Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

This year, once again, the United Nations calls upon all the countries on planet Earth to participate in the General Assembly, which is — one could say — a kind...

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am pleased to see a member of our regi...

Allow me to begin by congratulating Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann upon his assumption of the office of President of the General Assembly. I wish him success ...

Vanuatu would like to join previous speakers in congratulating the President of the General Assembly at its seventy- first session on his new role and function....

The General Assembly at its seventy-first session holds special significance for Samoa and the Pacific region. At the helm of the General Assembly for the first...

Let me join others in extending our sincere congratulations to Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his unanimous election to preside over this session of the General...

On behalf of the people and the Government of Yemen, I would like to congratulate the President most warmly on presiding over the General Assembly at its sevent...

Let me congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa of Uganda on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I also extend my warmest...

My delegation would like to begin by congratulating Mr. Thomson on his well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at this session, and I would ...

On behalf of His Majesty the Sultan and the people of Brunei Darussalam, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assemb...

On behalf of the people and Government of Honduras, I wish to recognize Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki for his leadership during the previous session. I also cong...

It is indeed an honour and a pleasure for me to extend my very warm congratulations to Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his well-deserved election to the presiden...

At the outset, let me congratulate His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, on his election and wish him...

Climate change, at the centre of the high-level event a week ago, constitutes one of the greatest challenges of our generation. It puts to the test our abili...

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly, a body that represents the heart of multilateral diplomacy, for the first time tonight. As such,...

I thank the President for raising for discussion at this year’s general debate a very pertinent subject, namely, “The post-2015 development agenda: setting t...

“If you seek peace, prepare for war.” Those are the words of Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus’ fourth- or fifth-century tract De Re Militari, written more than ...

It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at i...

Allow me at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you on your election to 09-52179 30 the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- fourth session. ...

At the outset, allow me to congratulate Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his well-deserved reappointment and to wish him continued success in his high and re...