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Remarks by the President of the General <\/strong>Assembly <\/strong><\/p>\n

H.E. Philemon Yang<\/strong><\/p>\n

at the Reception for the Opening of the Exhibition Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n

23 June 2025<\/p>\n

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Excellencies,<\/p>\n

Ladies and gentlemen,<\/p>\n

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It is my great pleasure to welcome you to this reception and to the opening of this exhibition commemorating eighty years of the signing of the Charter of the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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I extend my warm thanks to the generous contributors who made this exhibition possible: Brazil, the Republic of Cameroon, the People\u2019s Republic of China, the European Union, Norway, the State of Qatar, Singapore, the United States of America, and the United Nations Foundation.<\/p>\n

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Beyond honouring the United Nations, this exhibition pays tribute to the spirit of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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There, in 1945, fifty nations came together after witnessing the devastation of two world wars.<\/p>\n

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They made a solemn promise to the world:<\/p>\n

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To lay the foundations of a global order that would spare future generations from the catastrophe of war.<\/p>\n

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A global order rooted in international cooperation and an unwavering belief in universal human dignity.<\/p>\n

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An order in which the principles of multilateralism are respected and upheld.<\/p>\n

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The Charter you see on display here is the result of that promise.<\/p>\n

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There is more than ink on those pages.<\/p>\n

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They are infused with the hopes of a brighter future.<\/p>\n

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With ideals and principles we do not always live up to, but which have guided our Organisation for eighty years.<\/p>\n

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Ideals that helped avert a third world war.<\/p>\n

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That helped reduce poverty on an unprecedented scale and gave us the means to banish it entirely.<\/p>\n

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That helped dismantle the structures of colonialism, as new nations joined this global family.<\/p>\n

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That established the sovereign equality of all states.<\/p>\n

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And created a universal platform to confront shared challenges.<\/p>\n

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For every problem that touches us all, this forum has provided a space for dialogue and diplomacy.<\/p>\n

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That is the enduring value of the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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And it is precisely that value\u2014the value of diplomacy over conflict\u2014that we must hold fast to today.<\/p>\n

I am deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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I call on all parties to engage in diplomacy and pursue dialogue.<\/p>\n

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For only dialogue will bring durable peace.<\/p>\n

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The people in the Middle East need more peace, not more wars.<\/p>\n

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As we can see today, eighty years on, our world remains far from perfect.<\/p>\n

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Conflicts, the climate crisis, and the enduring burdens of poverty, want, prejudice, and discrimination persist.<\/p>\n

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And yet, while the United Nations has not carried us to heaven, it has, in the words of Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld, saved us from hell.<\/p>\n

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The spirit of San Francisco\u2014the same spirit that gave our founders courage after the cataclysms of the early twentieth century\u2014must inspire us once again.<\/p>\n

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It is the spirit that led us, earlier this session, to adopt the Pact for the Future and breathe new life into multilateralism.<\/p>\n

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And it is the spirit that brings us here this evening.<\/p>\n

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In just three days, on 26 June, we will observe United Nations Charter Day, a moment to reflect not only on how far we have come but on how far we must still go.<\/p>\n

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Hence, as you enjoy the reception and explore the exhibition, I hope the spirit of San Francisco moves you to act:<\/p>\n

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To uphold the ideals that united us eighty years ago.<\/p>\n

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To strengthen the United Nations as an institution by providing it the vital resources it needs to function better.<\/p>\n

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For, a more functional United Nations fully supported by its Member States will find the bold solutions needed to build a more peaceful, just, and prosperous future\u2014for everyone, everywhere.<\/p>\n

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Thank you.<\/p>\n

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Media Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sharon Birch, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly, Tel:\u00a0+1 212 963 0564<\/a>, M:\u00a0+1 646 342 5873<\/a>, Email:\u00a0<\/span>birchs@un.org<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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