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nge. The International Court of Justice is mandated to do just that. At the opening of last year’s General Assembly, His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated that “At the United Nations, we find the proper path in community, global cause … and mutual responsibility for a destiny we share” (A/65/PV.1

One only needs to examine the statistics on development financing and technology transfer to the Global South. As with Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon, the current UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched an initiative under the banner of a “reset” of global cooperation. A noble slogan—who

ded each day through the creation of opportunities. That is the world I see and the world that Ecuador proposes. Finally, as former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said, peace is a way of being, of relating to others and of living on this planet. It cannot be decreed solely through treaties. It must be nurtu

ative of the UN visited Andorra on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of our membership in the United Nations. The Secretary-General of the UN, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, underscored, “the dignity of the Andorran people. The pride in [its] story ... singularity ... and solidarity”. He asked the Andorrans to go even fu

’s Economic Empowerment, along with Ms. Simona Scarpaleggia, Chief Executive Officer of IKEA Switzerland, at the request of former Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and UN-Women. The final report of the Panel, in which women from the entire world participated, concluded, “that it is essential to expand social pro

s the ninth Secretary- General. I am confident that the Secretary-General will build upon the strong foundation that was laid by his predecessor, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to whom I wish to pay glowing tribute for the manner in which he steered the Organization during his tenure of office. The theme for this session, “

matter, protraction is the enemy of resolution and the ally of sustained conflict. Fortunately, as they indicated publicly, former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and current Secretary- General António Guterres have both decided that if, based on the 1966 Geneva Agreement, significant progress has not been made

Deputy and wish them an enjoyable and successful tenure at the helm of our world body. We also thank our former Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his leadership and the valuable contribution he made towards advancing the mandate of the Organization over the past decade. We are gathered her

e Assembly’s seventy- first session. I warmly congratulate Mr. António Guterres on his appointment as the Secretary- General. We also congratulateMr. Ban Ki-moon on his successsful tenure. We have chosen an appropriate theme for this debate, given the challenges facing the world today — “Focusing on people: St

ooperation of all Member States, since we are meeting during extraordinarily troubled and dangerous times. Let me also thank former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his service to the United Nations and to wish him a peaceful retirement. We have witnessed many far-reaching developments over the past year. Som

Ban Ki-moon, over the past 10 years, and the great achievements accomplished during his tenure, such as the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Co

d results of the United Nations at this time when the world faces complex challenges. I also express my sincere gratitude to former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his overall contribution to achieving the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as well as for his support for Montenegro. I wish the Ge

ate Ms. Amina Mohamed, a daughter of Africa, for her well-deserved appointment as Deputy Secretary-General. Let us also not forget His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon and the sterling job he did during his tenure as Secretary-General. Development that is not driven by the people and does not translate into improved

again warmly congratulate Secretary- General António Guterres and assure him of our full support and, lastly, to pay tribute to his predecessor, Mr. Ban Ki-moon. “I extend my condolences and my sympathies to the Governments and the peoples of the United States, France, Mexico and Sierra Leone and all the coun

ive in adopting our national SDG 18, entitled “Lives Safe from UXO”, which was officially launched by our Prime Minister and former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in September 2016 on the sidelines of the eighth ASEAN- United Nations summit in Vientiane. SDG 18 aims to address specific development challenges ca

I was personally privileged to play a role in the formulation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as co-Chair of former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda and to help frame the African common position as Chair of the African Union high- level commit

ishes and full support, including for his efforts aimed at reforming the Organization to make it fit for purpose. I also commend his predecessor, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his dynamic leadership of the Organization during his two terms of office. It has been more than two decades since I first addressed the Assembl

international organizations. Over the past four years, our country has had official visits from His Holiness Pope Francis, former Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus’, as well as other top officials from multilateral organizations and various Heads of State and

so congratulate and warmly welcome our new Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres. I commend and thank their predecessors, Mr. Peter Thomson and Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for their leadership and outstanding commitment to advancing our collective aspirations and energy, maintaining global peace and security and achiev

lusive and fair, and to that end Mr. Guterres has Papua New Guinea’s strongest support. Let me also pay tribute to the former Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his outstanding work during his tenure. Our world continues to be confronted by multiple unprecedented challenges that are increasingly complex

erefore congratulate him on his well-deserved appointment and wish him success in the long journey ahead. We also pay tribute to his predecessor, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for a job well done. He performed the duties of his high office with consummate diplomatic skill and honour. We meet once again for the seventy-seco

all. I assure His Excellency of my Government’s fullest support and commitment. My delegation also expresses appreciation to former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his sterling service and wishes him well in his future endeavours. The world has gathered here in New York at the seventy-second session of the G

g, under the aegis of the United Nations, to a lasting settlement of that issue. In closing, allow me to pay a heartfelt tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose mandate is coming to an end. I thank him for his tireless and constant efforts to uphold the noble aims of the Organization and for the many i

Andorran presidency of the Council of Europe for 2012-2013. We did so by joining the Global Education First Initiative, promoted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. We have done so in the contexts of the Ibero-American Community and the International Organization of la Francophonie. We will also do so by making

fessional management of the work of the General Assembly at the seventieth session. We commend the extraordinary efforts exerted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his two terms with a view to achieving the goals of the international Organization in establishing the foundations of peace and security in th

estone in the history our Organization. I also take the opportunity, on behalf of President Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara, to commend Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his tireless work during the past 10 years, his humanity and his commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. We are confiden

ain constructive members of the global community in the long term. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his efforts throughout the past decade. He has been the man behind many important and commendable initiatives driving change and progress in the

s Lykketoft, for his effective leadership at the seventieth session. I wish to place on record Nepal’s admiration of His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the dedication with which he served this world Organization for the past 10 years. We wish him well for the future. Exactly six decades ago, at t

he adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. We wish to recognize, in a special way, the innovative and creative leadership of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has energized the international community’s collective pursuit of the noble objectives of the United Nations. We acknowledge, with profound grat

was characterized by successful initiatives to make the United Nations more open and transparent. Finally, I would like to pay special tribute to Mr. Ban Ki-moon for his remarkable accomplishments during his two terms in a particularly difficult international context. Cameroon, for its part, was honoured by hi

f his duties as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I also take this opportunity to commend His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his active and tireless efforts to fulfil the United Nations mission and objectives on many fronts over the past decade. The international communi

Ban Ki-moon, and for the active role he has played in strengthening the position of the United Nations in the international arena and promoting peace, stability

tion in 2015 of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. My delegation would also like to take this opportunity to pay homage to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his sustained efforts throughout his two terms of office to help our Organization grow and reinforce its role and action, focusing on peace, demo

cessor, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, for the excellent work he accomplished while President. I particularly wish to thank and congratulate Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his efforts and service to stability, peace, security and development in the world. Benin warmly welcomes the theme of this year’s session, entit

o testifies to our belief in the equality of our Member States, irrespective of their size. I would also like to sincerely commend His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his exceptional leadership during his tenure of office. We wish him every success in his future endeavo

the course towards transforming our world through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. I must also congratulate and thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his extraordinary leadership of the United Nations, and express our deep gratitude, especially for the keen interest he has shown in addressing t

e efficient implementation of crucial agreements on sustainable development and climate change. This is the last general debate for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. I would like to express my particular appreciation to him for his essential contributions aimed at building a safer and more prosperous world, espec

rts and his success in presiding over the discussions of the previous session. We would also like to sincerely thank His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose mandate will expire at the end of the year. He has spent almost a decade at the helm of the Organization and has worked diligently and honestl

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 seventy-first session of the General Assembly is marked primarily by the high-level meeting on addressing large movements

enty-first session, for his excellent leadership. I wish him well in all his duties. I also pay a special tribute to His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has truly championed development across the world in all its forms. In his two terms as Secretary-General we have seen a smooth transition from

In conclusion, I would like to thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for all his efforts and service to the United Nations in this difficult time. I also wish to pay tribute to President Barak Obama of the United Stat

the seventieth session of the General Assembly. I also with to take this opportunity to underscore the tireless work undertaken by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the service of peace and security. His skills, leadership and ability to keep a close eye on the major problems facing our planet and to react acc

ial integrity of Spain and benefits the population of the colony and the Gibraltar region. This year is the last in the mandate of Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon. I would like to thank him on behalf of Spain for his outstanding service and to express my personal gratitude and appreciation.

e well for the success of the seventy-first session. I would also like to give a special greeting to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his outstanding performance at the head of our Organization, particularly his commitment to peace and the promotion of development in the world.

atitude for the excellent manner in which he conducted the work of the previous session. I wish to express our deep appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for all his efforts to realize the objectives of the United Nations. This session of the General Assembly coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of

his efforts during his presidency of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I also wish to extend our profound thanks to His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon for the efforts he has undertaken to achieve United Nations goals during his tenure. The international community is facing many challenges and unreso

to minimize the impact of climate change and address the human contribution to it. I would like to take this opportunity to commend Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the extraordinary leadership that he provided since the fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

ation on peace and development. In that regard, we would like to express our appreciation for the excellent and successful job that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has done in completing his mandate to lead the Organization for two terms. We hope that under its soon-to-be-elected incoming Secretary-General, the

e a chance of averting its most dangerous effects. The adoption of the Paris Agreement signalled to the world that, in the words of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, “the spirit of multilateralism is strong”. That spirit must continue to see us through to early entry into force and implementation of the Agreement

be assured that our work will be masterfully refereed. I wish to join those who have already expressed our collective gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, who in his capacity as Secretary-General has spared no effort to preserve peace where it is threatened and to restore it where violence is raging. T