Speeches by Ban Ki-moon

Allow me first to express the pleasure of the Algerian delegation in seeing an illustrious son of a neighbouring and brother country presiding over our work...

On behalf of His Majesty and the people of Brunei Darussalam, I would like to congratulate our new President, His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz 11-513...

I greet the General Assembly on behalf of myself, my country and my nation with the utmost respect. I hope the seventy- first session of the General Assembly wi...

I would like, first of all, to join the speakers who have already addressed this Assembly in congratulating Mr. Kerim on his election as President of the Gen...

I should like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency and wishing you every success in the months ahead. I pledge my country’...

I would like to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, and to assure you that...

At the outset, Sir, it is a pleasure for Mali to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session and on yo...

Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. I assure you of our full support in your important functions....

I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann, on his election to preside over our debates and to assure him of the full support of Burkina Faso...

At the outset, it gives me pleasure to extend to the President and his friendly country, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, my country’s warmest cong...

I stand before the Assembly for the first time as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and I wish to reaffirm Nigeria's complete dedication and comm...

I would like to deliver the following message on behalf of Mr. Patrice Talon, President, Head of State and Head of Government of the Republic of Benin. “At the ...

The developing world is at a tipping point. In the Philippines, we feel the pain of high prices of food, fuel and rice. Our people pursue the universal dream...

At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Mr. Vuk Jeremić upon his election to serve as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-...

As the last speaker on your list, Mr. President, I think I can congratulate you on this important debate, and quote the Latin saying, dulce est in fundo, whi...

At the outset, allow me to congratulate, on behalf of Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and on my own behalf, His...

Uganda joins other delegations in congratulating Mr. Al-Nasser on his election to the presidency of this body. My delegation has confidence in his ability to...

Allow me, at the outset, to commend the President of the General Assembly and his whole team for their election to the Bureau of the General Assembly at its ...

The international community is increasingly confronted with old problems coupled with a new set of challenges of a truly global nature. And as Secretary-Gene...

I wish at the outset to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I al...