Peace and security
Ukraine at UNGA 81
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Republic of Moldova · Day 5Vasile TofanKiev was home for nearly 15 years, including on that fateful morning of 24th of February, 2022.
That morning, as parents, we struggled to explain to our three boys at the time, 1, 10, and 12, what war actually meant.
Perhaps nothing captures the normalization of this war better than the arithmetic children have learned.
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Russian Federation · Day 5Sergey LavrovAnd Belgrade is basically being forced to impose sanctions against Russia in exchange for nebulous prospects of Euro integration.
There are attempts for Bosnia and Herzegovina to be unitarized, the Serbs to be unitarized and forced to give up their constitutional powers, which were guaranteed by the Dayton Agreement, together with the Security Council.
In this spirit of running Russia out of international law and security, there are reckless actions being taken in Ukraine.
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Belarus · Day 5Maxim RyzhenkovThey have an unbridled desire to preserve their slipping hegemony and they are attempting to undermine global stability and the maintenance of peace.
And to achieve this, they are prepared to sacrifice even the well-being of their own citizens.
Do the peoples of the United Europe really crave some sort of revenge against Russia, especially at the cost of their own impoverishment?
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirWhen grave violations go unanswered, they are more likely to be repeated.
And for small states, this is existential, not simply a matter of principle, not at all.
Russia's brutal war against Ukraine is a clear example.
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Germany · Day 5Johann WadephulToday, more people than ever are affected by violent conflicts.
At the same time, for every member state, resources are limited.
Thus, we have to join forces to bring conflicts to an end.
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Canada · Day 5Anita AnandThrough the Coalition of the Willing, Canada is working with over 30 allies and partners to bolster Ukraine and defend against further Russian aggression.
And in regional groupings like the Arctic Seven and the Nordic-Baltic Eight, Canada and our Arctic allies are cooperating to keep our region stable and secure.
To this end, I welcome Secretary Rubio's convening of the Arctic Seven earlier this week.
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San Marino · Day 5Luca BeccariIt requires diplomacy and dialogue.
And it requires international role.
Mr. President, Europe is also facing a war that continues to cause immense humanitarian suffering.
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China · Day 5Han ZhengOn Ukraine, President Xi Jinping has put forward four points on what must be done, which are the fundamental guidance for China in playing a continued constructive role in its own way for achieving a political settlement of the crisis.
China urges the relevant country to immediately stop using threat of force against Cuba and immediately and completely lift the blockade and sanctions against Cuba.
Second, we should address the global development predicament and promote prosperity for all through openness and cooperation.
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Belize · Day 5John BriceñoEnd the occupation and decolonize Palestine.
Our charter summons us to act.
Our actions must extend to every conflict and to every person displaced, destitute, or in despair.
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro ParolinAnd while condemning all forms of religious discrimination, The Holy See raises its voice on behalf of these brothers and sisters, not in a spirit of exclusive advocacy, but because the defense of any one community's freedom strengthens the freedom of all.
Mr. President, the passing of time does not make a war any less intolerable.
Rather, it makes the responsibility of those who can end or help bring it to an end all the more grave.
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Philippines · Day 5Ma. Theresa LazaroThe war in Ukraine compounds a global food crisis and economic shocks unseen since the Second World War.
Peace, therefore, is not merely the absence of war.
It is our shared and indivisible responsibility.
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India · Day 5Subrahmanyam JaishankarThe targeting of commercial shipping and seafarers transiting international waterways is simply unacceptable.
India calls upon all parties to exercise restraint, de-escalate tensions, ensure protection of civilians, and uninterrupted flow of energy and commerce.
Mr. President, The conflict in Ukraine, now in its fifth year, is equally concerning.
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