UN General Assembly
2019

“Those challenges require us to strengthen multilateralism — a multilateralism that is seen as the expression of exchange between peoples and the equality of all. It is a necessity more than a projection into the future. If all our States retreat behind their national borders, if we sacrifice our collective values and if we perpetuate the current tragedies, we will certainly move away from these objectives. Indeed, it is multilateralism that will make it possible to build lasting peace and to meet each of these challenges. “As we enter the fifth year of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the current session of the General Assembly is of particular importance for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The high-level events held — namely, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, the high-