Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

First of all, allow me to extend to Mr. Vuk Jeremič my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh sessio...

At the outset, I would like to convey to the President, on behalf of His Excellency Army General François Bozizé, Head of State and President of the Central ...

It is my pleasure to take this opportunity to congratulate the President of this session, who is the Permanent Representative of our sister State of Qatar, f...

I wish to express to Mr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session, Papua New Guinea’s congratulations on his election. We ...

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and to express my delegation’s support to...

At the outset, I have the honour of congratulating His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua on his election to the post of President of the ...

It is a great honour and pleasure for me to have the opportunity to address this distinguished gathering of statesmen from United Nations Member States. Desp...

Seventy years ago, the United Nations was founded as the collective answer to war and genocide, which had cost the lives of millions of people. The principal id...

Allow me to begin by warmly congratulating His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann upon his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its si...

It is a great honour to speak on behalf of the President of the Republic of Angola, His Excellency José Eduardo dos Santos, in the General Assembly, which seeks...

I begin by congratulating Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to preside over the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, and I also congratulate his entir...

I have the honour to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth ...

The delegation of Senegal wishes to thank the former President of the General Assembly for his efforts during the previous session and wishes the current Presid...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I wish you every success in your noble mission and recognize your long ...

It is my great pleasure, Sir, to convey to you the heartfelt congratulations of the delegation of Mali upon your election to the presidency of the sixty-thir...

People and planet. They are our alpha and our omega. They are the foundation and objective of actions by bodies such as the United Nations. The Earth is bl...

Allow me to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his assumption of the post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth ...

First, I would like to congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session and to thank his predece...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate Mr. Kerim on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- second session. There is no doubt t...

In 1981, today’s date, 21 September, was proclaimed as the International Day of Peace to promote a negotiated solution to armed conflicts throughout the world. ...