Speeches by Major

Year after year, we gather under this universal roof to join our minds and resources in order to make the world a safer and more prosperous place or, at least,...

More than 12 months ago, addressing the Assembly, which since then has seen a steady increase in its membership, with the admission of new Members that I welco...

Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, on your election to the presidency of this Assembly. It is truly an honour for Lati...

First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of my delegation, upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. ...

MR. PRESIDENT, MR. SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEAR COLLEAGUES, It is my honour and privilege to address the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Mr. Pre...

For decades, this lofty stage served an important purpose — to hold discussions on how to make life on the planet safer and better. Regrettably, over the past d...

This year marks a special anniversary for the independent Lithuanian State. Thirty years ago, the Republic of Lithuania became a State Member of the United Nati...

I congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. I am confident that under his able s...

May peace be upon us all. I am honoured to represent my country, Indonesia, at this year’s General Assembly debate to discuss how we can find better ways to pe...

I have the honour to convey to you, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, our sincere congratulations and regards on your election to the presidency of the fif...

First of all, may I take this opportunity, on behalf of the Austrian delegation, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to this high office. Your ...

 42. Mr. President, your presidency of the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly is a matter of the greates...

On behalf of the Thai delegation, I should like to extend to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your unanimous election to the presidency of the General ...

 Allow me, Sir, to take this welcome opportunity to convey to you our warmest congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the General Assembly and m...

It gives me pleasure, on behalf of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, to extend to you, Madam President, and to your fraternal country, the Kingdom ...

Allow me first to associate myself with the statement by my colleague, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the European Union. May I also cong...

At the outset, permit me to offer to you, Sir, my delegation’s sincere congratulations on your unanimous election to the presidency of the forty-eighth session ...

Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you most warmly on your election to the important post of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ni...

Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the high position of President of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly. My delegation is ...

Disarmament is today the question that stands out as the all-important problem in international politics. While fears of new weapons and new methods of warfare ...