Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

Let me start by extending my sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, and your country, Switzerland, for your election to preside over the General Asse...

It is indeed an honour for me to extend to Mr. Kerim the sincere congratulations of the Government of Somalia upon his election to the presidency of the Gene...

First, I congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the Assembly at its sixty- third session. I wish him a successful pre...

I would like to congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election and wish him every success. Let me also pay tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and thank him...

May I, on behalf of my delegation, and in my own name, extend our sincere congratulations to Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election to preside over the General Ass...

I would first like to express my great appreciation for the efforts of Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon to promote and achieve peace, security and prosperity in...

I extend warm congratulations to Mr. Jeremić and his country, Serbia, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty- seventh session. My de...

On this auspicious occasion, the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, I am honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the Government and people of L...

I would like to congratulate the President on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I also wish to commend the work of Hi...

Let me begin my congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. I also extend our deep appreci...

It is an honour for me to speak before this Assembly. The United Nations is the very embodiment of the commitment we have all made to contribute to peace an...

I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and express our support for your leadership of the General Assembly at this session. Finland aligns itself w...

Let me begin by congratulating His Excellency Ambassador John Ashe on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. May...

Sociopolitical crises, armed conflicts, the degradation of ecosystems, pandemics like HIV/AIDS, religious extremism, terrorism, cross-border crime and develo...

It is a great honour for me to address, on behalf of the people of Mozambique, the General Assembly, the world’s highest forum for political and diplomatic disc...

Let me begin by congratulating our sisterly country the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and you personally, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the...

I come here to the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly to bring, on behalf of the Haitian people, my contribution to the debate that today brings tog...

As this is my first time addressing the General Assembly as Head of State, I wish to sincerely congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election to the presidency o...

Allow me, at the outset, to convey my sincerest congratulations to Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first s...

At the outset, let me join others in congratulating Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I ...