EU Statement – UN General Assembly 3rd Committee: General Debat... 1 of 6 https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un-new-york/eu-statement... Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York EEAS > UN New York > EU Statement – UN General Assembly 3rd Committee: General Debate EU Statement – UN General Assembly 3rd Committee: General Debate  03.10.2025  New York 3 October 2025, New York – European Union Statement delivered by H.E. Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to the United Nations, at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly Third Committee: General Debate Mr Chair, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. The Candidate Countries North Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Albania*, the Republic of Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Andorra, Monaco and San Marino align themselves with this statement. Thanks to you and the Bureau for your work in bringing us together. We all understand that we are living through a time of heightened tensions, affecting all ‘Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Issues’. We see disregard for international law and attempts to undermine hard won progress. Yet the United Nations was born of the premise that laws and norms should prevail over brute force. History shows that we can only secure our freedom if we protect that of others. So we must guard against hollowing out institutions that have underpinned international 23/10/2025, 21:04