Next year we will celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. This fundamental cornerstone of the international rules-based order, along with other important building blocks, has served us well. We live in a world that has become ever more interconnected, and the most demanding ch…
The United Nations has played a critical role in promoting peace and development for all. Most indices measuring human development tell a positive story — a story of our shared success. It is a story we should tell more often.
Technological advances and social and economic progress that we never e…
I would first like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting.
The situation in Syria and Yemen, the repeated use of chemical weapons, the record numbers of refugees and displaced persons — all worrying examples in our world — demand a new approach.
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I would like to thank the Peruvian presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s open debate on youth and peace and security. I also thank the briefers for their excellent statements. The independent progress study on youth and peace and security (see S/2018/86) is very informative, and M…
We live in a world of opportunity. Never have we had such potential to end poverty, hunger and violations of human rights, and focus on people striving for a decent life. We can either succeed or we can fail. It is a choice; it is a decision. It is our responsibility and it is our task. This task is…
