Speeches by president

Mr. President, I wish at the outset to congratulate you most sincerely on your unanimous election to the presidency of the present session of the General Assemb...

Not so long ago, it appeared that our world was growing at a pace beyond our control into a single global village. Today’s reality, by contrast, appears more...

Mr. President, allow me, first of all, to associate myself with the preceding speakers in extending the sincere and warm congratulations of the Mauritanian dele...

As we meet today, we confront yet another year of complex crises and conflicts—as a deeply divided world watches. Our prospects for a more peaceful, just, a...

I address this General Assembly grief- stricken at the death of 260 people in the tragic aviation accident yesterday in this city of New York. Most of the indi...

Our organization is 40 years old. It has come of age. And the world should celebrate a happy anniversary today, in exalting the lofty ideals of peace and securi...

1. Mr. President, I extend to you my sincere congratulations on your election as President of this Assembly, and also an expression of my confidence in your abi...

At the outset, I wish to express my pleasure at seeing you, Sir, assume the presidency of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. Your election to thi...

It is a signal honour for me to speak for the first time as head of the delegation of the People's Republic of Benin to the representatives of the internationa...

I wish to convey to Mr. Ganev the most sincere congratulations of the Government of Honduras on his well-deserved election to the presidency of the General A...

First of all, Mr. President, I should like on behalf of the Albanian delegation to express to you our warmest congratulations on your election as President of t...

To the authorities of the United Nations, to the representatives of its member states, and to all citizens of the world who may be watching—good afternoon. For...

On behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I extend my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your well-deserved election to the prestigious presidency o...

Mr. President, it is a particular pleasure for me to extend to you ray congratulations on your election to the Presidency of the fortieth session of the General...

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate Mr. Amara Essy on his election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. His remarkable ta...

First, I congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to preside over the Assembly at this sixty-fifth session. I am convinced that our work will be crowned...

I am delivering this statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, who, unfortunately, had to cance...

I am pleased to join with preceding speakers in congratulating you on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. The fact...

We meet this year under inauspicious circumstances. There is a storm brewing that threatens to sink the United Nations. We are fortunate to be guided by you Si...

I bring to the representatives and the United Nations the warm greetings of the people of Mauritius. 3. May I, on behalf of the Government and people of Maurit...