Session 76 Speeches

Mr. Secretary General; Mr. President; We are living uncertain times. Under the demolishing impact of a pandemic that has worsened structural inequities and the ...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the elected President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session, His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, and t...

Two weeks ago, we commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the horrendous terrorist attacks against the United States. But that barbaric act of terrorism was d...

At the outset, on behalf of the President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara, who could not make the journey here and whom I have the honour ...

We are extremely pleased to find ourselves once again in the General Assembly Hall after a little more than a year’s absence, owing to the coronavirus disease (...

Mr. President, dear delegates, No one can be in doubt. We live in a connected world. We face global challenges. They can only be solved if we work together. COV...

Praise be to God, peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, his family and his companions President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Heads of State and Gov...

Secretary-General President of the 76th Session Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, on behalf of the Government and People...

As we approach the second anniversary of the beginning of the worst catastrophe in almost a century, humankind has not yet been able to bring this terrible chap...

It is a distinct honour for me to address the General Assembly for the first time in my capacity as President of Ecuador. I am here, fully aware of the expectat...

Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to congratu...

Humankind has endured very challenging times. And it was in these moments that it has had the opportunity to truly evaluate the path that it should take. They a...

His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session; His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary...

Your Excellency, Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly; Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary general of the United Nations; Ladies and Gentle...

I am so sorry that we have not been able to meet together for so long. I feel especially sorry that the conversations we started with many of those here on digi...

Mr. President, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, United Nations Secretary-General, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. President,...

Allow me to start by congratulating President Shahid and the sisterly country of Maldives on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-si...

Nadia Murad was born in Iraq. Nadia Murad is Yazidi, and on 15 August 2014 her life changed: jihadists attacked her village. Six of her brothers were murdered b...

President of 76th Session of UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid; Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres; Excellencies; Ladies and Gentlemen ...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. I would also l...