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Following closely, as it does, on the heels of last week’s High-level Plenary Meeting, the remainder of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly is challeng...

At the very outset of my remarks, both on my own behalf and on behalf of the Haitian nation, I would like to express our sincerest congratulations to you, Sir, ...

The summit marking the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations is over, but to bring it to completion our work here must build upon its outcome document (res...

Let me start by extending to the President my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I can a...

I would like to join those who have expressed thanks to the Secretary-General for his efforts in recent years to address the very serious issues facing the inte...

Your election, Sir, as President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session comes at a significant moment in the history of the United Nations. The outcome...

We live in an age of unpredictable threats, against which there may be no airtight security measures. Tragedy could strike in the form of a deadly epidemic. It ...

Today, we have gathered here to exchange views about the world, its future and our common responsibilities towards it. It is obvious that the future of the worl...

I wish first of all to express my sincerest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I wish you success in perfo...

Sixty years ago, our predecessors, having adopted the United Nations Charter, made sure that the United Nations immediately got down to work. We need to act now...

It is my unique pleasure to praise His Excellency Ambassador Dan Gillerman, my emissary to the United Nations, who is in the Chair at present, upon his election...

Allow me at the outset to express my heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. Your ...

I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. May I also express our deep apprecia...

I should like, first and foremost, to convey, once again, my sincere sympathy in connection with the victims of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. All...

Mr. President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you warmly on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I would als...

We can safely claim that the United Nations summit that has just been concluded will have far-reaching implications for our Organization. Its outcome has pre...

It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly on the occasion of my first visit to the United Nations as head of State. First, I congratulate you, ...

Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the presidency, and my assurances that Kiribati will support you during your term of office. I would ...

A few days ago, this Hall was the venue of an unprecedented landmark, a historic gathering of a large number of heads of State or Government who converged to re...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the important post of President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth anniversary se...