Speeches by Corner

78. The task of ensuring full expression of the diverse views of 121 Member States, while still bringing our deliberations to a constructive outcome, is no ...

Mr. President, on behalf of the Government and people of Fiji, my delegation would like to join with other delegations that have already spoken in congratulati...

1. Mr. President, your almost unanimous election to the presidency of the present session of the United Nations General Assembly — a truly rare occurrence i...

I wish first of all to offer you, Mr. President, my warm congratulations on your election to your high office. You are guiding the foreign policy of a country ...

Throughout the half century of its history the United Nations has never rallied a greater number of Member States and has never played a more prominent role in ...

Mr. President, a few weeks ago the Fifth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non- Aligned Countries assembled in your great country and gave further e...

I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the office of President of the General Assembly. We are happy that on the United Nations fortieth bi...

Permit me first, Sir, to extend to you the warmest congratulations of the Albanian delegation on your election to the important post of President of the thirty...

1. Almost precisely twenty-four hours ago to the hour, this rostrum became hollowed ground for a brief thirty minutes. It is impossible not to feel the impact o...

The atmosphere in which the fifteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly opened and, still more, the atmosphere in which our work has at times taken...

Since he assumed the post of Foreign Minister of Algeria, this is the first time that Mr. Bouteflika has been unable personally to take part in the general deba...

1. Mr. President, Gentlemen, by a happy chance the Ukrainian delegation is speaking in the general debate on the eve of the anniversary of the launching of the ...

 As my first duty, permit me, Sir, to congratulate you on your election to the important and honourable post of President of the General Assembly at the curren...

234. Throughout the regular meetings, our continued concerns and the exigencies of a future which we wish to build despite unforeseeable contingencies, we have...

50. Mr. President, I take pleasure in congratulating you upon your well-deserved election to the presidency of this Assembly, and I should like to take this op...

63. All those problems of the international situation which engage the attention of our General Assembly are closely connected with the foreign policy of the Un...

Meeting in these troubled and uncertain times of international crisis and tensions, the General Assembly should consider itself highly fortunate and privileged...

1. First of all, I should like to offer the most sincere congratulations on my own behalf and on behalf of my delegation to Mr. Belaúnde on his unanimous electi...

In his report to the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, Mr. Trygve Lie, portrayed for us all the problems confronting the United Nations. I will endeavour...

79. I should like, first of all, on behalf of the people and Government of Bolivia, to express our hope for the speedy recovery of President Eisenhower. 80. The...