Speeches by Major

At the outset, I wish to convey the Egyptian Government's congratulations to the Presidency of Bulgaria on the election to the presidency of the General Assem...

Dear leaders, Your excellencies, Today, I want to tell you about a day that has already passed, and a day that must never come. On the night of Marc...

We are facing unprecedented challenges. Climate change is real and poses a real threat to progress, and even to our survival, forcing us to shift resources away...

Allow me to begin by extending my delegation’s warmest congratulations to the President upon his assumption of the office of the presidency of the General Assem...

Sir, my delegation joins others in warmly congratulating you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at the forty-first session. We also com...

37. I offer you, Madam President, the profound and sincere felicitations of the Liberian delegation and myself on your election to the eminent position of Presi...

**Mr President of the General Assembly,** **Heads of State and Government,** **Mr Secretary-General of the United Nations,** **Distinguished Delegates, La...

On behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Assembly at i...

I should like to say how pleased the Government of Panama is at your election, Madam, to preside over the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. Your i...

38. Permit me, Sir, to congratulate you warmly upon your election to the important post of President of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly of t...

The year 2014 is a special one for Europeans — a special year of commemoration. In the summer 100 years ago, European diplomacy failed and the world slid int...

The struggle for democracy being waged by Nicaragua has transcended our borders, arousing feelings of solidarity and support in different parts of the world. Th...

- Excellency Volkan Bozkir, President of the General Assembly, - Excellency Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, - Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen! This y...

I am indeed honoured to join previous delegations in congratulating Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election as President of the Assembly at this sixty...

**MR PRESIDENT,** I am honoured to deliver before this august Assembly the full statement which H.E. Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon and Hea...

Mr. President, my delegation congratulates you on your assumption of this high office. We are confident that, given your vast experience and consummate diploma...

Recent events have manifestly brought to the fore the importance and relevance of the United Nations in the pursuit of global peace, security and stability. On...

Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, I wish to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the forty...

I should confess, Mr. President, that every year that I have approached this rostrum-and I have been doing so, off and on, for 31 years-I have felt increasingly...

I am once again participating in the regular session of the General Assembly to reaffirm our respect, admiration and congratulations to our brother, Mr. Ban Ki-...