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" My own country, Slovakia, has been there for South Sudan and its people. We made South Sudan a priority country of our official development assistance and humanitarian aid. "

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" The U.N. has brought peace and order to many places around the world. However, terrorism, violent extremism, violations of human rights, natural disasters caused by climate change - they all threaten the lives of people today. Add migration, insufficient health care, lack of education, and the picture gets even bleaker. "

Miroslav Lajcak

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" The U.N. must have adequate resources and the right capabilities to fully engage in global peacekeeping. "

" We will continue our work on the Global Compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration. "

" Climate change is not a theoretical question for the people of the Caribbean. "

" It's the right and also the responsibility of member states to express their views. And my role as the present of the General Assembly is not to comment on this. I'm here to protect and respect the rules. "

" The United Nations is here to provide global guidance and also to help with global frameworks and to set the policies right. But then, it's the member states who have to implement those policies. "

" Sustaining Peace is happening. But it is the exception - not the norm. "

" If there is one thing we need to avoid, it is competition between E.U. institutions. "

" What keeps me awake at night is the issue of relevance of the United Nations. "

" We all have to acknowledge a simple fact: Africa is growing. "

" I do believe we can do more to bring the U.N. closer to the world's citizen and make a real difference in their lives. "

" If we hand over a planet with an uncertain future, history will not forgive us. "

Miroslav Lajcak

Future

Forgive

" We need to address issues our people think about and talk about. Because there is a feeling that Europe elites are addressing different issues. Not the ones that people care about. "

" 'Peace' means rules respected by everyone - big or small, rich or poor - means cooperation. It means respect for human rights and dignity. "

" South Sudan has faced numerous challenges, which include professionalising the security sector, establishing ministries and parliamentary structures with the appropriate capacity for policy making and oversight, as well as improving community safety and access to justice. "

" The U.K. should be treated with respect because it deserves respect. "

" U.N. employees, including senior leadership, should be selected based on merit and competence while continuing endeavors to achieve gender parity and geographical balance. "

" People are saying that the next war will be about water. Let's make sure there will be no next war, and let's make sure that we treat water the way it deserves. "

" The United Nations should serve as a forum to address our common challenges. And it must also be a space to generate solutions for mutual benefit. This is the very essence of what the United Nations is about. We must position the multilateral system to better serve our people and deliver on their aspirations. "

" Human rights represent absolute and universal values. They should be protected by all means we have at our disposal. "

" Whenever there is a need to address an issue that has emerged and the U.N. is expected to deal with, we should be ready to do so. "

" I'm certainly not a hard liner, that's clear. "

" The Commission is extremely important. The E.U. without the Commission would not be the European Union. "

" Indeed, it is a common goal to create a stronger United Nations able to meet the multitude of expectations placed upon it. To that end, I will facilitate a constructive, informed, and open interaction among Member States and with the Secretary-General. "

" We cannot prevent hurricanes or earthquakes, floods or volcanic eruptions. But we can ensure that both people and communities are better prepared and more resilient. "

Miroslav Lajcak

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Cannot

" People are afraid of what they don't know. "

" Membership of the E.U. is not about cherry picking. It brings a lot of advantages and, of course, it requires a lot of responsibilities. "

" As our world gets more interconnected, no one country or region can meet development challenges on its own. "

" I really don't want to live in a world where the U.N. will not be relevant, will not be seen as the enterprise we turn to when we have a problem. "

" We must recognize that Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change, natural disasters, and external shocks. "