General themes
Peace and conflict in general at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised peace and conflict in general
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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