Republic of Slovenia

Mr President, Mr Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my great honour to address the General Assembly today. Colleagu...

Let me first congratulate the President on his election to lead the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. It is truly a great honour to be addressing ...

I was born after the Second World War. All my life the cry “Never again!” has echoed around the world, especially in Europe. With the exception of the war in th...

Almost all the challenges we face are global. The solutions for them can be found only by working together. We have a historic opportunity to steer change in a ...

Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, dear Friends, Mr. President We are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. 75 years ago, our predecessors wer...

It is a distinct honour for me to address the General Assembly, a unique global forum in which all States have an equal voice. The purpose of our annual debates...

It is always an honour to take part in this great General Assembly. Today we live in a world where new challenges are multiplying and old ones never seem to go ...

At the outset, I would like to express our sympathies to Mexico and its people as they grapple with the effects of the earthquake that has resulted in so many t...

Today, we bear witness to a digital transformation all over the globe. So far, it has been reflected above all in the global economy. However, there is no doubt...

We are at a historic junction for the United Nations, which will turn 70 next month. This occasion is an opportunity for stocktaking of the Organization’s past ...

Slovenia is among the vast majority in the international community that desire and strive for a lasting peace. However, the precondition for that is the peac...

I would like to congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election and wish him every success. Let me also pay tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and thank him...

At the outset, let me congratulate His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, on his election and wish him...

I start by congratulating Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the General Assembly at its current session, on his election, and express our belief t...

I am indeed honoured to address this Assembly for the first time as Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia. I reaffirm my country’s commitment to the Uni...

Yesterday and today we have heard many inspiring words. We heard powerful words, words of hope. A few moments ago we heard words about salvation. Although mo...

We are starting this sixty-third session of the General Assembly under the wise and inspiring leadership of our President, Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann. We ...

Mr. President, let me first express my gratitude to your predecessor, Her Excellency Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, for her leadership of the General Assemb...

Let me first congratulate Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We believe that under her guidance we will co...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I would like to express to you t...