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Security Council reform at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised security council reform
Lebanon · Day 4Nawaf SalamThe reality is that the world has changed profoundly since 1945.
The membership of the United Nations has grown nearly fourfold.
Colonialism has ended.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisMr. President, Mr. President, the Security Council was designed by the victims of a war that ended 81 years ago.
The world has changed, the Council has not.
Five nations still hold a veto over the peace of 193.
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Mauritius · Day 4Dhananjay RamfulWe need to enhance and accelerate the revitalization of the General Assembly and that of ECOSOC so that they are not merely forums for debate but engines of action.
This must be done as we bring about the reform of the Security Council.
The historical injustice regarding the composition of the Council was acknowledged in Action 39 of the Pact for the Future, but the process for reform is still stalled.
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Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefThe Security Council cannot reflect the world of 1945 while deciding for the world of today.
It must be expanded in both permanent and non-permanent categories Seats must have a rotating seat.
Africa must receive the representation long denied to it.
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleThe UN is not perfect, but it remains the cornerstone of multilateral diplomacy and the indispensable platform through which nations preserve peace, advance sustainable development, uphold international law, and protect human rights.
Solomon Islands looks to the next Secretary-General to lead with vision and to ensure that the Secretariat is accountable to all Member States, serving the interests of small and large States on an equal footing.
Mr. President, Solomon Islands reiterates its support for comprehensive reform of the Security Council to make it more representative, transparent, accountable, and reflective of today's realities.
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Pakistan · Day 4Muhammad Shehbaz SharifWe will restore trust when those who failed the climate, those who fueled the climate crisis, protect those who suffer most from its devastating consequences.
And above all, trust will be restored when the guns are silenced and replaced by handshakes, embraces, and smiles.
Mr. President, the UN80 initiative should make the United Nations stronger, more coherent, and more effective.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniIn the Middle East, the UN's role has been further reduced, in contrast to the central position it has taken up over the years.
In Ukraine, there are few prospects for a peace process, even though the aggression has now lasted longer than World War I, without even a nominal role for the United Nations.
In Sudan, the role of the UN is limited to alleviating the enormous suffering of the civilian population, with no prospect of a political solution and an end to the conflict.
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Egypt · Day 4Moustafa Kamal MadboulyIn confronting these threats and dangers, the Sudan has in Egypt a strong supporter of its people and their right to unity, to institutions capable of safeguarding their resources, and to a justice that upholds their dignity.
Mr. President, Justice in rules is not complete if the institutions that make decisions do not fairly represent the world they govern.
More than eight decades have passed since the founding of the United Nations, yet the structure of the international systems institutions, particularly the Security Council, still reflect historical balances that have become outdated.
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Kazakhstan · Day 4Mukhtar TileuberdiBut to fill its potential, UN must be able to act, adapt and deliver.
We fully support the UN80 initiative.
The success of the reform should be measured not by what is cut or reorganized, but by whether the United Nations prevents conflicts more effectively, responds more rapidly to crisis and delivers better results for all member states.
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Chad · Day 4Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim MahamatNonetheless, conflicts persist.
People are still awaiting justice.
Will generations still grow up with fighting as their backdrop?
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Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardSweden remains firm in its defense of the UN's normative mandates on human rights, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Everyone has the right to live freely and with dignity, to be who they are, and to love whom they choose.
Sweden will always stand up for that freedom and for equal rights of all.
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Monaco · Day 4Christophe MirmandIn the same vein, the Principality is in favour of a reform of the Security Council to make it more representative to today's realities, while also preserving its ability to act.
And we're also in favour of the revitalization of this General Assembly, the house of equality between states.
This session will also see the election of the next Secretary General of the organization.
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Marshall Islands · Day 4Hilda HeineFurther, the Marshall Islands strongly welcomes recent calls for a ministerial summit between ASEAN and the Pacific Islands Forum to take forward our 2023 agreement.
our two regions can stand united as neighbors and close friends.
The Marshall Islands affirms its longstanding support for Japan and its G4 partners to achieve permanent membership on the UN Security Council.
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Lesotho · Day 4Samuel Ntsokoane MatekaneWe reiterate our support for comprehensive reform of the Security Council in line with the consensus to make it more representative, equitable, and reflective of our current geopolitical realities.
The Kingdom of Lesotho reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the Charter of the United Nations, multilateral system, and the rule of law.
International law remains the cornerstone of sovereign equality, peace coexistence, and sustainable development.
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Tuvalu · Day 4Feleti TeoThe continuation of those economic sanctions deprive Cuba of essential development partnership and support needed for recovery and future progress.
and we call for the lifting of those sanctions.
Tuvalu also support the call for necessary reform of the UN Security Council to ensure that it is more representative, inclusive, transparent, and accountable, and better align it with the reality of the 21st geopolitical landscape.
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Saint Lucia · Day 4Philip J. PierreSaint Lucia advocates for comprehensive reform of the Security Council to enhance its legitimacy and effectiveness in addressing global challenges, thereby restoring trust and a more inclusive multilateral system.
Mr. President, a 21st century United Nations Security Council could have been more successful in its responsibility for international peace and security had it not been anchored in the world of 1945.
The prolonged reform process must be concluded quickly and include expanded permanent and non-permanent membership for Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean region.
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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanHow to restore trust when 81 years after San Francisco, Africa, with its more than around 1.5 billion inhabitants and its 54 states, still does not have a single permanent seat on the Security Council.
Through me, Niger reaffirms its commitment to the Azawad consensus and calls for this historic anomaly to no longer be the subject of sterile debates repeated day after day to at long last become subject to a full and concrete decision.
Excellencies, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, our Sahel is
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Guinea-Bissau · Day 4Ilídio Vieira TéWe also consider it urgent to reform the architecture of global governance so that it reflects the geopolitical realities of the 21st century.
It is essential that Africa have more adequate and effective representation in the international institutions that play a central role in shaping responses to the challenges of peace, security, and development.
The reform of the United Nations Security Council must reflect the legitimate aspirations of the African continent and ensure fairer, permanent, and effective representation in keeping with the principle of a more inclusive, equitable, and representative international order.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridayTherefore, we join with other nations in calling for reform, specifically of the Security Council, to include a permanent member from the continent of Africa, with all the attendant rights and privileges.
Failure to do so will only confirm that the current composition is not about governance.
And fairness.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord FakafanuaWe cannot keep negotiating climate, biodiversity, and the ocean in separate COPs when they are clearly an interconnected ecosystem requiring integrated and coherent solutions.
We call on global processes to recognize the ocean climate nexus and address these interconnected challenges together.
We need a more inclusive Security Council equipped for today's challenges, a Security Council that recognizes the triple planetary crisis as a profound threat to peace and security.
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Samoa · Day 4Mulipola Anarosa Ale MoliooWe remain concerned by the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran.
The terrible loss of civilian lives, displacement of people, as well as the destruction of infrastructure and the environment is something we do not condone.
The continued supply of weapons to fuel conflicts must end.
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Bahrain · Day 4Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ZayaniHe noted that this organization must evolve to confront the growing threats.
He called for comprehensive, consensus-based reform encompassing all decision-making bodies, including the Security Council.
What has happened since then has not altered that conviction.
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Azerbaijan · Day 4Jeyhun Aziz oglu BayramovThrough inclusive multilateralism, all states, large or small, particularly developing countries, must have the opportunity to participate equally in global decision-making.
In this context, reform of the UN Security is essential to make it more representative, effective and responsive.
Ladies and gentlemen, Restoring global trust begins first and foremost with respecting international law, sovereign equality, and peaceful coexistence.
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Mauritania · Day 4Mohamed Salem MerzougAfter more than eight decades since the establishment of the UN, The Security Council reform has become a necessity to ensure a fair representation of Africa, including permanent and non-permanent membership, while reviewing the financial architecture.
This will ensure a cooperation on equal footing and open greater opportunities for development.
The reform of this organization cannot be complete without promoting its ability to meet the promises of development.
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Norway · Day 4Espen Barth EideA true reform of this organization must also address the composition and functioning of the Security Council.
That is the common call of the majority of this room.
The absence of Africa among the permanent seats of the Council is but one striking example.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoThat transformation must also reach the Security Council.
Its composition must better reflect the realities of the 21st century and remedy the long-standing underrepresentation of entire regions.
When the veto causes paralysis in the face of serious threats to international peace and security, confidence in the entire system suffers.
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