Mr. President,
Mr. Secretary General,
Distinguished Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen

1. I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.

2. On this day 80 years ago, following a horrific war and gruesome period in time several nations came together to establish the United Nations and its foundational document, the UN Charter, which was finalized and adopted at the San Francisco Conference in 1945.

3. On this auspicious occasion as we commemorate the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, some 8 decades in, we find ourselves at the cusp of multiple crises, including a serious threat of war, which goes contrary to the fundamental principles and purposes of the Charter. We therefore, must reflect on and fully respect the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, particularly as they relate to equality among States, respect for the independence of States, national sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference in the internal affairs of States, and stress that those principles and purposes inspire our full commitment to multilateralism and the search for a more just and equitable international economic system that offers opportunities to eradicate poverty and raise the standard of living of our peoples.

4. The Group of 77 and China reiterated its commitment to the ideals of the United Nations Charter to ensure that the dignity of every person is respected and to foster the attainment of social progress and better standard of living for all. The Group commits to do everything it can through partnerships to fulfill obligations to foster peace, while ensuring prosperity for people and planet, through the proper execution of the three equally important, interlinked and mutually reinforcing pillars of the United Nations - peace and security, human rights and development, in a balance and equitable manner, and calls on all the Member States of the UN to do the same.

Mr. President,

5. The Group of 77 and China also calls on all nations to seize this opportunity to renew the multilateral spirit of this August Organization and its Charter, which we all joined with the hope of working together to create a better tomorrow for the current generation and for many more generations to come. Let us remember why we chose to come together it was with the hope to support each other to tackle present and future problems and challenges facing humankind, and arriving at solutions within an overarching framework agreed to multilaterally, in a democratic and equitable way, and inspired by common interests and aspirations of "we the peoples of the United Nations".

6. We need to work, cooperate and exist together in harmony, solidarity and peace because we know that "United we stand, divided we fall".

I thank you.