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" The E.U. should pay more attention to the plight of African nations hosting large numbers of refugees themselves - at times for decades. "
Miroslav Lajcak
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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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Development
My Own
People
" The United Nations has an irreplaceable role in dealing with global issues. While other international bodies play important roles, the U.N. is the only truly global arena where we can achieve results for the global good. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Important
Results
Play
" The U.K. should be treated with respect because it deserves respect. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Respect
Should
Because
" The longer it takes to respond to a major development or crisis, the higher the chance of violence being seen as the only answer. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Violence
Chance
Development
" 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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Lot
Membership
Course
" If there is one thing we need to avoid, it is competition between E.U. institutions. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Competition
Need
Avoid
" Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Conflict
Turn
Non-Violence
" Sustaining Peace is happening. But it is the exception - not the norm. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Peace
Happening
Sustaining
" 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
More
Better
Cannot
" We need to address significant funding gaps when it comes to implementing the SDGs. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Address
Funding
Significant
" 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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Rules
Responsibility
Respect
" 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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
United Nations
Right
Help
" We will continue our work on the Global Compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Safe
Will
Work
" The U.N. must have adequate resources and the right capabilities to fully engage in global peacekeeping. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Must
Engage
Right
" Everyone who has ever asked for asylum in Slovakia was granted asylum if that person met the conditions. There was never any discrimination based on religion. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Religion
Person
Discrimination
" 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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Meet
Goal
Create
" Engagement is always better then disengagement. If we don't talk, somebody else will. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Talk
Engagement
Always
" 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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Serve
People
Better
" 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
Health
Education
Peace
" Human rights represent absolute and universal values. They should be protected by all means we have at our disposal. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Human
Human Rights
Values
" 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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
People
Care
Need
" Coming from a smaller nation in Central Europe, I have learned pretty soon how important are agreed rules, cooperation, respect for partners and, most of all, willingness to listen and find common solutions. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Important
Rules
Respect
" I wish to pay attention to what we can do better to prevent conflict. Because by avoiding conflict, we save human lives, and we also save money. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Better
Money
Attention
" The negotiations on the future of the U.K. and the E.U. must be led... in the interest of our citizens. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Our
Interest
Future
" I'm a career diplomat. I spent 30 years as a diplomat, out of which seven years as foreign minister. I've always believed in the United Nations as a centre of multilateralism and multilateral diplomacy. "
Miroslav Lajcak
United Nations
Years
Always
" U.N. employees, including senior leadership, should be selected based on merit and competence while continuing endeavors to achieve gender parity and geographical balance. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Employees
Leadership
Gender
" 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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Should
Need
Deal
" If we want the next generation to be born into a better world, we only have one option. And that is strong multilateralism, with the U.N. System at its core. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Better
Born
Generation
" If we hand over a planet with an uncertain future, history will not forgive us. "
Miroslav Lajcak
Future
Forgive
Us
" 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. "
Miroslav Lajcak
World
Believe
Citizen