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Leaders from a range of countries addressed the assembly on a variety of topics, including peace, security, development financing, climate change and artificial intelligence. The Associated Press collected the remarks and distributed them to media outlets worldwide."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Independent published a full report that reproduced the exact statements of nine heads of state. Sylvanie Burton, president of Dominica, said the true test of the UN is how well it prevents suffering as well as how it responds when people have suffered. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, president of Angola, argued that African voices must be heard in all strategic decision‑making processes on peace, security, development financing, climate and AI."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Other leaders quoted by The Independent included Khurelsukh Ukhnaa of Mongolia, Keiko Fujimori of Peru, King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, José Antonio Kast of Chile, Mathew Herminie of Seychelles and Lee Jae Myung of South Korea. Each speaker highlighted issues ranging from crime prevention in Peru to humanitarian suffering in the Middle East and the need for safe skies for children in Gaza."},{"type":"pullquote","text":"“The true test of this organization, therefore, is not only how well we respond when people have suffered. 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