Today, leaders from across the world came together in New York with a clear message: international law matters, cooperation matters, and the United Nations remains at the heart of our collective efforts for peace and prosperity.
Today, we launched the Partners for Multilateralism initiative, co-sponsored by Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, India, Kenya and the European Union.
We come from different continents. We have different histories and perspectives. But we share a fundamental conviction: the challenges we face cannot be solved by any country acting alone.
And we share a common purpose: to uphold international law, strengthen multilateral cooperation, and deliver peace and prosperity for our people.
Because there can be no lasting peace without prosperity. And no lasting prosperity without peace. Neither can endure without international law, effective institutions and international cooperation.
From climate change to global health, from technological transformation to international security, the challenges of our time demand collective solutions. And our response must be collective, too.
This is why today’s meeting is not an end in itself. It is the beginning of a joint effort to turn our shared principles into concrete action. We invite all members of the international community to endorse the declaration adopted today, to join this initiative and to help shape its next steps.
We have tasked our senior officials with establishing a coordination channel and identifying priority areas where we can work together and deliver concrete results. The EU High Representative, Kaja Kallas, will coordinate this effort on behalf of the European Union.
Today’s meeting has demonstrated something important: in a world of growing divisions, there is still a strong shared commitment to cooperation. And that commitment extends across continents, regions and political traditions.
The road ahead will not be easy. But today, we have shown that we are not walking it alone. We are building a partnership open to all those who believe in international law, in the United Nations and in the power of working together.
Our message is simple: we are stronger when we act together. And together, we can turn our shared principles into concrete results.
Thank you.