Human rights
Women and girls at UNGA 81
Raised by 77 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised women and girls
Spain · Day 2Pedro Sánchez Pérez-CastejónNow it's time for a woman to serve, a Latin American woman.
Because, ladies and gentlemen, How can an organization that claims to speak on behalf of the whole of humanity never have had a woman leading the organizations?
How can we represent all of the continents if for three decades we haven't let the third most populated continent have this role?
4passages
Burundi · Day 2Évariste NdayishimiyeAs the African Union champion for the Youth Peace and Security Agenda, I have this year once again convened a continental youth dialogue coupled with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
During this dialogue, I sensed the enthusiasm of young people and women to build a community with a shared future in the spirit of Ubuntu.
In these young people, I sense the desire to connect with one another and to live together side by side.
2passages
Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisThis year, the United Nations is set to make arguably one of its most consequential decisions, the selection and appointment of its next Secretary-General.
As an active member of the accountability, coherence and transparency group, Estonia has stood for transparent, fair and inclusive process.
At this challenging time for the organization, we need a strong and principled leader with an impeccable track record in championing and upholding international law, human rights and the principles of a charter.
2passages
Namibia · Day 2Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahThe time has come for us to recognize that we have been negotiating for too long and that it is such settlement and it's because of that problems that erode trust in the United Nations.
This fairness and justice should extend to the participation of women in decision-making, including in the prevention and resolution of conflict, post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
The women, peace and security agenda has contributed positively to the rehabilitation, reconciliation, and reintegration efforts in conflict-affected regions, serving as a core framework for stabilizing post-conflict situations.
2passages
Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaYou brought to the office neither an ego in constant need of reassurance nor a vanity requiring daily attention.
You have remained humble, honest, and steadfast in your principles, never losing sight of the millions of women and children who have been abandoned and forgotten, caught in the turmoil of wars unleashed by warlords.
As these wars drag on and their human and material costs become ever more unbearable, the firefighters are blamed for failing to extinguish the very fires set by the arsonists themselves.
1passages
Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaIn our lives.
Freedom of the press, protection of journalists, and access to reliable information are key elements of this environment, especially with regard to growing disinformation.
This commitment also means ensuring that each of us has the ability to participate and to be heard.
1passages
Slovakia · Day 2Peter PellegriniWe already have knowledge.
But what we need now is the will to use them.
This year, the United Nations will choose its next Secretary-General.
1passages
Mozambique · Day 2Daniel Francisco Chapoespecially the youth and women, which are the majority.
We also want to increase value to the natural resources.
We also want to modernize our agriculture, promote industrialization, develop tourism, expand access to energy, invest in infrastructures, education, health, science, and technology, digitalization, and in the economy in general.
1passages
Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIINo country can achieve sustainable development while large segments of its population remain on the margins of the economic mainstream.
Our citizens must not be viewed merely as beneficiaries of employment.
They must be full participants as key pillars of our sustainable growth.
1passages
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa TulukaWe are continuing to build and rehabilitate schools, and recently we've begun to roll out school cafeterias.
Because access is not enough, every child must be able to learn in a school that is safe, inclusive, well-equipped, and open to the tools of our time.
This requirement applies especially to girls, children with disabilities, displaced children, and those whose schooling has been jeopardized by conflict.
1passages
Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniBut to remain faithful to that mission, it must regain its ability to make decisions and, above all, to act.
With this conviction, Italy will continue to advocate for a universal moratorium on the death penalty, a cause rooted in civilization, in the defense of life and human dignity, which we have championed for years here in this very building.
We are also on the front line in defending individual freedom and women's rights, and fighting, among other things, the abhorrent practice of female genital mutilation.
1passages
Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaA separate international commercial court based on the principles of English law is being established at the Tashkent International Financial Center, We have eradicated child labor and systemic forced labor.
We have tightened the responsibility for domestic violence.
We also rely on this criterion when it comes to women's rights and opportunities.
1passages