Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

I have the great honour to speak at the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President ...

Mr. President, I would like to join all those who have preceded me at this rostrum in offering you my sincere and warm congratulations on your election to lead ...

I would like to begin my statement by congratulating Mr. Peter Thomson on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, t...

I have the honour to address this General Assembly on behalf of the European Union. I would like to start, Mr. President, by wishing you all the best in th...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on his assumption of the high office of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second sessi...

It is an honour to participate in the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations by representing the people and the Government of the ...

Before I begin, I wish to indicate that my statement is complementary to that delivered yesterday (see ) by the Prime Minister of Portugal on behalf of the E...

Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election as the head of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session and to assure you that the delegat...

I would like to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate President Vuk Jeremić on his election to the presidency of the Assembly at its sixty-seventh sessi...

At the outset, let me convey to the United States authorities our full gratitude for the always warm and fraternal hospitality they show us at this great ann...

I should like first to offer my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. Kerim, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second s...

These days, on our television screens, images of thousands of parents concerned about the health of their babies and children remind us of what lies at the v...

First, I congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to preside over the Assembly at this sixty-fifth session. I am convinced that our work will be crowned...

I am delivering this statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, who, unfortunately, had to cance...

I join those who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your well- deserved election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventi...

It is a genuine honour and pleasure for me to take the f loor in the General Assembly Hall to report on the great interest that the Central African Republic ta...

At the outset, I offer my congratulations to Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Let me assure him of the Kingdom of ...

The world has changed enormously since the establishment of the United Nations 70 years ago. It has become a real world body with 193 Member States. The United ...

I would first like to congratulate you, President Deiss, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at it sixty-fifth session. I wish you eve...

I congratulate the delegation, Government and the people of the Republic of Macedonia on Mr. Srgjan Kerim’s election as President of the sixty-second session...