Czech Republic

Madame President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is a true honour for me to speak here in front of you. Much to my regret, since the last time...

It is a pleasure and a humbling experience to address this audience for the first time. This forum carries great responsibility for the shape of humankind’s fut...

The United Nations and its principles, which we established after the Second World War, are in grave danger. One of the presumed gatekeepers of the Charter of t...

Two weeks ago, we commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the horrendous terrorist attacks against the United States. But that barbaric act of terrorism was d...

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This year is different, and so is this session. The 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations is...

Thirty years ago, my country, the Czech Republic, and the entire region of Central Europe, regained freedom. This year we are celebrating the thirtieth annivers...

Despite all our efforts, 100 years after the end of the First World War we find ourselves in a world in which lasting peace has not yet been universally secure...

When I was a relatively young man, I was deeply influenced by two books. One of them was The End of History and the Last Man, by Francis Fukuyama, and the secon...

One year ago, here in this Hall, I warned the international community of the threat posed by the spread of international terrorism (see A/70/PV.17). What has ha...

If a speaker has many topics in a short speech, he has none. If he has many priorities in his speech, he also has none. So let me concentrate on a one topic and...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. Yet in today’s world we are far from having achieved global peace. It therefor...

The Assembly is meeting at a time marked by significant challenges. Let me mention a few which I regard as the most pressing. The state of the world economy ...

I would like to congratulate President Jeremić on his election to serve as the highest representative of the General Assembly at its sixty- seventh session. In...

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the very important post of the highest representative of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth sessi...

First, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the very responsible post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. ...

My country, the Czech Republic, has always appreciated the role that the United Nations has played in strengthening security, stability and prosperity in the...

Let me begin by extending my congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the important function of President of the General Assembly. You will steer the...

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I also welcome the highly respected Sec...

Let me start by congratulating you on your election, Madam President, and by wishing you every success in the coming months of hard work. The outgoing presid...

Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Eliasson on his election to the 21 presidency. He is at the steering wheel of one of the most challenging sessions of the Ge...