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I would like to acknowledge the work of the President of the seventy-seventh session and to congratulate the President of this session. Mr. Dennis Francis, by w...

I would like to extend to Mr. Dennis Francis the warm congratulations of the Guinean delegation on his outstanding election to the presidency of the General Ass...

From this rostrum at the United Nations. I would like, first, to offer our most heartfelt condolence s to the Governments of the Kingdom of Morocco and Libya, a...

I would like to congratulate the President on his election to lead the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session and to assure him of Guyana’s full support...

At the outset. I would like to congratulate my Caribbean brother. His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis, on his election as the President of the seventy-eighth sess...

I am pleased to extend to you. Sir. and to the representatives of nations gathered here the warm greetings of Pope Francis, while also congratulating Mr. Dennis...

Today marks one year since I last appeared before the General Assembly (see A/77/PV.5) as the first female President of the Republic of Honduras, an event that ...

Of the people, by the people, for the people. We all know the most famous words of the Gettysburg Address. However, fewer people know that Abraham Lincoln borro...

First. I would like to thank all those whose daily work is dedicated to the United Nations and its ideals. All across the globe, people work in the name of the ...

Let me begin by expressing our felicitations to you. Mr. Dennis Francis. President of the General Assembly, and our fullest support to the theme of the seventy-...

Today I am wearing a traditional fabric from East Nusa Tenggara. Indonesia, while members of my delegation are wearing diverse traditional fabrics representing ...

I congratulate President Francis on the occasion of the opening of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly. Since last year, when I addressed everyon...

At the outset, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Iraq. I extend my sincere condolences, sympathies and solidarity to the Governments...

One hundred years ago. on Monday. 10 September 1923 — a year after Ireland became independent — we were admitted to the League of Nations. It was an early signa...

Over three millenniums ago. our great leader Moses addressed the people of Israel as they were about to enter the Promised Land. He said that they would find th...

It is an honour for me to represent Italy before this General Assembly of the United Nations — an honour that is. however, not light like privilege, but heavy l...

On behalf of the Government and the people of Jamaica. Mr. President. I extend warmest congratulations to you on your election. We are proud to see a son of the...

We have gathered in New York once again. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at their midpoint, facing mounting obstacles. To our dismay, the aggressio...

When human catastrophes seem beyond description, we turn to the appalling statistics. This year, around the world, more than 345 million people face food insecu...

Today humankind faces enormous shifts unseen in a century and has entered yet another period of geopolitical confrontation. The essence of the threat comes from...