Speeches by STOLTENBERG

The United Nations is now more at the centre of international affairs than it has been for many years. We see the Secretary-General and his staff driving dip...

Two days ago, world leaders met here in this Hall and made strong statements on the urgent need to address climate change. We heard the Chairman of the Inte...

Sixty years ago, in the fall of 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That international bill of rights contains a forc...

Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Kerim for his well deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. He can count on Tan...

Let me start by congratulating Mr. Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I have no doubt that under his ab...

Let me begin by extending, on behalf of the people and Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, our most heartfelt condolences to the peoples and G...

It is an honour for me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to your high office. As the United Nations approaches its fiftieth anniversary, its ...

 I should like first to congratulate Ambassador Florin on his election as President of the General Assembly. I am confident that with his experience he will gu...

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Ambassador Insanally on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. I should also like to w...

Let me begin by congratulating President Insanally of Guyana on his election to the presidency of the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. I feel confi...

Mr. President, allow me at the outset to extend to you the warmest congratulations of the Greek Government on your election to the presidency of the forty-eight...

Please accept my warm congratulations, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I wish you luck and success in y...

Allow me, first of all, Sir, to congratulate you on your unanimous election to the high post of the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-fifth sessi...