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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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