Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

On behalf of the President of the Republic of Angola, His Excellency Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos, whom I have the honour to represent before the Assembly, al...

On behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique and, indeed, on my own behalf, I would like to associate myself with the previous sp...

Permit me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. The Assembly is certainly the ri...

Allow me at the outset to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sevent...

At the outset, it gives me great pleasure to convey to Mr. Vuk Jeremić my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its s...

I would like to begin by extending my congratulations to Mr. Ali Treki on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this sixty-fourth session...

First of all, it gives me pleasure to convey to the Assembly the greetings of His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, and His Majesty’s best ...

At the outset, it is my pleasure to congratulate the President of the Assembly on his election to preside over the sixty-third session of the General Assembl...

My statement today is made on behalf of the President of the Republic of Suriname, His Excellency Mr. Desiré Delano Bouterse. We want you, Mr. President, to ...

It is a special honour for me to address the General Assembly on behalf of Singapore, a tiny island city-State that is sometimes referred to as a tiny red dot. ...

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his assumption of the presidency. I must also congratulate His...

My country is a long-standing Member of the United Nations, and it is indeed an honour and a pleasure for me, as the newly elected President of the Democratic S...

I would like to congratulate Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and to wish him every suc...

Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to join previous speakers in congratulating you warmly on your assumption of office to preside over the General Assemb...

In taking the floor at the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, I would like ...

I am delighted and happy to be addressing the General Assembly today, and I would like to join my fellow leaders in congratulating the President on his election...

The delegation of Chad echoes previous speakers in warmly congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the Assembly at its sixty-fifth sess...

First of all, I would like to congratulate the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Peter Thomson, on his election and commend him for the theme chosen for th...

I am extremely pleased that a son of the Caribbean — and one with such a wealth of experience and tested diplomatic skills — is presiding over the General As...

It is my honour to speak here and to participate for the first time in the Assembly’s general debate. The moment is all the more significant for us because R...