Speeches by Head of Government

184. "Peace, security, independence and sovereignty for all cannot be secured by dealing only with the problems of some. This also means that peace and securit...

Allow me, first of all, to warmly congratulate the President on his election. His human qualities, along with his experience, will be invaluable throughout t...

134. Mr. President, first of all, speaking on behalf of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, I should like to join with the other delega...

Allow me to extend my congratulations to the President on his unanimous and well-deserved election as President of the fifty-eighth session of the General Asse...

On behalf of the Government and people of Sri Lanka I congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the high office of the presidency of the Gener...

Before beginning my statement, I would like to mention something that happened on our continent, in West Africa, yesterday. Indeed, tragic events occurred y...

How many times has it happened that humankind has been confronted with as many complex challenges in such a relatively short time as is the case nowadays? Has t...

This year is very special to Bangladesh at the United Nations. It is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Bangladesh’s admission to this “Parliament of Man”. I bring...

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...

It is both an honour and a pleasure for me to extend to representatives the warm greetings of the people of Chad and to express their sincere wishes for peace. ...

 It is with great pleasure that I extend to you, Sir, the congratulations of Austria on your election as President of the General Assembly. We greet you as an ...

The delegation of Niger is pleased to add its voice to all those who have preceded us and express to Mr. Ganev our heartfelt congratulations on his election to ...

Mr. Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, President of the Republic, Head of State and Head of Government of the Republic of Benin, who was unable to travel to New ...

President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General, Ambassadors, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, Allow me, Mr. President, to begin by extending...

It is a great honour and pleasure for me to take the floor for the first time in this world forum as Prime Minister and Head of Government, proudly representi...

It is an honour for me to represent my country, the Principality of Andorra, in the Assembly, which for almost seven decades has been meeting annually to spe...

146. My country wishes to associate its voice with those of the eminent speakers who have preceded me at this rostrum in offering to you, Mr. President, it...

It is with genuine feeling that I return to this podium where I first came when I addressed the eleventh session of the General Assembly as Minister of Foreign ...

On behalf of my Government, I should like to congratulate Mr. Salim on his election as President of the thirty-fourth regular session of the General Assembly. ...

Just last June we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Charter, which to this day still governs our Organization. On that occ...