Speeches by Annan

It gives me great pleasure to address this forum and to share with the General Assembly my Government’s views on issues of the highest relevance to our Organiza...

At the outset, I would like to join others in paying tribute to the memory of the late Kofi Annan, a true world leader and a firm believer in the strength of th...

In 1945, in the aftermath of a war that tore apart all the peoples of the world - a war during which the most basic human rights were violated - a few leading c...

Madam, your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session is the sign of a favourable turn of events in the world. I congratu...

I should like, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. This session might well prove t...

Recent events have manifestly brought to the fore the importance and relevance of the United Nations in the pursuit of global peace, security and stability. On...

On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I join other delegations in congratulating Mr. Kavan on his election as president of the fifty-seventh sessi...

As you know, Madam President, there is one African tradition, but its forms are many. That is why the African continent is the cradle of mankind and this Afr...

Mr. President, I would like to begin by congratulating you upon your election to your challenging office. Under your able guidance, the Assembly will take forwa...

In 1864. Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to Edwin Stanton, his Secretary of War. He observed that “you cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it...

The deaths of Sergio Vieira de Mello and his colleagues leave a terrible void. The loss of so many dedicated servants of the United Nations at its headquarters...

I wish to welcome at the outset the President of the General Assembly at its fifty- third session. He has assumed a difficult and important task, and we have fu...

The election of the Foreign Minister of Uruguay as President of this General Assembly is very gratifying to our delegation and we are sure that his enormous tal...

Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, allow me to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election to preside over this session of the General Assembly. I sho...

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. I should also like to extend my congratulations to all the other memb...

On behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu, I wish to join previous speakers in congratulating Mr. Didier Opertti on his election to ...

Last month, I visited a refugee camp at the border between Turkey and Syria. I met children, women and men, who told me how they had escaped the violence and s...

As I offer you my congratulations upon your assumption of your high office, Mr. President, I must also praise your 6 predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Han Seung...

I would like to pay tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for everything that he has done; he has been a great Secretary-General. Thanks to his c...

Let me begin by congratulating Your Excellency, Mr. Han Seung-soo, on your election as President of the General Assembly. I am especially gratified to be addre...