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
Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiWe come from a country that is diverse in its opinions, but one that is deeply committed to the possibility of building a common future.
And we believe that this combination, diversity of ideas and cohesion around the future, can also serve as our contribution to the international community.
Today, we are living through a particularly difficult period.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowSecurity measures are necessary, but they must be accompanied by increased support for democratic governance institution building, education, job creation, development, and climate resilience.
Mr. President, for millions of people around the world, poverty, lack of human rights, democratic governance, et cetera, continue to pose greater insecurity.
The absence of education, healthcare, decent employment, and the loss of homes and livelihoods to climate change leave communities as vulnerable as conflict itself.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyAnd across the vast range of observations and analysis that he made in that extraordinarily lucid and prescient book, he said the following.
What matters today is the issue which blocks the horizon is the need for a redistribution of wealth.
Humanity will have to address this question, no matter how devastating the consequences may be.
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Day 3Rodrigo Paz PereiraThat is why Bolivia is fighting to overcome this crisis and be able to produce and export.
We want investment, employment, technology.
We want resources.
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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy LamolaThe promise of democracy and international cooperation wanes when we cannot demonstrate that they can address inequality and insecurity.
Compelled by our inevitable position as the world's most unequal society, South Africa made inequality a key focus of our G20 presidency in 2025.
Today, the top 10% own roughly 75% of global wealth, while the bottom 50% own only 2%.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaThe tendencies where our resolutions in international law are ignored should no longer be excused.
Mr. President, peace cannot endure without development.
With less than four years to implement the 2030 agenda, only 36% of the sustainable development goals are on track.
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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël RandrianirinaThese images illustrate the daily vulnerability of our people, our Malagasy population.
Faced with these recurring humanitarian emergencies, amplified by climate change, considerable investments are made reflecting the unwavering commitment of our development partners, working every year towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the SDGs, whether that be fighting hunger, providing education or providing access to basic services for vulnerable populations.
and we hope to mobilize $1.5 billion over five years for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the period 2024-2028.
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Guyana · Day 3Mohamed Irfaan AliBut a true measure of technological progress will not be how powerful our machines become, but how much more empowered our people become.
Technology must not become the privilege of the few.
It must become the servant of all humanity.
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Hungary · Day 3András Bálint BakaWe will fight illegal migration and the criminal networks that profit from it by respecting human dignity and the protection given to refugees.
But security is not only about borders and war.
People also need the chance to build the future where they live.
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European Union · Day 3António CostaBut the value of what we can do with our partners needs to go beyond trade.
no sphere is more urgent than that of sustainable development.
The 2030 agenda is at risk.
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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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Bangladesh · Day 3Tarique RahmanA vast horizon of opportunities has now opened before Bangladesh.
Taking advantage of the demographic dividend, the government has begun implementing extensive programs to transform the country's working age population into a skilled human resource.
The government has also undertaken some forward-looking initiatives to create large-scale employment opportunities and transform Bangladesh into a manufacturing hub.
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Nepal · Day 3Balendra ShahMr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I come before you from Nepal, a distant country in the Himalayas, carrying a close warning for humanity.
I wish I could stand here today simply to talk about development, democracy, peace, and the hopes of a young nation.
Instead, I must speak about death and destruction of epic proportion, about families waiting for loved ones who will never come home, about communities searching through the mud, rocks, water for the people who are lost, may never be recovered, about bridges, about roads, schools, homes, livelihood, swept away in minutes, about a country whose steady progress to achieve sustainable development goals has been interrupted.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudThere was genuine hope that we were beginning a new chapter, one in which No person, no community, no country would be left behind.
11 years later, we must have the courage to admit that the world is not where we expected it to be.
Progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 stands at 36% only.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali AssoumaniFor 81 years, this General Assembly has remained the central pillar of multilateralism.
And now that we're meeting in New York, humanity is at a crossroads.
Despite our efforts, the sustainable development goals of the 2030 agenda remain, unfortunately, out of reach.
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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiSo we call on international partners for targeted support in coast guard surveillance, intelligence sharing, and post security technologies, sustainable development, and reforming the international financial system.
Mr. President, as we enter the home stretch of the 2030 agenda, Developing nations have been squeezed by unsustainable debt, shrinking financial space, and mounting external shocks.
At a core, this is a crisis of international financial system designed for a different era.
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Equatorial Guinea · Day 3Teodoro Nguema Obiang MangueTherefore, 21st century cooperation should provide opportunities for the mobilization of financing to transform raw materials and to develop one's own knowledge and technologies.
Excellencies, this vision is especially relevant for Africa, which needs investments that can allow it to develop local value chains, build infrastructure, advance industrialization, strengthen human capital, incorporate new technologies, and generate employment, especially for the continent's large youth population.
A more productive and industrialized Africa will be a stronger partner to the benefit of all of those wanting to halt its immigration.
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Colombia · Day 3José Manuel RestrepoMy administration is therefore also focused on ensuring that Colombia grows again.
For years, we have discussed how to better distribute what we have.
That is a legitimate, necessary discussion, but it's absolutely not enough.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeThat is our ambition for the third United Nations Water Conference that Senegal will co-organize with the United Arab Emirates.
It will be held this year.
Ladies and gentlemen, a lasting peace cannot be decoupled from development.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuFiji asks for a process that is transparent and merit-based, and for a Secretary-General who understands the realities of small island states, and more importantly, will act on them.
For too long, our circumstances have been well diagnosed and poorly addressed.
The promise to deliver for all must also be measured in development.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaThrough sound macroeconomic management, Stronger institutions, private sector development, and strategic public investment, we seek to give practical meaning to our sustainable development commitments.
This purpose binds our national advancement to our continent's progress and to our responsibility to contribute to a peaceful, equitable, and prosperous world.
We understand that governments and multilateral institutions earn trust when their decisions improve lives.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulDevelopment must be people-centered and sustainable.
Growth must improve people's lives today without closing off the opportunities of tomorrow.
Consistent application of principles gives countries the confidence that they will be treated fairly But that confidence must also extend to how decisions are made.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenBut that is not true.
We have the knowledge and we have the technology to combat climate change.
And a better world is really within reach.
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Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaCentral to our national reset is a revolutionary expansion of social protection, universal healthcare, delivering on the sustainable development goals, specifically SDG 1 on poverty, SDG 3 on good health and well-being, and SDG 10 on reduced inequalities.
And so Ghana has officially launched a historic free primary health care program ensuring that every Ghanaian can access essential primary health care services at their community level at zero cost.
This program has been hailed by the World Health Organization and the United Nations as a benchmark paradigm shift for the global south.
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Côte d’Ivoire · Day 3Tiémoko Meyliet KonéExcellencies, ladies and gentlemen, there can be no lasting peace without truly inclusive and equitable development.
As the 2030 deadline approaches, progress towards achieving the sustainable development goals remains insufficient, while financing needs remain considerable in many developing countries.
The fourth international conference on financing for development rightly recalled that the necessary resources exist.
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Yemen · Day 3Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-BawzerThe future of Yemen will not be built by excluding any of its sons.
Our cause is not merely about how to end the war, but to build what comes after it.
We seek a safe, stable, prosperous Yemen that safeguards the dignity of its citizens, rebuilds its economy, provides education for its children, jobs for its youth, security for its families.
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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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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinWe should also remember what our collective commitment to the United Nations has achieved.
The multilateral system anchored in the United Nations Charter, has been the foundation of many of humanity's greatest achievements.
It has driven advances in poverty alleviation, healthcare, education, social protection, and food and nutrition security.
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