I thank the presidency of the Republic of Korea for convening this meeting on Ukraine because one of the Security Council’s priorities must be to bring peace to Ukraine once and for all.
Unfortunately, after three and a half years of conflict, we remain stuck at the same crossroads, with no signifi…
In times of uncertainty like ours, fear is our worst enemy. A future of peace, justice and prosperity can be built only on hope.
To guarantee that future, we must first promote a more effective, inclusive and fair governance of the multilateral system. The Summit of the Future is a key step towards…
I would like my opening words to be an expression of the Spanish people’s solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in Morocco and the floods in Libya. Spain will continue to support those two friendly countries in mitigating the consequences of those terrible tragedies in every way possible.
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Rarely have the foundations of this institution been shaken as strongly as in the early hours of 24 February, when various cities throughout Ukraine felt the terror of Russian bombardments. More than six months later, we still witness the horror of an invasion that evokes times we believed we had le…
On Sunday, 19 September, at 3:12 p.m., a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. Since then, Spain has been following the developments on the island. The Government of Spain is committed to its citizens, who saw the lava reach their homes, their agricultural lands, t…
Right at this very moment, as I begin my address here, a young pregnant woman from the Sahel is boarding an overcrowded plastic raft, risking her life to cross the sea in search of a better future. She knows that the end of the journey is not assured, because the Mediterranean has sadly become the w…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly as President of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain. I do so with the emotion that this Hall inspires in me and with respect for the values that gave rise to and guide the daily work of the Organization. I would like to begin by highlighting the f…
