"PEACE"

Speaking to the High-Level Debate of the General Assembly, Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, said, “We refuse to be a pawn in a new Cold War.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres said nuclear weapons “offer no security — just carnage and chaos,” and their elimination “would be the greatest gift we could bestow on future generations.” UNIFEED

Addressing the General Assembly on Saturday, Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, said, “we must prioritize diplomatic solutions, dialogue, and de-escalation in order to settle tensions, prevent conflicts from emerging, and combat extremist ideologies.” UNIFEED

Speaking to the High-Level Debate of the General Assembly on behalf of the Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean Victor Généus said, “Haiti finds itself at a crossroad, one that is extremely difficult but decisive for its future,” adding that the government “is facing a complex dilemma that must be solved and this requires the effective support of our partners.” UNIFEED

Talking to reporters in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said there is an open document outlining Russia’s “doctrine for nuclear security,” and invited journalists “to take another look at what explicitly sets out instances where nuclear weapons use by us would be acceptable.” UNIFEED

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan told the General Assembly “it is high time” for his country and Armenia to “engage fully and wholeheartedly in the post-conflict normalization, so we can finally turn over the tragic page of our history and start building a better future for our children.” UNIFEED

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the General Assembly’s General Debate is convening “at a dramatic moment” as “crises are growing, and the situation in the area of international security is deteriorating rapidly.” UNIFEED

Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, told world leaders, “Climate disaster and its insufferable impacts are preventable.” He made an “urgent” call to all states to translate rhetoric into action, adding that “we must realize our climate finance commitments to build resilience and mitigate impact. We should act to meet our emission reduction targets.” UNIFEED

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the world leaders that by “firmly upholding the One China Principle, China is not only upholding its sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also truly safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.” UNIFEED

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern told world leaders, “Russia’s war is illegal. It is immoral. It is a direct attack on the UN Charter and the international rules-based system and everything that this community should stand for.” UNIFEED