Speeches by president

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Kiribati

KIR
2024
Session 79
Teburoro Tito

President of the General Assembly, Head of States and Governments Secretary General of the United Nations H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, Excellencies, Ladies and Ge...

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South Africa

ZAF
1998
Session 53
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Mr. President, may I take this opportunity, as President of the Republic of South Africa and as Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement, to extend to you our si...

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Niger

NER
1971
Session 26
Mr. MAMOUDOU

32. Permit me first of all, Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Niger, to congratulate you most warmly on your election to the highly responsible pos...

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Chad

TCD
1969
Session 24
Mr. BAROUM

78. Madam President, allow me to begin by saying a few words in this great forum about Mr, Emilio Arenales, President of the twenty-third session of the General...

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Luxembourg

LUX
1978
Session 33
Gaston Thorn

 2. Mr. President, I welcome this opportunity to congratulate you in person on your election to the responsible post which will mean your presiding in the week...

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Honduras

HND
2024
Session 79
Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento

Madam President of this General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Distinguished Presidents, Prime Ministers, and dignitaries representi...

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Cuba

CUB
2019
Session 74
Mr. Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla

I would like to express my sincere condolences to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for the loss of life and the terrible destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian. ...

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Chad

TCD
2009
Session 64
Moussa Faki Mahamat

On behalf of my delegation and in my own name, I would like to offer the President our warmest congratulations on his brilliant election to the presidency of...

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Sierra Leone

SLE
2024
Session 79
Julius Maada Bio

MR. PRESIDENT, 1. I congratulate Your Excellency Philemon Yang on your election as President of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and ex...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
2024
Session 79
Frederick Makamure Shava

Your Excellency, Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the 79th Session of the General Assembly, Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the Un...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
2014
Session 69
Djibrill Ypènè Bassolé

Every year, the General Assembly gives us the opportunity to get together to discuss our concerns in the various parts of the world. Here we are, meeting agai...

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Nicaragua

NIC
2009
Session 64
Samuel Santos Lopez

Thirty years after the triumph of the people’s Sandinista Revolution and the start of a process of popular and participatory democracy, on behalf of the Pres...

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Equatorial Guinea

GNQ
1979
Session 34
Ela

It is a great honour and a particular privilege for me to address the General Assembly of the United Nations, meeting in its thirty-fourth session at a time wh...

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South Sudan

SSD
2015
Session 70
Mr. James Wani Igga

On behalf of my President, His Excellency Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, I would like to congratulate the newly elected President of the General Assembly. We stand wi...

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Nicaragua

NIC
2006
Session 61
Mr. Norman José CALDERA CARDENAL

Allow me to begin by congratulating the 192nd Member State, Montenegro, upon its accession to membership of the United Nations. On 5 November, elections wil...

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Tanzania, United Republic of

TZA
1994
Session 49
Mr. Ali Hassan Mwinyi

I wish to join my fellow Heads of State who have spoken before me in congratulating you most sincerely on your well-deserved election as President of the forty-...

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Cameroon

CMR
2004
Session 59
Mr. François-Xavier NGOUBEYOU

On 10 June 2004, you, Mr. President, were elected to serve as President of the General Assembly. As you begin your term of office, I have the great pleasure of ...

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Angola

AGO
2022
Session 77
Maria de Jesus dos Reis Ferreira

It is a great honour to take the floor in this majestic Hall of multilateral diplomacy on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Joao Manuel Gongalves Lourengo, President...

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Tunisia

TUN
2003
Session 58
Habib Ben Yahia

It gives me great pleasure to convey to you, Sir, and to your friendly country, Saint Lucia, our sincere congratulations on your election as President of the G...

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Australia

AUS
2021
Session 76
Scott Morrison

Mr President, It is a pleasure to give Australia’s National Statement to the General Assembly. Here in Canberra, I’m on the ancient land of the Ngunnawal people...

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