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UN80 and UN reform at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised un80 and un reform
Colombia · Day 3José Manuel RestrepoI've been critical about this organization.
I was critical of it before I became president and it would be inconsistent to address this assembly today and conceal my attempt to conceal my convictions.
This criticism isn't born out of whim or hostility towards the United Nations, it's based in political, institutional, doctrinal considerations.
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Guyana · Day 3Mohamed Irfaan AliHis place in the history of this institution is assured, not merely by the office he has occupied, but by the principles he has steadfastly upheld, the courage and profundity with which he has spoken when silence would have been easier, and his rare ability to hold before the world a clear mirror of the perils that confront our age and the possibilities that still beckon beyond them.
Mr. President, one year ago, I stood at this very podium and reminded this Assembly that if the United Nations is to remain humanity's surest hope for a just and peaceful world, it must have the courage to confront aggression and the will to engage fully with the defining question of our age.
I also argued that we must be bold enough to undertake the institutional reforms necessary to strengthen the organization, enhance its credibility, and enable it to meet the challenges of a changing world.
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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël RandrianirinaExcellencies, ladies and gentlemen, our challenge today is therefore to rethink our mechanisms of cooperation through greater synergy between UN agencies and governmental structures.
in order to optimize the effectiveness of our actions on the ground, but also to provide better visibility of tangible results achieved for the benefit of populations.
In this regard, the success of our agenda largely depends on strengthening governance and strengthening institutions, priorities that are fully integrated into Madagascar's process of re-foundation.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor MottleyAnd it is in this spirit I'd like to thank Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock for her leadership of the General Assembly's 80th session and for helping to advance the work of the Member States on UN reform.
And to you, Mr. President, Barbados extends its warm congratulations.
We look forward to your stewardship of this Assembly and we move to restore trust and indeed to carry reforms from proposals to implementation.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudExcellencies, ladies and gentlemen, UN political reform must be accompanied by institutional, administrative, and operational renewal.
For nearly two decades, we have discussed the need to make United Nations operations more agile, coordinated, cost-effective, and capable of delivering measurable results.
Some progress has been made, and we recognize the dedication of the many United Nations personnel working under difficult conditions around the world.
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Uruguay · Day 3Yamandú OrsiHowever, we are convinced that our size shouldn't determine our ability to contribute, much less affect our own dignity.
We need more effective, more representative multilateral institutions that are closer to the people and more able to respond to the challenges of our time.
We need cooperation, we need solidarity and we also need to demonstrate austerity within these institutions.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeWe will not guarantee a just international order if we see right being replaced by might.
Doing all of that will imperil the very raison d'etre of our organization, that is dialogue, conflict prevention, the peaceful resolution of disputes, cooperation and respect for international law.
In this vein, and with this in mind, the UN80 initiative provides us with a historic opportunity to usher in the structural and normative transformations that we need to see.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaWe must therefore return to the founding principles of dialogue, mutual respect, and collective responsibility.
Nigeria stands by the charter and its promise of a world in which diplomacy prevails over coercion, cooperation over isolation, and international law over arbitrary exercise of power.
Mr. President, the reform of this institution must begin with the reconstitution of the Security Council.
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Ireland · Day 3Micheál MartinBut that would be the wrong conclusion, because the answer to a world under strain is not less international cooperation, it is more.
The answer to the weakening of principles is not to abandon them, it is to defend them.
And if our multilateral system is not working effectively, the answer is not to walk away from it, it is to make it stronger, fairer and fit for the world we live in.
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Austria · Day 3Beate Meinl-ReisingerNot because it has failed, because we have let it stand still, but There is no alternative to the United Nations.
There is only the work of making it work.
The United Nations was not created to discuss international problems.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaI wish to thank Ms. Annalena Baerbock for her effective leadership of the 80th session and her contribution to the UN80 reform process.
Zimbabwe also pays tribute to Mr. Antonio Guterres in his final general debate as Secretary-General.
We commend his defense of multilateralism as well as efforts to advance dialogue for conflict prevention and resolution, sustainable development, and the pact for the future.
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European Union · Day 3António CostaThe answer is to reform, renew, and reinvest.
The UN80 initiative offers an opportunity to make the United Nations more efficient and more effective.
The European Union also continues to call for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council to make it more effective, inclusive, democratic and accountable.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowWe must strengthen cooperation for safe, orderly, and regular migration, protect the rights and dignity of migrants, and expand lawful pathways for labor mobility, as well as invest in young people, women, education, health, and social protection to safeguard sustainable development and lasting peace.
Mr. President, The government welcomes the call for the reform of United Nations.
We recognize the constraints facing the organization was limited with limited resources and increasing demands.
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Fiji · Day 3Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati LalabalavuTogether, they can carry Fiji from memory to understanding and from division to trust.
Mr. President, if the United Nations is to restore trust, it must also be willing to reform itself.
Fiji supports the UN80 reform agenda to make the organization more coherent, efficient, and effective.
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Slovenia · Day 3Janez JanšaI therefore propose two things.
First, this organization should strengthen transparency around its responses to the crisis.
We should establish an independent mechanism, answerable to this Assembly as a whole, that annually compares the scale, duration and severity of major crises with the scale and nature of the international response.
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Comoros · Day 3Azali Assoumanimake this event a resounding success.
Mr. President, in conclusion, I call for ambitious action to restore confidence amongst our nations and do it through fairness, justice and solidarity.
Let us transform the United Nations, our common home, into a more credible organization, and a source of hope for the future.
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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiReforming global governance, correcting historic injustice.
Mr. President, 80 years of patience is enough.
The time for structural reform is now.
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Portugal · Day 3Luís MontenegroThis greater representativeness of the UN and its bodies must also extend to language.
Portuguese is the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere, with nearly 300 million speakers worldwide.
It therefore deserves a more prominent role in the United Nations.
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Côte d’Ivoire · Day 3Tiémoko Meyliet KonéThis year's theme therefore aptly captures the expectations of our time.
It calls on us specifically to restore trust in our collective capacity to respond effectively to global challenges and to support the current changes and reforms of the United Nations architecture so that our organization is once again able to deliver concrete solutions to the concerns of all peoples.
For Cote d'Ivoire, this means reinvigorating multilateralism and consequently restoring diplomacy's rightful place and credibility so that it can
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Kuwait · Day 3Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-SabahWe would be remiss not to applaud the efforts, good offices, and initiatives of the Secretary-General aimed at strengthening multilateralism and that include initiatives such as UN80 and the Pact for the Future, as well as the ongoing efforts to address global challenges, crises, conflicts, wars, climate change, and terrorism, as well as the efforts to assist member states in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and to strengthen international cooperation on artificial intelligence.
We hope that these efforts will continue beyond the conclusion of the Secretary-General's term in a manner to guarantee the continuity of work to reform and develop the organization's bodies enhance its effectiveness and performance in discharging its responsibilities.
In this context, we emphasize that Security Council reform and the Security Council is the body charged with maintaining international peace and security has become essential to keep pace with the significant increase in the number of member states and the changes in international relations since the establishment of the organization.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulThey are already at the forefront of this organization's work from development to peacekeeping.
As the UN considers its next Secretary General, maybe it is time that this representation be reflected at the highest level.
Representation and effectiveness must advance together.
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Georgia · Day 3Irakli KobakhidzheIn this regard, the UN80 initiative provides a valuable opportunity to strengthen the effectiveness and capacity of the United Nations, while further enhancing its transparency and accountability.
Georgia stands ready to work constructively with international partners and contribute actively to this process.
We firmly support reforms that will strengthen the organization's capacity to deliver better and become more results-oriented.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenThis week is the perfect example of that.
And I realize that the United Nations does not carry the most positive associations for everyone.
And indeed, there is much that can and must be improved.
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