Tunisia's Statement at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
On Saturday, September 27, 2025, M. Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, delivered Tunisia's statement before the United Nations General Assembly, as part of its participation in the general debate of the 80th session, held in New York under the theme: "Better together: eighty years and beyond for peace, development, and human rights."
Key Points of Tunisia's Statement
- Support for the UN Secretary-General's initiative: Tunisia expressed its support for the "United Nations 80" initiative, aimed at reforming and developing UN action, rehabilitating international legitimacy, and renewing trust in multilateralism.
- Commitment to multilateralism: Tunisia reaffirmed its attachment to multilateralism and shared responsibility in managing rapid changes and global challenges, proclaiming 2025 as the "Year of Strengthening Multilateralism and Cooperation with the UN System."
- Support for the Palestinian people: Tunisia reiterated its commitment to supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle to recover their inalienable and imprescriptible rights, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent and sovereign state on the entire Palestinian territory, with Al-Quds Al-Charif as its capital.
- International recognition of the State of Palestine: Tunisia valued the wave of international recognition of the State of Palestine, now recognized by over 150 states, recalling that Palestine is a state under international law, and that this recognition confirms and strengthens this right.
- Call to lift the blockade on Gaza: Tunisia called on the international community to assume its responsibilities to lift the blockade on Gaza and all Palestinian territories, end the famine, ensure the effective delivery of aid, and protect its beneficiaries.
- Urgent appeal to the Security Council: Tunisia made an urgent appeal to the Security Council to put an end to the repeated violations that have targeted several countries in the region, including Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and recently Qatar.
- Rebuilding international relations: Tunisia emphasized the need to rebuild international relations on the basis of solidarity, constructive cooperation, justice, mutual respect, non-interference, and respect for national sovereignty.
- Reform of the international financial system: Tunisia called for a comprehensive and in-depth reform of the international financial system and its institutions, through the establishment of innovative mechanisms.
- Recovery of stolen assets: Tunisia reaffirmed the importance of pursuing efforts to recover stolen assets and funds transferred illegally abroad, a sovereign right that cannot be prescribed.
- Tunisia's approach to irregular migration: Tunisia recalled its approach to irregular migration, based on respect for human rights, rejection of all forms of racial discrimination and hate speech, and categorical refusal to see Tunisia become a transit or stay country for irregular migrants, victims of human trafficking networks.
- Attachment to human rights and freedoms: Tunisia reaffirmed its attachment to human rights, public and individual freedoms, as well as respect for its national sovereignty and independence of decision and popular choice.
- Support for youth and women's participation: Tunisia expressed its support for the participation of young people and women in policy development and decision-making processes, with a guarantee of equal opportunities and a fight against all forms of violence and discrimination.
- Firm position on the Libyan crisis: Tunisia recalled its firm and principled position in favor of the free choices of the Libyan people, emphasizing that the solution to the Libyan crisis can only be Libyan.
- Respect for Syria's sovereignty: Tunisia called for respect for Syria's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and rejected any attack on its unity.
- Support for African development: Tunisia called for help to Africa to overcome its challenges, exit crises, and promote stabilization, security, peace, and development processes, within a participatory approach that places Africa's stability and security at the top of its priorities.
- Commitment to a culture of peace: Tunisia reaffirmed its commitment to a culture of peace as a strategic choice and constant principle of its foreign policy, as well as its active participation in all initiatives aimed at achieving the security and stability of the peoples of the region and the world.
According to a statement, Tunisia recalled the organization, in cooperation with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, of the international conference on "The Role of Armed Forces in Protecting Civilians in Peacekeeping Operations" on July 10-11, 2025.
