UN General Assembly
2024

Mr President of the United Nations General Assembly, Distinguished delegates of the nations of the world, 1. I have the privilege of addressing this General Assembly, bringing the special and respectful greetings of the Constitutional President of the Republic, Dr Dina Boluarte Zegarra, who would have wished to be here and speak before this great universal Assembly. 2. I am honoured to convey the voice of my fellow Peruvians—women and men who, through their daily efforts, aspire to a life of dignity and to leaving behind a promising future for their children. 3. Like the rest of the world, Peru has strived tirelessly to mitigate the harmful effects of political instability and the economic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacted a severe cost on Peruvian society, especially its most vulnerable sectors.