Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

I warmly congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I also congratulate Ambassador John...

Solomon Islands, with much pride, wishes to thank our Secretary- General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for honouring my country with a historic visit earli...

Let me start by congratulating you, Mr. Kutesa, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty- ninth session. I am confident that the Ass...

On behalf of the people and the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I congratulate Mr. Al-Nasser on his election to the presidency of the General ...

Allow me at the outset to convey my very warm regards and congratulations to you, Sir, on your well-deserved election to preside over the sixty-third session...

On behalf of my delegation and the Government and the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, I would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulazi...

Allow me to begin by congratulating the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. His illustrious caree...

Let me begin by conveying the warm congratulations of the delegation of Mexico to Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election as President of the General Assembly at th...

It is a distinct honour for me to convey the sincere regrets of my President, Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, who, on account of unavoidable circumstances, was unable t...

First, let me join the other speakers in congratulating Mr. Peter Thomson on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session...

Last year, from this same rostrum, at the seventieth anniversary session of the General Assembly, much was said concerning the critical turning point in world d...

On behalf of the African Union and of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, I am pleased to express to you, Sir, my warmest congratulations and my best wishes ...

It is my pleasure, Sir, to convey to you on behalf of the State of Kuwait and on my own account our most sincere congratulations on your election as Presiden...

I have the particular pleasure of conveying to you, Sir, my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-s...

I feel deeply honoured and privileged to deliver this statement on behalf of the President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Lieutenant General Serets...

The Head of State of the Transition, Her Excellency Ms. Catherine Samba Panza, was to have spoken to here at the General Assembly personally in order to thank t...

I wish at the outset to congratulate Mr. Ban Ki-Moon on his recent reappointment as Secretary-General, and 11-50865 12 you, Mr. President, on your ele...

We are at the middle of the road, halfway towards the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Eight years are left is that much? Are ...

At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seve...

At the outset, on behalf of the Republic of the Niger, I would like to extend to Mr. Joseph Deiss my sincere congratulations on his outstanding election as t...