Speeches by President

1. I should like first to congratulate Mr. Paul Lusaka, of Zambia, on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly. I am confident that under hi...

It is a very great pleasure for me to follow, and join with, the distinguished representatives of fifty-nine other countries who have conveyed to the President ...

On behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I convey my sincere congratulations on Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki’s election to pres...

Allow me to extend to Ambassador von Wechmar my warm felicitations and those of the delegation of the Republic of Maldives on his election as President of the ...

The United Nations today is at a crossroads. It needs to become part of the twenty-first century, and it must do so with great urgency. It needs to gear itse...

78. It gives me great pleasure, Sir, to express my warmest congratulations on your election as President of the thirtieth session of the General Assembly. I j...

Seventy years have passed since the establishment of the United Nations. People live differently now; many changes have taken place and many reforms have been ...

This session’s general political debate and high-level meetings once again convince us of the need to move in international relations from confrontation base...

It is in no mere subservience to tradition that my first words in the general debate of the twenty-ninth session should be of gratitude to the President of the ...

Allow me first, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election as President and to express my conviction that the ses...

My warmest congratulations go to you, Sir, on your early election as President of the General Assembly, which was the first fruit of the revitalization efforts...

Excellencies, We are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in the midst of a global pandemic — a pandemic that has placed enormous pressure on ...

I feel that I should announce that although my name is Clifton Webb, I am not the screen star. By all accounts, he is “Sitting Pretty” down in Hollywood, and fo...

 I would like to offer you my congratulations and profound best wishes, Sir, as you assume your important duties as President of the General Assembly at this s...

This year’s session of the General Assembly comes at a critical time. Over the past few years we have witnessed grave violations of the very principles on which...

The agenda of this session not only is full of importance and burning issues but also brings great hopes and expectations. In his statement, Mr. Bernard Bot, th...

Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you on behalf of the State of Sao Tome and myself on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fif...

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your unanimous election to preside over the General Assembly at this session. This session ...

20. I wish to extend to Mr. Arenales the sincere congratulations of the Liberian delegation and myself on his election as President of the General Assembly at i...

The meeting of the General Assembly is a good occasion for self-examination. It affords an opportunity for a backward look on the progress achieved and for a fo...