Disarmament
Nuclear weapons and disarmament at UNGA 81
Raised by 62 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised nuclear weapons and disarmament
United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpThere is no better example of a danger that was allowed to gather strength at the world's peril than the number one sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
For 51 years, the fanatical Iranian regime has ruled by bloodshed and mass murder, spreading death and carnage and chaos across the entire Middle East and beyond.
They were the bully of the Middle East, but they are the bully no more.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresThe test before us is whether power will be exercised with the law or beyond it.
And we must pass that test.
We must defend the Charter without double standards, protect civilians without exception, ensure humanitarian access without obstruction, shield humanitarian personnel without fail, advance nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament without delay, and demand accountability without fear or favor.
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Mongolia · Day 1Khurelsukh UkhnaaMr. President, on behalf of the people of Mongolia, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the United Nations and its system organizations for their valuable contributions to our country's development and progress and their long-standing constructive cooperation over the 65 years since Mongolia's accession to the United Nations as a full-fledged member.
Mongolia has been contributing with honor to the efforts on strengthening international peace and security, advancing social and economic development, and protecting human rights, the core pillars of the United Nations.
For instance, more than three decades ago, in pursuit of its foreign policy to ensure national security through political and diplomatic means, Mongolia declared its territory nuclear-weapon-free.
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Republic of Korea · Day 1Lee Jae MyungRe-establishing basic channels of communication and building trust will be the first step toward a stable, peaceful coexistence.
Third, is responsible peaceful coexistence contributing to world peace?
We will go beyond building a Korean Peninsula free from war and nuclear weapons to promoting stability and cooperation in Northeast Asia while actively contributing to global efforts to build a world free from war and conflict.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeSecond, Japan is devoted to enhancing cooperation towards peace and stability.
Since the end of the Second World War, Japan has consistently and seriously pursued efforts towards nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
At the very heart of our aspiration for a world without nuclear weapons lies the earnest plea of the hibakusha.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur RahmanThere is clear precedent for the United Nations engagement with world-changing developments.
We did so on nuclear nonproliferation.
through the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer and with the United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning in 2005.
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Lithuania · Day 1Gitanas NausėdaIt is made worse by growing nuclear ambitions in the Middle East and Asia, as well as the irresponsible transfer of military-related goods, use items and sensitive technologies.
In recent months, Iran has continued attacking neighboring countries, often through its proxies, while actively impairing the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
These actions constitute a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
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Angola · Day 1João Manuel Gonçalves Lourençoover decades, as a victim of an embargo that continues and worsens the living conditions of the Cuban people.
Cuba is not a terrorist state.
It neither produces nor possesses nuclear weapons, chemical or biological weapons that could constitute an imminent or real threat to the national security of other countries, including the neighboring countries.
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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada BioIn the Middle East, the UN Charter and international law must guide us.
Civilians must be protected, humanitarian access ensured, aggression and occupation ended, and freedom of navigation safeguarded.
The inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination must be realized through a viable state of Palestine living alongside the state of Israel in peace and in security.
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Viet Nam · Day 1To LamDistinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, the world is undergoing profound shift in the international order with many risks and uncertainties.
The tendency towards the threat or use of force and the arms race, especially the modernization of nuclear weapons and the development of new technology weapons, are heightening the risk of confrontation, miscalculation, conflict, and even of large-scale wars.
At the same time, the global economy is becoming increasingly fragmented amid mounting barriers to trade, investment, and technology.
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Croatia · Day 1Andrej PlenkovićNo country alone can successfully respond to the global transformations we witness today.
Artificial intelligence can accelerate development, but its use must remain consistent with legal frameworks, human dignity and democratic accountability.
Renewed nuclear rhetoric makes a firm commitment to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons more important than ever.
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