Speeches by president

I begin by saluting Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, who presides over the current session. His long experience at the United Nations augurs well for our wor...

In 1945. representatives of 51 States, one of them my country, agreed to create the United Nations. By speaking for the first time before the General Assembly a...

It is a great honour for me to be here today. The General Assembly is the place where the world opens up to dialogue and discussion, which are essential element...

At the outset, allow me to congratulate Mr. Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I am confident that he w...

1. First of alt, Sir, I should like to express to you, on behalf of the people and Government of Honduras, our congratulations on your election to the presiden...

I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at this year’s session. I wish also to commend your p...

It is a pleasure, Sir, to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the Assembly at this session. We have every hope that your efforts will be s...

It will surprise no one that climate change and its catastrophic consequences are foremost in my mind. As the leader of a small island State, which, two years l...

The international order born out of the Second World Mar is dead. We have seen an end to a stage in history marked by the cold war, the bipolar division of wor...

149. Mr. President, allow me, on behalf of my Government, to congratulate you warmly upon your election to the presidency of the thirty-second session of the ...

144. The delegation of Rwanda wishes to join in the congratulations and praise addressed to you, Sir, on your election as President Of this Assembly. The unani...

Mr. President, please accept Latvia’s congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. The people of Latv...

102. The Lesotho delegation wishes to add its voice to the congratulations of previous speakers on the unanimous election of Ambassador Lievano Aguirre of Colo...

Sir, my first words will be to offer you my personal congratulations and those of my country on your election to the distinguished office of President of the Ge...

We congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at this session and wish you every success in fulfilling your mandate. Our appr...

May I begin by congratulating the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. We are in good hands as we begin ...

It is a great pleasure to join other delegations in expressing our cordial congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at...

Mr President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, When one enters this building, the eye is drawn to a blue-hued light. It comes ...

First, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping of Gabon, on his election as the President of the General Assembly. We meet in New York under c...

It is truly an honour for me to address a body that embraces all the countries of the world - the United Nations. I come to this forum representing the beloved...