Speeches by President

50. Since the Second World War, 700 million people in Asia and in Africa have risen from colonial or dependent status to independent nationhood. The world has g...

Once again the United Nations General Assembly is meeting to take stock of the global situation and of the role that the Organization plays in that context. I ...

1. First I must extend to you, Sir, the warm wishes and congratulations of Samoa, my delegation and myself on your Installation as President of the thirty-seco...

On behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco, it is my pleasure to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at i...

I bring greetings, Sir, from the Government and the people of Nigeria, on whose behalf I am honoured and privileged to address this fifty-third session of the G...

I would like to greet the General Assembly and to confess how deeply moved I feel to be here. For those who have never spoken in the Assembly Hall, it remain...

227. It is indeed an honour and a privilege for me and the members of my delegation to participate in the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly. We bri...

If a speaker has many topics in a short speech, he has none. If he has many priorities in his speech, he also has none. So let me concentrate on a one topic and...

On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as the President of the fifty-eighth session of the ...

At the outset, it pleases me to extend, on behalf of the Government and people of the State of Kuwait, our sincere congratulations to the President of the Ge...

As I address this body, may I seize this opportunity to extend to Mr. Kerim my sincere and warm congratulations on his well-deserved election to preside over...

96. Before I proceed with the statement of my delegation, I should like to convey to the President and through him to the representatives here the greetings and...

112. I should like at the outset to convey to Mr. Lievano through you, Sir, the warm congratulations of the delegation of Burma on his election as President of...

Mr. President, in this year in which Australia has established diplomatic relations with Algeria, it gives me particular pleasure, as head of the Australian Gov...

The theme of this year’s General Assembly asks us to accelerate action towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all. I would argue that it is ...

The world is aware that the fiftieth session of the General Assembly marks a major milestone in the global events that have charted and guided international aff...

Mr. President, allow me first of all to extend to you our warmest congratulations on the occasion of your unanimous election to the presidency of the thirty-fi...

114. Mr. President, it gives me much pleasure to add my delegation's congratulations to the many you have already received on your election as President. We a...

Mr. President, please accept my warm congratulations on your election to your high office. It is a great pleasure to see the representative of the fraternal H...

 I should like first, on behalf of the Government and people of Japan, to express „y heartfelt congratulations to you, Ambassador Garba, on your election as Pr...