Distinguished audience, Ladies and gentlemen, The world needs to tackle the triple crisis on biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution. Now is the time to act. Ahead of December’s landmark…
Video speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the UN Food Systems Summit on 23 September 2021
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, last year almost ten percent of the global population suffered from undernourishment, according to UN estimates. This is a sad statistic. We, as the global community,…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the 76th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 21 September 2021
Mr President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr Abdulla Shahid for his election as the President of the seventy-sixth session of…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö for the High-Level Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1 October 2020
Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President, Thank you for convening this high-level meeting at such a crucial point in time. We are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 75th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly 23 September 2020
Mr President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me congratulate Mr. Volkan Bozkir for the election as the President of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly. You can…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UN, 21 September 2020
Mr Secretary-General, Mr President, your Excellencies, Today, we are celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. We are rightfully honoring its achievements and efforts for peace and security, development…
Statement by the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the SDG Summit, Leaders Dialogue 3, 25 September 2019
Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this Leaders’ Dialogue number three “Measures to Leverage Progress Across the Sustainable Development Goals”. I am Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland and my co-moderator is…