Remarks by Rosario, Co-President of Nicaragua,
after the Celebration of the XXVIII Graduation of Police Cadets
January 15th 2026
As our Comandante Daniel has said, the World, the Community, the Human Family demands Peace. We not only want Peace, we demand Peace.
In this review which he has made, for every time he speaks to our People, to Nicaragua’s families, he takes us on a journey through history where one can see shown, demonstrated, that Nicaragua’s People, throughout all times, have fought for Peace, we have fought for Respect, we have fought for Harmonious Coexistence, we have fought for our Rights, the Right to live with Dignity. And in these difficult times we are living through as a human community, that Cry for Peace becomes even more valid.
But for us All to work together for Peace, we also have to work in international organizations. Throughout these last few days we have discussed with our compañeros and compañeras at the United Nations about the need to boost, to re-boost, because the first person who proposed this campaign was our Chancellor, Father Miguel dEscoto; to boost and re-boost the refounding of the United Nations. An organization that was founded so many years ago now, 1945, 1946, in the last century, almost a century ago.
The world has changed so much that it requires and demands, another body. An organization to meet to the needs of these times and address the urgencies of these times, the demands of these times, one above all of Respect where the Right of Nations to be considered as equals is respected, of course not in size, but to be equal as regards international law.
We have all seen how, as our Comandante Daniel noted, the best example of lack of respect for international law has been the annual vote to end the blockade on Cuba, always with a majority par excellence, and here we are still. And how too the United Nations has also fought for the rights of the families of the Palestinian People, to be respected. And here we are still and we have all seen the destruction.
Having an organization that defends our Rights, one that respects our Rights, where we all have a Voice, all on an equal footing, is basic and fundamental for the peaceful coexistence of Nations.
And when our Comandante Daniel also talked about how we have worked for Reconciliation, recognizing the legacy of Cardinal Miguel is fundamental, and also recognizing the strength of our People, who have shown themselves all the time committed to Reconciliation and Peace. Because that means All of Us Going Onward Together, as we say every day.
And those who dream of hatred, who have already been defeated, those who dream of defeating others, who themselves are the defeated... When on the subject of defeat, they still think they can forge defeats against one part of the Nicaraguan people. How lost they are! What confusion! How insane! How terrible! Imagine how those people go to sleep thinking and spend every day thinking about how to hurt and do harm to their own People. I can’t imagine they sleep peacefully, I think they cannot possibly sleep peacefully.
Let us think always and keep thinking, let us all think about uniting, uniting our voices at the international level, joining the Cry of the Peoples of the World who want Respect and Peace. Respect and Peace for Paths of Progress, striving to overcome Poverty, which is the goal of everyone: To defeat Poverty! Not to be filling their minds with misery, meanness and hatred. How terrible! As we said, it is impossible for them to sleep in peace.
But instead, let us fight against Poverty, fight to strengthen unity and cohesion, fight to be worthy of considering ourselves Christians. Because Jesus Christ commands us to show love and respect, to love and respect each other. He does not command us to hate each other, he does not send us to kill each other and he sent no one Supremacy, either in small countries, or in large countries, nor for the great powers against smaller countries. He sends us Love and Peace. And that is why we must continue to work, enlightened, with Faith.
And in these days when we have so very many celebrations, we honor our infinite, immense, magical Father and Teacher, Rubén Darío, and let us think about why in a small impoverished country a genius like Rubén Darío can arise. A genius of Poetry, of Identity, of enhancing who we are, where we come from and where we are going.
And they are geniuses, superior Spirits, Darío, Sandino, Zeledón, this whole Universe of Heroes of our Blessed Patriotic Nation. And in these times in the World, Heroism lies in knowing how to fight Poverty, conquer Poverty and how to demand Peace, Peace and Goodness, for all the Peoples of the World.
I join in the embrace that our Comandante Daniel is sending to the beloved People of Bolívar, who loved our General of Free Men and Women so much; the people of Chávez, who knew how to teach Solidarity and Affection, Christian, Socialist and Solidarity Inspired; the People of Nicolás, of Cilia, to whom we send all our Love; of Delcy, who is making so much effort to preserve their Rights and preserve Peace in union, the union that strengthens us all.
We unite from this Blessed Nicaragua, Blessed and Free Patriotic Nation, with the Strength of our Teachers, of our Spirits, of our Leonel. The Spiritual Strength of those Heroes, of the Young Men of San José de las Mulas, who gave their Lives so that today we can be as we are: Strong, Free, Loving, Compassionate but above all, out of Love, which is Compassion, which is Solidarity, always Victorious.
A warm embrace, Compañeros and Compañeras.