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... permission, Your Excellencies, uh, dear colleagues, unfortunately I have to start by saying that we are living in the age of, uh, dangers. And, uh, 34 years...

Of the people, by the people, for the people. We all know the most famous words of the Gettysburg Address. However, fewer people know that Abraham Lincoln borro...

“It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all. I know of no single formula for success, but over the ye...

First of all, let me start by congratulating my friend and colleague Abdulla Shahid on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth sess...

Esteemed Ladies and Gentlemen, Today marks a strange anniversary. This year, for the first time in the history of the UN we have to hold our regular annual sess...

Last year, I had the honour to stand before the General Assembly (see A/73/PV.13). At that time, I argued against the then- draft global compact for migration, ...

History usually defines certain periods by the major developments and phenomena that occur during that period. If you pose the question as to which developmen...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. For those of us from Central Europe, ...

It is an honour for me to stand here in front of such a distinguished audience, especially in 2016, the year marking the sixtieth anniversary of the 1956 uprisi...

I am pleased to be addressing the General Assembly on the occasion of this seventieth anniversary. Seventy years ago, the United Nations was founded to promote ...

“If you seek peace, prepare for war.” Those are the words of Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus’ fourth- or fifth-century tract De Re Militari, written more than ...

Defining the post-2015 strategy for development is among the most important long-term multilateral agendas existing today. The task is complex, but the missi...

The rule of law is among the topics before the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly. This is an especially important issue, especially for someone who...

Let me at the outset welcome South Sudan as the 193rd Member of the United Nations. I commend the successful conduct of the referendum on independence as a m...

As an engaged member of the United Nations, Hungary wishes to play its part in international efforts aimed at building our common future. In this spirit, we ...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate the President on his assumption of the high post of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session...

At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election. In fulfilling your challenging tasks during this session, you may rest assured ...

Allow me first of all to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I am pleased to see...

I first congratulate Her Excellency Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election as the third female President of the General Assembly. I firmly believe that t...

Let me start by extending to the President my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I can a...