Humanity is currently plagued by the following scourges: - climate change, - multiple conflicts the world over, - growing terrorism, - cybercrime, - sea and ocean pollution, - non-peaceful uses of space, including outer space, - social media misuse, - forest ecosystems degradation, - biodiversity damage, - maritime piracy, and - migrant tragedy.

The world is witnessing new transformations as a result of scientific and technological progress, which calls on us, once more, to emphasize the importance of strengthening the global partnership in this field, so as to maximize the use of advanced technologies and keep pace with them, as part of the sustainable development goals, and face contemporary challenges, the most important of which are those that threaten the climate.

We will look to accelerate investment trends, like increased digitization, that will modernize our economy and help it recover.

Mr. Secretary General,your recommendations in Our Common Agendaare spot on. We must meet this moment witha new UN ––a new energy, new resources, and new bonds of trust with the people this institution serves. AnewUN that enlists the dynamism of youngpeople, because our action ––and inaction ––directly affects their future.

YourReport to the UNGA on Our Common Agenda isthe blueprintfor a future that isbetter, greener, and safer ––and I would humbly add, “bluer.”We wantthat future for Fiji. We want islandsinhabited by citizens whostandwithnature and not againstit. We wantsustainable economic growth that is powered by clean energy and protected from the impacts of climate change.

With the growing frequency of global health threats, this world family must come together and engage in more effective health diplomacy. We must ensure greater collaboration not just to end this pandemic but on an array of other health-related issues. These include expanding the public health capacity of nations, particularly by enhancing their access to relevant technology and knowledge.

And we agreedonthe development of the EU Digital certificate. An innovative concept that Greece proposed, the implementation of which has been central to the restoration of our freedoms, the support of tourism and the rejuvenation of our economies.

Along with our partners in the European Union, we will achieve net neutrality by 2050

networked, and effective multilateralism. It is incumbent upon all of us to grasp this moment, to invest in a better world for all.

We have less than a decade to achieve these ambitious global goals. We have arare opportunity now to build back fairer, greener and better. The SDGsprovide us with the blueprint. So too, does Our Common Agenda –the Secretary-General’svision for a future of global cooperation through an inclusive,

As we maximize the use of the potential of digital space, new technologies must not be used to undermine our universal values.

These experiences remind us of the importance of international collaboration. Japan continues to further promote multilateralism, so that we can resolve the challengesfacing the worldand advance "Our Common Agenda" as upheld by the UN.

In the area of digital technology, Japan will exercise its leadership in making rules to advance the Data Free Flow with Trust in order to counter protectionism and inward-looking tendencies.

Our ‘Digital Bangladesh’ initiative has stimulated transformative impacts on socio-economic development, education, disaster risk reduction, women’s empowerment, and so on

Millions of students in low-income countries did not have the resources and technologies to join remote learning facilities, jeopardizing decades of gains in enrollment, literacy rates, etc. We need a global plan to prioritize education recovery by investing in digital tools and services, access to internet, and capacity building of teachers.We also call the UN system to rally partnership and resources to make that happen.

NotwithstandingthestructuralconstraintstodevelopmentfacedbyLDCs,UgandahasregisteredprogressinimplementingtheIstanbulProgrammeofAction,inparticular,nationalpavedroadnetworkincreased;accessibilitytoelectricityandinnovationsaswellastheuseofmobiletechnologyforfinancialtransactionsincreased

Micronesia has been taking many steps to strengthen the rule of law in our country. We are seeking to pass legislation on cybercrimes, we will be joining the International Police Organization (INTERPOL), and we have committed to tackling illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing in our waters in cooperation with organizations like the Forum Fisheries Agency and the Micronesian Presidents Summit.

we want to reanimate the u.nyes we doto start we need to reanimate itscharter it is not a set ofrecommendations for voluntary complianceyou will not find the words each shallfend for themselvesthen the world would not have to admitthat it has faileda testofand look away in shamemarking the 20thanniversaryof thedurban declarationto liquidate all forms of racialdiscriminationwho could have imaginedthat one daymedicines would become an instrument of

we havebeen playing equality we have beenplaying unitywhereone thing is to share objectives andquite another is toshare vaccinesvaccines that give lifeit transpired that the provisions aboutequality just as in an uh advertisementthere is a footnote in fine printumstating the following we are allpeople we are all in one boat but accessto life boatsis given first to first class passengersukraine was not waiting for others tohelpshe hasbeen helping otherswithoutawaiting gratitudewe dispatched to italy our medicswe dispatched uh ppe's ukraine has beenhelping everyone who's needed our help

Third, we need to transform challenges into development opportunities. Asour daily lives, and production and business activities have to undergo changes to adaptto the pandemic, this is an opportunity to promote digitalization, utilize novel technologies, and enhance the productivity, competitiveness, and self-reliance of our economies.

climate changehas become crucial than ever before. Harsh weather conditions, sea level rise, environmental pollution, and biodiversity degradation are the cumulativeconsequencesof decades of mankind’s reckless quest for development. Those challenges are pushing us into acting promptly to safeguard our planet and realizethe internationally agreed threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius.As weareheading toward the COP-26 Summit, we need to make every effortto cut greenhouse gas emissions, in which developed countriesshould take the lead. Moreover, developing countries should receive further assistance in financing, technologies and capacity-building so as to reduce emissions,and enhance disaster prevention and mitigationin ways that fostertransition towards green and circular economy. This is a shared opportunity for us to ensure the harmony between man and green nature.

CaboVerde has no doubts about the future it wants. That is why you can count on our country in this journey, in particular, aiming at the goals you want to undertake and finding the solutions you want to achieve, with your proposal to hold the "Summit of the Future", as you recommend in "Our Common Agenda", namely, "to forge a new global consensus on what our future should look like and how we can ensure it"

More than responding to what was asked of him, in the sense of guiding the responses to the commitments of the Declaration of the 75thanniversaryof the United Nations, the Secretary General, in this proposal of a Common Agenda, offers us his vision of the future of the world and the role of the United Nations in that context.

2of these meetings of the International Community, which were left behind almost two years ago due to the mandatory use of online and digital communications.

The desired effective performance of the United Nations requires regular and consistent reforms of its main bodies. We recognize the progress achieved so far with the reforms in its development pillar, making the UN System more efficient. Progressive and innovative has been the process of revitalizing the General Assembly, allowing it to be more pragmatic in its deliberations.We also understand that the revitalization of the UN goes through the need for a reform of the Security Council, which can give a greater range of Member States in decision making related to international peace and security. As a member of the African Union, Cabo Verde subscribes to the Ezulwini consensus

I congratulate you on the publication, on September 10, of an excellent report entitled "Our Common Agenda", with which you inaugurate your second mandate.

This need to work together brings me to the fourth and final crisis confronting us:the UN Governance Crisis. In a world that needs multilateralism more than ever to tackle the global challenges we face, the United Nations is indispensable. As such, the UN must be the gold standard of democracy,

Well, it’s time to show that leadership. Fulfil Your Pledge. Mind you, this is not a donation. This is a cleaning fee, because if you pollute the planet we all call home, it is only right that you should pay to clean it up. So Fulfil Your Pledge. No ifs, no buts, no ands.

We must choose for our children a future of peace fostered by equitable sustainable development between north and south and between east and west;or a future of conflicts triggered by the widening economicinequality between rich and poor, men and women, young and old.

Third, Indonesia’s commitment toward climate resilience, low carbon developmentand green technology is firm and clear.However, energy and technology transformation process must facilitate the participation of developing countries in development of industries and become technology producers

Wehavealsodeliveredanationalcompetencybasedcurriculumandonuniversalaccesstoschooling,whichwillfurtherboostcompetitivenessofourworkforce

Excellencies,manyleadershavenoted,onpreviousoccasions,theneedtodeliverconcurrentlyeconomicrecoverylinkedtoclimatechangeaction.AsCOP-26approaches,weshouldaimtomakeclearcommitmentsthatcontributetodevelopingcountryinvestmentsingreenmanufacturingandtheinfrastructureitrequires.12.A“GreenBuildingBackBetter”thatdeliversjobsandsharedprosperity,willwinthesupportoftheyounggenerationandintensifythedrivetowardsclimatechangeaction

Torebuildsuccessfullyrequiresaworldwideresponseinconfidenceandinvestmenttoenableproductionandconsumptiontobouncebacktopre-pandemiclevels.Thesurestwaytobuildingthatconfidenceisbymakingvaccinesavailabletotheworld,inanequitableandaccessiblemanner.That,sadly,iscurrentlynotthecase.Theasymmetryinthesupplyofvaccinesreflectsamultilateralsystemthatisinurgentneedforrepair

TheSecretaryGeneralinhisreportonOurCommonAgendaobserved,andIquote:“Humanityfacesastarkandurgentchoice:breakdownorbreakthrough

FinlandwarmlywelcomestheambitiousapproachputforwardintheSecretary-General’s“OurCommonAgenda”.Itiseasytoagreewithoneofthekeystatementsinthatdocument:“InourbiggestsharedtestsincetheSecondWorldWar,humanityfacesastarkandurgentchoice:abreakdownorabreakthrough.”

naneraofintensifyinggreat-powercompetitionandrapidtechnologicalprogress,wearealsofacedwithaseriousriskofanewarmsrace.Iftheunravellingoftheinternationalarmscontrolsystemisallowedtocontinue,itreducespredictabilityandincreasesthelikelihoodofunintendedescalation

Inourhumanrightspolicy,wepayspecialattentiontotherightsofthoseinthemostvulnerablesituation,theonesmostexposedtodiscrimination.PromotingtherightsofpersonswithdisabilitiesisacrosscuttingpriorityforFinland.Anotherkeythemeforusaretherightsofallwomenandgirls.TherecentlylaunchedGenerationEqualitycampaign,inwhichFinlandco-leads//theActionCoalitiononTechnologyandInnovation,hasanimportantroleinmobilizingdifferentactorsforgenderequality.

Yet,unfortunately,Afghanistanisjustoneexample.Conflicts,oldandnewones,continuetocausehumansufferingacrosstheworld.ThediplomatictoolboxoftheCharterneedstobeusedtoitsfullpotential,tobuildpeacewhereneeded,andtopreventconflictswherepossible.ForFinland,conflictpreventionandmediationarestrongpriorities.Wecontinuetobereadyandwillingtoofferourgoodservicesforconstructivedialogueinthisregard

WiththeTwenty-thirtyAgenda,theParisClimateAgreementandtheConventiononBiologicalDiversity,wealreadyhaveplentyofdocumentsandroadmapstorelyon.Buttalkisnotenough.Weneedtoact,andthetimeforactionisnow.Therapidlyproceedinglossofbiodiversityaloneshouldbeacauseforimmediateglobalconcern.Inaddition,wenowknowthatclimatechangeisproceedingevenfasterthanwaspreviouslythought.AccordingtotheIPCC,wearelikelytoreachtheone-point-fivedegreestemperaturerisealreadyintheearlytwenty-thirties.Itisnotanexaggerationtosaythatwearefacingaglobalclimateemergency.Andyet,thaturgencyisstillnotreflectedinourdeeds.TheNationallyDeterminedContributionswe,thesignatoriesoftheParisAgreement,havemadesofar,maystillputusonatrackofatwo-point-sevendegreetemperaturerisebytheendofthiscentury.Theconsequencesfortheplanet,andforfuturegenerations,wouldbecatastrophic

Thescientificcommunityhasshownabetterexamplethangovernments.Toendthispandemic,thesolutionhastobeglobal.Foraglobalresponsetosucceed,weneedtoensureequitableaccesstoeffectiveremedies.WorkingthroughCOVAX,Finlandisstronglycommittedtovaccinesolidarity.

Atthesametime,manytrendshighlighthowinterconnectedourworldis.Thepandemichashadanimpactoneveryoneofus.Thesamewillincreasinglybetrueofclimatechangeandemergingtechnologiesalike.Conflictsnolongerremainlocalorregional–theyhaveconsequences,directorindirect,acrosstheglobe.Allofthesecross-borderchallengesarecryingforaglobalresponse.Withtherightmindset,sucharesponseiswithinreach

One of our major issues in addressing the risks of climate change and the climate-ocean nexus is our inability and lack of capacity in accessing climate financing. This further exacerbates our vulnerabilities,andwe are not alone in this respect. Of the 20% of climate financing provided on adaption, ONLY 2% of that support went to SIDS countries. Further, of that 2%, at least half of those funds were not in the form of grants, but in the form of loans. We urge the UN to address this inequity and reduce the artificial barriers to allowing small countries to access climate finance, and for the UN to create systems that address its Charter to represent “We the peoples”-for all people.

My country promotes the imperative of combating discrimination and hate-speech, including anti-Semitism.

Bucharest brings its contribution byhosting the European Cybersecurity Centre, which will improvecyber-resilience and cybersecurity research across the European Union.

Recently we have also witnessed the potential and the challenges of digital technologies. We must ensure meaningful and safe access to the Internet, strengthen cybersecurity and promote responsible behavior in the cyberspace, while addressing the digital spread of hatred and disinformation.

The pandemic also showed us that we need to find ways to build back better and greener. We must recommit to achieving sustainable economies, as well as resilient, fair and inclusive societies where „no one is left behind”. Indeed, the special needs of the vulnerable ones should be granted particular attention. In order to be effective inachieving this aim, solidarity in action is necessary. We also need an integrated and innovative approach to respond simultaneously to a whole range of inter-related challenges, such as health, demographic changes, migration, scarce resources, climate change and biodiversity loss, extreme poverty and hunger.We are indeed at an “inflection point” and Romania welcomes the newly issued report on Our Common Agenda, supports its main conclusions and encourages the Secretary General to continue efforts towardstheir implementation.Romania remains committed to contribute to the collective efforts meant to limit and recover the delays in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.

The COVAX mechanism, despite itslimitations, is one such case.Without this system, Africa’s vaccine deficit would be even more severe.But we can and must do more, to speed up vaccine distribution in Africa.Doing so benefits the entire world.The positive steps from various partners and companies toward building local vaccine manufacturingcapacity is also very welcome

We must resolve disputes peacefully, as we manifested in the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes.

2 For the Philippines, we understand that we need to expand our notion of ‘us’ beyond the nation, so we can work together to secure our common future. We recognize that only inclusive multilateralism can deliver the global public goods we need. And we believe that fairness, equality and respect should always be the basis of our engagement with one another. Only with these can we correct the injustices that doom the downtrodden all over the world to a life of indignity. And for thousands during this pandemic - certain death. Mr. President, the picture is bleak. There is a man-made drought of vaccines ravaging poor countries. Rich countries hoard life-saving vaccines, while poor nations wait for trickles. They now talk of booster shots, while developing countries consider half-doses just to get by. This is shocking beyond belief and must be condemned for what it is – a selfish act that can neither be justified rationally nor morally. The plain fact is – this pandemic will not end unless the virus is defeated everywhere. Vaccines are key to achieving this. This is why the Philippines committed One Million Dollars to the UN’s COVAX Facility. This is our modest contribution to our collective fight against COVID-19. We strongly urge our privileged partners to fully support the COVAX Facility and further strengthen other cooperation mechanisms. We need this to save more lives, break the cycle of variants and help ensure global economic recovery.

During this session, Turkmenistan looks forward to continuing broad dialogue on achieving Sustainable Development Goals. In our view, effective collaboration and practical compatibility of the global, regional, and national instruments for SDG implementation have become a major priority today. We stand for the active promotion of adequate financing of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this regard, we think it is necessary to organize another international conference on development financingvery soon.

Turkmenistan, for its part, will provide comprehensive economic and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as before. We are committed to finalizing ongoing projects and implement new infrastructure projects in the energy, transport, and communications fields with Afghan participation. We view this as an important condition for economic and social recovery in Afghanistan and its equitable and mutually beneficial integration to world economic relations

As is known, this year is declared as a year of peace and trust by the UN General Assembly. Being an initiator of this decision, Turkmenistan has undertaken enormous international work aimed at strengthening peace culture and respectful dialogue, addressing present trust deficit in international relations. Turkmenistan plans to summon the International conference “The policy of peace and trust is the foundation of international security, stability, and development” in December this year by finalizing events in the year of peace and trust.

Turkmenistan will continue to promote its previously echoed initiatives aimed at activating multilateral cooperation in science diplomacy. In particular, we propose to consider issues on instituting the following international and regional instruments during the 76th session.The World Health Organization Special Program for studying the genome of coronavirus; Multilateral mechanism of the World Health Organization to fight against pneumonia; Methodological center of the World Health Organization to treat and prevent acute infections; the Central Asian regional center for epidemiology, virology and bacteriology.