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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
I want to say this very clearly: we are not Calling for other actors to act instead of states, we're...
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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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