Europe

President Klaus Werner Iohannis of Romania addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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Multilateralism is the only clear path for tackling today’s challenges, Romania tells UN

21 September 2017
People across the globe suffer from war, poverty, inequality and injustice, the President of Romania told the United Nations General Assembly today, citing rising tensions over cultural identity and faith along with terrorist attacks, which deepen insecurity.
President Filip Vujanović of Montenegro addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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Human rights a precondition for peace; dialogue ‘only way’ to make it sustainable, Montenegro tells UN

21 September 2017
Reiterating Montenegro’s strong commitment to multilateral cooperation, President Filip Vujanović told the Assembly today that his country puts good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation in the Balkans at the top of its foreign policy agenda
Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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UN must reform, ‘win our trust’ by proving it can deliver, UK leader tells General Assembly

20 September 2017
The world is currently facing a raft of challenges “that test who we are,” the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom told the General Assembly, noting that while many, such as terrorism – which struck her country five times this year – did not recognize international borders, they could be addressed by a strong, agile United Nations that upholds global order and values
President Raimonds Vejonis of the Republic of Latvia addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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A more flexible UN can have real, positive impact on the ground, Latvia tells Assembly

20 September 2017
The President of Latvia, Raimonds Vejonis, told the General Assembly today that while the United Nations remains the central forum for multilateralism and a rules-based global order, if the Organization is more transparent and flexible it could “bring positive, real influence to people on the ground.”
President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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UN has ‘narrow window of opportunity’ to turn the tide on raft of global ills, warns Ukraine President

20 September 2017
Transnational terrorism and use of force international relations, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, human rights violations and environmental fragility are but a few of today’s global challenges, the President of Ukraine to the United Nations General Assembly, calling on the world body to “act now” to tackle those and pressing concerns
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni of Italy addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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International community must remain united to address global challenges, stresses Italian leader

20 September 2017
Stressing that terrorism and violent extremism continue to cause much suffering around the globe, Paolo Gentiloni, the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, called for broad collaboration among countries as well as regional and global organizations to successfully tackle the threat
Prime Minister António Luís Santos da Costa of the Republic of Portugal addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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Addressing Assembly, Portugal highlights need for UN reform, conflict prevention measures

20 September 2017
Portugal’s Prime Minister António Luis Santos da Costa took the podium of the General Assembly to reiterate his country’s support of the Secretary-General’s agenda, which includes boosting conflict prevention activities and creating a stronger more adaptable world Organization
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council of the European Union, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
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Conflict prevention, migration and terrorism key concerns for EU and member countries at UN

20 September 2017
On the second day of the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level debate, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, underscored that the UN must rise to address many global challenges, including forced displacement and terrorism
Dragan Covic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.
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At General Assembly, Bosnia and Herzegovina stresses central role of UN in preventing war

20 September 2017
The leader of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country born two decades ago in the deadliest fighting in Europe since the Second World War, today stressed the centrality of the United Nations in resolving crises before they degenerate into war and the flight of refugees.
President Dalia Grybauskaite of the Republic of Lithuania addresses the General Assembly’s annual general debate.
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At General Assembly, Baltic leaders spotlight human rights, UN reform among vital concerns

20 September 2017
The international community must give the United Nations a voice to raise against human rights abuses and nationalistic rhetoric, or see it become irrelevant, the Lithuanian president said in her address to the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level debate.