General themes
Peace and conflict in general at UNGA 81
Raised by 185 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised peace and conflict in general
South Sudan · Day 6Cecilia Adout Majok AdengAnd I bring you greetings from the government and the people of South Sudan, together with a message of peace, unity, development, and unwavering commitment to international cooperation.
South Sudan also understand that trust is fundamental to peace.
Approaches designed to respond to conflict must be capable of evolving as nations move towards peace, recovery, institution building, and ownership.
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Day 6Kim Son GyongAs we marked the watershed in UN history, reviewing its past 80 years and looking ahead into the future, mankind ardently desired and aspired to put an immediate end to the current chaos of international relations and regain peace and stability.
Unfortunately, however, what the world witnessed every day for the last one year was a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation, infringement on sovereignty and military conflicts that led to extreme unrest and disorder globally.
Crises causing insecurity and instability increased further with wars and bloody conflicts.
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Sudan · Day 6Mohieldin Salim Ahmed IbrahimIn the name of Allah, the most merciful and gracious, peace and blessings be upon our prophet and his family and his companions.
Mr. President, we in Sudan are a peace-loving nation, but we also seek a just peace.
Therefore, from this UN hall, we reaffirm that comprehensive, lasting, and just peace in Sudan, in a manner that ensures the non-recurrence of conflict, cannot be achieved without ending persistent external interference, halting the flow of weapons, ammunition, and mercenaries into Sudan, dismantling the terrorist militia, stopping its attacks against civilians, cities, civilian objects, infrastructure, dams, medical centers, and hospitals, disarming this militia, and ensuring that arms remain exclusively in the hands of the state and its established legitimate national institutions.
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New Zealand · Day 6Victoria Louise HallumThe number of active conflicts in the world has doubled in the past 20 years.
The number of conflict-related deaths has reached levels not seen in decades.
First and foremost, we call on the new Secretary-General to be a courageous guardian of the UN Charter and to assert the UN's vital role on peace and security.
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Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaYou brought to the office neither an ego in constant need of reassurance nor a vanity requiring daily attention.
You have remained humble, honest, and steadfast in your principles, never losing sight of the millions of women and children who have been abandoned and forgotten, caught in the turmoil of wars unleashed by warlords.
As these wars drag on and their human and material costs become ever more unbearable, the firefighters are blamed for failing to extinguish the very fires set by the arsonists themselves.
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Algeria · Day 6Ahmed AttafIn many parts of the world, tensions are rising, conflicts are expanding, and crises are deepening.
In such a turbulent international context, the danger lies not only in the outbreak of wars, but also in the normalization and acceptance of war itself.
And what future awaits humanity if imposing fait accompli and once again becomes a tool for managing conflict or determining their outcome.
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Turkmenistan · Day 6Vepa HajiyevMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I have the honor to convey on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, His Excellency Mr. Serdar Berdimuhamedov, greetings and wish of peace and prosperity to the peoples of your countries.
Rising conflict potential, the erosion of trust, economic instability, climate risk, and the rapid development of new technologies are becoming increasingly intertwined, directly affecting the security and well-being of peoples.
Turkmenistan firmly believes that the United Nations must continue to serve as the universal and legitimate foundation of international cooperation and as the principal mechanism for reconciling interests and developing solutions in the areas of peace, security and sustainable development.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosOur people want solutions to their problems.
That is why I have not come to this rostrum to recite beautiful phrases full of grandiose words that do nothing to improve the lives of our citizens.
I have come to speak about concrete problems and to suggest solutions.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniMr. President, last year, from this very podium, Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, recalled that 56 armed conflicts were raging across the world, the highest number since World War II.
Today, those same sources put that figure at 61.
It's the stark truth of the numbers.
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Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiAnd if there is one word that sums up much of our vocation as a country, that word would be peace.
We do not view peace simply as an absence of war.
We understand it as something that has to be constantly built.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyEver before to prevent conflict and to facilitate dialogue.
The climate crisis is accelerating.
Even though the science is clear enough for us to act, and many of the solutions are already known.
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Sri Lanka · Day 6Vijitha HerathThe erosion of trust is reflected in unresolved conflicts, humanitarian crises that outpace available resources, increasingly frequent climate disasters, widening inequalities, and technological advances that are moving faster than governance.
Despite conflicts in several parts of the world, including in West Asia, and climate calamities, including the cyclone that struck Sri Lanka, my country has restored macroeconomic stability following the economic crisis of 2022.
Mr. President, For three decades, Sri Lanka suffered a protracted conflict that caused enormous loss and suffering to all our communities.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpEvery leader in this room and your great leaders, many great leaders, I know all of you very well.
But they know that given only a short time to make this world better, safer, and more prosperous for our children, for the people on Earth, we have to take advantage of it.
As president of the most extraordinary nation in history, I have no interest in leaving dangers to grow for another day.
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Congo · Day 6Constant Serge BoundaAnd we further express our profound gratitude to His Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, for his advocacy on behalf of Africa, his constant commitment to the Congo Basin, and his support to the peace mediation and dialogue efforts undertaken by our country.
This candidacy of ours is rooted in a long diplomatic tradition, our sustained commitment to peace, and a strong sense of international responsibility.
For more than five decades, Our diplomacy has contributed constantly and effectively to numerous peace processes on our continent, and which also had global implications.
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Denmark · Day 6Christina Markus LassenWars and conflicts are at the highest level since World War II.
Respecting them is the precondition for international peace and security.
Russia's illegal war of choice could end tomorrow if Russia withdrew to its own territory and stopped trying to redraw borders by force.
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Vanuatu · Day 6Odo TeviI bring with me the voice of a nation of more than 80 islands, of many indigenous communities and languages, and a nation whose identity has been shaped by the ocean, by custom, by faith, by resilience, and above all, by commitment to peace.
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.
The Charter begins with a commitment to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and reaffirms the equal rights of nations, large and small.
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Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméIt is imperative that, given the crises that Haiti is grappling with and given those that are causing so much upheaval throughout the world, it is imperative for nations to close ranks around what is essential.
that is peace, security, and the well-being of all peoples.
This is the whole point of the topic that brings us together this year.
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United Arab Emirates · Day 6Khalifa Shaheen Al Mararto transform challenges into opportunities, to turn ambitions into achievements, and to open new horizons for peace, development, and prosperity for our people, the peoples of the region, and the world.
The United Arab Emirates has consistently called for a peaceful settlement of this conflict, whether through direct negotiations or by recourse to the International Court of Justice.
We have continued to support every sincere effort to achieve peace, particularly in Yemen, Libya, the Sahel, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Haiti, and elsewhere.
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Slovakia · Day 2Peter PellegriniWhere we can be useful, we are ready to help bring parties together and to support diplomacy within the UN framework.
Because when diplomacy stops, confrontation fills the space.
That is why, when we speak about the United Nations, I believe in evolution rather than revolution.
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Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréEvoking their memory, I spare a thought and pay tribute to Army General Sadio Camara, who was assassinated, murdered cowardly on the 24th of April 2026, and pay tribute to his commitment to peace and to Mali and the Sahel.
It is the source that nourishes our determination on a daily basis to recover the integrity of our territories, to defend our dignity and to ensure our sacred rights, to live free in peace and security.
courage, resilience, commitment and mobilization, as they are showing each and every day, supporting the efforts of the heads of state of the AES confederation remain the center of gravity of our journey towards sovereignty and stability and development to all of the peoples of Africa in the world who share our struggle and who recognize themselves and the ideals of peace dignity and liberty that the confederation represents I reiterate my gratitude Mr. president confederal dynamic that has been engaged in and taken up by our states, far from being an act in isolation, brings forward the rejection of fatality and chronic wardship that we face, as well as the reject of selective criticism when we see human tragedies.
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr ZelenskyyAnd the conclusion of the post is also right.
This ridiculous and never-ending war with Ukraine must be ended.
I do not know a single world leader who would say otherwise.
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Pakistan · Day 4Muhammad Shehbaz SharifI congratulate Mr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the 81st General Assembly session, and I assure him of Pakistan's full support.
I thank Her Excellency Ms. Annalena Baerbock for her able stewardship of the 80th session.
I also convey Pakistan's sincere appreciation to UN Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his dynamic leadership and his strong advocacy for the UN and the global south, particularly for the downtrodden and the poor.
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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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President of the General Assembly (closing) · Day 6Dr. Khalilur RahmanAcross your statements, one word came before all others, peace.
But peace was spoken of less as a distant aspiration than as an urgent defense of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the protection of civilians.
We heard anguish over the continued human suffering in Gaza, over the plight of the Rohingyas, and we heard frustration over persistent conflict conflicts across the Middle East, in Ukraine, Sudan, and Myanmar.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresMr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The fault lines in our world are widening.
Cracks have become canyons.
Over the last day, over the last decade, wars erupted with devastating consequences and dragged on with despicable cruelty.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur RahmanThey have been part of this place since the first stone was laid.
Yet, through it all, the United Nations has persevered, not because it is perfect, but because it is irreplaceable, and because the alternative is simply unfathomable.
The world of 1945 was in peril.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaMr. President, this is the tenth time I have opened the general debate of this Assembly.
Since I first took up to this podium in 2003, this is undoubtedly the most critical moment for the United Nations.
The feeling that drives me today is one of indignation.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronToday's challenges, future challenges, ones we do not know about yet, challenges we haven't yet tackled.
I talked about the climate.
It also applies to war and peace, new technologies, and development across all of these areas.
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Kenya · Day 2William Samoei RutoAt San Francisco, only four African countries were represented, while most of our continent remained under colonial rule.
Decolonization transformed the map of the world.
replacing colonial subjugation with self-determination as peoples once governed from afar took their place in this Assembly as sovereign equals.
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Papua New Guinea · Day 4James MarapeAt a time when our world has confronted war, displacement, poverty, inequality, climate change, and many other challenges, He has consistently called for peace, human dignity, international cooperation, and respect for the principles of United Nations.
He has demonstrated the qualities of a global statement.
If there is anyone befitting of a Nobel Peace Award and label a global statement, His Excellency Guterres is perhaps the leading person at this time.
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Costa Rica · Day 6Boris Vasir Marchegiani CarreroMore than eight decades ago, the founders of the United Nations understood that no peace built on brute force could stand the test of time.
Armed conflicts are dragging on longer than before.
Multilateralism is a prerequisite for the preservation of peace, to promote sustainable development and to protect human dignity.
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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.
We are seeing wars dragging on, terrorist threats making inroads, persistent geopolitical tensions.
A more effective United Nations should be better positioned to prevent conflicts, to respond to humanitarian crises, to shore up development, and anticipate the transformations which are already shaping our future.
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Jordan · Day 1Abdullah II ibn Al HusseinThat attention has become a scarce asset.
And where we choose to direct it has never mattered more.
And in this chamber, attention is more than a cognitive resource.
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Syrian Arab Republic · Day 2Ahmad Al-SharaaIn the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate.
We have always focused on people.
Between good and evil, reconstruction and destruction, peoples have struggled.
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Burundi · Day 2Évariste Ndayishimiyeand a United Nation that delivers for all comes at a time when our world faces multiple crises, aggression against states, internal armed conflicts fueled from outside, and expansionist conflicts that are breeding mistrust among states and rendering the international community unable to resolve these crises through peaceful means.
In this context, a fundamental question arises.
How can we restore trust in multilateralism and ensure that international institutions truly meet the expectations of all peoples?
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud PezeshkianWe don't want anything.
We have received our response.
We need strength because a people which is unable to defend itself will be trampled upon in today's world.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeFinally, there is a crisis of confidence in the original promise of the United Nations, namely preserving succeeding generations from the scourge of war and promoting economic, social progress for all.
It is high time to once again place this promise at the heart of the UN's work.
If we do not wish it to remain a dead ideal, It must become once more a reality for everyone.
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleAnd we are pursuing constitutional amendments to strengthen and stabilize our democracy.
This is the agenda by which our people will judge my government.
Mr. President, over the past year, the international community has faced many challenges.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniOur membership has consistently enjoyed high levels of support in our population.
But today, we also find ourselves in a moment where instability and uncertainty dominate the conversation.
Our organization no longer seems able to deliver on the key promise of the UN Charter to save future generations from the scourge of war.
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Norway · Day 4Espen Barth EideGramsci describes a time of transition, of insecurity and the collapse of hegemonies.
His worries were not unwarranted.
His era ended with the largest catastrophe of them all, the Second World War.
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Tajikistan · Day 5Sirojiddin Muhriddinpeace remains our most fundamental responsibility.
But peace cannot be taken for granted.
It must be diligently built, and it must be steadfastly protected, and it must be passed on to future generations.
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Eritrea · Day 6Osman Saleh MohammedIn previous summits, I have dwelt on the historical backdrop of the establishment of the United Nations, the popular aspirations of humanity for peace, growth, and prosperity that underpinned the creation of the United Nations, the economic injustices that prompted those aspirations in the first place, the innate mission of the United Nations, as well as its structure and operational modality as elaborated in the foundational precepts elaborated below.
Two, to secure peace and stability in order to guarantee prosperity and economic growth.
Three, to ensure prevalence of fairness and justice as vital prerequisites for peace and stability.
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Antigua and Barbuda · Day 6Walton Alfonso WebsonThe next Secretary-General of this institution will inherit a United Nations confronting wars and conflicts that devastate lives and undermine international capability.
Madam President, there can be no sustainable development without peace.
But peace begins long before guns fall silent.
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Türkiye · Day 1Recep Tayyip Erdoğanto live together in peace with one another as good neighbors, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, unquote, they declared at the time.
But although it's been 81 years since signing of the treaty, humanity is still eagerly waiting for the day, for the strong determination of that time to actually come to life.
There is no need to look too far.
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Mongolia · Day 1Khurelsukh UkhnaaRather than simply expecting support and assistance, we must remain deeply conscious of our own responsibilities and duties and dedicate our wholehearted efforts to strengthening the United Nations.
It is through trust and hope, dedication and commitment, and engagement and participation of every Member State that we can strengthen the United Nations.
A stronger United Nations, in turn, will deliver more efficiently towards global peace, security, and sustainable development, thereby creating conditions for all Member States to benefit.
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Libya · Day 2Mohamed Younis MenfiWhen the state weakens, The vacuum does not remain empty.
Competing interests fill it.
Armed groups become active within it.
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Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaWe thank Mr. Antonio Guterres for his dedication to serving the UN.
We expect his successor to have the vision, courage, and leadership skills to restore trust, overcome divisions, and to act for change.
Your Excellencies, peace and security are among the main responsibilities of the international community.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange TouaderaOn all continents, conflicts are multiplying, becoming entrenched, and fueling one another.
Each has its reasons, its history, its instigators.
But they all have one thing in common.
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Montenegro · Day 2Jakov MilatovićIn Montenegro, we have an old and simple saying: "A person's word carries weight."
This implies that a promise creates responsibility.
And what is true between people should also be true between nations.
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Guyana · Day 3Mohamed Irfaan AliArmed conflicts.
And geopolitical tensions.
The horror of genocide, a spiraling cost of living crisis, a mounting death crisis, widening inequalities within and among nations, and perhaps most troubling of all, a weakening of multilateralism itself.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowThat experience reminded us that multilateralism does not require unanimity on every issue.
It requires the willingness to remain at the table, to listen, negotiate, and courage to make compromise.
Our experience demonstrates that in this period of deep disagreement, Progress remains possible when Member States approach negotiations with political will, mutual respect, and a shared sense of responsibility.
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Armenia · Day 3Nikol PashinyanThank you.
Honorable presidents of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, The peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, established on August 8, 2025, with the support and personal engagement of U.S.
President Donald Trump, has opened up new opportunities for our region, the South Caucasus.
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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinPresident of the General Assembly, distinguished heads of state and government, Secretary-General, Excellencies, H.E., friends, the United Nations is entering its ninth decade at a moment of great uncertainty and challenge for the global community.
Conflicts are having devastating effects on the most vulnerable.
The impacts of the climate crisis are felt in every corner of our world.
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Malta · Day 4Robert AbelaThat is the only way that we will manage to find paths to progress on the all too many, all too intractable conflicts blighting our world today.
In Malta, the smallest member state of the European Union.
We have always been a bridge between Europe and the Middle East.
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Mexico · Day 4Roberto Velasco ÁlvarezOne, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
2. Shared but differentiated responsibility 3.
Mutual respect and trust 4.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoMr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The international system that has guided our relations over recent decades is undergoing a profound transformation.
Conflicts, geopolitical tensions, declining resources for development, and the fragmentation of spaces for dialogue are testing the principles that have guided coexistence among nations.
There cannot be one rule for the powerful and another for the weak, nor can there be victims whose suffering outrages us and others whose suffering we choose to ignore.
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Belarus · Day 5Maxim RyzhenkovWe see this everywhere.
The air is thick with anxiety from Europe to the Middle East, from Asia to Africa and Latin America.
Wars and conflicts are engulfing the world.
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariThere is no alternative to the two-state living side by side in peace, security, and mutual recognition.
The window for that solution is narrowing.
We must act now.
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Malawi · Day 6George Chapatula ChapondaMr. President, the fifth opportunity is to promote human rights, peace, and international security.
Malawi firmly believes that development, peace and human rights are inextricably linked.
On the global stage, we view with great alarm the proliferation of violent conflicts and constitutional changes of government, geopolitical fragmentation, and acts of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance.
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Dominica · Day 1Sylvanie BurtonToo often, humanity and the institutions we have created to serve us have had to concentrate on managing one crisis after another without giving enough attention to the conditions that allow them to persist.
Excellencies, There is no question that managing crisis is necessary.
It brings relief, restores hope, and saves lives.
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Belgium · Day 1Maxime PrévotNot when we agree, but when we no longer do.
Diplomacy is not erasing disagreements, nor about abandoning our principles to secure consensus at any costs.
It is about continuing to speak, continuing to listen, and finding ways to manage our differences without allowing them to lead to a breakdown in relations or to confrontation.
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Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIIThe question is, How many more years should African leaders travel to New York and stand before this Assembly to call for a fair representation in the UN Security Council?
Mr. President, we are being deprived of the opportunity to contribute to global security issues.
We meet at a time when multiple wars and armed conflicts continue to claim lives, destroy infrastructure, and displace communities across various regions of the world.
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Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaBut belonging also has its dark side.
When belonging is weaponized by political expediency, it transforms into nativism, chauvinism, xenophobia, and the dangerous prejudices that are extended to people who are deemed different from us.
It becomes the pretext for discrimination, for displacement, for persecution, and war.
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Palestine (State of) · Day 3Mahmoud AbbasLadies and gentlemen, We have long warned the international community, through the United Nations General Assembly and through the Security Council, that these Israeli policies, in violation of international law, would destroy the two-state solution, and that this is what is happening now.
Today, we warn of an even greater danger ahead, one that requires international action to address it.
The danger is no longer limited to undermining the two-state solution and preventing the realization of the Palestinian state.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaNone of us can pretend that conflicts within our borders or in lands far beyond them do not exact a price from us.
Such is the reach of our interdependence.
Such is the urgency of this session's sacred duty to restore trust in the international institutions we established to reconcile our differences and advance our common interests.
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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanI congratulate the democracy-loving people of Bangladesh We believe that the people are the source of all our political power.
Standing on this world stage of the United Nations, I am somewhat nostalgic at this moment.
It was from this very world stage that my father, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, the proclaimer of Bangladesh's independence, and my mother, former Prime Minister Late Begum Khaled Zia, addressed the world on behalf of the country and its people.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisAnd one year later, that need has only become much more urgent as we are living through extremely perilous times.
Conflicts are multiplying, tensions are deepening, and perhaps most alarmingly, we are witnessing a further erosion of restraint in international affairs.
The rules and understandings that have long provided a relative degree of stability in international relations between states are increasingly being tested.
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Austria · Day 3Beate Meinl-ReisingerWe want a prosperous and safe Israel, but the same applies to the Palestinians and to Israel's neighbors.
Israelis and Palestinians deserve to live side by side in peace and security, with a credible path to a two-state solution.
Any unilateral actions that undermine this prospect, including the continued settlement expansions in the West Bank, only perpetuate the conflict and must be firmly rejected by all of us.
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North Macedonia · Day 4Hristijan MickoskiClimate change will affect economies, agriculture, cities, and the movement of people.
Demographic change will reshape labor markets and social protection systems.
Security will no longer depend on armies and borders, but also on power grids, data centers, cables, satellites, algorithms, and trust in the information we receive every day.
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Cambodia · Day 5Sokhonn PrakMr. President, Cambodia understands the value of trust from its own history.
Our country endured decades of conflict, genocide, division, and immense human suffering.
Cambodia rebuilt peace through dialogue, trust, and confidence building, and the political courage and wisdom embodied in our former prime minister, win-win policy, which brought national reconciliation and unity.
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Germany · Day 5Johann WadephulFirst, we need a functioning UN that plays an active role in resolving conflicts, rather than merely managing them.
In times when the Security Council as the central decision-making body is paralyzed, this is more difficult than ever.
We need to keep its reform high on our agenda.
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Jamaica · Day 5Kamina Johnson SmithOur task now as a global community is to translate commitments into action.
Mr. President, development also requires peace and security.
For Jamaica and our wider Caribbean region, transnational organized crime remains a serious threat.
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El Salvador · Day 6Alexandra Hill TinocoPresident of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, As we're here talking about peace, international security and cooperation, thousands of people are dying.
victims of war, hunger, violence, disease and injustice.
They just want peace, security, jobs, freedom, and a safe future for their children.
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- China · Day 6
President, China will again exercise its right of reply.
The Japanese representative's feeble arguments cannot conceal the historical truth, whitewash its present-day acts, or disguise the complete collapse of Japan's image as a so-called peace-loving nation.
Decades ago, Japan joined the UN after recognizing its military's crimes and accepted the charter in its entirety.
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Qatar · Day 1Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniI would also like to express our appreciation to the staff of the United Nations system for their efforts amid difficult and complex circumstances.
I stand before you today at a time when our region is going through one of its most dangerous phases.
You are all aware of the dimensions of the crisis in the Gulf and its repercussions on the entire world.
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Finland · Day 1Alexander StubbAnd we've heard that in so many speeches here today.
Conflicts are spreading, bringing suffering, violence, and injustice.
According to some accounts, there are currently 65 active armed conflicts more than at any time since the end of the Cold War.
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Angola · Day 1João Manuel Gonçalves LourençoI'd like to take this opportunity to once again to condemn terrorism in all its forms wherever it occurs.
In addition to terrorism which remains active in some countries, particularly in Africa, the situation of global peace and security has been worsening year after year bringing us to the present moment in which we note with deep concern that the world has taken a course that brings it alarmingly close to a global conflict.
Over the years, Angola has sought to make its contribution to building and consolidation of peace in Africa and the world, but the current situation in no way reflects the aspirations of people for harmony and understanding amongst nations.
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Day 2Delcy Eloína Rodríguez GómezWhere these challenges are concerned, Venezuela has always held and continues to hold very clear positions.
One, we adhere strictly to the notion of peace and repudiate violence.
understanding and dialogue must triumph over conflict.
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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaDistinguished Mr. President, Honorable Mr. Secretary-General, Members of delegations, ladies and gentlemen.
Today, humanity doesn't live in an easy time.
Wars continue around the world.
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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël RandrianirinaThis idea is not ideological, but is based on international partnership that can meet the aspirations of our people in an open spirit, without exclusivity, in full respect for national sovereignty.
The achievement of our ambitions cannot be separated from the international context in which they are pursued.
Excellencies, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, can we speak of development when international peace and security are being tested by multiplying crises around the world and persistent tensions?
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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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Iraq · Day 4Ali Falih Al-ZaidiIraq, perhaps more than others, has experienced wars and the damage they cause.
We have lived through the conditions they create, along with the siege and terrorism imposed on us.
Our people have paid a hefty price and lost the lives of their children, their resources, and their development opportunities.
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Togo · Day 4Robert Komlan Edo DusseyIt is established through the respect of shared rules, and here we're talking about international law.
Unfortunately, we are seeing a worsening of geopolitical tensions and a worrisome return to war at the heart of international relations.
Violations of international law and of the United Nations Charter are increasing in number.
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Republic of Moldova · Day 5Vasile TofanWe cannot control everything around us, but what we do still matters.
That is the source of our optimism, our future, remains in our hands.
And nowhere is that choice clearer today than in our European path.
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Cuba · Day 5Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez ParrillaMr. President of the General Assembly, Deputy Secretary-General, in about three hours' time, it will be exactly 66 years since Fidel Castro Ruz in a memorable speech spoke at this event, the philosophy of the spoils is disappearing and we will see disappear the philosophy of war.
We will see colonies disappear, the exploitation of peoples by monopolies disappear and humanity will then have achieved a genuine stage of progress.
However, It is alarming to see the advance of expansionism, usurpation, plunder, conquest, as well as military and economic aggressions.
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Zambia · Day 5Mulambo Hamakuni HaimbeIt is against this backdrop that Zambia has put itself forward as a candidate for the 2027 to 2029 Human Rights Council and we seek your support in that regard.
Mr. President, despite the political differences that naturally accompany a democratic election, Zambia has demonstrated that such differences can and must be managed peacefully and through the established constitutional and legal institutions.
Our democratic process should never be mistaken for conflict or instability.
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Kyrgyzstan · Day 1Sadyr ZhaparovAlthough our organization brings together all countries of the world and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation, wars and tensions still persist in various regions.
Armed conflicts and humanitarian crises in different parts of the world including Ukraine, Iran, Sudan, and Palestine, demonstrate the complexity of the current international environment and require all of us to work together to strengthen peace, security, and sustainable development.
Kyrgyzstan is a country that believes in the power of dialogue and the peaceful settlement of conflicts.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio KastThis path will be a Demanding one, Chile is ready and willing to provide the help necessary.
After two decades of tensions, Latin America wants this history to have a happy conclusion.
Delegates, this Assembly cannot remain indifferent to the wars and conflicts that are raging around the world.
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Suriname · Day 1Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsCommon people suffer when food and energy prices rise.
So the quality of life of our people is directly threatened, even by wars in the regions far from their homes.
And we as government, we have to make sure that we try to protect them.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Day 1Denis BećirovićJudgments of the highest UN courts have established that genocide was committed against Bosniaks.
They also stand as judgments on the greater state policies that, through a joint criminal enterprise, sought to divide and destroy Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent, sovereign, indivisible and internationally recognized state.
Ladies and gentlemen, we live in a world of injustice, insecurity and intolerance.
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Croatia · Day 1Andrej PlenkovićFor smaller and medium-sized states, international law is not an abstraction.
It is the line between order and tyranny, between sovereign equality and the rule of force.
The rule of force, such as witnessed by Croatia during the brutal aggression and occupation of more than one quarter of our territory in the 90s, in the war which claimed nearly 20,000 lives, and after which, more than three decades later, Croatia continues to search for 1,725 missing persons, a poignant example that the consequences of war do not end when the weapons fall silent.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisBut condemnation is not enough.
We need to collectively force Russia into peace in Ukraine.
to force into a negotiation table by raising the cost of its aggression.
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Palau · Day 2Surangel WhippsThe Pacific is home to peoples, communities, cultures, fisheries, and ecosystems.
It is the foundation of our security and the source of our nourishment and lifeline for the global community.
In the face of these risks, the Pacific way is to address tensions before they become crisis, make room for dialogue before disagreement, becomes conflict.
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Spain · Day 2Pedro Sánchez Pérez-CastejónI've seen how they took off their masks and seized power in many places.
And then I saw them start illegal wars, massacre innocent civilians.
I've seen them treat millions of human beings like livestock and take away aid from those suffering the most from poverty and disease.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaConflicts are spreading, climate shocks are intensifying, and technology is advancing faster than the rules that govern it.
As the current crop of leaders, it should concern us that today, somewhere, a child is born into war, a family is displaced by conflict, a farmer loses another harvest to drought, and a young person wonders whether technological progress will expand opportunity or deepen inequality.
Through separated by geography, those separate by geography, these experiences reveal a common truth.
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Day 3Rodrigo Paz PereiraIt's quite another thing to have governability, which we do now have because the parliament is now drafting and approving laws.
And governance is yet another thing.
Governance, governability and governance are not the same things.
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Portugal · Day 3Luís MontenegroWe all have a duty to learn from the lessons of the crisis of the 1970s and avoid repeating what happened then.
We will be judged by how we handle this challenge.
On the one hand, It is urgent to put an end to the productive conflicts.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuWe choose dialogue over coercion, human dignity over domination, and cooperation over confrontation.
Fiji calls for the peaceful settlement of conflicts wherever they occur.
We urge all parties to protect civilians, respect international humanitarian law, and return to the negotiating table.
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Kuwait · Day 3Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-SabahIn conclusion, Mr. President, my country has known the cruelty of occupation and the bitterness of aggression and has suffered from wars that have ravaged and continue to ravage our region for four decades.
From this experience, we have realized that they are the people who pay the price of conflicts.
We have recognized the need for the world to stand together, united in support of justice and in adherence to the UN Charter and international law.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulUniversal human rights lose their meaning when applied selectively.
Development loses its purpose when prosperity remains in the hands of a few.
For Thailand, peace means more than the absence of war.
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Slovenia · Day 3Janez JanšaMr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Allow me to begin my speech by quoting the sentences that I delivered 14 years ago on this rostrum on behalf of Slovenia.
and also on behalf of vast number of current and former heads of states at that time who signed our declaration and allow me to quote.
This was 14 years ago.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony Albanesesupporting the jobs, homes, schools and healthcare that represent the fullest expression of the UN's commitment to the economic and social advancement of all peoples.
We know that the surest way to minimise the potential for conflict is to create the prosperity, opportunity and economic justice on which lasting peace depends.
That means cooperating on the urgent challenge that confront each of our sovereign nations and creating solutions that work for our citizens.
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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy LamolaRestoring trust in multilateralism demands that we demonstrate, as the United Nations, that peaceful resolutions of conflicts is still our mantra.
Unfortunately, much of what we see runs counter to this.
In the last two years, the world spent more on military budgets than on resourcing this important body tasked with maintaining global peace.
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Kiribati · Day 4Taneti MaamauConflicts continue to claim lives and displace communities.
Human rights continue to be violated.
Humanitarian crises persist.
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Lebanon · Day 4Nawaf SalamMr. Secretary-General, The more I reflect on the theme of this session of the General Assembly, "Restoring trust and managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all," the more convinced I become of the wisdom of that choice.
Without mutual trust, peace and security cannot take root among States.
nor can cooperation among them flourish.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridayThat individual actions must consistently reflect integrity.
And that public resources must be used to improve the lives of ordinary people.
We are a small democratic multi-island Caribbean nation committed to multilateralism and the peaceful resolution of disputes.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord FakafanuaWe live in a world more connected than ever, but greater connection has not brought greater unity.
We meet amid deepening division, geopolitical conflict, and competition.
For Tonga, navigating such stormy currents is not new.
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Bahrain · Day 4Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ZayaniAnd this, in our view, is what it means to manage the transformation that you chose as a theme of this session.
Mr. President, all these issues, however far apart they may seem, are bound by one fundamental truth.
Security and prosperity are not two parallel objectives.
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Kazakhstan · Day 4Mukhtar TileuberdiThey remain responsible until we secure a world free of nuclear weapons.
Kazakhstan advocates the relaunch of high-level dialogue among nuclear powers and is ready to host one of their next meetings.
We will also continue advancing our earlier proposal to strengthen the BWC through establishing an international agency for biological security.
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Mauritania · Day 4Mohamed Salem MerzougWe no longer can prevent conflicts or settle them.
This danger extends to institutions that might falter and fail.
Multilateralism is not limited to the interests and sovereignty of states.
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Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardFreedoms do not defend themselves.
It is up to us to protect them for women and girls everywhere and for generations to come.
Mr. President, when Sweden joined the UN in 1946, the world was emerging from the devastation of war.
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China · Day 5Han ZhengMr. President, colleagues, the world is witnessing intertwined changes and turbulence, protracted geopolitical conflicts, widening development gaps, and a growing number of global challenges.
Five years ago, At the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Development Initiative.
Since then, he has proposed the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative.
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Russian Federation · Day 5Sergey LavrovIf the situation continues, it won't be possible to set up a Palestinian state.
There won't be any room.
But if that were to be the case, Israel's security would also be constantly under threat.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirMadam President, Excellencies, dear friends, the United Nations was born from a harsh lesson of history.
The generation of 1945 had learned a terrible cost that while states can choose their actions, they cannot control all the consequences they set in motion.
That lesson is painfully relevant today.
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Nicaragua · Day 5Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke WhitakerPresident, Nicaragua is addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly with the strength of the peace that we think is possible in our country and throughout the world, where the human family can opt for the urgent need to live in harmony.
in all possible ways.
This is critical to address poverty and to live in dignity, freedom and fraternity.
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Tunisia · Day 5Mohamed Ali Nafticonstitutes a desperate attempt to eliminate the right of return and to liquidate the Palestinian cause as a whole.
The logic of force may be able to impose a bitter and inhumane reality for a period of time, but it can never break the will of peoples, nor halt the course of history.
The will of peoples always finds its way and ultimately prevails.
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Malaysia · Day 5Mohamad Haji HasanWar is escalating.
Major power rivalry is sharpening.
The international arm control architecture is under strain.
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Canada · Day 5Anita AnandWe are also ready to work together on enhancing international security.
Canada is stepping up and taking greater responsibility for our own defense.
We are making the largest defense investments in generations, allocating over $80 billion in last year's federal budget.
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Indonesia · Day 5SugionoWe emerge from a world devastated by war with a shared conviction that never again should humanity leave its future to war and division.
And we share a founding promise to build a future of peace.
For eight decades, We have worked to turn that promise into progress.
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Cameroon · Day 5Lejeune Mbella MbellaIn recent decades, we have adopted agreements in different areas, and we continue to create the conditions for a world that is more just, a world where we can all live in peace and security.
Despite our efforts, nevertheless, wars and conflicts of all kinds persist.
The arms race is intensifying.
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Peru · Day 1Keiko Sofia Fujimori HiguchiThe first major challenge we face is the frontal assault we must wage on organized crime and petty crime.
Peru is located on a continent in which there are no wars between nations.
However, we are faced with another type of war, that is that declared by transnational criminal organizations, organizations that have sowed terror among our people.
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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada BioThese conflicts differ in origin and circumstance, but they carry a common warning.
Military action may contain a threat, but it cannot by itself build lasting peace.
When hunger, exclusion, and despair deepen insecurity takes root.
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Switzerland · Day 1Guy ParmelinOur experience has also taught us that dialogue is not a sign of weakness.
Engaging in dialogue does not mean glossing over disagreements or abandoning one's principles.
Engaging in dialogue means maintaining contact when positions begin to diverge.
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminieWe are a friend to all and an enemy to none.
Our commitment to non-alignment is not a passive indifference.
It is an active choice for peace.
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Viet Nam · Day 1To LamWhat should concern us is not only how the international order is changing, but where that change will take the world.
Change is inevitable, for it is of the objective course of history.
However, conflict and confrontation are not inevitable.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeMadam President, Excellencies, The international order is experiencing a period of great instability.
The free and open international order based on the rule of law that we have fostered is facing difficult challenges on multiple fronts.
Amid a shifting balance of power and intensifying geopolitical competition, innocent civilian lives are being lost around the world every day.
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Morocco · Day 1Nasser BouritaFirst, the escalation of acute and diverse international crises, military, economic, energy related and environmental.
Second, the spread of confrontational tendencies as a key determinant of relations between states.
Third, The difficulty of predicting the outcome of crises.
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Ethiopia · Day 2Taye Atske-Selassie AmdeWe resolutely stood firm as champions of collective security, helping the birth of the very organization in which we stand for.
Today, we call upon the community of nations to summon that same foundational courage to actively reinforce the very ideals that help prevent global conflict and the scourge of war.
The question, therefore, is how much longer shall we wait before the pillars of collective security fractured beyond repair.
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Mozambique · Day 2Daniel Francisco ChapoYour Excellencies, today, the three pillars amongst which the UN work peace and security, development and human rights are under unprecedented pressure.
In the realm of peace, security, we witness proliferation of conflicts, worsening of civilian suffering, and the spread of terrorism and the expansion of transnational organized crime.
These challenges, amongst others, must lead us to strengthen compliance with the promotion of the mechanism for prevention and peaceful resolution of conflict, as well as what we are going to do at the international law in the light of United Nations Charter, including respect for those sovereignty and territorial integrity of our states, the human rights and international cooperation factors that are, in fact, inseparable to be truthful.
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Honduras · Day 2Nasry Juan Asfura ZablahI saw a country protecting civilians and working to achieve a lasting peace.
Security cannot be imposed by decree.
It is something that is built with resources, with training and with political resolve.
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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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Andorra · Day 2Xavier Espot ZamoraThe understanding that the common good of the international community is inseparable from the well-being of each of our countries.
in Andorra.
This approach toward politics has enabled us to preserve more than seven centuries of peace, dialogue, and coexistence in harmony, not because history has been easier for us, but because we have learned the best way to protect freedom is to build trust, seek balance, and make compromise a form of governance.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudConflicts between and within the states are increasing.
Humanitarian needs are rising, while the resources available to meet them are rapidly declining.
Nationalism, intolerance, and political polarization are weakening the spirit of international cooperation.
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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiHaving risen from the ashes of conflict to become resilient democracy, Liberia is living proof that dialogue can overcome division, that institutions can be built.
This same spirit defines our national governance today.
under my administration, Liberia is strengthening public accountability, ensuring prudent financial management, intensifying the fight against corruption, and supporting the judiciary in rebuilding citizens' confidence in the institutions that serve them.
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Colombia · Day 3José Manuel RestrepoThe charter itself is very clear here.
This organization was born to maintain international peace and security, to foster friendly relations among nations, and to promote cooperation in resolving the major common problems.
Eight decades on, the question cannot be whether those purposes remain valid.
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Côte d’Ivoire · Day 3Tiémoko Meyliet Konéeffectively.
In light of these challenges, a monumental task awaits the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, whose selection process is now well underway.
Cote d'Ivoire hopes that this process will result in the appointment of a figure of the highest caliber, whose moral values, independence of mind, diplomatic experience, and commitment to dialogue will enable the United Nations to pursue with ambition and effectiveness its mission in the service of peace, development, and solidarity among nations.
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Yemen · Day 3Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-BawzerIt is the language that leaves no room for misinterpretation.
We likewise value the support of every friendly state that has stood behind this position.
International legitimacy and its resolutions are there, but resolutions alone do not make peace.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenWe see the unending human suffering in Gaza, Sudan, and so many other places in the world.
We see violations of international law and of human rights which are in stark contrast to the UN's aims.
And we see institutions being undermined, institutions that were established to protect people and populations.
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Lesotho · Day 4Samuel Ntsokoane MatekaneWe call for effective diplomatic solutions to secure lasting peace in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, and Eastern DRC.
We welcome the ceasefire framework and stabilization arrangement in Gaza and call for sustained engagement to achieve a lasting solution based on the 1967 borders, where Israelis and Palestinians coexist in peace and harmony.
Regarding the broader conflict in the Gulf, we urge all parties to intensify efforts towards a speedy resolution, as its economic impact is dire and devastating, for humanity cannot continue to bear the high cost of these wars.
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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanMr. President, the theme of this session, Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation, a United Nations that Delivers for All, perfectly chimes with the concerns of those peoples aspiring to peace and progress, even while bombs and other devices of mass destruction are endlessly causing death and devastation in every corner of our planet.
How can we restore trust and manage transformation in the world so that the United Nations can effectively bring peace and good fortune to all peoples?
How then can we achieve this goal?
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Samoa · Day 4Mulipola Anarosa Ale MoliooWe remain concerned by the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran.
The terrible loss of civilian lives, displacement of people, as well as the destruction of infrastructure and the environment is something we do not condone.
The continued supply of weapons to fuel conflicts must end.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyAcross Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, Chad, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, civilians continue to bear an unconscionable burden.
St. Kitts and Nevis affirms one standard: international law applied consistently, not selectively, and conscience applied evenly, not conveniently.
There can be no hierarchy of human suffering.
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Mauritius · Day 4Dhananjay RamfulWe welcome the high-level meeting on this subject and reaffirm our commitment to the international decade for people of African descent.
Mauritius is fully committed to supporting the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Earlier this year, Mauritius adopted new legislation to further enhance the protection of women's rights.
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- Pakistan · Day 4
It lost its credibility forever.
Today, it can no longer import sympathy and stands exposed in front of the world.
As stated by my Prime Minister, Pakistan remains steadfast in its pursuit of peace, mutual respect, dialogue, and the peaceful settlement of disputes in our region and beyond.
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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoThe loss of biodiversity weakens the forest, reefs and mangroves on which our economies depend.
These pressures unfold alongside armed conflict, disrupted supply chains, declining official development assistance, and rising debt.
Households face higher food and energy bills.
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro ParolinFor some years now, the world has spiraled into violence that has progressively spread and intensified, continually opening up new theaters of war.
The Holy See strongly emphasized the urgent need for an immediate and total cessation of hostility as a prerequisite for any serious engagement in restoring and building the future.
At the same time, it is necessary to consider that peace is not a negative word, that is, the mere absence of war.
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However, Cambodia chose a different path by pursuing the compulsory conciliation.
Thailand nevertheless continues and will continue to engage constructively in that process in the hope that it can serve as a confidence-building measure between our two countries.
As reiterated by our Prime Minister, our shared border with Cambodia should and must be a place of prosperity, not one defined by the scars of conflict.
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- Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Day 6
Japan has so far described itself as a peace-loving nation in the international arenas, while branding neighboring countries' measures for bolstering up their self-defense capabilities as threats and provocations.
It is now clear that such moves were and are, after all, a camouflage tactic to cover up its moves for remilitarization.
No matter how hard Japan tries to camouflage its real intention for aggression as defense, It will never conceal its true colors as a root cause of endangering peace and escalating tensions in the region.
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- Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Day 6
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor again.
My delegation is prepared to exercise its second right of reply in response to the absurd remark made by Japan.
We categorically reject once again Japan's remark.
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Lithuania · Day 1Gitanas NausėdaToday, I am standing here to speak for the same dream that inspired Lithuania in 1991: the vision of the more just, secure, and peaceful world.
Today, I am backing up the principles of the United Nations, which, sadly, are being put under increasing pressure.
Recent years have brought us numerous high-intensity and far-reaching conflicts that dominate the global affairs on a scale not seen in decades.
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Luxembourg · Day 1Guillaume of LuxembourgWe have prospered in the peace that Europe enjoyed for decades after 1945.
And we have never forgotten that the peace could not be taken for granted.
It was built generation after generation by those who chose cooperation over confrontation.
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United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius NdejembiMr. President, global peace and security are vital for sustainable socioeconomic development.
The United Nations, through its Charter, has remained central to international efforts to maintain peace and security, uphold international law, promote conditions conducive to development.
However, despite these long-lasting commitments, the persistence of armed conflicts around the world reflect the departure from the purpose and principles of the Charter.
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Trinidad and Tobago · Day 1Kamla Persad-BissessarAnd this is for the first time in more than four decades.
We will carry to the council the commitment on which we sought your support.
We did so and we committed to building consensus for realization of sustainable peace and security.
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Czechia · Day 2Petr PavelWe expect her or him to carry forward the UN80 agenda and turn reforms into results.
The success of UN reforms will be judged not by new structures or new language, but by whether the multinational system can deliver, uphold international law, and make its rules matter.
The future legitimacy of the United Nations will depend on it.
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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesThat framework of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with political equality remains the only basis on which a comprehensive settlement must be reached.
and I remain fully committed to achieving a functional and viable solution.
I'm ready to resume negotiations from where they left off, building on the substantial work already achieved.
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Ecuador · Day 2Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa AzinWhen it controls territories and infiltrates institutions, replaces legitimate authority, erodes the rule of law and destabilises entire societies, and when that happens in several countries at the same time, it is no longer just a domestic issue; it becomes a threat to international peace and security.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiThe aggressive policies of certain states today is therefore not a phenomenon detached from history.
These policies are a direct consequence of it.
A state that has not been held accountable for its actions is more likely to resort to the same tools again.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahPolitical and economic impunity is being entrenched.
The UN Charter underscores resolving international dispute through peaceful means.
and the obligation of states to pursue diplomatic solutions before resorting to escalation or the use of force.
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Serbia · Day 2Aleksandar VučićIt no longer exists.
Today we are witnessing the emergence of a new order increasingly structured around two principal centers of power alongside a growing number of strong regional actors with considerable political, economic, military, and technological capabilities seeking to shape their own environments and influence broader global developments on their own terms.
We are therefore entering a period marked by a more complex and less predictable distribution of power in which the risk of potential conflict is greater than it has been for decades.
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Rwanda · Day 2Justin NsengiyumvaToo often, the United Nations has been more effective at responding to crises than anticipating them.
This is true of pandemics, of climate shocks, of technological disruption, and it is nowhere more costly than in conflicts.
Eastern DRC is a clear example of that.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniRestoring trust, mutual respect, and equality before the law is our collective responsibility during this 81st session.
Mr. President, distinguished participants, A year ago, we called in this very hall for peace to be the foundation of development and human rights.
Twelve months later, we must acknowledge that the gap between our commitments and reality remains evident.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaIf taking territory by force becomes an accepted way of settling disputes, every smaller country will have reasons to worry about its own future.
The principles of the Charter therefore matter to all of us.
Human suffering cannot wait for diplomacy to succeed.
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European Union · Day 3António CostaWe regret the current stalemate in Gaza and more broadly speaking in Palestine, which is prolonging the suffering of millions of civilians despite the momentum towards the end of the conflict that we thought we saw at the end of last year.
The European Union and its member states have made their positions clear.
The two state solution is the only one that can ensure lasting peace in the Middle East.
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Equatorial Guinea · Day 3Teodoro Nguema Obiang MangueMr. President, development requires peace and stability.
Equatorial Guinea defends dialogue, negotiation, mediation, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Our own experience demonstrates this.
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Nepal · Day 3Balendra ShahWe have built a world with flawless We have built a world with flawless logistics for war and broken logistics for food.
And this is not Nepal's private misfortune.
Ask Bangladesh, ask Bhutan, ask India, ask the Maldives, ask Pakistan, ask Sri Lanka, ask any other country in our region, and you'll hear the same account.
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- Türkiye · Day 3
Personal attacks and lies, no matter how loudly or frequently repeated, collapse under the weight of undeniable facts.
While Israel exports war, destruction, and instability, Turkey builds peace.
And Turkey remains steadfast in its support for the two-state solution, the only viable path to lasting peace.
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Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefBut condemnation alone is not enough.
Every member state must ask, what have we done to end this violence?
The United Nations must ask itself the same question.
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Monaco · Day 4Christophe MirmandIn Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, the Sahel, in many other places out of the media spotlight, civilians are paying the price for conflicts which have discarded the most basic rules of humanity.
And never since 1945 has the very legitimacy of states and multilateral bodies such as the UN been called into question to such an extent.
Given this danger, let us recall our mission in the words of Dag Hammarskjold, the second Secretary-General of the UN.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisNone of us was asked.
An institution that cannot reform itself cannot hope to reform the world.
Power without legitimacy is not order, it is control.
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Egypt · Day 4Moustafa Kamal Madboulyespecially in translating commitments into financing flows, projects, and technologies that reach the countries and communities most in need.
In a world where geopolitical and technological transformations are accelerating, this must not lead us into more dangerous arms races.
Therefore, Egypt reaffirms its commitment to a balanced system of disarmament and non-proliferation, free from double standards.
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Chad · Day 4Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim MahamatNonetheless, conflicts persist.
People are still awaiting justice.
Will generations still grow up with fighting as their backdrop?
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Cabo Verde · Day 5Francisco Avelino Vieira de CarvalhoAmilcar Cabral, one of the greatest figures of our history, left us a lesson that continues to resonate across generations.
Learn in life, learn from our people, learn from the books, and learn from the experiences of others.
Learn always.
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Philippines · Day 5Ma. Theresa LazaroPeace is a daily choice.
It requires diplomacy, justice, respect for international law, confidence building, and sustained investment in conflict prevention and peace building.
with the United Nations at the heart of this effort.
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Brunei Darussalam · Day 5Prince 'Abdul MateenThere cannot be one standard for some and another for others.
A just and lasting peace therefore requires more than managing the consequences of conflict.
It requires addressing its root cause and realizing the Palestinian people's legitimate right to self-determination and an independent state of Palestine based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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Saudi Arabia · Day 5Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al SaudThe Kingdom rejects the use by any party of these vital waterways as an instrument of pressure, threat, or harm to the interests of states in accordance with international law and relevant UN resolutions.
Mr. President, efforts to restore security and stability in the region and to build sustainable relations among its countries cannot be based on domination, influence or exploitation of crises.
Rather, they must be founded on mutual respect, common interests, good neighborliness, respect for the sovereignty of states and full compliance with international law and international humanitarian law.
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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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Oman · Day 5Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood AlbusaidiYour Excellency, President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, heads and members of delegations, Allow me to extend my sincere congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Khalil al-Rahman on his election to preside over this session, wishing him every success in carrying out his duties.
Ladies and gentlemen, dialogue is the truest expression of what binds us together.
It is also the optimal way to overcome differences, build trust and understanding, and resolve crises.
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Sao Tome and Principe · Day 5Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado VazSaint Thomas in principle.
follows with concern the conflicts in Ukraine, the Sudan, the Sahel, the Great Lakes region, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East, and calls for stronger diplomacy and the protection of civilians in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law.
We likewise call for respect for international humanitarian law, full humanitarian access, and the release of hostages.
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye DiopMr. President, now, regional international issues.
The government remains attentive to developments across Africa and around the world.
And we encourage, therefore, efforts aimed at the rapid and lasting resolution of conflicts on the African continent.
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- China · Day 6
In the course of history, Japanese militarists brazenly launched wars of aggression and committed numerous heinous crimes, including the illegal occupation of China's islands and reefs in the South China Sea, inflicting immense suffering on the people of China and the region.
Back then, Japan joined the UN after recognizing its militarist crimes and accepting the UN Charter in its entirety.
The post-war country for peace image that Japan seeks to establish can only be realized by repenting its history and making a clear break from militarism.
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- Philippines · Day 6
and disputes must be addressed through peaceful means consistent with the charter of the United Nations and international law.
The Philippines remains committed to dialogue and diplomacy.
Such engagement must proceed on the basis of international law and with full respect for the rights and obligations of all states concerned.
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