Speeches by Major

6355 speeches found

Burundi

BDI
1984
Session 39
NZEYIMANA

Once again I am honoured to head the delegation of Burundi in the work of the annual session of the General Assembly. I can say that I see in this not a ritual...

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Pakistan

PAK
1999
Session 54
Sartaj Aziz

Mr.President, it is an honour to address the General Assembly at this session, the last to be held in the twentieth century. May I begin by welcoming the Republ...

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Finland

FIN
1980
Session 35
Vayrynen

It is a particular pleasure for me, as a representative of a member country of the group of Western European and other countries, to convey to you, Mr. Preside...

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Madagascar

MDG
2016
Session 71
Mr. Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana

At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Madagascar that I lead, I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the Gener...

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China

CHN
2002
Session 57
Tang Jianxuan

First of all, Sir, please allow me to offer my warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. I w...

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Norway

NOR
1964
Session 19
Mr. Lange

14. The United Nations was founded to maintain international peace and security in the widest sense of that term. Peace-keeping remains the fundamental task of ...

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Zimbabwe

ZWE
1994
Session 49
Mr. Shamuyarira

My delegation congratulates you personally, Sir, as well as your country, Côte d’Ivoire, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-nint...

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Nauru

NRU
2011
Session 66
Marcus Stephen

Allow me to congratulate Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- sixth session. Allow me also...

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Turkey

TUR
1984
Session 39
HALEFOGLU

First of all, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly. Your well-known q...

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Monaco

MCO
2019
Session 74
Serene Highness Prince Albert II

We would be either presumptuous or dangerously indifferent if we did not assess the impact of the renewed call from the world’s youth about our climate emergenc...

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Ceylon

LKA
1971
Session 26
Mrs. BANDARANAIKE

I am most happy to have the opportunity and privilege of addressing this twenty-sixth session of the General Assembly and to bring members the greetings of the...

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Republic of Bulgaria

BGR
2019
Session 74
Mr. Rumen Radev

At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for his able guidance, which I believe will lead us to answers for the pressing chall...

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Romania

ROU
2012
Session 67
Titus Corlă"ean

The current session of the General Assembly gives us a complete picture of today’s world with all its challenges and opportunities. We can also glimpse various...

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Benin

BEN
1992
Session 47
Mr. HOLO

Nigeria and Pakistan are mourning today. I should like to extend to the Governments and the peoples of these two friendly countries the compassion of the peop...

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Trinidad and Tobago

TTO
1983
Session 38
Ince

1. On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago I congratulate Mr. Jorge Illueca on his election to the office of President o...

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Chad

TCD
2015
Session 70
Moussa Faki Mahamat

Fifteen years ago, we welcomed unanimously the adoption of the Millennium Declaration (resolution 55/2) and the Millennium Development Goals as the appropriate ...

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Cape Verde

CPV
2006
Session 61
Mrs. Maria de Fatima LIMA DA VEIGA

First of all, Madam, I would like to congratulate you on your election to preside over our work during the General Assembly’s sixty-first session. This is a ...

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Sri Lanka

LKA
1988
Session 43
Mr. HAMEED

Let me at the outset, on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, extend to Mr. Caputo of Argentina, our sincere congratulations on his election to the presidenc...

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Haiti

HTI
1989
Session 44
PERRIER

May I first address to you. Sir, the congratulations of the delegation of Haiti and tell you how very pleased we were to see you elected to the presidency of t...

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

SAU
2020
Session 75
His Majesty King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

The Kingdom’s Statement in the UN General Assembly 75th Session Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. S...

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