Peace and security
Peacekeeping and peacebuilding at UNGA 81
Raised by 78 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised peacekeeping and peacebuilding
Dominican Republic · Day 2Luis Rodolfo Abinader CoronaAnd three things are necessary in this regards to achieve it.
Renewing representation, renewing peacekeeping operations, and renewing support for developing countries.
We support the UNAT initiative with a sense of conviction.
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Central African Republic · Day 2Faustin Archange TouaderaHumanitarian funding has fallen to its lowest levels since 2016.
Official development aid is crumbling.
Peacekeeping operations, including in my own country, have been forced to cut back their patrols, shut down bases, and suspend local dialogue initiatives.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel DanLasting peace in Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Libya, in the Sahel, and in all regions of Africa affected by conflict.
Romania is contributing to conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding, and economic recovery while stressing the importance of African solutions and in full respect of the Charter.
Prevention and mediation must play a greater role.
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Burundi · Day 2Évariste NdayishimiyeWe therefore called for a strengthened partnership between the African Union and the United Nations in the prevention, mediation and peaceful settlement of conflicts.
Burundi, drawing on its experience, will continue to contribute to peace efforts on the continent.
But we must go even further.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisWe should also support the efforts of international mechanisms to document war crimes, ensure accountability and provide assistance to those whose rights have been violated.
Estonia is doing its part.
We have completed all national procedures and taken the lead in discussion, discussions in Strasbourg to establish the special tribunal as soon as possible.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiIt must be firm, consistent, and it must also be united.
For if aggression, whether military or hybrid in nature, is not met with an adequate response, it becomes an invitation to repeat it.
Ladies and gentlemen, even if today we have reservations about the effectiveness of the Security Council, we respect the achievements of the United Nations in maintaining and building peace in many parts of the world.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa TulukaWith regard to the issue of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda, the FDLR, long cited by Kigali to justify its military presence in our territory, the DRC is shouldering its responsibility.
The protocol signed by the political and military leadership of the FDLR on May 30, 2026, provides for the disarmament, demobilization, and containment of their combatants with a view toward their repatriation or resettlement without prejudice to potential judicial prosecution for serious crimes.
until the movement is disbanded.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniItaly is proud to continue hosting negotiating sessions in Rome that have helped keep that door open.
For decades, Italian troops have served the cause of peace in southern Lebanon through UNIFIL and have helped train the Lebanese Armed Forces.
We have also recently approved new development projects for the area, and we will continue to play our part even after the mission's mandate has come to an end.
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Libya · Day 2Mohamed Younis MenfiWe also appreciate the role entrusted to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and its responsibility for facilitating the political process.
Nevertheless, past experience obliges us to be clear.
Any sustainable political process must not violate four governing principles.
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Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaLadies and gentlemen, strong institutions, effective UN peacekeeping operations, and closer international cooperation are necessary.
Bulgaria will continue to defend this approach.
Lasting security is not only built through responding to crises, but also through our capacity to prevent them, Excellencies.
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Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahThe time has come for us to recognize that we have been negotiating for too long and that it is such settlement and it's because of that problems that erode trust in the United Nations.
This fairness and justice should extend to the participation of women in decision-making, including in the prevention and resolution of conflict, post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
The women, peace and security agenda has contributed positively to the rehabilitation, reconciliation, and reintegration efforts in conflict-affected regions, serving as a core framework for stabilizing post-conflict situations.
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Kenya · Day 2William Samoei RutoIt helped Namibia achieve independence, supported Cambodia's transition from conflict, disarmed combatants in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and helped Timor-Leste take its place among sovereign nations.
More than two million peacekeepers have served under the UN flag, proving that peace can be built, protected, and sustained.
Its impact reached further into the lives of ordinary people.
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Serbia · Day 2Aleksandar VučićEach of us must begin with our own decisions.
Serbia endeavours to do so by preserving peace in its neighborhood, participating in peacekeeping missions far from its borders, assisting others when they are in danger, speaking even with those with whom it disagrees, and fulfilling the commitments it undertakes.
What will restore trust in international law and in the United Nations is more actions such as those.
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