invite him to address the assembly

Mr President Mr Secretary General my

fellow leaders

about a week ago

I stood on the other side of the world

in Vietnam

and soil wants bloody with war

and I met a small group of veterans

Americans and Vietnamese

who wouldn't and I what I watched the

exchange of personal artifacts from that

war

identification cards and a diary

it was deeply moving to see the reaction

of the Vietnamese and American soldiers

culmination of 50 years of hard work on

both sides to address the painful

legacies of war and to choose to choose

to work together toward peace and a

better future

nothing about that Journey was

inevitable

for decades it would have been

Unthinkable for an American president to

stand and annoy

alongside a Vietnamese leader and

announced a mutual commitment

to the highest level of country's

partnership

but it's a powerful reminder

that our history need not dictate our

future

inserted leadership and careful effort

adversaries can become partners

overwhelming challenges can be resolved

and deep wounds

can heal

so let us never forget that

we choose to stand together and

recognize the common hopes that bind all

Humanity

we hold our hands the power and that

power to bend that Arc of History

my fellow leaders We Gather them once

more at an inflection point in world

history

but the eyes of the world upon all of

you all of us

as president United States

I understand the duty my country has to

lead in this critical moment

to work with countries in every region

linking them in common cause

to join together with partners

who share a common vision of the future

of the world

for our children

do not go hungry

and everyone has access to Quality

Health Care

we're workers or empowered and our

environment is protected

we're entrepreneurs and innovators

everywhere

can access opportunity everywhere

where conflicts are resolved peacefully

and countries can chart their own course

the United States seeks a more secure

more prosperous more Equitable world for

all people

because we know

our future is bound to yours let me

repeat that again we know

our future is bound to yours

and no Nation

can meet the challenges of today alone

the generations of perceived us preceded

us

organize this part of the United Nations

and build International financial

institutions in multilateral and

Regional bodies to help take on the

challenges of their time

it isn't always perfect it wasn't always

perfect

we're working together

the world made some remarkable and

undeniable progress

and improve the lives of all people

we avoid it the renewal of global

conflict

while lifting more than one billion

people one billion people out of extreme

poverty

we together expanded access to education

for millions of children

we saved tens of millions of lives would

have otherwise been lost to preventable

and treatable diseases like measles

malaria tuberculosis

HIV AIDS infections and deaths plummeted

in no small part because of pepfar's

work and more than 55 countries

saving more than 25 million lives

it's a profound Testament what we can

achieve when we act together we take on

tough challenges

and an admonition for all of us to

urgently accelerate our progress

so that no one's left behind because too

many people are being left behind

the institutions we built together

at the end of the second World War

an enduring Bedrock of our progress

and the United States is committed to

sustaining them

and this year we're proud to rejoin

UNESCO

we also recognize

that to meet the new challenges of our

decades-old institutions and approaches

they must be updated

keep peace with the world

we have to bring in more leadership and

capability that exists everywhere

especially from regions that are not had

not always been fully included

after grapple with the challenges that

are more connected and more complex

and we have to make sure we're

delivering for people everywhere not

just somewhere everywhere

simply put

21st century

21st century results

are badly needed

who needed to move us along

that starts with the United Nations

starts right here in this room

in my address of this body last year I

announced the United States will support

expanding the security Council

increasing the number of permanent and

non-permanent members

the United States has undertaken serious

consultation

with many member states

will continue to do our part to push

more reform efforts forward

look for points of common ground

and make progress

in the year ahead

we need to be able to break the gridlock

that too often stymie's progress

and blocks consensus on the council

we need more voices more perspectives at

the table

the United Nations must continue to

preserve peace prevent conflict and

alleviate human suffering

and we Embrace Nations stepping up to

lead new ways

and to seek new breakthroughs on hard

issues for example on Haiti

the Caribbean Community is facilitating

a dialogue among Haitian Society

I think

president rudo of Kenya's I thank him

for his willingness to serve as the lead

nation of a U.N backed security support

mission

I call on the security Council authorize

this Mission now

the people of Haiti cannot wait much

longer

the United States is working across the

board to make Global institutions more

responsive

more effective and more inclusive

for example

we've taken significant steps to reform

and scale up the World Bank expanding

its financing to lower middle income

countries so it can help boost progress

toward meeting the sustainable

development goals

better address interconnected challenges

like climate change

and fragility

under the new president of the World

Bank

change is already taking root

last month I asked the United States

Congress

for additional funds to expand World

Bank financing are 25 billion dollars

and the G20

we rallied the major economies of the

world to mobilize even more funding

collectively we can deliver a

transformational boost to World Bank

Lending and because the multilateral

development banks are among the best

tools we have for modern up mobilizing

transparent high quality investment in

developing countries

reforming these institutions can be a

game changer

similarly

we proposed making sure developing

countries have a strong voice and

representation at the international

monetary fund we're going to continue

our efforts to reform the World Trade

Organization

preserve competition openness

transparency and the rule of law while

at the same time equipping it to better

tackle modern day imperatives like

driving the clean energy transition

protecting workers promoting inclusive

and sustainable growth

and this month

we strengthened the G20 as a vital forum

welcoming the African Union as a

permanent member

by upgrading and strengthening our

institutions

that's only half of the picture

we must also Forge New Partnerships

confront new challenges

emerging Technologies such as artificial

intelligence

hold both enormous potential

and enormous peril

we need to be sure

that our users tools of opportunity

not as Weapons of Oppression

together with leaders around the world

the United States is working to

strengthen rules and policies so AI

Technologies are safe

before they're released to the public

to make sure we govern this technology

not the other way around having to

govern us

and I'm committed to working through

this institution other International

bodies and directly with leaders around

the world including our competitors to

ensure we harness the power of a

artificial intelligence for good on

protecting our citizens from its most

profound risk

it's going to take all of us

I've been working at this for a while as

many of you have it's going to take all

of us to get this right

in every region of the world

the United States is mobilizing strong

alliances versatile Partnerships common

purpose Collective action

bring new approaches to our shared

challenges

here in the Western Hemisphere

we United 21 nations in support of the

Los Angeles Declaration on migration and

protection

launching a region-wide approach

to a reason-wide challenge

to better uphold laws and protect

protect the rights of migrants

in the indo-pacific

we've elevated our quad partnership with

India

Japan Australia deliver concrete

progress for the people of the region on

everything from vaccines to Maritime

security

just yesterday

after two consultations in diplomacy the

United States brought together dozens of

Nations across four continents to

establish a new partnership for Atlantic

cooperation

so that the coastal Atlantic countries

can better cooperate on science

technology Environmental Protection

and sustainable Economic Development

we brought together nearly 100 countries

in a global coalition to counter

Fentanyl and synthetic drugs

to reduce

the human cost of this Affliction and it

is real

and

as the nature of the terrorist threats

evolved

in the geography expands to new places

we're working with our partners to bring

capabilities to Bear to disrupt plotting

to grade networks and protect all of our

people

additionally

we convene the summit for democracy to

strengthen Democratic institutions

root out corruption and reject political

violence

and in this moment we're democratically

elected governments have been toppled in

quick succession in Western central

Africa we're reminded that this work is

as urgent

and important as ever

we stand with the actor with the African

Union and ecowas another Regional bodies

to support constitutional rule we will

not Retreat from the values that make us

strong

we will defend democracy

our best tool to meet the challenge and

we face around the world

and we're working to show how democracy

can deliver

in ways that matter to people's lives

the partnership for Global

infrastructure and investment

addresses the enormous need and

opportunity for infrastructure

investment in low and middle-income

countries particularly in Africa Latin

America and Southeast Asia

through strategic targeted public

Investments we can unlock enormous

amounts of private sector financing

the G7 has pledged to work with parties

to collectively mobilize 600 billion

dollars in infrastructure financing by

the United States has already mobilized

more than 30 billion to date

we're creating a race to the top

of projects that have high standards for

workers the environment the intellectual

property while avoiding the Trap of

unsustainable debt

we're focusing on economic quarters

we'll maximize the impact of our

Collective investment

and deliver consequential results across

multiple countries and multiple sectors

for example the libido Carter will

extend across Africa from the Western

Port of Angola to the DRC to Zambia

boosting Regional connectivity and

strengthening Commerce and food Security

in Africa

similarly

a groundbreaking effort we announced

that the G20

connect India to connect India to Europe

through the UAE Saudi Arabia Jordan and

Israel will spur opportunities

investment across two continents

this is part of our effort to build a

more sustainable integrated Middle East

it demonstrates how Israel's greater

normalization and economic connection

with his neighbors is delivering

positive and practical impacts even as

we continue to work tirelessly supported

just and Lasting peace between his

Israelis and Palestinians

two states for two people

now let me be clear

none of these Partnerships are about

containing any country

they're about a positive vision

for our shared future

when it comes to China

I want to be clear and consistent

we seek to responsibly manage the

competition between our countries so it

does not tip into conflict

I've said we are for D risky not

decoupling with China

we'll push back on aggression and

intimidation and defend the rules of the

road from freedom of navigation to

overflight

to level economic playing field

that have helped Safeguard security and

prosperity for decades but we also

stand ready to work together with China

on issues where progress hinges on our

common efforts

nowhere is that more critical than

accelerating

the climate crisis than the accelerated

climate crisis

we see it everywhere

record-breaking heat waves in the United

States and China

wildfires ravaging North American

southern Europe

a fifth year of drought in the Horn of

Africa

tragic tragic flooding in Libya

my heart goes out to the people living

it's killed thousands

thousands of people

together

these snapshots tell an urgent story of

what awaits us if we fail to reduce our

dependence on fossil fuels

and begin to climate proof the world

for one day

for one day my Administration the United

States

has treated this crisis

as an existential threat from the moment

we took office

not only for us

but for all of humanity

last year

I signed in the law in the United States

the largest investment ever anywhere in

the history of the world to combat the

climate crisis and help move the global

economy toward a clean energy future

we're also working with the Congress to

quadruple our climate financing to help

developing countries reach the climate

goal s

and adapt to climate impact

and this year the world's on track to

meet the climate fund the client climate

Finance pledge that made under the Paris

agreement

100 billion dollars to raise

collectively we need more investment

on public and private sector alike

especially in places that have

contributed so little to Global

emissions

but face some of the worst effects

climate change like the Pacific Islands

the United States is working directly

with the Pacific island forum to help

these nations adapt

build resilience to The Climate impact

even as we lead the effort to build

Innovative new Partnerships that attack

the global challenges from all sides

from the first movers coalition

which is mobilizing billions of private

sector community in the private sector

commitments to creating a mark of demand

for green products and carbon intense

sectors like concrete shipping Aviation

and trucking

to the agricultural Innovation mission

for climate which is bringing Farmers

into the climate solution

more resilient

climate shocks

a global methane plagues now endorsed by

more than 150 countries which expands

our Focus beyond our carbon emission

targets to reduce the potential

greenhouse gases in our atmosphere by 30

percent in this decade it's all within

our capacity

we need to bring the same commitment and

urgency and ambition

as we work together to meet the

sustainable development goals of 2030.

these goals were adopted at the United

Nations in 2015 as a road map

for improving lives around the world

but the hard truth is

for decades of progress the world has

lost ground these past years in the wake

of covid-19

conflicts and other crises

the United States is committing to doing

its part to get us back on track

all told in the first two years of my

Administration the United States has

invested more than 100 billion dollars

to drive development progress in

bolstering food security expanding

access to education worldwide

strengthening Health Care Systems and

fighting disease

and we've helped mobilize billions more

in the private sector Investments

but to accelerate our forward progress

on a sustainable development goals we

all have to do more

we need to build new Partnerships

to change the way we tackle this

challenge

of additional financing for development

drawing on all sources

to fill the gaps and address the

failures of our existing system

exposed by the pandemic we need to

ensure the women and girls

benefit fully from our progress must

also do more to Grapple with the debt

that holds back so many low middle

income countries

when nations are forced to service

unsustainable debt payments over the

needs of the wrong people makes it

harder for them to invest in their own

futures

and as we work together to recover from

Global shocks the United States will

also continue to be the largest single

Community donor country donor of

humanitarian assistance at this moment

of unparalleled need in the world

folks

cooperation

partnership

these are the keys to progress on the

challenges that affect us all

and the Baseline for responsible Global

Leadership

we don't we don't need to agree on

everything

to keep moving forward on issues like

Arms Control

Cornerstone of International Security

after more than 50 years of progress

under the non-proliferation treaty

Russia's shredding long-standing Arms

Control agreements including announcing

the suspension of a new start and

withdrawing from the conventional forces

in Europe treaty

I view it as irresponsible and makes the

entire world less safe the United States

is going to continue to pursue good

faith efforts to reduce the threat of

weapons of mass destruction

and lead by example no matter what else

is happening in the world

this year

we safely destroyed at least the last

chemical Munitions of the U.S stockpile

fulfilling our commitment toward the

world free chemical weapons

and we condemn the dprk's continued

violation of U.N security Council

resolutions

but we are committed to diplomacy we

bring about the denuclearization of the

Korean peninsula

we're working with our partners to

address the range of stabilizing

activities that threaten Regional and

Global Security and remain steadfast in

our commitment that Iran must never

acquire a nuclear weapon

now it has the Evolve our institutions

and drive creative new Partnerships let

me be clear

certain principles are in the National

system are sacrosanct

sovereignty

territorial Integrity human rights

these are the core tenants of the U.N

Charter

the pillars

peaceful relations among nations without

which

cannot achieve any of our goals

that has not changed

and that must not change

yet for the second year in a row

this Gathering

dedicated to peaceful resolution of

conflicts is darkened by the shadow of

War

an illegal war of Conquest

brought without provocation by Russia

against his neighbor Ukraine

like every nation in the world the

United States wants this war to end

no Nation wants this war to end more

than Ukraine

and we strongly support Ukraine in its

efforts to bring about the Diplomatic

resolution that delivers just and

Lasting peace

Russia alone Russia alone Bears

responsibility for this war

Russia alone has the power to end this

war immediately

and as Russia alone that stands in the

way of peace because the Russia's price

for peace

is Ukraine's capitulation

Ukraine's territory

and Ukraine's children

Russia believed that the world will grow

weary

and allow it to brutalize Ukraine

without consequence

but I ask you this

if we abandon the core principles of the

United States to appease an aggressor

can any member

state in this body feel confident that

they are protected

if you allow Ukraine to be carved up

is the independence of Any Nation secure

I'd respectfully suggest the answer is

no

we have to stand up to this negative

aggression today

and deter other would-be aggressors

tomorrow

that's why the United States together

with our allies and partners around the

world will continue to stand with the

brave people of Ukraine as they defend

their sovereignty and territorial

integrity and their freedom

it's not only an investment in Ukraine's

future

but in the future every country

that seeks a world governed by basic

rules that apply equally to All Nations

and uphold the rights of every nation

no matter how big or small

sovereignty

territorial integrity

they are the fixed foundations

of this Noble body

and Universal human rights is this North

Star

we cannot sacrifice either

75 years ago

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

captured a remarkable Act of collective

hope I say that again Collective hope

drafted by a committee representing

different regions faiths philosophies

and adopted by the entire general

assembly

the rights contained in the Declaration

are Elemental

and enduring

and while we still struggle a poll equal

and inalienable rights

of all

they remain ever steady and ever true we

cannot turn away from abuses whether in

xinjiang Tehran or four or anywhere else

we have to continue working to ensure

that women and girls enjoy equal rights

and equal participation in their

societies

that indigenous groups racial ethnic

religious minorities

people with disabilities do not have the

potential stifle

a systemic discrimination

at the lgbtqi plus people are not

prosecuted or targeted with violence

because of who they are

these rights are part of our shared

Humanity

they're absent

when they're absent anywhere

their loss is felt everywhere

they are essential the advancement of

human progress that brings us together

my fellow leaders

let me close with this

at this inflection point in history

we're going to be judged

by whether or not we live up to the

promises we've made to ourselves

to each other

to the most vulnerable

and all those who will inherit the world

we create because that's what we're

doing

will we find within ourselves

the courage to do what must be done

to preserve the planet

to protect human dignity

to provide opportunity for people

everywhere

and to defend the tenants of the United

Nations

there could only be one answer to that

question

we must

and we will

road ahead is long and difficult but if

we Preserve

persevere and prevail

if we keep the faith in ourselves

and show what's possible

let's do this work together

lest there's a little progress for

everyone

let's bend the Ark of history for the

good of the world

I guess it's been our power to do it

thank you for listening you're kind

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