Speeches by Dilma Rousseff

It was 70 years ago that, on behalf on their peoples, the first Member States of the Organization signed the Charter of the United Nations. We pledged ourselves...

It is a distinct honour and pleasure for me to address the General Assembly at the outset of its sixty-sixth session. This forum provides us with an unparall...

I would like to begin by expressing our gratitude to the President and to the Secretary-General for their notable efforts in carrying out their mandates. The st...

Let me begin by extending my warm congratulations to Mr. Al-Nasser as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. His strong leadership wil...

It was in my country, in Ypres, during the First World War, that chemical weapons were used in a conflict for the first time. We can all recall the dreadful ...

More than 10 years ago, we decided to set eight concrete goals to free humankind from extreme poverty, from hunger and disease, and from illiteracy. We calle...

In taking the floor for the first time before this Assembly, I offer my heartfelt thanks to the international community and all the friendly countries that h...

At the outset, on behalf of the people and the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros, I would like to convey to General...

This new session of the Assembly of the United Nations brings us together at what is no doubt an historic time of great importance, as has been said in one ...

Once again, a woman’s voice is opening the general debate of the General Assembly. For many, we women are “half the sky”. However, we wish to be half the Earth...

For the very first time in the history of the United Nations, a female voice is opening the general debate. It is the voice of democracy and equality that re...

It is a privilege to address the General Assembly this year as the United Nations celebrates its seventieth birthday. My first remarks are to congratulate you, ...

I would first like to briefly express my pleasure at seeing the representative of Antigua and Barbuda, a country that is part of the Caribbean and is very de...

It is my honour to represent my country, the Principality of Andorra, before the Assembly, which this year is celebrating its seventieth anniversary. Over the p...

We passionately support the proposal of our dear colleague and friend, President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera of Costa Rica, that the next Secretary-General shou...

It is a great satisfaction for Brazil, which has the honour and privilege of opening this debate, to have as the President of this session of the General As...

First, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the President of the General Assembly on his election. I wish him every success in leading the ...

This evening, as the Chairperson of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I am very delighted and honoured t...

At the outset, as this is the first time that I am attending in my capacity as the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I wish to thank the Gen...

We are assembled here in 2015, once again fully aware of the immense struggle of our peoples to arrive at an age of dignity, a time when there will finally be a...