Malta

hen we gathered this time last year, little could we have predicted that – just a couple of weeks later our world would be plunged into even greater turmoil by ...

It is indeed a privilege to once again be addressing the General Assembly on behalf of the people of Malta. As I was preparing my remarks. I was reminded of tho...

The theme for this General Assembly is indeed an appropriate one, for this truly is a watershed moment. As I was preparing for my address today, I thought to my...

Mr President Mr Secretary General Distinguished Delegates, Before COVID-19 nearly two years ago, we were planning to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Unite...

Secretary General, President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, The current global pandemic has taught how truly interconnected and interdependent our world...

We can describe today’s world in many ways — interdependent, aware and diverse. Yet it is also polluted, isolationist and unequal. We have never been so close t...

This summer we lost a great man, Kofi Annan. He stood for the need for Member States to be united in our approach if we wish to achieve the goals of the United ...

There can be no peace while poverty, especially extreme poverty, exists. Peace is not just about the absence of war or conflict. Rather, is is about managing an...

Allow me to join my colleagues in expressing my country’s deepest gratitude and appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his sterling work. This sevent...

As we all know, this year constitutes a landmark year for our Organization as we celebrate its seventieth anniversary. The Organization’s founding fathers wante...

I would like first to congratulate Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I also wish to exp...

I wish to join other delegations at this gathering in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its si...

I extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Jeremić on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. The demanding agenda of t...

I heartily congratulate the President on his unanimous election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. I wish him every success and...

Mr. President, I would like to join other delegations that have preceded me in offering my congratulations and those of my delegation on your election as Pre...

I would like to congratulate Mr. Ali Treki on his unanimous election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. His election is a dese...

I would like to join other delegations in congratulating you, Sir, on your unanimous election to preside over the sixty-third session of the General Assembly...

I would like, first of all, to extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- second session. ...

I would like to congratulate Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. I am confident ...

I would first like to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson upon his election to the 10 presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. He has an important...