Speeches by Major

I warmly congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election as President at the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly and wish him success during his term. O...

On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I join other delegations in congratulating Mr. Kavan on his election as president of the fifty-seventh sessi...

It is a particular pleasure to see Mr. Gurirab presiding over the last session of the General Assembly of the twentieth century. I consider myself singularly fo...

At the outset, I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and to...

In no way can today’s discussion be called routine. We are faced with summing up the preliminary results of the large-scale United Nations reforms that have bee...

It is an honour, Mr. President, for me to address the General Assembly. Things have changed since I was first here, and not only because time has passed and w...

I wish to convey my greetings to the Secretary-General and all the Presidents, Heads of State, delegations and international organizations from across the wo...

Mr. President, Gabon and its President, His Excellency El Hadj Omar Bongo, whom I have the signal honour to represent at this session, are moved by your unanim...

On behalf of the delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, I should like first to congratulate Mr. Lusaka on his unanimous election to the presidency...

Since the Charter of the United Nations was adopted in San Francisco, the international community has made it a true act of faith in setting up a new interna...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate Mr. Al-Nasser on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I wish to assure him of India’s full cooperat...

Allow me first of all, on behalf of the people and the Government of Colombia, to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this...

It is a distinct honour for me to address this forum. I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Mr. John Ashe on his assumption of the presidency o...

Seldom has people’s yearning for freedom, dignity and self- determination played such a dominant role as it has this year. Until now, we have experienced glob...

Mr. President, I would like to begin by congratulating you upon your election to your challenging office. Under your able guidance, the Assembly will take forwa...

Mr. Chairman of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to congratulate Ambassador Volkan Bozkir on his el...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, I have the honor to bring you the warm greetings of Iakwe from the Republic of the Marshall Islands. We find...

The deaths of Sergio Vieira de Mello and his colleagues leave a terrible void. The loss of so many dedicated servants of the United Nations at its headquarters...

Last year, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a plan of action for balanced and sustainable global development. The Age...

In this seventieth anniversary year, it is fitting that we reflect on the profound hopes of the founders of the United Nations. This universal Organization has ...