Speeches by President

9387 speeches found

Luxembourg

LUX
2015
Session 70
Mr. Jean Asselborn

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...

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Philippines

PHL
1984
Session 39
TOLENTINO

Allow me to congratulate the President on his election to chair the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly. His reputation as a skilled diplomat and a st...

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Burma

MMR
1980
Session 35
U Lay Maung

146. The delegation of Burma would like to congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the thirty-fifth session of the G...

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Brunei

BRN
1998
Session 53
Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

I extend my congratulations to Mr. Opertti on his election and my appreciation to the former President for all his work over the last year. In looking back over...

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Pakistan

PAK
1984
Session 39
YAQUB-KHAN

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Lusaka on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session. My delegation is p...

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Republic of El Salvador

SLV
2019
Session 74
Mr. Nayib Armando Bukele

On behalf of the people of El Salvador, who have given me the honour and responsibility to stand before the Assembly from this rostrum in my capacity as Preside...

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Syrian Arab Republic

SYR
1989
Session 44
AL-SHARA

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of this forty-fourth session of the General Assembly, particul...

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Australia

AUS
1967
Session 22
Mr. HASLUCK

99. I should like first to congratulate the President on his election. This was a tribute to his personal qualities and to the country and the people whom he re...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
2018
Session 73
Mr. Julius Maada Bio

It is a distinct honour for me to address the General Assembly for the very first time as President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. On behalf of the Government...

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Samoa

WSM
1983
Session 38
ALESANA

2. Mr. President, my delegation extends its congratulations to you on your election to your high office. We feel sure that under your guidance the burdens of ...

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UK

GBR
2012
Session 67
David Cameron

I am proud that this year Britain welcomed the world to the Olympic and Paralympic games and put on a great display, showing that while we may have only the tw...

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Mozambique

MOZ
1991
Session 46
MOCUMBI

Sir, you are presiding over this session at a very crucial time in the international arena. I should like to express my congratulations to you upon your electi...

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China

CHN
2014
Session 69
Wang Yi

This year marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. A distinguished thinker in modern China, Yan Fu, described the devastation caused by th...

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USA

USA
2000
Session 55
Madeleine Korbel Albright

I am honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the United States and to reinforce the eloquent message President C1inton conveyed during last week's Millenn...

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Iran

IRN
1999
Session 54
Kamal Kharrazi

I wish to extend to you, Sir, my sincere congratulations on your well-deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly and to assure you of the full ...

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Cyprus

CYP
2023
Session 78
Nikos Christodoulides

On 26 July 1946. in San Francisco, our predecessors pledged to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. which twice in our lifetime has brought unto...

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Myanmar

MMR
1996
Session 51
Ohn Gyaw

May I begin by extending to Mr. Razali the warmest congratulations of the delegation of the Union of Myanmar on his most deserving election as President of the...

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GTM

GTM
1971
Session 26

Mr. President, I offer you my most sincere congratulations on your election to preside over the twenty-sixth session of the General Assembly of the United Natio...

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Syria

SYR
2022
Session 77
Fayssal Mekdad

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its current session, and I thank your predecessor, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, Ministe...

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Guinea

GIN
1989
Session 44
TRAORE

 It is a pleasure for roe once again to extend to the. Assembly the warm and friendly greetings of the Republic of Guinea and of its President, General Lansana...

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