Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to 10-55122 6 preside over the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly. P...

Permit me to express to you, Sir, my delegation’s warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session...

My first words are to congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. Aware of h...

Two years ago, I addressed the General Assembly for the first time as King of Spain (see A/69/PV.6). I feel at present the same honour and the same responsibili...

To address the General Assembly on behalf of Slovak citizens is a great responsibility. It is a great responsibility for all of us who have been entrusted wi...

I wish to join other delegations at this gathering in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its si...

I should like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its...

May I, at the outset, convey my heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session and a...

The tenor of our times is change — accelerating at a pace and on a scale unprecedented in all of human history. In less than a generation, billions have been li...

I stand here today in order to convey to the General Assembly the sincere regards and best wishes of the people of Iraq, who wish to share in forging closer bo...

Allow me to congratulate the President on his election and to offer the steadfast support of my country for his term. Each year we renew our commitment to our ...

I am taking the floor for the first time, and I would like to reiterate our thanks to the President for his dynamism and stress the importance of the role of...

I am honoured, Sir, to add Grenada’s voice to the many warm congratulations offered you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fo...

I wish to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its seventy- first session. I believe that under his presid...

As I address the Assembly from this rostrum on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whom I have the ho...

It is an honour and a privilege to address this historic seventieth session of the General Assembly on behalf of the President, the Government and the people of...

At the outset, allow me to convey the warm greetings of the Head of State, Government and people of Togo on the occasion of the sixty-fourth session of the G...

It is my honour and pleasure at the outset of this brief statement to welcome and congratulate the Republic of South Sudan upon its accession to membership i...

I am particularly pleased to present our warmest congratulations to the President on the occasion of his election to preside over the General Assembly at its...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his ...