Speeches by Major

6355 speeches found

New Zealand

NZL
1991
Session 46
JAMES BRENDAN BOLGER

Mr. President, on behalf of the Government and the people of New Zealand let me first congratulate you on your election. It has certainly been a momentous year...

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Bolivia

BOL
2006
Session 61
Mr. Evo Morales Aima

It is a source of great satisfaction to be here to represent my people, my homeland, Bolivia, and especially the indigenous movement. After more than 500 yea...

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Moldova

MDA
1997
Session 52
Nicolae Tabacaru

Allow me at the outset to congratulate the President wholeheartedly on his election to the presidency of the fifty-second session of the General Assembly of th...

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Honduras

HND
2018
Session 73
Mr. Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado

In delivering my statement to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session, I would like to express my gratitude for the support of the United Nations ...

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Nepal

NPL
2017
Session 72
Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba

I bring to the General Assembly warm greetings from the people and the Government of Nepal, the land of Lord Buddha and Mount Everest, as well as best wishes fo...

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Tonga

TON
2016
Session 71
Mr. Samiuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva

At the outset, allow me to echo the sentiments of the many Heads of State, Government and delegation before me in congratulating Mr. Thomson on his election to ...

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Tuvalu

TUV
2001
Session 56
Enele Sopoaga

I am honoured to address the General Assembly. Speaking on behalf of the people and the Government of Tuvalu, I extend Tuvalu’s greetings to the Assembly at it...

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Seychelles

SYC
1989
Session 44
de ST. JORRE

It is a great honour for me to be addressing the Assembly today. It is my pleasant task, Mr. President, to offer you Seychelles' congratulations on your electi...

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Mali

MLI
1979
Session 34
Beye

My opening words must be addressed to the valiant people of Angola, whose great sufferings on this sad occasion we share. I refer to the untimely death of Pres...

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Dominican Republic

DOM
1974
Session 29
Mr. Gomez Berges

Mr. President, before beginning my statement on behalf of the delegation of the Dominican Republic I should like to express in this General Assembly the great s...

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Czechoslovakia

CSK
1957
Session 12
Mr. DAVID

Permit me first of all to congratulate the President on his election as President of the United Nations General Assembly. I should also like, on behalf of the C...

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Jordan

JOR
2008
Session 63
Salah Bashir

I wish to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I wish h...

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Upper Volta

BFA
1973
Session 28
Conombo

90. Mr. President, on behalf of my Government I have the great pleasure of addressing to you my warm congratulations on the occasion of your election to presi...

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Lao People's Democratic Republic

LAO
1989
Session 44
SRITHIRATH

 Allow me first on behalf of the delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to congratulate you, Sir, most warmly on your unanimous election as Preside...

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Norway

NOR
1950
Session 5
Mr. LANGE

It may, perhaps, throw some light on the situation in which my own and many other countries find themselves to say that a few days before taking part in this de...

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Cape Verde

CPV
2012
Session 67
Jorge Carlos De Almeida Fonseca

I convey my greetings to the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Vuk Jeremić, whom I congratulate on his election. I wish him success during his tenure as P...

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Norway

NOR
1992
Session 47
Mrs. BRUNDTLAND

It is a great pleasure for me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to your high office at such an important juncture in the history of the United Nation...

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Guatemala

GTM
1982
Session 37
CASTILLO-ARRIOLA

On behalf of the Guatemalan delegation, over which I have the honor to preside, I wish to express to you, Mr. Hollai, congratulations on your unanimous electi...

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Uruguay

URY
1975
Session 30
Mr. BLANCO

The delegation of Uruguay would like at the outset to congratulate Mr. Thorn, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, on his election as Presiden...

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Barbados

BRB
2018
Session 73
Ms. Mia Amor Mottley

Let me begin by congratulating Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-third session, and in part...

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