Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

It gives me great pleasure to begin my statement by warmly congratulating Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his re-election to the post in which he has carrie...

I bring with me the warm greetings of the people and Government of Nepal and their best wishes for the success of the seventieth anniversary of the world body. ...

Allow me to express our gratitude to the Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, who has done a laudable job, thus enhancing the prestige of the United Nations. ...

The delegation of the Niger — which I have the honour to lead and which brings the message of His Excellency Mamadou Tandja, President of the Republic — is m...

Allow me to offer my sincere condolences to the French Government for the cowardly murder of one of its citizens yesterday, 24 September, in Algeria by the s...

I wish, first of all, instance to extend my sincere congratulations to the President on his election as President of the sixty-sixth session of the General A...

Allow me, Sir, at the outset, to extend to you my delegation’s warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-f...

I am pleased to convey my greetings to the President and to offer him the congratulations of my Government and the delegation of Barbados on his election as ...

With great pleasure I extend heartfelt congratulations to my brother, His Excellency Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, Secretary of African Union Affairs of the Liby...

At the outset, I would like to salute Mr. Ali Treki, our President and a distinguished diplomat. I wish him much success in leading the deliberations of this ...

Allow me at the outset, Sir, to express my country’s heartfelt congratulations to you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty...

I warmly congratulate Mr. Al-Nasser on his well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. I am confident that under ...

I begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your well-deserved election to preside over the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly. Additionally, I take this...

On behalf of the Government and the people of Tuvalu, it is indeed a great honour and pleasure to deliver this statement at the General Assembly at its seventie...

I congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. His election represents one more important st...

At the outset, on behalf of the Guinean delegation, which I have the honour of leading, I would like to pass on to the President, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, S...

I bring warm greetings from the people of Kiribati, on whose behalf I am privileged to address this body once again. I join with those who have gone before me ...

At the outset, I would like to extend to you, Sir, and through you to the brotherly Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya our sincere congratulations upo...

May my first words be to congratulate the newly appointed President of the Assembly, Mr. Joseph Deiss, to whom I wish great success in his conduct of the six...

I bring to the General Assembly warm greetings from the people and the Government of Nepal, the land of Lord Buddha and Mount Everest, as well as best wishes fo...