Speeches by Major

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you warm greetings from our beautiful island nation. I a...

This session is being held at a time when humankind is facing numerous challenges, some more difficult than others. Migration crises, humanitarian crises, immig...

Brazil applauds your election, Sir, to preside over the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Your personal political experience an...

I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. I have no doub...

I should like to depart slightly from protocol and start my statement by speaking about a humble woman, a Colombian named María Zabala, who has to bear the ...

1. Mr. President, I wish, on behalf of the Uganda delegation, to add my voice to those who have congratulated you on your having been elect' ; to the high offi...

I bring the Assembly greetings from Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, who should have been here today to addre...

Year after year the international community meets in New York in September to debate the major issues of concern to humankind. This traditional encounter is o...

I am pleased to convey to Mr. Jan Kavan the warm congratulations of my Government on his election as President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Asse...

We were deeply shocked when we heard about the earthquake that took place last night in the Republic of Indonesia. On behalf of the Government and people of Sur...

It is my great honour to deliver this statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, who unfortun...

This is the first occasion on which I have addressed the General Assembly on behalf of my country; I am very pleased to do so. My country is an old country - a ...

First of all, Mr. President, I should like to join the Peruvian delegation's heartiest congratulations to those which you have received from other delegations o...

I would like to express my sincere congratulations, Sir, on your election to the presidency, and my best wishes for success in the fifty-first session of the G...

First of all, I would like to express my best wishes for the success of the presidency of this session of the General Assembly and to assure the Assembly of Per...

As I address this historic seventieth session of the General Assembly, I join in the chorus of congratulations to the President on assuming the high honour and ...

On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I would like to congratulate the President on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its...

On behalf of the people and the Government of Papua New Guinea, I join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the fifty...

182. First of all, Mr. President, I should like on behalf of my delegation to congratulate you most warmly on your accession to the Presidency of the Assembly....

Only a few moments ago, we were informed of the crash of a commercial airliner not far from here, in Queens. At the moment, we do not know the cause of this di...