Session 71 Speeches

As the first representative of the new Government of Myanmar to speak before the Assembly, it is my duty and my privilege to reaffirm our faith and confidence i...

Let me congratulate the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. He hails from a country that is held in hig...

It is an honour to be in this Hall for the seventy-first session of the General Assembly. On behalf of the Republic of Nauru, I would like to congratulate His E...

I wish to begin by congratulating the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at the seventy-first session. I wish to assure him of ...

Before I came here, Sahar Afzal, a representative of Dutch youth, asked me a simple question. “Minister,” he said, “do you still believe in the United Nations?”...

It is special pleasure to speak to the General Assembly under the presidency of a Pacific island friend. The world is facing serious challenges. Borders are clo...

I bring greetings from the people of Nicaragua and from our President, Comandante Daniel Ortega Saavedra. We are very pleased to see a brother from Fiji, a Paci...

It is now 71 years since our Organization, the United Nations, was created to ensure peace, security, cooperation, economic development and respect for human ri...

On behalf of the people and the Government of Nigeria, Sir, let me congratulate the President on his well-deserved election as the President of the General Asse...

This year’s session of the General Assembly comes at a critical time. Over the past few years we have witnessed grave violations of the very principles on which...

I would like to begin my statement by congratulating the President and his country, the Republic of Fiji, on his election to preside over the General Assembly a...

We congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. We agree that the implementation of the 203...

On behalf of His Excellency Mr. Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., the President of the Republic of Palau, I have the honour to make the following remarks at the seven...

): I had hoped that I would not have to deliver this statement today, as would have been the case if the cause of my people had been genuinely heard and justly ...

On behalf of the people of Panama, to whom I send a warm embrace from this rostrum, I am pleased to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly in...

Papua New Guinea appreciates and applauds the outgoing President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mogens Lykketoft, for his outstanding guidance of the G...

On behalf of the Republic of Paraguay, I congratulate Ambassador Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session. I wish him ...

It is an honour to address the General Assembly, to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first se...

On behalf of the Philippine Government and the Filipino people, I wish to convey our warmest congratulations to Ambassador Peter Thomson on his election as Pres...

At the outset, I wish to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, on his election to his important positi...