Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Zimbabwe

ZWE
1991
Session 46
ROBERT GABRIEL MUGABE

I should like to congratulate you, Sir, upon your election to the presidency of the forty-sixth session of the General Assembly. You have taken the stewardship...

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Uganda

UGA
2023
Session 78
Jessica Alupo

I congratulate the President on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session and assure him of Uganda’s full support. I would...

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Norway

NOR
1995
Session 50
Mr. Godal

I wish first of all to congratulate the President of the General Assembly upon his election to his high office in the year of the fiftieth anniversary of the Un...

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Argentina

ARG
1975
Session 30
Mr. ROBLEDO

210. In the first place, Sir, I should like to express the satisfaction of the Government of the Republic of Argentina and my own personal satisfaction at your...

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Maldives

MDV
1979
Session 34
Jameel

I wish to extend to the President my delegation's sincere congratulations on his unanimous election to his high office in this Assembly. His election not only ...

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Algeria

DZA
1977
Session 32
Bouteflika

234. Throughout the regular meetings, our continued concerns and the exigencies of a future which we wish to build despite unforeseeable contingencies, we have...

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People's Republic of Korea

PRK
2005
Session 60

On behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the si...

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Republic of Congo

COG
2011
Session 66
Basile Ikouebe

I am honoured to take the floor from this rostrum on behalf of the President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso. This past week, in t...

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Burundi

BDI
2017
Session 72
Mr. Alain Aimé Nyamitwe

I have the pleasure of conveying to the Assembly the most fraternal greetings of Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi. He would have like...

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Belize

BLZ
2014
Session 69
Wilfred Elrington

On behalf of the Government and the people of Belize, it is with great pleasure that I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General As...

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New Zealand

NZL
1967
Session 22
Mr. CRAW

124. Mr. President, I am happy to offer you the congratulations of the New Zealand delegation on your election as President of this Assembly. We know that you b...

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Indonesia

IDN
2009
Session 64
Hassan Wirajuda

We meet today while the world is in the grip of intertwined crises from which we must break free if we are to ensure our long- term survival. The most urgent ...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
2008
Session 63
Robert Mugabe

I wish to begin by joining those who have congratulated Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third sessio...

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Ghana

GHA
2022
Session 77
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to lead us through this seventy-seventh gathering of the General Assembly of the United Nations. I wish you ...

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Guatemala

GTM
1994
Session 49
Mrs. Ruiz Sánchez de Vielmán

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth regular session and to offer you the fullest coopera...

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China

CHN
1967
Session 22
Mr. WEI Tao-ming

1. The General Assembly is once again convened in an atmosphere of crisis and tension. The war in Viet-Nam has been progressively intensified during the past mo...

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South Africa

ZAF
1961
Session 16
Mr. Louw

Before addressing the Assembly and in exercising my right of reply, I wish to refer to a statement made by the Foreign Minister of Ghana when he participated i...

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Mali

MLI
1984
Session 39
Beye

Next year we shall commemorate with enthusiasm a double anniversary—the fortieth anniversary of the Organization and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the histor...

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Costa Rica

CRI
1991
Session 46
NIEHAUS QEUSADA

I take great pleasure in congratulating, on behalf of the delegation of Costa Rica, Ambassador Shihabi on his stewardship of this session of the General Assemb...

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Guyana

GUY
1997
Session 52
Clement Rohee

For some time now the United Nations has been engaged in a process of reform and restructuring with the aim of improving its capacity to address the many chall...

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