Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

It gives me pleasure to congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to the presidency at this session and to wish him every success in fulfilling his impor...

I wish to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I wish h...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I am confident th...

I would like first of all to extend my sincere congratulations to Mr. Jean Ping on his assumption of the presidency of General Assembly at its fifty-ninth sessi...

It is my great honour to address the General Assembly today in my capacity as the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Allow me, at the very ou...

I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your brilliant election to the presidency of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly. That election is a sig...

I am proud to address this body as the representative of the Government of the Bahamas. We are committed to achieving a sense of security, well-being, pride ...

Next year at this time, general elections will have been held in the Bahamas. That means that this is the last time that I will address the General Assembly in ...

Once again, a woman’s voice is opening the general debate of the General Assembly. For many, we women are “half the sky”. However, we wish to be half the Earth...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. My delegation has full confidence in...

It is indeed a great honour and pleasure to participate in this General Assembly debate at its sixty-ninth session on behalf of the Government and people of ...

It gives me great pleasure at the outset to extend warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth...

I congratulate President Ashe very warmly on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. I congratulate also Mr. Vuk ...

I must confess that, when I arrived in this city to participate in this session of the General Assembly, I had intended to begin my statement with a strong a...

I would like to express my sincere congratulations to Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. My d...

At the opening of my statement in today’s general debate, allow me to express to Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly, the satisfaction felt by t...

It is a distinct pleasure for me to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly for the first time since my election as President of Croatia. ...

Mr. Miguel d’Escoto, in electing you to the presidency of the Assembly, Member States wished to show their confidence in your wealth of experience, as former...

At the outset, may I warmly congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. He may rest assure...

I bring warm and fraternal greetings from His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State and iNgwenyama of the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Queen Mother Indlovukati and...