Speeches by Hugo Chávez

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...

I greet with great respect everyone meeting in this Hall, which is sacred for public international law. I come on behalf of the one Venezuela, which is worthy, ...

On behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I wish the new President of this session of the General Assembly the greatest success during his term. T...

There are moments we can describe as historical turning points, when nations and peoples must decide which side they are on. This is one of these moments, when ...

Our people, from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, have followed last week’s debate of General Assembly. They are a people in the middle of a revolution ...

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...

From the homeland of the liberator Simon Bolivar and Commander Hugo Chavez Frias, we convey warm greetings on behalf of the constitutional President of the Boli...

It is almost the end of the beginning of the annual debate in United Nations. Having listened to and evaluated positions on different world issues debated by...

First of all, I thank God for my life, for the mission of presiding over Brazil and for the opportunity to re-establish truth, which is a good thing for all of ...

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...

Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency Volkan Bozkir, President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth...

I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), over which Cuba currently has the honour to preside. I ...

On behalf of the people and Government of Nicaragua, Comrade President Daniel Ortega Saavedra and Comrade Rosario Murillo, I want to begin by paying tribute ...

On behalf of the Government and the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I would like to congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on h...

For Honduras, it is a source of great satisfaction to participate in this important session of the General Assembly. On behalf of the Honduran people, I shou...

I begin this speech with mixed emotions — happiness over the election of our friend Julian Hunte — Minister of our sister country in the Caribbean, Saint Lucia ...

We would like to congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. Our world is afflicted by new...

As President Hugo Chávez said in his brilliant statement, only four days ago the Fourteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Cuba, concluded. Toda...

We are proud to have our African brother, Sam Kutesa, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uganda — a member country of the African Union — presiding o...

I am pleased to welcome the Government of South Sudan as a State Member of the United Nations. I also join the appeal by all African leaders for an urgent, e...