Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Nepal

NPL
2014
Session 69
Sushil Koirala

I bring with me warmest greetings from the people of Nepal and their best wishes for the success of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly. I congra...

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Cape Verde

CPV
1978
Session 33
Verona Rodrigues Pires

212. The opportunity we have at this time to address this illustrious Assembly of the United Nations—the symbol for all the peoples represented here of hope fo...

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Costa Rica

CRI
2023
Session 78
Arnoldo Ricardo Andre Tinoco

Costa Rica congratulates the President of the General Assembly on his election and reiterates its commitment to work to achieve the goals we have set for this s...

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Uruguay

URY
2002
Session 57
Didier Opertti

The profound and dizzying change that took place in the world during the last decade, with the end of the cold war and the acceleration of the process of globa...

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Spain

ESP
2021
Session 76
Pedro Sánchez

On Sunday, 19 September, at 3:12 p.m., a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. Since then, Spain has been following the devel...

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Brazil

BRA
1970
Session 25
Mr. GIBSON BARBOZA

1. Mr. President, I should like, first of all, to congratulate you on your unanimous election as President.of the twenty-fifth regular session of the General As...

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Papua New Guinea

PNG
1993
Session 48
Mr. KAPUTIN

On behalf of the people and Government of Papua New Guinea, I should like to congratulate Ambassador Insanally of Guyana on his election to preside over the Gen...

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Seychelles

SYC
2023
Session 78
Wavel Ramkalawan

First of all. I wish to congratulate Ambassador Dennis Francis on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session and to extend ...

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Italy

ITA
1956
Session 11
Mr. MARTINO

It is my pleasant duty to offer to Prince Wan Waithayakon my heartiest congratulations on his election to the office of President of this Assembly. The Italian ...

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Senegal

SEN
1982
Session 37
NIASSE

I should like first of all to express the heartfelt congratulations of the Senegalese delegation to you, Sir, on your brilliant election to the presidency of...

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Myanmar

MMR
2005
Session 60
Nyan Win

I wish first of all to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. We are convinced that, given ...

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Belgium

BEL
1951
Session 6
Mr. VAN ZEELAND

The man of goodwill who tries with an honest mind and a simple heart to follow the work of this distinguished Assembly must at times feel sorely perplexed. We o...

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Iran

IRN
2016
Session 71
Mr. Hassan Rouhani

I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, and I hope that the decisions and initiative...

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Bolivia

BOL
2002
Session 57
Carlos Mesa Gisbert

I would like to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his deserved election as President of the General Assembly at this session. We wish him every success. I would al...

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA
2021
Session 76
Timothy Harris

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished delegates, It is my privilege and honour to address the United Nations General Assembly today. On behalf of ...

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New Zealand

NZL
2008
Session 63
Rosemary Banks

Sixty-three years after its formation, the United Nations remains the world’s central international body. Only here do all countries come together to devise ...

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Belgium

BEL
2005
Session 60
Karel de Gucht,

Allow me to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. Through you, I would like also to thank your predecessor, ...

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Burundi

BDI
2005
Session 60
Pierre Nkurunziza

It is a distinct honour to address this Assembly on the occasion of the sixtieth regular session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, an important mil...

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Saudi Arabia

SAU
1999
Session 54
Nizar Madani

It is my pleasure to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Gurirab on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. Hi...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
1984
Session 39
Sankara

I bring the fraternal greetings of a country covering 274,000 square kilometres, where 7 million men, women and children refuse henceforth to die of ignorance,...

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