Speeches by President of the European Council

Over the past five years, I have had the honour of representing the European Union (EU) as the President of the European Council, which comprises the Heads of S...

This sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly is taking place in a global context full of challenges, testing the efficiency of the current international s...

I congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. I convey my deep gratitude and appreciation to...

At the outset, allow me to convey my sincere congratulations to the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth se...

First of all, I would like to align myself with the statement made by the President of the European Council, Mr. Herman van Rompuy, on behalf of the European...

Mister President, Mister Secretary-General, dear Heads of Delegations, Ladies and Gentlemen, I speak to you today on behalf of the European Union. A union found...

Europe presents to you a message of cooperation, support and partnership. I congratulate the new President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Al-Nasser, of ...

We are starting this sixty-third session of the General Assembly under the wise and inspiring leadership of our President, Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann. We ...

Luxembourg is very pleased that the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, was able for the first time to address this Assembly on behalf of th...

“[We] will not enjoy development without security, we will not enjoy security without development, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human righ...

I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the delegation of Romania. First, I welcome last night’s adoption of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013), ...

Two years ago, at this same rostrum, as the conclusion of my statement (see A/59/PV.10), I quoted these famous verses of the Spanish poet Antonio Machado: ...

The United Nations was created, not to lead humankind to heaven but to save it from hell. These were the apt words of Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, who served as the se...

At the outset, I would like to cordially congratulate Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of the State of Qatar on his election to the post of President of the Ge...

First, I would like to extend congratulations to you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy- seventh session and wish you every...

Rarely have the foundations of this institution been shaken as strongly as in the early hours of 24 February, when various cities throughout Ukraine felt the te...

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...

President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Heads of State and Government, ladies and gentlemen, Last year, we met in New York f...