Speeches by President

It is a pleasure to be able to address the General Assembly here on this beautiful morning in New York, and I would first like to take the opportunity to congr...

Allow me to join previous speakers from this rostrum in sincerely congratulating Mr. Kerim on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I als...

138. Mr. President, first of all, I should like to convey to you and, through you, to representatives, the greetings and good wishes of my Sovereign, His Majest...

Last week we reaffirmed our commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We agreed to accelerate our efforts. Developing countries themselves have ...

Allow me first to congratulate Mr. Al-Nasser on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this sixty-sixth session. We wish him every success...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. Malawi is proud of you and of your country, Côte...

I should like to express my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly. I am con...

When I first came to the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, I knew many people did not know, or had never heard of, El Salvador. And if they had, it was o...

Mr. President, I wish, at the outset, to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations Genera...

Three years ago I had the pleasure of describing to the Assembly, from this very rostrum, some of the refreshing and heart-warming scenes of the Seoul Olympic ...

I would like to begin by extending my sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sev...

Allow me, at the outset, to express to you, President Thomson, and through you to your country, our congratulations on the trust placed in you to guide the work...

Mr. President, first and foremost allow me to convey fraternal greetings from His Majesty King Mswati III to you and to all the Members of the United Nations. F...

First, let me express, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, my heartfelt congratulations to Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann, a veteran...

Before starting my statement, I should like to express, on behalf of my delegation, our sympathy to the victims and their families in the path of the destructiv...

Many of us here present have lived through anxious hours in this very Assembly Hall during the emergency special sessions of the General Assembly, called at the...

74. It is a particular pleasure for me, Mr. President, to perform in my turn the traditional duty of congratulating you on your election to the presidency of th...

I warmly congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election and wish him every success. I also pay tribute to and congratulate his predecessor, ...

Humankind has endured very challenging times. And it was in these moments that it has had the opportunity to truly evaluate the path that it should take. They a...

Allow me to begin by congratulating Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann upon his assumption of the office of President of the General Assembly. I wish him success ...