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Uzbekistan announces bid for UN Security Council seat in 2035-2036
Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan, said at the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly that her country was ready to contribute to peace based on trust and mutual respect. Mirziyoyeva also announced Uzbekistan’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2035-2036 term.
Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan, said at the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly that her country was ready to contribute to global peace and cooperation. Mirziyoyeva said this approach should be based on trust, mutual respect and human dignity.
Speaking in New York, Mirziyoyeva said the world was going through a period of escalating conflicts and declining trust, adding that Uzbekistan favored openness, good-neighborly relations and dialogue. She said her country stood for peace, cooperation and respect for human dignity.
Uzbekistan’s UN candidacy
Mirziyoyeva announced Uzbekistan’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2035-2036 term. Saying that global threats could cross national borders, Mirziyoyeva stressed that no country could solve the world’s problems alone.
Mirziyoyeva said the United Nations should be an organization that not only adopts decisions but is also able to implement them, and called for the voices of all countries to be heard. She said Uzbekistan supported expanding the Security Council so that it reflected current global realities.
Mirziyoyeva also said Uzbekistan supported the work of the UN Secretary-General under the “UN-80” initiative, which aims to adapt the organization to present-day conditions. Saying that Uzbekistan would chair the Non-Aligned Movement next year, Mirziyoyeva said they viewed establishing new platforms for dialogue during a period of rising tensions as a responsibility.
Central Asia and Afghanistan
Mirziyoyeva said Central Asia faced issues including legacy border disputes and the management of water resources, adding that political will in the region and the initiatives of the President of Uzbekistan had changed the atmosphere. She said countries had begun to view one another not as threats but as partners.
Mirziyoyeva said treating Afghanistan solely as a source of danger would not solve the problem, adding that the Afghan people could not be left alone with the difficulties they faced. She said the people of Afghanistan needed hope and confidence that they could build a peaceful life.
Economic and social indicators of the reforms
Mirziyoyeva said the success of Uzbekistan’s reforms was demonstrated by whether they improved people’s lives, announcing that the population’s purchasing power had doubled over the past 10 years. She said the economy had grown from $50 billion to $147 billion and that the country had attracted more than $150 billion in foreign investment.
Mirziyoyeva said exports had nearly tripled, adding that the poverty rate had fallen to 4% and that approximately 10 million people had risen out of poverty. She said the preschool enrollment rate had risen from 27% to 78%, while the share of the population with higher education degrees had increased from 9% to approximately 50%.
Mirziyoyeva said average life expectancy had risen from 66 years to more than 75 years, adding that maternal and infant mortality had fallen fourfold. She announced that Uzbekistan would soon hold a high-level dialogue with the United Nations Population Fund on demographic stability and human capital, and said they would host the international community in Samarkand in October to discuss children’s well-being.
The Aral Sea and the renewable energy target
Mirziyoyeva said the drying up of the Aral Sea had resulted not from a natural disaster but from wrong decisions made over decades and practices that harmed nature. She said green areas had been created on the dried seabed and that modern water-saving technologies were being implemented in the region.
Mirziyoyeva announced Uzbekistan’s target of increasing the share of renewable energy sources to 54% by 2030. Saying that the Aral Sea should become an area where environmental solutions are implemented, Mirziyoyeva recalled that, at Uzbekistan’s initiative, the United Nations General Assembly had declared 2027-2036 the “Decade of Action” for afforestation and forest restoration.
Artificial intelligence and human rights
Mirziyoyeva said artificial intelligence marked the threshold of a new technological transformation, adding that it was important to consider whether technology would serve humanity or whether people would be forced to adapt to technology.
Mirziyoyeva said people and human life should be at the center of technological progress, adding that artificial intelligence should be assessed alongside the principles of respect for human rights, security, equal opportunities and responsibility. She said technological development should improve people’s lives rather than force them to change.
Dialogue and human dignity
Mirziyoyeva said Uzbekistan would continue international cooperation aimed at strengthening dialogue among cultures and religions and advancing education and tolerance. She said they wanted to live in a world where human dignity was the highest priority and that future generations should be left a better world than the one we have today.
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