Speeches by President

My first words are to congratulate you, Mr. President, most warmly on behalf of my Government and my delegation on having been unanimously elected President of ...

Over and above the usual civilities, Sir, the very sincere and warm congratulations of the Cameroon delegation on your election to preside over the current sess...

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I expect your proficient stewardship wil...

31. Allow me, at the outset of my remarks, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on behalf of the Ethiopian delegation, upon your unanimous election to the high o...

On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Benin, allow me to express to Mr. Didier Opertti my warm congratulations upon his brilliant and unanimous electio...

On behalf of my country, I have the honour of extending my most sincere congratulations to Mr. Salim on his election as President of the thirty-fourth session ...

Sir, it is a particular pleasure for me, on behalf of the delegation I head, to extend to you my most sincere compliments on your election to the presidency of ...

96. Madam President, the fact that it is you who guide our work in this temple devoted to freedom, on the eve of its twenty-fifth anniversary, is more than a po...

At the outset, allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. The United N...

79. Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, I wish, first of all, to express to you our sincerest congratulations on your unanimous election as President of ...

It is an honour to once again address the General Assembly. On this occasion, I would first like to join those who have spoken before me in this Hall to express...

The word “globalization” did not appear in dictionaries of the English language 30 years ago. Globalization is now a reality, but multitudes do not benefit. To ...

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...

 I should like to begin, Sir, by extending my and Canada's congratulations and appreciation to you on your assumption of the responsibilities and office of the...

It is truly an honour for me to address the Assembly at this global forum on behalf of Montenegro and to reiterate our commitment to the principles and purpo...

I wish to begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your election to lead our work during this session. We wish you full success during your presidency. L...

At the outset, I would like to state that Portugal, of course, endorses the statement made here by the presidency of the European Union. Portugal wishes the Uni...

This session of the General Assembly is being held at a time when the world is confronted with the most serious challenges of its history in all areas. The Ass...

Mr. President, I particularly welcome this opportunity of associating myself with the speakers who preceded me to this rostrum to extend our congratulations and...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. While assuring you, S...