Speeches by Pope

Let my first words before this world parliament be of confidence in the human capacity to overcome challenges and to move towards higher forms of partnership, ...

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, Your Majesties and Excellencies, Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General of the U...

It is my honour to represent my country, the Principality of Andorra, before the Assembly, which this year is celebrating its seventieth anniversary. Over the p...

82. It is with profound dismay that the delegation of Gabon has learnt of the indisposition of Mr. Fanfani following an unfortunate accident. We would ask you, ...

It is with gratitude and pride that I come here today to express the voice of the Italian people, a generous and responsible people, who every day have shown th...

Mr. President, Peace be with all of you! I offer cordial greetings to you, Mr President, and to all the Delegations taking part in this significant Seventy-fift...

Mr. President, as I address the Assembly for the first time as President of Colombia, I should like to offer you, on behalf of my Government, our warmest congra...

Let me congratulate the Secretary-General, the staff of the United Nations and, indeed, all Member States, on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of this...

Twelve years ago, I bade farewell to the Assembly, as I had decided to retire from active politics thereafter, which I did. However, destiny and the wish of the...

We passionately support the proposal of our dear colleague and friend, President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera of Costa Rica, that the next Secretary-General shou...

83. Permit me to take this opportunity to pay to you, Madam President, the respectful tribute which is your due, and to offer you the congratulations of the Gov...

I am Juan Orlando Hernández. I was born in a humble village called Rio Grande, in the department of Lempira, a region with very high rates of inequality and ...

55. The delegation of the Niger was very grieved to learn this morning of Mr. Fanfani’s accident. Since it is our turn to speak, we should like to take this opp...

27. First, Mr. President, I gladly offer to you my congratulations on your election. It is altogether fitting that the distinguished representative of a country...

Let me first join all the distinguished personalities who have spoken before me from this rostrum in congratulating Mr. Udovenko on his election as President o...

Mr. President, allow me to extend you the warmest and most heartfelt greeting of the people and the Government of Honduras. I would also extend this greeting...

 The Philippines greets you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the forty-third session of the General Assembly. It is not only the votes of the member...

58. Mr. President, allow me first of all to convey to you the sincere congratulations of the Burmese delegation and my own on your election as President of the ...

120. On behalf of my Government, my delegation and myself, it is with the sincere pleasure that I convey to you, Mr. President, our warmest congratulations on y...

In addressing the General Assembly at this sixteenth regular session, we can allow ourselves only one brief satisfaction—that of congratulating the President o...