Session 73 Speeches

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on her recent election to her important post. The men, women and chi...

It is my honour to address the Assembly for the fourth and final time as the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I congratulate Mr. Miroslav L...

It is indeed an honour and privilege for me to address the General Assembly for the first time in my capacity as the President of the Republic of Botswana, afte...

It is an honour for Brazil and it gives us great pleasure to officially open this general debate. I am pleased to greet the President of the General Assembly, M...

It is a great honour and privilege to be here today to convey the warm greetings of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to all gathe...

I believe we should appreciate the fact that the theme of this year’s general debate deals with global leadership and shared responsibilities for peaceful, equi...

In the 73 years since our Organization was created, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés is the fourth woman to be elected President of the General Assembly, and ...

First of all, allow me to give thanks to Almighty God, who has enabled us to meet in the magnificent city of New York, which is hosting the seventy-third sessio...

My participation in the general debate of the General Assembly at this session is taking place in a context in which the Cambodian nation is enjoying dividends ...

On behalf of His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, I would first like to offer the President our sincere and warm congratulations on ...

Canada is honoured to help close the general debate at the seventy-third session of the General Assembly. Let me start with a simple question. Why does the Un...

I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your election, and wish you great success as you embark on your noble and challenging mission. I also wish...

First of all, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the Republic of Ecuador, and especially to Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, on her well-deser...

At the outset, permit me to convey, on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad and Head of State, the Chadian delega...

Twenty years ago, in this very Hall, Kofi Annan set out the three great challenges facing the international community at the time: first, the challenge of secur...

Every September, global attention is focused on the United Nations and on this stately Assembly Hall. People watch closely what is happening here, hoping that t...

I have the immense honour of addressing this historical and important General Assembly for the first time as the President of Colombia. I arrive both proud ...

First, I extend my warm congratulations to you, Madam President, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. Your elect...

It is my happy duty to address the General Assembly in this mythic and historic place, dedicated to peace around the world, on behalf of Mr. Denis Sassou Nguess...

I am once again pleased to be speaking from this rostrum, as I have for several years. I would first like to pay tribute to a worthy son of the African continen...