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Miroslav Lajcak
Diplomat
Born:
Mar 20
,
1963
Address
Better
People
Respect
United Nations
Will
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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
People
Better
Earthquakes
Ensure
We Cannot
Hurricanes
More
Prevent
Both
Volcanic
Cannot
Communities
Prepared
Floods
Resilient
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
Education
Today
Health
Terrorism
Change
Peace
Rights
Natural
People
World
Care
Picture
Natural Disasters
Human Rights
Add
Extremism
Threaten
Brought
Disasters
Insufficient
Health Care
Around
Climate
Climate Change
Caused
However
Gets
Lack
Human
Order
Places
Migration
Many
Even
Lives
Violations
Violent
We will continue our work on the Global Compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration.
Miroslav Lajcak
Work
Will
Our
Global
Safe
Continue
Orderly
Migration
Regular
Compact
As our world gets more interconnected, no one country or region can meet development challenges on its own.
Miroslav Lajcak
Challenges
World
Country
Own
Meet
Our
One Country
Our World
More
No-One
Development
Gets
Interconnected
Region
Engagement is always better then disengagement. If we don't talk, somebody else will.
Miroslav Lajcak
Better
Will
Somebody
Else
Talk
Always
Disengagement
Then
Engagement
Real political will for change is achieved when the risks associated with the necessary political and structural changes are articulated at the planning stages, the key stakeholders acknowledge and accept those changes, and all stakeholders participate in the relevant processes.
Miroslav Lajcak
Change
Risks
Key
Political
Will
Changes
Those
Relevant
Structural
Participate
Accept
Real
Articulated
Achieved
Stages
Acknowledge
Processes
Stakeholders
Planning
Necessary
Associated
By unwillingly robbing post-conflict nations of their most talented people, we in Europe are improving the odds these states fail, and feed the vicious circle of future conflicts.
Miroslav Lajcak
Future
People
Circle
Odds
States
Feed
Fail
Talented
Talented People
Robbing
Most
Unwillingly
Improving
Nations
Vicious
Conflicts
Europe
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
Pay
Plight
More
Hosting
Attention
Times
Decades
Refugees
Nations
African
Themselves
Should
Large
Large Numbers
Numbers
'Peace' means rules respected by everyone - big or small, rich or poor - means cooperation. It means respect for human rights and dignity.
Miroslav Lajcak
Respect
Peace
Rights
Dignity
Big
Rich
Human Rights
Everyone
Respected
Rules
Small
Human
Poor
Means
Cooperation
People are afraid of what they don't know.
Miroslav Lajcak
People
Know
Afraid
Our people have not been exposed to Muslims, and they are frightened. It's a new phenomenon for them... Hundreds of Muslims mean nothing in Belgium or London, but it does mean something in Slovakia.
Miroslav Lajcak
People
Nothing
Our
Hundreds
Our People
Muslims
Slovakia
London
Something
New
Does
Been
Frightened
Mean
Them
Exposed
Belgium
Phenomenon
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
Good
Achieve
Important
United Nations
Other
Only
Arena
Results
Global
Dealing
Important Roles
Issues
Truly
Role
Roles
Irreplaceable
Nations
Where
While
Bodies
International
United
Play
It is far easier and more effective - and not just in terms of cost - to prevent conventional conflicts than to intervene after an eruption of violence.
Miroslav Lajcak
Intervene
Easier
Cost
More
Prevent
Terms
Effective
Eruption
Than
Just
Conventional
After
Conflicts
Far
Violence
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
Leadership
Balance
Achieve
Gender
Employees
Parity
Selected
Merit
Geographical
Continuing
Endeavors
Senior
While
Should
Including
Based
Competence
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
Will
Stronger
United Nations
Meet
Indeed
States
Member
Able
Facilitate
Constructive
Open
Goal
End
Expectations
Common
Nations
Interaction
Common Goal
Placed
Informed
Create
Multitude
United
Among
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
Membership
Responsibilities
About
Picking
Advantages
Course
Cherry
Lot
Requires
Brings
I have absolutely no doubts that the best for the U.K. is to stay in the European Union.
Miroslav Lajcak
Best
Stay
Absolutely
Doubts
Union
European
European Union
When my country was born, many people were sceptical about the chances for us to exist, let alone prosper.
Miroslav Lajcak
Alone
People
Country
Born
About
Sceptical
Prosper
Were
Exist
Us
Many
Chances
The U.N. was created for people.
Miroslav Lajcak
People
Created
We need to address significant funding gaps when it comes to implementing the SDGs.
Miroslav Lajcak
Address
Significant
Implementing
Gaps
Funding
Need
What keeps me awake at night is the issue of relevance of the United Nations.
Miroslav Lajcak
Me
United Nations
Relevance
Issue
Nations
Awake
United
Keeps
Night
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.
Miroslav Lajcak
Problem
World
Will
Seen
Live
Relevant
Enterprise
Where
Want
Turn
Really
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
Guidance
United Nations
States
Those
Member
Implement
Global
Also
Policies
Provide
Nations
Then
Help
Who
United
Right
Here
Set
If there is one thing we need to avoid, it is competition between E.U. institutions.
Miroslav Lajcak
Competition
One Thing
Between
Institutions
Avoid
Thing
Need
The negotiations on the future of the U.K. and the E.U. must be led... in the interest of our citizens.
Miroslav Lajcak
Future
Our
Negotiations
Must
Citizens
Led
Interest
I want to use but not misuse my position as President of the General Assembly.
Miroslav Lajcak
President
General
General Assembly
Misuse
Want
Use
Assembly
Position
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