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
Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardMr. President, Excellencies, I want to tell you about my grandmother Alice.
Growing up in rural Sweden as the seventh of 11 siblings, her opportunities were very different from those of her brothers.
Her parents expected her to focus first and foremost on family life, yet she was curious, capable and determined to build a life of her own.
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Kiribati · Day 4Taneti MaamauHealthy An educated population is the foundation upon which every other national priority rests.
Mr. President, we cannot speak about development without speaking about women and youth.
Kiribati remains committed to gender equality and empowering women and girls.
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Liechtenstein · Day 4Sabine MonauniThe steps we have taken are just the beginning of what we need, a political agreement that combines significant structural change with a reliable financial commitment and firm support for the UN Charter from all.
This is also the vision we are looking for in the person that will be appointed as the next Secretary-General.
We hope that this decision will come very soon in order to give the new Secretary-General the time she needs to prepare for this most unique of jobs.
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Samoa · Day 4Mulipola Anarosa Ale MoliooWe are strengthening social protection, investing in youth, supporting women and persons with disabilities, and building a resilient economy.
And these efforts are championed through our district development program, delivered across all 51 districts, empowering our communities.
Our greatest source of resilience will not be our infrastructure or our institution alone.
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Mexico · Day 4Roberto Velasco ÁlvarezThe fourth action that we've engaged in has transformed the history of our country.
For the first time in two centuries of independent life, Mexico is being governed by a woman, and this did not happen alone, and she's not governing alone either.
She that has a cabinet with gender parity, a congress with gender parity, and a reform that made substantive equality a constitutional mandate.
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Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefThe process to choose his successor must be transparent and based on merit.
It must draw from the full breadth of talent available to this organization.
For more than eight decades, every Secretary General has been a man.
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Iraq · Day 4Ali Falih Al-ZaidiAt the same time, we remain committed, in accordance with the Constitution, to protecting human rights and freedoms, promoting women's participation, ensuring child welfare, and preserving the ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of our country.
Ladies and gentlemen, we confidently call upon you to engage more openly with Iraq, as it is a genuine partner capable of contributing to the promotion of security, the strengthening of stability, and the acceleration of development across all sectors.
Today we say Iraq has never been on the margins.
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Solomon Islands · Day 4Matthew Cooper WaleMr. President, our people are our greatest asset.
With more than half of our population under the age of 25, my government is prioritizing legal frameworks that empower young people, advance gender equality, and strengthen the protection of women and children against domestic violence.
We welcome global progress in advancing the rights and full participation of women and persons with disabilities in the economy, and Solomon Islands is committed to accelerating that progress at home.
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Pakistan · Day 4Muhammad Shehbaz SharifAll such attacks, including incursions from the territory of Afghanistan, must come to a grinding halt.
The Afghan authorities must fulfill their international commitment and take verifiable, decisive action to ensure that Afghan soil is never again used against Pakistan or any other country.
Fundamental rights of the Afghan people, especially women and girls, must be respected under all circumstances.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward DavisShe understands what rules mean for nations with no other protection.
In 81 years, this organization has had nine secretaries general, all of them men.
None has come from the Caribbean.
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Haiti · Day 4Alix Didier Fils-AiméThe participation of women is encouraged, and young people are called upon to take their full place in that election as voters, candidates, and stakeholders for our democracy.
Furthermore, measures have been taken to preserve the integrity of the process.
Violence, criminal networks, illicit financing, and those that are supporting them must find no path to access the ballot box.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridayMr. President, as this is my first time here, like a tourist, I walked the halls of this historic building and admired on the walls the impressive portraits of the nine men who have served as Secretary-General since 1946.
And while I appreciated the outstanding caliber and service of those men, I nevertheless could not resist thinking that after eight decades, surely the time has come for an equally capable woman to be Secretary General.
We believe Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Burkett of Guyana is well suited to be that person.
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Tonga · Day 4Lord Fakafanuatransnational crime, illicit drugs, illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, cyber threats and unresolved consequences of nuclear testing and radioactive.
contamination remain.
In this respect, our region is committed to directly utilizing innovative technologies and working closely with our trusted security partners to address our security challenges.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleySaint Kate Sanivis proudly joins Caricom in endorsing her excellency.
Carolina Rodriguez Birket of Guyana for the office of the United Nations Secretary General.
Her understanding of the challenges facing developing nations reflect the leadership this moment demands.
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Bahrain · Day 4Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ZayaniThe same approach underpins our development journey.
The Kingdom continues to advance its Economic Vision 2030, pursue its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and strengthen the status and advancement of Bahraini women.
The Kingdom embraces the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the Youth, Peace and Security agenda, both our priorities during our membership in the Security Council.
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Guatemala · Day 4Carlos Ramiro Martínez AlvaradoGuatemala hopes that the process will be transparent and inclusive and will identify an independent leader able to build bridges, defend the principles of the Charter, and lead the reform our organization needs.
The Latin American and Caribbean region stands ready and prepared to shoulder its responsibility to the international community.
The time has come for a Latin American woman to serve as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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