Speeches by FALL

First of all, may I congratulate President Jan Kavan, well known for his expertise in human rights, on his election to preside over this General Assembly. My c...

A decade ago, it was said that with the end of the cold war we had reached the “end of history.” Over the years, this view has been largely discredited. M...

Let me first, on behalf of the Sudan delegation, congratulate Sir Leslie Munro on his election as President of this General Assembly. We are sure that he will d...

I would like to start by congratulating Ms. Haya Rashed Al- Khalifa on her election to preside over this session and to wish her success in achieving the obje...

It is not the democratic world which by military action, revolution fomented from abroad or coups d'état has imposed individualistic or capitalistic régimes on ...

In my address on the accomplishments and shortfalls of Saint Lucia towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, I stressed that all of our gains would...

During the recent war, many of the nations represented in this Assembly sacrificed their blood and treasure for a common cause. There was a spirit of co-operati...

It is my privilege to convey to the President and to my fellow representatives the greetings of my sovereign King Mahendra, of His Majesty's Government and of t...

I should like to begin by congratulating Mr. Mongi Slim and Tunisia on his election as President of the General Assembly. Mr. Slim has had a distinguished reco...

75. Speaking for the first time from this rostrum at this session, I should like publicly to congratulate the President of the Assembly, Mr. Belaúnde, and his c...

Allow me to first congratulate you, Ambassador Peter Thompson, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and to assure ...

Sixty years ago, in the fall of 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That international bill of rights contains a forc...

This is the second general debate in which my delegation has participated, and our statement of policy cannot be unrelated to the line which we have followed s...

 On behalf of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and on behalf of Zambia, I join all other speakers in congratulating you. Ambassador Florin, on your well...

Honourable President of the General Assembly, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to once again deliver a statement at the United Nations General Assembly. First...

I shall take only ten minutes of the Assembly’s precious time. 110. At the beginning of this crucial session, it is essential that we keep certain important fac...

At the outset, I wish to extend my warm congratulations and wishes for success to Mr. Csaba Korosi on his outstanding election to the presidency of the General ...

Mr. Garba's election to the presidency of the forty-fourth session of the General Assembly is for my country, Guinea-Bissau, a source of great satisfaction. Hi...

Our presence in New York affords objective proof of the conviction of our Governments that just as a city cannot develop without the foresight and watchfulness ...

Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate the new President of the General Assembly, Mr. John Ashe, his predecessor, Mr. Vuk Jeremi., and Secretary-General Ba...