Speeches by President

In addressing the General Assembly at this seventeenth session, I would like my first words to be of heartfelt congratulations to the President, on his election...

 Permit me first to congratulate you,, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the forty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly, I am confi...

This spring, after a year in the grip of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we looked forward to the summer. We were full of hope and anticipation. De...

The delegation of Costa Rica is most gratified at the election of Prince Wan Waithayakon as President of the General Assembly, and welcomes the opportunity to w...

I would like to begin by congratulating the President on his election. His wisdom and experience will stand him in good stead as he guides the General Assemb...

The mission of the United Nations is to protect the dignity, security and well- being of all human beings. Therefor, peace, security, stability and general we...

For over a year and a half, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa has been the nerve centre of global politics. The deep changes that have swept ov...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. My delegation has full confidence in...

Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the high office of the presidency of the current session and to express confidence that, under you...

Permit me. Sir, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-first session and to affirm ...

61. I should like to express my delegation's sincere congratulations to Ambassador Benites on his accession to his high office. He is a distinguished son of La...

A birth in a family is naturally a source of joy and of hope. Thus the people of Burundi share the legitimate pride of the people of Saint Lucia on their acces...

I wish to offer you my congratulations, Madam President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- first session. Your experien...

It is an honour and a privilege for me to represent His Majesty the Sultan of Morocco and the Government of Morocco in the United Nations. I should like once ag...

64. The Government of Pakistan, which my colleague sand I have the honour to represent at this thirteenth session of the General Assembly, has constantly adhere...

I have stood upon this platform on many occasions, and I well remember every speech I have given here since 1985. This is perhaps because, first, I cannot conce...

I am speaking here for the first time as Canada’s Foreign Minister as we gather in the Assembly Hall on the traditional territory of the Lenape people. The Secr...

“A world in which people know how to solve their problems in peace without violence; a world of freedom and mutual respect; a world where all young people ca...

Mr. President, my delegation is reassured to know that this difficult forty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly is being steered by a statesman...

144. Mr. President, first of all, allow me to extend to you our warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the thirty-sixth session of the Gene...