Development
SDGs and development financing at UNGA 81
Raised by 132 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised sdgs and development financing
Republic of Korea · Day 1Lee Jae MyungWhile it can be a core driver of new prosperity and sustainable development, it will only deepen inequality and imbalance unless we are properly prepared for it.
Younger people around the world in particular are facing growing anxiety about their employment and their future as the pace of change becomes increasingly difficult to keep up with.
This boils down to a clear direction for the new era we seek to build.
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President of the General Assembly (opening) · Day 1Dr. Khalilur RahmanEnding Africa's underrepresentation now is a question of fairness, justice, and ultimately the credibility of this organization.
Turning to the development pillar, and particularly the Sustainable Development Goals, we are right to focus on the challenges.
Last year, OECD donors spent about $175 billion on development assistance, a whopping 23% drop year on year.
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Dominica · Day 1Sylvanie BurtonEconomic uncertainty is deepening inequality, while progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals has stalled.
These challenges are not unfolding in isolation.
They are interconnected, global in scale, and beyond the capacity of any one nation to address alone.
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Naoero · Day 1David Ranibok AdeangThat is why we strongly support the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index, or MVI, and the United Nations' efforts to pilot the tool.
Its full implementation is essential to ensuring that countries like ours are fairly assessed and adequately supported.
It recognizes that vulnerability is complex, and it must be seen, measured, and acted upon.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations · Day 1António GuterresExcellencies, the second test of power is inequality.
Inequality is often framed as an economic problem, but it is a power problem.
Power over opportunity and who has it, access to resources, voice.
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Mongolia · Day 1Khurelsukh UkhnaaTo translate the AVASA Programme of Action into tangible outcomes, it is essential for landlocked developing countries to align the Programme with their national development agendas and make full use of available resources and opportunities to accelerate regional integration and cooperation.
We also call upon the international community, banks, financial institutions, and development partners to provide credible assistance to landlocked developing countries through their support and collaboration.
Mr. President, As the deadline for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development approaches, the SDG Report 2026 shows that only 36% of the Sustainable Development Goals are on track or making moderate progress, while 15% are regressing.
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Viet Nam · Day 1To LamHumane and inclusive and sustainable international commitments must be translated into action and bring people lives of peace, security, dignity and happiness.
It is for this reason that the Pact for the Future and the 2030 Agenda, our promises to present and future generations, must be implemented earnestly and in full.
Commitments on financing for development, including the severe commitment.
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United Republic of Tanzania · Day 1Deogratius NdejembiIn our opinion, the UN80 initiative must go beyond administrative efficiency to include overall organizational effectiveness, accountability, and representativeness for the United Nations to be able to deliver for all.
Further, The transformation must be undertaken with utmost caution to avoid going off track on the development pillar and incapacitating the United Nation country offices and programs.
Mr. President, Excellencies, and distinguished delegates, while we are a few years away from year 2030, progress towards attainment of the SDGs is still unimpressive.
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Bhutan · Day 1Tshering TobgayBut GMC's operating system was designed around a deeper conviction that prosperity and values should reinforce one another.
That means rejecting the assumption that we must choose between enterprise and well-being, between technology and humanity, between development and nature.
At GMC, we believe a balanced approach can deliver substantial profits while protecting the values that makes prosperity worthwhile.
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France · Day 1Emmanuel MacronWe must put the finishing touches on the pandemics treaty.
And CDC Africa and the WHO should be in a position to combat Ebola ever more effectively.
We must be clear-sighted as we reform our official development assistance, ODA.
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Japan · Day 1Takaichi SanaeThe distribution of goods is stagnating.
People across the world are suffering from high cost of living.
Progress towards development goals is not on track, and human rights issues are rising in various places around the world.
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Brazil · Day 1Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaWe will not give in to pressure from multinationals that want to privatize our PIX, a free public payment infrastructure that has made financial inclusion a reality for millions of residents.
Ladies and gentlemen, the sustainable development goals are currently under attack from reactionary forces that wish to normalize injustices.
Inequality and underdevelopment are the result of political choices.
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United States of America · Day 1Donald TrumpSince I took office, we have created more than 1 million new private sector jobs, and more Americans are working today by far than ever before.
Last week, it was announced that the poverty rate has reached its lowest level in American history.
We lifted 1.5 million Americans out of poverty last year alone, another record.
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Chile · Day 1José Antonio KastWe are taking tangible actions that are changing the very course of Chile and bringing us closer to development.
The economy is not yet taking off and unemployment is still plunging thousands of families into anguish, but...
Unemployment is hard and high, but it will change.
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Luxembourg · Day 1Guillaume of LuxembourgMadam President, Luxembourg's commitment to the United Nations is underpinned by all three pillars: peace and security, human rights and development.
Solidarity must be translated into deeds.
We continue to allocate 1% of our national income to development cooperation.
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Angola · Day 1João Manuel Gonçalves LourençoThe voice of Africans must be heard in all circumstances, at all times, in strategic decision-making processes on issues of peace, global security, financing for development as well as climate issues and global governance of artificial intelligence.
Mr. President, Your Excellencies, peace and development are inseparable.
which compels us to consider strategies that can help accelerate the implementation of the 2030 agenda.
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Suriname · Day 1Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsSo we are preparing for that.
Coming back to the United Nations, with only four years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we may question whether we were too ambitious or if we should have done much more.
Political will, international peace, and accelerated implementation are required, supported by financing, technology and partnerships that produce measurable results.
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Sierra Leone · Day 1Julius Maada BioThese conflicts differ in origin and circumstance, but they carry a common warning.
Military action may contain a threat, but it cannot by itself build lasting peace.
When hunger, exclusion, and despair deepen insecurity takes root.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Day 1Denis BećirovićLet us build a culture of dialogue, cooperation, and peace.
In this context, I believe it is of utmost importance to reaffirm the importance of the UN Charter, revitalize the role of the UN as the global center for coordination and cooperation, support the reform process and strengthen the credibility of the United Nations, consistently implement the Sustainable Development Goals, build mutual trust, inclusiveness, and a democratic vision of leadership, and strengthen preventive diplomacy at a time of numerous tensions and conflicts.
Let respect for international law, peace, solidarity, sustainable development, and justice be the path that we follow together.
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Switzerland · Day 1Guy ParmelinA business that can take on an apprentice, a family that can secure a more stable income.
A producer who can trade beyond their local market.
Young people for whom the range of possibilities suddenly widens.
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Seychelles · Day 1Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminieIf multilateralism is to deliver, it must first secure the peace upon which all human progress depends.
Without peace, sustainable development is an illusion.
Conflict destroys lives, uproots communities, and diverts vital resources away from healthcare, education, and climate resilience.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Day 1Andy BurnhamIf you're struggling with the cost of living and your life is not improving, or if you're a young person not in employment, education or training, you are going to be much more vulnerable to this kind of influence.
So part of the challenge is to lift our people up and create the opportunities they need.
When inequalities grow too wide, our societies are at greater risk.
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Croatia · Day 1Andrej PlenkovićThis practical, inclusive and human-centred approach is also what Croatia brings to ECOSOC.
If elected to the presidency of ECOSOC for the 27-28 cycle, Croatia will work to strengthen coordination and accountability.
As 2030 approaches, accelerating implementation of the Sustainable Goals continues to be a central priority.
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