Speeches by Major

It does seem strange to congratulate Minister Han Seung-soo on his appointment as President of the General Assembly so late in this session. But we live in unu...

Mr President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I address the General Assembly today… As someone with a deep belief in the principles of this body....

In addressing this Assembly for the first time, I should like, first, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, to carry out the pleasant duty of conv...

I come to this great forum at a unique time for humankind, when we face a triple pandemic with common roots: the pandemic of global inequality, the pandemic of ...

The Headquarters of the United Nations is currently undergoing a major renovation, and that is a good thing. It is good because the building no longer meets ...

Mr. President, I wish to thank you on behalf of the German Government for your congratulatory words. The establishment of German unity and the agreements conne...

Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to extend my warm congratulations to you on your election as President of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembl...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. I believe your extensive diplomatic experience will contin...

First of all, I would like on behalf of the delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic to congratulate Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his election as President of the General A...

May I begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. The historical ties between my country and Poland add to my satis...

85. Having already had the privilege of expressing to you, Sir, the profound congratulations of the Government of Liberia on your election to the presidency o...

At the outset, I would like to extend to you, Sir, my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. Your ...

The unanimous election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly of Mr. Bouteflika, the distinguished representative of Algeria, a country with ...

First of all, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly and to wish him...

For decades now we have been hearing very disturbing questions from this rostrum: Where is our world heading?, Where is the United Nations going? At the dawn of...

I congratulate the President on his election, and I commend his predecessor for his effective leadership at the previous session. Let me also, on behalf of the ...

Last year we met in a celebratory mood. But after every party comes the sober dawn, and we now face the sombre reality that the United Nations risks marginaliz...

I should like to begin my statement by expressing my most sincere condolences to the victims of the terrible disaster which has taken place in India and to the ...

I would like, through you, Sir, to congratulate Jan Kavan on his election as President of the General Assembly and to assure him of our delegation's cooperatio...

I bring you sincere greetings and very best wishes from His Excellency Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. President Koroma reg...