Speeches by president

The deaths of Sergio Vieira de Mello and his colleagues leave a terrible void. The loss of so many dedicated servants of the United Nations at its headquarters...

1. On behalf of Mexico I bring you the best wishes of its Constitutional President, Jose Lopez Portillo, for the success of this session of the General Assemb...

Permit me to begin with the non-controversial, and I would say outright, the topic of the election of the President. As he pointed out in his statement, his el...

34. Madam President, slow me to extend the very warm congratulations of the Maldivian delegation to you on your election as the President of the twenty-fourth s...

It is customary at this time of the year for this glass and steel palace in Manhattan to play host to the meetings of special envoys who come from the four corn...

150. Mr. President, allow me first of all to extend to you the felicitations of my delegation on your highly-deserved election to the presidency of the thirty-...

1. Mr. President, your almost unanimous election to the presidency of the present session of the United Nations General Assembly — a truly rare occurrence i...

50. All the Americas welcome with pride and enthusiasm the honour which this distinguished Assembly has just conferred on one of the American continent’s most i...

140. I bring you warm greetings and best wishes for the success of the nineteenth session of the General Assembly from the President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwam...

Allow me to begin by conveying to the President the warm greetings of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. Ariel Henry, who had to ca...

203. The delegation of the newly independent Central American and Caribbean nation of Belize has listened with great interest to the various statements made ...

We grieved to learn of the aviation disaster yesterday in Lagos, which caused the death of 163 members of the Nigerian military. On this sad occasion I should...

Our debate is being held under the theme of restoring trust and reviving global solidarity. President Dennis Francis has rightly called on us to accelerate acti...

As I offer you my congratulations upon your assumption of your high office, Mr. President, I must also praise your 6 predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Han Seung...

It is my pleasure to speak on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of the Sudan to wish us all success at this year’s General Assembly sessio...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, Ayubowan! At the outset, I congratulate ...

Our President, Mr. Álvaro Colom Caballeros, participated in the High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (see A/65/PV.3) but had to re...

At the outset, allow me to express our sincere gratitude for the honour of addressing the General Assembly from this rostrum. I bring greetings from His Excel...

194. Mr. President, your opening remarks [2117th meeting] were worthy of the civilization you represent. The ethical and legal principles on which that civiliz...

We are extremely happy to welcome the admission to membership of the United Nations at this forty-sixth session of the General Assembly the sister Democratic P...