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The Organization has a clear purpose, as spelled out in Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations, to maintain international peace and security, to develop...

I was born after the Second World War. All my life the cry “Never again!” has echoed around the world, especially in Europe. With the exception of the war in th...

On behalf of the Government and people of Solomon Islands, let me first convey my warmest greetings to the President and the members of the General Assembly. It...

It is a great honour and privilege to address the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session here in New York today. At this particularly challenging time ...

Allow me to join all speakers before me in congratulating the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session on his election and in wishing hi...

It is my distinct honour to address the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session today on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of ...

Rarely have the foundations of this institution been shaken as strongly as in the early hours of 24 February, when various cities throughout Ukraine felt the te...

I am honoured to represent Sri Lanka at the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly, which after two years brings together world leaders post-pandemic i...

I am delighted to sincerely congratulate President Csaba Korosi on his election to lead the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session and to wish him ever...

I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly and assure you of my country’s full supp...

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...

Twenty years ago, Switzerland spoke for the first time from this rostrum as a full Member of the United Nations (see A/57/PV.1). Switzerland’s joining the Unite...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its current session, and I thank your predecessor, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, Ministe...

Let me join previous speakers in extending our congratulations to Ambassador Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-se...

I wish to begin by conveying to this august body fraternal greetings from Her Excellency Ms. Sarnia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania,...

At the outset, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session and his entire team. I ...

It is an honour to return to this Assembly of nations once again as President of my country, a position to which I was re-elected five months ago. I am consciou...

After unprecedented formats of our General Assembly, following the constraints related to the coronavirus disease pandemic, we are again gathered here under the...

It is my honour and privilege to address the General Assembly for the first time as Prime Minister of Tonga. I offer my warmest congratulations to Mr. Csaba Kor...

Trinidad and Tobago congratulates you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session, and we commit oursel...