New York 29.09.2025 UNGA80 Statement by His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for the Relations with States and International Organizations and Head of the Delegation of the Holy See at the General Debate of the High-Level Week at the Opening of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly:
Statement by HE Archbishop Gallagher at the #GeneralDebate of the HL Week at the Opening of the #UNGA80 https://t.co/IdtpASE0Wv pic.twitter.com/65dXhp8uiz
— Holy See Mission to the UN (@HolySeeUN) September 29, 2025
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“…The theme chosen for this year’s General Debate: “Better Together: Eighty Years and More for Peace, Development and Human Rights” highlights the ongoing importance of multilateral cooperation in addressing global issues. This is particularly pertinent this year as the international community commemorates the establishment of the United Nations in 1945. It is an opportune moment to reaffirm the Organization’s core values of fostering international peace, development and universal human rights – values that are all the more important in an increasingly fragmented world.”
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— UN Spokesperson (@UN_Spokesperson) September 29, 2025
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“It is crucial for the international community to take collective action to prevent and end conflicts, combat poverty and advance human rights, solemnly declared in the 1948 Universal Declaration, and one of the most important achievements of this Organization. It is important to remember that isolationism leads to unpredictable instability, whereas unity fosters responsible resilience and shared progress. This is strikingly evident in the current circumstances, where escalating geopolitical tensions, a raging climate crisis, widening inequalities and rising poverty demand renewed global solidarity. The United Nations must adapt itself to a transformed world and maintain its effectiveness in the face of emerging threats such as environmental degradation and technological disruption, which no single country can tackle alone…”
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