Swaziland

Mr President, Excellencies, We are gathered in this Assembly while the world, and this organisation, are facing major and existential challenges. We are gath...

Looking back, we — the international community — did not acknowledge the signs for what they were. The war in Georgia in 2008 and the aggression in Ukraine sinc...

Times of crisis require the best of us. When warnings sound, action must follow. Only then will development be sustainable and peace be maintained. Honest refle...

Excellencies, This year marks 75 years since Sweden became a member of the United Nations. Today’s global challenges demonstrate the urgent need to strengthen i...

Excellencies, We are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in the midst of a global pandemic — a pandemic that has placed enormous pressure on ...

Next year, we will celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, which was born from the ashes of the Second World War to maint...

Just a bit more than a week ago, we honoured the late former Secretary-General Kofi Annan in this Hall. It was a sad but dignified occasion. It was an inspirati...

In 1954, former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld stated that the United Nations was not created to bring us to heaven, but to save us from hell. The need for ...

More than ever before, we share a common destiny. The destiny of everyone here is also our destiny, and we can master the challenges of the future only if we fa...

Sixty years ago, Secretary- General Dag Hammarskjöld said these simple words, which summarize our task here today: “The United Nations is an expression of our w...

Let me first warmly congratulate His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. My commendati...

The world is constantly changing and the pace of change is increasing every year. The world is a very different place today compared to 10 years ago when the...

Our world is changing rapidly. The black-and-white photos that were taken when this Organization was created back in 1945 are truly testimonies from another er...

More than 10 years ago, we decided to set eight concrete goals to free humankind from extreme poverty, from hunger and disease, and from illiteracy. We calle...

May I start by pointing out that Sweden aligns itself fully with the written statement of the European Union (EU), which will soon be distributed to all Memb...

In the beginning, there were 51 nations committed to international peace and security, sharing the common goal of developing friendly relations among nations...

The United Nations was built on common values and norms. The United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other key documents not on...

Let me take this opportunity to express our strong support for the people of Burma in their struggle for a democratic future. We strongly urge the Burmese Go...

Let me start, Madam, by saying how pleased we are to see you presiding over the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. You have our full support. The...

A small boy on the run remains vividly in my mind today, a boy with eyes that have seen more horror than most of us in this Hall have ever seen, a boy whom all ...