Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

Brazil brings its natural spirit of openness to the United Nations and to the world. We are a country that is built on and by the strength of diversity. We beli...

We are gathered here at a time when the world is facing pressing global challenges and security threats that must be addressed collectively and with urgency. O...

On behalf of my Government and my people, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first ses...

At the outset, Sir, I should like to warmly congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session, which und...

I have the honour to deliver to the General Assembly a message from the His Excellency Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of the Togolese Republic. “It i...

It is with infinite pleasure, Mr. President, that I join other speakers who preceded me in expressing our felicitations to you on your election to the presid...

At the outset, I extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly for this session. I wish you every succe...

I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- first session, and by wishing you the gr...

During the past year, the international community concluded landmark agreements on sustainable development and climate change and renewed its commitment to work...

In the past few years, the number of conflicts in the world has again been on the increase. That causes the deaths and injuries of, and a loss of shelter for, ...

I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Joseph Deiss on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I also expr...

To begin with, I offer my deep congratulations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly to steer its work at its sixty-seventh s...

Let me start by extending my sincere congratulations to the President of the General Assembly and his country, Serbia, upon his election to preside over the si...

It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly this afternoon on behalf of Ireland on the sixtieth anniversary of my country’s joining the United N...

On behalf of my Government and my people, it is an honour and a privilege for me to address the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. I bring warm gree...

It is my great pleasure, Mr. President, to convey to you warm congratulations from the delegation of Mali on your election as President of the General Assemb...

As Mr. Peter Thomson of Fiji assumes the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, I wish to recognize that historic occasion for Pacific...

It is with gratitude and pride that I come here today to express the voice of the Italian people, a generous and responsible people, who every day have shown th...

It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly of the United Nations this year, at a time when its President is a son of the State of Qatar, His ...

It is an honour for me to address this gathering today, and on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Suriname I extend my congratulations to...