect the weak as well as the strong?
capable of restoring confidence in multilateralism.
Mr. President, multilateralism is under profound strain.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviYou have stood consistently for multilateralism at a time when multilateralism itself was under enormous pressure.
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.
Our security depends fundamentally on something else, international law, multilateral institutions, diplomacy, and the equal sovereignty of states.
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Benin · Day 6Marc Hermanne Gninadoou ArabaI would like to convey to you the warmest greetings of the Beninese people and to carry before you the voice of these people, a voice resolutely committed to peace, dialogue and multilateralism, a voice which yearns to fully partake in our collective reflection about the future of our organization and the future of our world.
Mr. President, Benin believes in multilateralism.
Defending multilateralism also means taking a lucid look at the United Nations Organization.
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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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Burundi · Day 2Évariste NdayishimiyeHonored the In the name of God, the all-powerful, most merciful, distinguished President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, ladies and gentlemen, as President of the Republic of Burundi and the current chairperson of the African Union, allow me to first, on behalf of the people of Burundi and of Africa, congratulate His Excellency Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, on his election and wish him every success in the fulfillment of his mandate.
I would like to take this opportunity to extend my warmest congratulations and express my deepest gratitude to His Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, for the unwavering commitment and dedication he has demonstrated throughout his tenure in the service of peace, security, and sustainable development around the world.
His good offices, exercised with wisdom, humility, and determination, have helped bridge the widest divergences of opinion and provided invaluable support to nations, particularly those in the Global South, in their quest for stability and prosperity.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisMr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Last year, speaking from this podium, I described the United Nations as an idea of a better world.
It is a carefully crafted agreement to safeguard peace and security, promote development and uphold human rights.
I still believe in that promise, enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
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Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaGeneral Assembly, I congratulate you on your election to preside over the 81st session of the General Assembly.
You bring to this house the wisdom of 5 billion people, 60% of the world's population, representing some of the world's oldest and most sophisticated civilizations.
Excellencies, at one time in history, waking up from the horrors of World War II, we were intoxicated with the dreams of a United Nations promising a new dawn for humanity.
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Mozambique · Day 2Daniel Francisco ChapoWe, the people, together, has the most comprehensive expression of our collective responsibility towards the humanity.
81 years ago, In the face of devastation caused by war, the humanity chose cooperation over confrontation, the law over force, and hope over fear.
That promise has shaped generations.
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Day 3Rodrigo Paz PereiraWe want a long-term relationship with jobs, training, technology, infrastructure, productivity, a future.
That is why Bolivia is open to the world and we want the world to come to Bolivia.
But we are open with dignity.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeThere needs to be a wholesale reform of international financial architecture.
There needs to be sustainable debt.
There needs to be equitable taxation and better access to concessional financing.
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Lesotho · Day 4Samuel Ntsokoane MatekaneMr. President, Excellencies, at the outset, allow me to extend my warm and heartfelt congratulations to you on your election as President of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
Your election reflects the confidence of Member States in your steadfast commitment to multilateral system.
And your vision for a United Nations that is responsive, effective, and capable of delivering for humanity.
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleMr. President, I congratulate you on your election and assure you of the full support of Solomon Islands.
I also commend your predecessor for her determined leadership of the 80th session.
I pay special tribute to Secretary General Antonio Guterres as he takes part in his final debate in office.
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Papua New Guinea · Day 4James MarapeMr. President, Secretary-General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, I bring to you greetings from Papua New Guinea, a nation of extraordinary diversity with more than 800 languages, and cultures, but united under one flag.
Mr. President, Papua New Guinea comes to this assembly with profound respect for the Charter of the United Nations and for the principles and purposes upon which this great institution was founded.
The United Nations reminds us that whether we are big or small nations, rich or poor nations, developed or developing, Powerful or less powerful, we are all members of one international community.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, congratulations, Your Excellency, Khalilah Rahman, on your election.
The Bahamas pledges to you its full support.
Mr. President, every generation inherits a promise it did not make.
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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 Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridaySecretary General Antonio Guterres, we are extremely grateful to you for your bold leadership and determined advocacy for human rights, justice, and peace.
We thank you for standing up for small and vulnerable nations.
The theme, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that delivers for all, speaks directly to the anxieties of our time, and also to the hopes of small states like mine.
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Norway · Day 4Espen Barth EideThey had experienced firsthand that all nations suffer in war and conflict and when international cooperation fails.
We, too, are living in turbulent times.
Yet, at the very moment when we need it most, our United Nations faces its most serious challenge.
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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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Tunisia · Day 5Mohamed Ali NaftiI wish him every success in leading the work of this session.
I would also like to express our deep appreciation and gratitude to the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, at the end of his term of office.
for his wise leadership in the service of peace, security, development, and justice, and for his tireless efforts to preserve the standing of the Organization and restore confidence in multilateral action at a time of extraordinary international complexity, when maintaining the effectiveness of the United Nations has become a demanding responsibility.
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Malawi · Day 6George Chapatula ChapondaMister President, The third opportunity is to reform global governance and strengthen multilateralism.
Our multilateral framework is fractured because its foundational architecture is obsolete.
Malawi reaffirms its unwavering commitment to multilateralism, but it must be a multilateralism that is inclusive, fair and democratic.
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Türkiye · Day 1Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAs Turkey, whenever we have acted upon this principle, as in the case of the Black Sea Grain Corridor, we have achieved results and we have contributed to both regional and to global security.
Third, We must absolutely reestablish an approach that places cooperation and open diplomacy at the core, at the center of relations among states.
History has shown us time and again through bitter experiences that there is no winner in a political approach which is built on mistrust.
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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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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada BioYears of intergovernmental negotiation without realizing the reform has tested the credibility of the process.
Before this session concludes, Member states should have a consolidated model.
which we committed to in the pact for the future.
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United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius NdejembiYour immense experience and diplomatic skills give us confidence in your ability to guide the proceedings of this session successfully.
Your election is also a fitting tribute to the great country, Bangladesh, with which Tanzania enjoys excellent relations.
Mr. President, about 80 years ago, The United Nations was founded in San Francisco on a simple but enduring principle: that nations can prevent war and advance peace through trust, collective action, and respect the UN Charter.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeWe are even hearing such concerns today.
Madam President, Despite these concerns, the United Nations has never been more important than it is today in bringing about peace and stability to the world and enabling the international community to overcome new challenges and prosper.
Japan will continue to fulfill its significant responsibilities towards the United Nations, and I am here today to express that resolve.
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Croatia · Day 1Andrej PlenkovićGood evening, Madam Chair, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
We come to this Assembly from countries that differ in size, population and power.
Yet here, precisely because of that, every country has its unique experience to share, responsibilities to assume, and a contribution to make.
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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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Botswana · Day 2Duma Gideon BokoThe pertinent question is how we strengthen multilateralism so that the United Nations can deliver meaningful results for all member states.
Humanity has traveled far enough to know that on the great challenges of our age, None of us can go it alone.
Whether a nation of a billion people or like Botswana with just over two and a half million people, we share one fragile planet and one imperfect but irreplaceable United Nations.
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Slovakia · Day 2Peter PellegriniAnd when rules are weakened, when cooperation is replaced by confrontation, all of us become more vulnerable.
But we still have a choice.
The international system we have built is not perfect.
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Kenya · Day 2William Samoei RutoSince the year 2000, deaths among children under five have fallen by more than half.
These achievements matter.
They changed borders, ended wars, defeated disease, and transformed lives.
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Montenegro · Day 2Jakov MilatovićDistinguished Mr. President, Excellencies, I do want to congratulate, first of all, Dr. Rahman on his election as President of the United Nations General Assembly, and I also wish to thank Mrs. Baerbock for her leadership of the 80th session of the General Assembly.
And let me also make a special thanks to Secretary-General Guterres, whose stewardship of this organization and partnership with Montenegro over the past decade we deeply value.
It is my great honor to address you today as President of Montenegro.
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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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Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiNo one is better than anyone else.
No country holds the absolute truth.
No nation has a monopoly on their solutions.
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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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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy LamolaThe end of apartheid also marked the end of a system that exported violence and instability across southern Africa.
Indeed, the fall of apartheid is a glorious story that attests to what multilateralism can deliver.
Since democratic South Africa took its place in this assembly, we have pursued a foreign policy anchored in Ubuntu and international law, dialogue and multilateralism, and in the understanding that our fate is tied to the fortunes of our region and the continent as a whole.
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Tuvalu · Day 4Feleti TeoTuvalu reaffirms its strong commitment to the values and the principle of the UN Charter and to international law and to a multilateral system that protects the dignity and security of all people.
This year also marks the historical and first deployment of Tuvalu police officers to serve in the UN mission in South Sudan, a deployment that confirms that even the smallest member of the UN can contribute meaningfully to international peace and security.
Mr. President, the theme for this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, resonates well with the moment of time we find ourselves in right now.
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Guinea-Bissau · Day 4Ilídio Vieira TéI also commend Ms. Anna Lena Barbok for the dedication she demonstrated during her term of office and for her efforts to strengthen multilateralism and international cooperation.
It's a particular pleasure for me to express our appreciation to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his tireless commitment to the defense of peace and to the search for solutions to the many challenges facing humanity.
Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday, September 24th, the people of Guinea-Bissau celebrated the 53rd anniversary of our national independence.
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Azerbaijan · Day 4Jeyhun Aziz oglu BayramovMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
At the outset, I warmly congratulate His Excellency Mr. Khalilur Rahman on assuming the presidency of the 81st session of the General Assembly and wish him every success in this important position.
I also thank His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his endeavors.
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Kazakhstan · Day 4Mukhtar TileuberdiMr. President, distinguished delegates.
I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Halilur Rahman on his election as the President of the 81st session of the General Assembly and assure him that he can count on Kazakhstan's full support throughout this session.
Excellencies, Kazakhstan remains fully committed to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and to effective multilateral cooperation.
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Chad · Day 4Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim MahamatAt a time when he is preparing to move on from being the head of our organization, I would like, ladies and gentlemen, to pay a very sincere tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres.
His leadership and constant commitment to peace, conflict prevention, and multilateralism warrant our recognition and respect.
Chad is grateful to him for his ongoing attention to the challenges that our country, the Lake Chad Basin, and Central Africa are confronted with.
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Cabo Verde · Day 5Francisco Avelino Vieira de CarvalhoIn this spirit, Cabo Verde reaffirms its faith in the United States in dialogue among nations.
in cooperation among peoples and in the primacy of law over the use of force.
In the face of wars, inequalities, and crisis confronting our world, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the Charter of the United Nations, to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, to the protection of civilian populations, and to the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Day 5Thongsavanh PhomvihaneRestoring trust in our international system required us to uphold predictable support, honor commitments, and reaffirm our fidelity to the UN Charter.
For the Lao PDR, restoring and deepening trust begins with renewed commitment to inclusive multilateralism, with the United Nations at the core.
When dialogue is guided by mutual respect, transparency, and genuine cooperation, multilateralism yields tangible benefits for all people.
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Cambodia · Day 5Sokhonn PrakIt is my great honor to pay tribute to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his steadfast leadership and dedicated service to the United Nations throughout his two mandates.
and for his unwavering commitment to multilateralism, peace and security, sustainable development, and the principle and purposes of the UN Charter during a decade marked by profound turbulence and transformation.
Mr. President, 81 year ago, In the aftermath of the devastation of the Second World War, the nation that founded our organization made a solemn pledge to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
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Brunei Darussalam · Day 5Prince 'Abdul MateenDialogue becomes harder, multilateral institutions lose authority, the international order becomes more fragile, leaving smaller and more vulnerable states particularly exposed.
For Brunei Darussalam, multilateralism is not an intellectual concept.
It is the assurance that sovereignty and territorial integrity will be respected, that every nation, irrespective of size, has a voice, and that international law protects the weak as surely as it restrains the strong.
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Canada · Day 5Anita AnandInstead, we are diversifying our ties and building stronger relationships with new and old partners alike, so that our people can enjoy peace and prosperity.
We will prioritize decisive, effective action by forging issue-based coalitions of nations that share a sense of urgency on common challenges.
We believe that these coalitions are the most flexible, effective, and immediate way to address emerging global challenges.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye Diopbecause beyond encouraging reflection on how our organization can regain credibility and effectiveness amid multiple crises and challenges to multilateralism, it especially calls on member states to restore trust and seek common solutions to the many challenges of our time.
And how can this be achieved?
For its part, Mali reaffirms its unwavering commitment to reformed multilateralism founded on strict respect for the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, particularly sovereign equality, territorial integrity, non-use of force, mutual respect, and non-interference in the internal affairs of a state.
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Grenada · Day 6Ingrid JacksonWe must renew our global systems, strengthen our multilateral partnerships, and summon the collective will necessary to build a world worthy of the next generation.
Mr. President, as we speak of transforming our multilateral system, we must also ensure that its leadership reflects the diversity, experience, and aspirations of the people it serves.
recognizing the experience and leadership she brings to this important moment for global multilateralism.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpI want to thank the U.N.
Security Council for voting overwhelmingly to pass a resolution condemning Iran's despicable terrorist attacks on commercial shipping.
Thank you very much.
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Kyrgyzstan · Day 1Sadyr ZhaparovAt the same time, a number of developed countries have also expressed their aspiration to become members of the Security Council.
I believe that the request of these countries should be also considered.
Another issue, in my view, the weakness of effective mechanisms for ensuring the implementation of the decisions of the organization.
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Peru · Day 1Keiko Sofia Fujimori HiguchiCenturies ago, the Incas built capacchian.
a majestic network of roads that was built to meet the peoples, to bring together diverse realities, and to ensure that no corner of the empire was left isolated and forgotten.
This same spirit, this spirit that seeks to bring together is the spirit that brings us here today.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio KastHere, I thank our Minister for Foreign Affairs, who was the person who spearheaded that initiative.
This is a security initiative.
Many South American nations have acceded to it so that we can coordinate to effectively combat transnational organized crime.
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminieIn a world increasingly fractured by geopolitical rivalry, The answer cannot be a retreat into isolationism.
It must be a revitalized commitment to multilateralism.
The United Nations must prove that dialogue can bridge division, that international law must prevail over force, and that collective action achieves what unilateralism never can.
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Viet Nam · Day 1To LamIt is therefore my belief that the theme of this session, restoring trust, managing transformation, a UN that delivers for all, aptly reflects the urgent demands of the time.
Distinguished guests, From the losses of the Second World War, humanity created the UN with the aspiration to prevent wars, safeguard peace, promote cooperation and place relations among nations on the foundation of common principles.
Over the past eight decades, despite its limitations, the UN has helped sustain dialogue, advance decolonization, uphold the right of peoples to self-determination and support development.
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Morocco · Day 1Nasser BouritaYour Excellency, President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
I extend my sincere congratulations on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco to His Excellency Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the General Assembly at its 81st session, and I wish him every success in his lofty mission.
I also commend the tireless efforts of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres since he assumed the leadership of our Organization.
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Syrian Arab Republic · Day 2Ahmad Al-SharaaWe focused on reconstruction.
We relied on the free will of our people and our independence.
This national vision relied on diplomatic efforts.
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Latvia · Day 2Edgars RinkēvičsMr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Dr. Rahman, on your election as President of the General Assembly.
you can count on Latvia's support.
I am looking forward to working together for a stronger United Nations and a safer world.
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Palau · Day 2Surangel WhippsMr. President, congratulations on your successful election as President of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly.
Secretary General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ali, and warm greetings from the people of Palau.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres, thank you for your leadership and service to the United Nations.
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Panama · Day 2José Raúl Mulino QuinteroI'm convinced that the United Nations has immense potential in a world with so much volatility and such strong asymmetries.
But it needs to take up again its leadership in order to engage in preventive actions and corrective actions.
I am a person who believes in and defends multilateralism.
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Ethiopia · Day 2Taye Atske-Selassie AmdeMr. President, we assemble at a historic moment for humanity.
63 years ago, in 1963, Emperor Haile Selassie famously cautioned this global community by stating, "Lasting peace can be achieved only when nations recognize that their true strength lies not in the domination of others, but in cooperation anchored upon a genuine equality.
As a founding member of the United Nations, Ethiopia bears the scars of historical betrayal and the unyielding conviction of a survivor.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahThose conflicts continue to undermine international mechanisms and the structures established to maintain international peace and security.
Hence, we commend you, Mr. President, for the timely and befitting theme of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, namely, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nation that Delivers for All.
Namibia's independence was born out of international solidarity and is renowned as a UN success story.
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Uganda · Day 2Jessica Rose Epel AlupoAs we convene here today, we must confront the reality of living in very uncertain times, shadowed by the persistent threat of global conflict.
It is imperative that we work together to avert warfare.
We must reflect on the founding principles of the UN Charter and recommit ourselves to saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war, reaffirming faith in fundamental human rights and the dignity of human person, ensuring equal rights for all large nations and small, establishing conditions for justice and respect for international law, and promoting social progress alongside better standards of life.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudMr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, it's a great honor to address the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the moment of profound uncertainty in our world.
I congratulate His Excellency Khalil Rahman on his election as the President of this session and assure him of Somalia's full support and cooperation.
I also commend Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his continued service to the United Nations and his steadfast in defense of multilateralism.
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Equatorial Guinea · Day 3Teodoro Nguema Obiang MangueMr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly; Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Excellencies, Heads of State and Government and Heads of Delegation; Ladies and Gentlemen.
I have the honor to take the floor before this General Assembly on behalf of and representing His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, to express to you his greetings of peace and the greetings of the people of Equatorial Guinea, and to reaffirm our support for and commitment to the Charter of the United Nations.
I congratulate Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election to the presidency of this 81st session.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaMr. President, the Secretary General of the UN, the Deputy Secretary General, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I extend my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on your election as President of the ACP.
session of the United Nations General Assembly and assure you of Nigeria's full cooperation and support.
I commend your predecessor's stewardship of this Assembly.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenThis week is the perfect example of that.
And I realize that the United Nations does not carry the most positive associations for everyone.
And indeed, there is much that can and must be improved.
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Slovenia · Day 3Janez JanšaDistinguished delegates, Selectivity does more than distort our attention.
Over time, it destroys institutions themselves.
The United Nations cannot defend the rule of law while silently watching its own mandates, procedures, and institutions become instruments of political convenience.
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Nepal · Day 3Balendra ShahWe are not here to turn climate change into another geopolitical battlefield.
We are here to ask everyone to recommit to shared responsibility and solidarity.
Through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the international community has already agreed to the principle of common differentiated responsibility and respective capabilities.
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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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Monaco · Day 4Christophe MirmandBecause the equality that our organization bestows upon us is not a privilege that we enjoy, it is a responsibility that we bear.
This responsibility is our shared, unique duty to uphold the law and multilateralism.
Shared because no state, regardless of how powerful it is, can preserve peace alone or address global threats alone.
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Saint Lucia · Day 4Philip J. PierreTrust will be restored only when promises are matched by action, when commitments are honored, and when the United Nations delivers meaningful results for every nation, and when there is due regard for multilateral principles, not only for the most powerful, but for the weakest of us as well.
This Assembly should not be a place where the world expresses sympathy without accepting responsibility.
We need action.
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Mexico · Day 4Roberto Velasco ÁlvarezMr. President, Excellencies, I am appearing Addressing this Assembly, representing the first female president of my country, Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, whose government places people at the heart of the actions of the state and works on a daily basis to achieve freedom, democracy, social justice and substantive equality.
Mexico conducts its public life according to a conviction that I'm bringing to you today.
from this rostrum to make shared prosperity a reality for all people.
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China · Day 5Han ZhengWe must firmly safeguard the WTO-centered, rules-based, multilateral trading system, build an open world economy, jointly foster and strengthen new growth drivers, and see that economic globalization is inclusive and delivers benefits to all.
Third, We should advance exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and rebuild unity and mutual trust through communication and dialogue.
Diversity has created splendor in the world.
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New Zealand · Day 6Victoria Louise Hallumwhose sovereignty, security and prosperity depends on a functioning, inclusive multilateral system, grounded in agreed rules and norms, with the UN Charter at its centre.
We welcome progress in advancing the UN's multidimensional vulnerability index and want to see further work to ensure its practical application across the multilateral development system.
Do we have the will to invest in the multilateral system, both politically and financially, to enable it to deliver results where we can truly make a difference?
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Costa Rica · Day 6Boris Vasir Marchegiani CarreroAt the same time, trust in multilateralism is waning precisely when we need it most.
Multilateralism is a prerequisite for the preservation of peace, to promote sustainable development and to protect human dignity.
However, multilateralism will only preserve its dignity if it proves able to yield tangible results, specific results for people, for human beings.
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Lithuania · Day 1Gitanas NausėdaLithuania invites the international community to unite in addressing significant legal, ethical, and strategic challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
With even major technology companies sending warning signals that control of AI might slip out of humanity's hands, the time is ripe for collective action.
Together, we must ensure that AI serves human dignity, sustainable development, and international security, rather than becoming a new instrument of inequality, manipulation, or conflict.
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Angola · Day 1João Manuel Gonçalves LourençoYour Excellency Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, Your Excellency, Khalilur Rahman, the President of the 81st General Assembly, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen.
Allow me to congratulate His Excellency, Khalilur Rahman, on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
in the hope that with his vast experience and profound knowledge of our organization, he will render a valuable service to the United Nations, which is facing complex challenges that must be overcome in order to retake its key role in addressing the major issues of contemporary international relations.
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Trinidad and Tobago · Day 1Kamla Persad-BissessarFor us in Trinidad and Tobago, progress cannot be measured only by how quickly the world changes, but it must also be in terms of who benefits from that change.
Consequently, the transformation should create greater opportunity, strengthen security, and support development.
rather than deepen inequality, indebtedness or dependence.
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr ZelenskyyTen countries are already part of it: Ukraine, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands.
Last week, I invited Poland to join.
And we are also in consultations with a couple of other Allied governments who want to join FREIA.
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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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Georgia · Day 3Irakli KobakhidzheIn this context, maintaining peace and strengthening international cooperation remain key priorities.
In light of the growing number of global challenges, coordinated responses to common obstacles, conflict prevention, and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are possible only through strengthened international cooperation and their shared commitment to collective action.
Lasting peace cannot be imposed by force, it must be built through communication, and mutual respect.
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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanThe people of Bangladesh, who believe in democracy, remain deeply concerned about the plight of the freedom-seeking Palestinian people.
Bangladesh once again reaffirms its unwavering support for their legitimate demands, including their right to self-determination and their right to establish an independent State of Palestine, Mr. President, In the prevailing global circumstances, the theme of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, "Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All," is highly relevant and timely.
Bangladesh remains steadfast in its commitment to multilateralism in maintaining international peace and security.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisThank you. Thank you, Mr. President.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to address the General Assembly for the eighth time as Prime Minister of Greece, and I do so at a moment of particular importance, as Greece reaches the end of our second year on the UN Security Council.
and is again preparing to assume its presidency next month.
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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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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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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanYou have a lot of work to do, Mr. President.
Niger is not pursuing confrontation with any country.
It opens its arms to all partners that wish to build a new relationship based on equality, reciprocity, and mutual interest and shared interest.
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Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméI also wish to hail the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his unwavering commitment to peace.
I still remember fondly his visit to Port-au-Prince on the 16th of June 2026, which bore witness to his solidarity toward the Haitian people.
In these difficult times that our country is undergoing, Haiti wishes to extend its gratitude to all of its partners and friends that have continued to stand by its side.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord FakafanuaMultilateralism allows us to project the power of our ideas rather than the might of our power.
Tonga participates as an equal under the founding principles of the United Nations Charter.
the sovereign equality of states.
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Samoa · Day 4Mulipola Anarosa Ale MoliooFor Samoa, Multilateralism remains the cornerstone of our international engagement.
Only through genuine cooperation and mutual trust can we craft solutions that no single nation could achieve alone.
The UN80 initiative has merits, but also its risks, if not fully assessed and understood.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyWith investment, partnership, and political will, small nations can deliver big solutions.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is not seeking pity.
We are advancing partnership.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoThe Sustainable Development Goals continue to provide an essential roadmap.
It is precisely at moments such as this that international law, multilateralism, and democracy show their worth.
Law provides us with common rules.
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Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardUrgency based on what science tells us, opportunity based on the economic growth, jobs, and strengthened competitiveness that climate transition brings.
Given the state of the world, changes are necessary to ensure the UN's central role in international affairs and its ability to address today's challenges.
An efficient, effective, nimble and well-coordinated UN is urgently needed.
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Saudi Arabia · Day 5Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al SaudWe further express our profound thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his continued effort in furthering the purposes of the UN.
Mr. President, the work of this session is taking place at a time when the world and the multilateral system are facing rapidly evolving and unprecedented challenges.
While crises and conflicts continue in many parts of the world, there is an increasing need to uphold the principles of the UN Charter, respect international law, and strengthen the effectiveness of international institutions in maintaining international peace and security and advancing sustainable development.
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Zambia · Day 5Mulambo Hamakuni HaimbeThe President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, Excellencies, distinguished heads of state and government, ladies and gentlemen.
We congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and pledge our cooperation and support during your tenure.
We also commend the Secretary-General for his strong leadership at a challenging time in our multilateral system.
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Cameroon · Day 5Lejeune Mbella MbellaAnd with impotence, we watch the deterioration of international solidarity and multilateralism, as we see the appearance and strengthening of different blocks that are in confrontation when certain challenges antagonize their specific interests.
President, the time has come to return to the spirit and the very basics of the United Nations Charter.
At the same time, climate change is worsening and constitutes a concern at a planetary scale.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréHowever, variable justice, no. The Confederation remains committed to multilateral independent institutions that are impartial and credible.
Mr. President, in terms of international peace and security, our world remains up against multiplication of armed conflicts, the emergence of new crises, and a return to the principle of might is right, unilateral approaches, Unlawful sanctions, selective interventions and double standards weaken the international order and put the multilateral system to test.
The Pact for the Future, the Compromisos de Sevilla, the Doha Programme of Action, the UNAT Initiative and the OASO Programme of Action for landlocked developing countries can contribute to making the multilateral system more effective, more inclusive and more focused on results, as long as they do not just remain promises.
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Algeria · Day 6Ahmed Attafhe devoted himself to keeping the voice of multilateral action strong whenever attempts were made to silence it.
We cannot ask peoples to trust in multilateralism if its institutions continue to reflect the balances of a bygone era.
Let us make multilateralism a reality rather than simply a principle.
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El Salvador · Day 6Alexandra Hill TinocoAs 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.
multilateralism that does not oblige countries to constantly choose between sovereignty and cooperation.
Today, we have an historical and inexcusable challenge, and that is making multilateralism a synonym, again, with capacity to act.
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Sri Lanka · Day 6Vijitha HerathSri Lanka has also long championed multilateral disarmament.
However, genuine faith in multilateralism requires the courage to acknowledge where the system has fallen short, the humility to listen to those who feel unheard, and the determination to make our institutions more effective, more representative, and more responsive.
Our answer must therefore be a renewed faith in multilateralism and a United Nations that listens more closely, represents more fairly, and delivers for all.
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Qatar · Day 1Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniThe expansion of the United Nations House in Doha marks a continuation of our long-standing partnership with the international organization.
It enhances its capacity to fulfill its mission of serving peace, development, and human rights.
peaceful coexistence and dialogue are not merely one option among many.
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Suriname · Day 1Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsLikewise, we underscore the relevance of a dedicated representation for small island states and low-lying coastal developing states.
Mr. President, regional and international partnerships remain indispensable to achieve our economic and social objectives As Suriname continues to actively engage in various regional bodies and mechanisms, including CARICOM, CELAC, ACTO, and the Brasilia Consensus.
As Suriname prepares to be the chair of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, in 2027, we are also committed to further strengthen our partnership globally in different areas of shared interest.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Day 1Denis BećirovićLet us build a culture of dialogue, cooperation, and peace.
In this context, I believe it is of utmost importance to reaffirm the importance of the UN Charter, revitalize the role of the UN as the global center for coordination and cooperation, support the reform process and strengthen the credibility of the United Nations, consistently implement the Sustainable Development Goals, build mutual trust, inclusiveness, and a democratic vision of leadership, and strengthen preventive diplomacy at a time of numerous tensions and conflicts.
Let respect for international law, peace, solidarity, sustainable development, and justice be the path that we follow together.
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Argentina · Day 2Javier Gerardo MileiFirst, what this body should have done and failed to do, second, what it should not have done but did anyway, and third, its position in the face of the advent of artificial intelligence.
78 years ago, this House declared that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, noble words whose spirit I fully share.
To that end, it undertook to uphold international law, defend the sovereignty of nations, and provide a forum in which conflicts could be resolved through cooperation rather than immediately through the force of arms.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange TouaderaThe Pact for the Future has opened a window.
But two years after its adoption, negotiations on Security Council reform are still ongoing.
The decision so urgently needed has yet to be made.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiIn a world of growing geopolitical rivalry, we need more partnerships that create real value rather than deepening dependencies.
That is why Poland consistently works toward a model of international cooperation that gives countries room to develop, strengthens their resilience, and allows them to make sovereign decisions.
This approach is reflected both in our own regional policy and in our global engagement.
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Guinea · Day 2Mamadi DoumbouyaMr. President of the 81st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, heads of state and government.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, heads of delegation, ladies and gentlemen.
Mr. President, at the outset, I wish to convey to you on behalf of the sovereign peoples of the Republic of Guinea and our delegation our warmest congratulations upon your election to the presidency of this 81st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaTherefore, We view peace, development and human dignity not as three separate goals, but as a single, unified task.
Esteemed delegates, today, no nation, however powerful, can address all global problems alone.
None of the threats stop at national borders.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaI wish to thank Ms. Annalena Baerbock for her effective leadership of the 80th session and her contribution to the UN80 reform process.
Zimbabwe also pays tribute to Mr. Antonio Guterres in his final general debate as Secretary-General.
We commend his defense of multilateralism as well as efforts to advance dialogue for conflict prevention and resolution, sustainable development, and the pact for the future.
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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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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiTrust in multilateralism is broken and needs to be restored, not because the principles of the Charter are no longer relevant, but because we have applied them inconsistently and selectively during global fragmentation.
Our answer So that is a better multilateralism.
80 years ago, Liberia was among the only four nations to sign the charter establishing the United Nations.
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Portugal · Day 3Luís MontenegroThese are shared responsibilities and opportunities that require a collective effort that must unite us all.
Mr. President, Excellencies, despite everything, the United Nations is a political masterpiece of humanity.
It will be constantly evolving and will reflect the decision of its members.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuI pay tribute also to the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, who addresses this General Debate for the last time in that office.
Through a decade of turbulence, he has defended multilateralism and stood with small island developing states, and Fiji thanks him dearly.
Mr. President, the theme of this session is restoring trust and managing transformation.
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Kuwait · Day 3Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-SabahWe would be remiss not to applaud the efforts, good offices, and initiatives of the Secretary-General aimed at strengthening multilateralism and that include initiatives such as UN80 and the Pact for the Future, as well as the ongoing efforts to address global challenges, crises, conflicts, wars, climate change, and terrorism, as well as the efforts to assist member states in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and to strengthen international cooperation on artificial intelligence.
We hope that these efforts will continue beyond the conclusion of the Secretary-General's term in a manner to guarantee the continuity of work to reform and develop the organization's bodies enhance its effectiveness and performance in discharging its responsibilities.
In this context, we emphasize that Security Council reform and the Security Council is the body charged with maintaining international peace and security has become essential to keep pace with the significant increase in the number of member states and the changes in international relations since the establishment of the organization.
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Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefPartnerships must serve national needs, strengthen what we have, and leave us more capable than before.
Our shared challenges can become our shared opportunities.
This is the spirit of President Dr. Mohamed Muizz's Maldives First policy.
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Iraq · Day 4Ali Falih Al-ZaidiGracious, the most merciful.
Mr. President of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
It is with great honor and pride that I stand before this international forum representing the Republic of Iraq, the home of the first civilizations, and where writing and law were born, and one of the founding members of the United Nations.
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Albania · Day 4Edi RamaThose attacking our countries already cooperate across jurisdictions.
Our countries, our democracies, first and foremost, must learn to do the same.
This is not ultimately a contest between humanity and machines.
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Pakistan · Day 4Muhammad Shehbaz SharifThe Holy Quran commands, "If the enemy is inclined towards peace, make peace with them."
Surah Anfal.
Ladies and gentlemen, Pakistan's founding father, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, had famously declared, "We stand by the United Nations Charter and will gladly make our full contribution to the peace and prosperity of the world."
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro Parolinfor the good of the people and the church in the country.
The OLC encourages Azerbaijan and Armenia to consolidate the process of achieving a stable and lasting peace in the South Caucasus.
Mr. President, the transformation the world is facing, technological, geopolitical, social, will not wait for the activity or inactivity of the United Nations.
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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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Russian Federation · Day 5Sergey LavrovLadies and gentlemen, through its foreign policy, Russia is trying to fix the situation in the world, working together with our allies and strategic partners, the BRICS, the SCO, the Eurasian Economic Union, the CIS, and the CSTO.
We are promoting an agenda which we can all get behind, a unifying agenda, concrete ideas and projects.
Today, what's coming to the fore is the topic of international information security.
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India · Day 5Subrahmanyam JaishankarMr. President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, namaskar from 1.4 billion people of Bharat.
We are gathered at this General Assembly when the United Nations enters its ninth decade.
It was founded to maintain international peace and security and take effective collective action to that end.
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Sao Tome and Principe · Day 5Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado VazMr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Heads of State and Government, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor for me to take the floor before this Assembly on behalf of the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
Allow me first of all to congratulate his excellency, Mr. Kadi Loul Rahman, on his election as President of the 81st session of the General Assembly and to wish him every success in the discharge of his duties.
I would also like to express our appreciation to her excellency, Ms. Annalena Baerbock, for the work accomplished during the previous session of the General Assembly.
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Day 6Kim Son GyongThis year alone, the U.S. staged a series of bilateral and multilateral military exercises, including Freedom Shield and Freedom Edge, simulating a real war scenario.
Instead, multilateralism and multipolarization have emerged as an irresistible aspiration and trend of the times based on justice and equity.
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Turkmenistan · Day 6Vepa HajiyevTurkmenistan will also propose the establishment within the United Nations of a group of friends of multilateralism and the sovereign equality of states.
In this area, Turkmenistan will continue to promote multilateral dialogue by proposing the establishment of the Ashgabat Climate Dialogue, an open multilateral platform for regular political and expert engagement, the advancement of practical climate initiatives, and the strengthening of international relationships.
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President of the General Assembly (closing) · Day 6Dr. Khalilur RahmanWe 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.
A delegation observed that the test of multilateralism is not how many resolutions we adopt or how many meetings we hold.
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- Argentina · Day 1
The last time was in June of this year.
Argentina reiterates its full readiness to resume bilateral negotiations, substantive ones, with the United Kingdom, in line with Resolution 2065.
Our country reaffirms its commitment to a peaceful resolution of disputes through effective multilateralism and a rules-based order.
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud PezeshkianWe we invite the world, we call the world, not out of weakness, but out of a deep belief in our own power and steadfastness to cooperate and collaborate because of a deep belief that no one in this region will have security alone.
Either we will build it together, or we will have to live under insecurity together.
We seek to think about a worthy future in which security, fairness, justice, human dignity will become unalienable rights for all people, for all humans.
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Serbia · Day 2Aleksandar VučićOver the past eight decades, states have not come to this building because they share the same interests, but because they understood that the cost of settling disagreements by force of arms was too high.
That is why multilateralism came into being and why we are here today.
Serbia supports the United Nations and reform of the UN system, so that the organization may become more effective and better adapted to today's realities.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniFor 81 years, this General Assembly has remained the central pillar of multilateralism.
And now that we're meeting in New York, humanity is at a crossroads.
Despite our efforts, the sustainable development goals of the 2030 agenda remain, unfortunately, out of reach.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaWe will be a reliable member of the European Union, a committed NATO ally, and an active member of the United Nations.
These partnerships do not take away our freedom, they protect it.
Hungary will defend its national interest, but it will do so as a partner.
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Armenia · Day 3Nikol PashinyanLadies and gentlemen, the balanced and balancing foreign policy adopted by Armenia stems from the logic of multipolarity, which is one of the key principles of the United Nations.
In recent years, we have established strategic relations with Georgia, France, China, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Germany, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom.
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Mauritius · Day 4Dhananjay RamfulThe will expressed by the international community following the war to create an instrument for cooperation in order to establish a new world order is still there.
The fact that the number of actors has more than tripled in the past eight decades reflects an engagement and a commitment that is even bigger and even more diverse than it was when the UN was created.
We are confident that the international community, around half of which is made-up of young people that aim to protect the planet, that want to better share wealth, and aspire to use new technologies advisedly, will be able to overcome new challenges.
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Micronesia (Federated States of) · Day 5Aren PalikI also extend Micronesia's appreciation to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for your dedicated and steadfast service, principled leadership, and personal commitment to the values of the United Nations.
As you conclude your tenure, we honor your advocacy for the most vulnerable and your tireless efforts in strengthening multilateralism.
Micronesia stands in solidarity with all nations that have endured the recent waves of natural disasters around the world.
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Cuba · Day 5Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez ParrillaThe law of the jungle cannot be the future of humanity.
To prevent these practices, in addition to promoting peace and justice, the preceding generations founded the United Nations, and for decades they developed and enriched its activity.
Let us recover its role today, when we are perhaps still in time to do so, before the organization goes down in history as an unrealized dream of great promises.
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Nicaragua · Day 5Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke WhitakerThere are many proposals that we have mentioned, and we wish to stress the strength that the BRICS countries, for instance, have shown in striving for better living conditions for their people and the right of all to achieve sustainable development in a complementary way.
We would like to recognize and pay tribute to all brothers and sisters throughout the world who believe in ideals, principles and values that are valuable to us all as humanity, to continue moving towards achieving the most important significant battle, which is to achieve peace so that we can defeat poverty once and for all.
It is in this battle that we all have to wage to achieve peace.
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Belarus · Day 5Maxim RyzhenkovThat is why new formats of cooperation are emerging, the BRICS, the SCO, and regional economic and political alliances, and they are gaining momentum.
But we in Belarus do not see them as competitors to the UN, but rather as catalysts for necessary reform.
We have a recipe for restoring the UN to its intended purpose, and it's very simple.
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Tajikistan · Day 5Sirojiddin MuhriddinExcellencies, There is a wider lesson here.
Peace requires effective institutions, and international cooperation requires an effective United Nations.
This is why Tajikistan supports the ongoing UN reform process.
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Djibouti · Day 5Abdoulkader Houssein OmarThis theme is particularly relevant in the current international context.
We're living through a critical juncture exacerbated by the proliferation of conflicts, deepening existing crises and the emergence of conflicts and the emergence of new crises with devastating political, economic, humanitarian and security consequences.
In the face of these challenges, we must reaffirm the essential mission of the United Nations and strengthen a renewed, more inclusive and more effective multilateralism that takes full account of the interests of all States, large and small.
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Gabon · Day 5Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-DoumbenenyMr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. United Nations Secretary-General, Excellencies, Heads of Delegation, Ladies and Gentlemen.
President of the General Assembly, Allow me to begin by conveying to you the warm congratulations of His Excellency Mr. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, President of the Gabonese Republic, on your outstanding election to preside over this 81st session of the General Assembly.
I wish to assure you right now of my delegation's full support and express the hope that your term of office will be marked by a spirit of listening and dialogue and by the tireless pursuit of compromise in the service of international peace and cooperation.
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- Guatemala · Day 5
Thank you very much.
The delegation of Guatemala exercises its right of reply in reference to the statement of Xun Bisenya, the Prime Minister of Belize, in today's general debate.
We would like to note the following.
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