Leaders at the UN, in their own words
United Nations (AP) – Many leaders, for themselves, their regions, many leaders who say many things about the world: UN General Assembly produces every year every year.
And every year, some sounds dominate. Here, the Associated Press adopts an opposite approach and shows some thoughts of the leaders who may not have caught the broadcasting time on Tuesday, the first day of the 2025 general debate.
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“The United Nations must have a real unity of nations…. We are all better together.”
-Gennifer Geerlings-Simons, President of Surinam
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“Our international order is slowly abrasion with the irresponsible actions of those who need to know better. The world turns into a much more dangerous place. We have seen it before.”
– Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania
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“Not for the first time, the developments in the ground, the value and benefit of the words in capturing the magnitude of the crisis. Nevertheless, talking about it will point to the acceptance of our humanity and the abandonment of our humanity – and I will not do it.”
– King of Jordan II. Abdullah, in the Middle East
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“The culture of the culture connects people from all over the world… The success and spread of K culture proves that universal empathy is possible.”
– Lee Jae Myung, President of South Korea
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“We fight wars that cause death and destruction when we need to fight poverty.”
– Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa
