Speeches by President

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Mexico

MEX
2023
Session 78
Alicia Barcena Ibarra

On behalf of Mexico, please accept our warmest congratulations. Sir. on your election as President. Latin America and the Caribbean feel wholly represented unde...

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Burundi

BDI
1980
Session 35
Nzambimana

Mr. President, may I, on behalf of the delegation of Burundi, say how pleased we are to see you presiding over the work of the thirty-fifth session of the Gene...

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United Republic of Tanzania

TZA
2019
Session 74
Mr. Palamagamba Kabudi

I bring fraternal greetings from His Excellency Mr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, who, although he so much wished to...

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Togo

TGO
1963
Session 18
Mr. APEDO-AMAH

We, the Togolese people, are profoundly and sincerely attached to peace and the union of our countrymen; for we know that we are not alone in the world and that...

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Bolivia

BOL
1950
Session 5
Mr. ANZE MATIENZO

My Government has done me the honour to instruct me to define my country’s position in relation to the grave problems which concern the world and the United Nat...

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Jordan

JOR
2008
Session 63
Salah Bashir

I wish to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I wish h...

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Comoros

COM
1986
Session 41
Mr. KAFE

Sir, your unanimous election to the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly at its forty-first session is a tribute not only to your outstanding qua...

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Bhutan

BTN
1973
Session 28
Penjor

1. In unanimously electing the President of the twenty-eighth session, the General Assembly has not only honoured a distinguished son of Latin America but also...

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Finland

FIN
1961
Session 16
Mr. Urho Kekkonen

I should like to thank the President for his kind words of welcome. His high office, the esteem and admiration we have for his person in Finland, gives special...

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Somalia

SOM
2013
Session 68
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

It is an honour for me to be here today, as this it is my first time addressing this esteemed and respected body, the General Assembly, as President of Somal...

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UK

GBR
2010
Session 65
Nicholas Clegg

The nations represented here know how deeply the world has changed in the six and a half decades since the United Nations was formed; since the spirit of int...

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Holy See

VAT
2024
Session 79
Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Mr. President, I am honoured to extend to you and to the distinguished representatives of the Nations assembled here the warm greetings of His Holiness Pope Fr...

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Equatorial Guinea

GNQ
1969
Session 24
Mr. ENVELA-MAKONGO

204. Madam President, it is both an honour and a privilege for me to be able to convey to you, on behalf of my Government, my delegation and on my own personal ...

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Mali

MLI
2000
Session 55
Modibo Sidibé

At the outset I should like to congratulate the President most warmly on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I take th...

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Panama

PAN
1981
Session 36
Mr. ROYO

2. Mr. President, in the course of the Fifth and Sixth Conferences of Heads of State or Government of NonAligned Countries I had the privilege of many opportun...

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Poland

POL
1972
Session 27
Mr. Olszewski

Comrade President, on behalf of the Polish delegation and on my own behalf I wish to offer you heartfelt congratulations upon your election to the high post of ...

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Zaire

COD
1986
Session 41
Mr. MANDUNGU BULAT NYATI

On behalf of the delegation of Zaire and on ray own behalf I should like at the outset to congratulate the President on his election to guide the work of the Un...

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Ukraine

UKR
2008
Session 63
Viktor Yushchenko

It is a great honour for me to address the world community: the United Nations and its biggest representative body, the General Assembly. Together with all...

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Brunei

BRN
2002
Session 57
Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

Mr. President, I extend my congratulations to you and to the people of the Czech Republic on your election. I offer my very best wishes in all your work during...

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Namibia

NAM
1994
Session 49
Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab

On behalf of the Namibian delegation, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth sessio...

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