Speeches by President

On behalf of the Government and people of Solomon Islands, let me first convey my warmest greetings to the President and the members of the General Assembly. It...

Never before have Latin America and the Caribbean expressed themselves with such strength and unity as they did at the Summit of the Americas, held last April ...

I participate in this debate of the General Assembly in our dual position as President in Office of the African Union and President of the Republic of Equato...

On behalf of the delegation of the Central African Republic, I should like to express our warmest and most heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Razali Ismail on hi...

Twenty-one years ago, on a day like today, a terrible earthquake battered my country. We remember the victims, and we express our ongoing solidarity with the...

63. I am indeed happy to be able on behalf of my delegation, to associate myself with the other representatives, in extending our warm congratulations to y...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful All praise belongs to the Almighty God and peace and blessing upon His prophet and his household and compani...

192. Sir, it is with the greatest pleasure that, on behalf of His Excellency Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of the United Republic of Cameroon, as well as on behal...

First of all, I thank the General Assembly for electing His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa, our Minister for Foreign Affairs, as President of the General Assembly...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his unanimous election. It is indeed a great 21 honour for his country. I can ...

With your kind permission, I shall address the representatives here in the name and in representation of the Head of State of the Republic of the Philippines, ...

1. Mr. President, I am most pleased to extend to you, on behalf of the Greek delegation and on my own behalf, our warmest congratulations on your election t...

Every year at the United Nations, we go through the same ritual. We attend the general debate knowing beforehand that the clamour for justice and peace by our u...

When the nations of the world come together in the General Assembly to consider the major issues facing humankind, it is an honour and a privilege to take th...

The events of recent months have illustrated once again the importanceof the United Nations as a multilateral forum for addressing today’s crises and challenges...

I would first like to express my warm and fraternal gratitude to the President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. Michel Joseph Martelly, for the t...

I wish to join other speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. Your experience...

First of all allow me to say how pleased we are at your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. Since you are such an eminent ...

At the outset, it is my great pleasure to express to you, Madam, the heartfelt congratulations of the delegation of Mali on your outstanding election to the ...

Costa Rica is extremely pleased at Mr. Didier Operttiâs election to preside over the work of this fifty-third session of the General Assembly. We say this not j...