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
Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowThe question before us must therefore Not only we have to end the ongoing wars, but how to prevent the next war from beginning.
Prevention should not have to wait for a crisis to become sufficiently destructive to attract international attention.
It is infinitely less costly in human, political, and financial terms to prevent conflict than to manage its consequences after violence has begun.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyWe cannot move swiftly to reorganize offices and reporting lines while allowing the most consequential questions of power and representation to remain unresolved.
Transformation and development, peacekeeping and humanitarian aid cannot succeed if member states are unwilling to fund it.
Let's be very clear.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaLessons can be drawn from the heritage-based approaches to peacebuilding.
and conflict resolution from communities across the world, including within Africa.
Military action may alter the battlefield, but durable peace is built through inclusive political processes that restore confidence, address grievances, and allow affected communities to shape their socioeconomic and political destinies.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudWe must also ask ourselves why we continue to mobilize vital sources to respond to crisis while investing far less in preventing them.
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction estimates that every $1 invested in proactive measures, resilient infrastructure, or early anticipatory actions saves between $3 to $15 in future damages and the response costs.
Therefore, we cannot remain trapped in a cycle of financing the consequences of the conflict while neglecting the peacebuilding or responding to humanitarian emergencies while underinvesting in resilience and anticipatory actions.
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Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiUruguay, with its virtues, but also like every country with its darker times, has been a country that has sought to resolve its differences through institutions, through dialogue and through the quest for agreement.
In this Assembly, we reaffirm our enduring willingness to contribute to peacekeeping missions with a deep sense of responsibility and solidarity.
Uruguayan men and women can bear witness to the value of this instrument in easing suffering and guaranteeing respect for the human lives of the most defenseless populations.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuOAU and Fiji ask the same of every party in every theater.
Energy, food security, and supply chains are inseparable from peace.
The freedoms of navigation guaranteed under the international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, must be respected.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaNigeria stands ready to assume greater responsibility on the strength of obligations honored and sacrifices made over decades in the service of peace.
From Liberia and Sierra Leone to Darfur, Mali, and the Gambia, We have committed personnel and resources when international solidarity required action.
Through ECOWAS, the African Union, and our Gulf of Guinea partnerships, we continue to advance mediation, democratic governance, counterterrorism, and maritime security.
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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinIf we are to build greater stability, Iran must never have a nuclear weapon.
Iran's destabilizing influence across the region must cease.
We need dialogue to achieve a negotiated settlement.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaHungary is ready to do its part.
We will stand for human rights, support peacekeeping, and work with countries across the world to protect people and help diplomacy succeed.
We must also look beyond the problems today.
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Portugal · Day 3Luís MontenegroFor the UN to achieve the goals we have set, we must make it more agile and effective.
To that end, we must at the outer set honor our financial commitments.
We must provide the UN with the appropriate resources so that peacekeeping missions in which Portugal is proud to participate can make a difference on the ground where they are deployed.
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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanAs a consistent contributor to United Nations peacekeeping missions, Bangladeshi peacekeepers are serving humanity in different parts of the world.
The courageous participation of Bangladeshi women in peacekeeping missions, even under adverse circumstances, reflects our strong commitment to advancing the agenda of women, peace and security.
This year, Bangladesh is observing the 40th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development and the 25th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenSecretary-General Guterres Thank you for all your years of hard work.
You are leaving the United Nations at a turbulent moment, but we can all take pride in the fact that, as we speak, more than 150,000 men and women are serving under the blue flag, giving vaccinations, providing food aid and serving in peace missions.
even in these difficult times when darkness seems to be descending in many places on the high ideals of the United Nations.
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Greece · Day 3Kyriakos MitsotakisGreece strongly supports a sovereign, resilient, and united Lebanon, and the government's efforts to restore the state's monopoly over arms.
Ultimately, a stronger Lebanese state will serve both domestic security and regional stability.
Therefore, we will continue to deliver concrete assistance to the country, including to the Lebanese Armed Forces.
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Australia · Day 3Anthony AlbaneseWe will work to prevent crisis, resolve conflicts, and protect civilians through diplomacy, peacebuilding, and practical action.
Our objective will be to support a more effective, representative, and responsive UN that is equipped to address the fast-growing challenges of today.
Listening, partnering, protecting.
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