Speeches by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

Last week a heinous terrorist attack was perpetrated against the Republic of Kenya,  resulting in the death and injury of dozens innocent civilians as wel...

In the name of God the Merciful and the Compassionate, May God bless the most honourable of Messengers, Mr. President, Your Majesties, Excellencies, Secretary-G...

Mr President, Secretary General, a year ago, we were all looking forward to what, we were sure, would be the grand celebrations at this year’s General Assembly ...

On behalf of the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I salute the President as he presides over the General Assembly at its sixty-eight...

At the outset, let me convey to the United States authorities our full gratitude for the always warm and fraternal hospitality they show us at this great ann...

Allow me at the outset to convey to all present the apologies of His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, who wanted to participate i...

I would like to begin by extending the hearty congratulations of the delegation of Mali to the President on his election to lead the General Assembly at its sev...

I am honoured to address the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session on behalf of the Government and people of Liberia and to extend my warmest congratu...

Fourteen years ago, in this very Hall, the international community, in a promising move, pledged to attain a series of common goals by 2015, essentially, to ...

I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the delegation of Romania. First, I welcome last night’s adoption of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013), ...

As he is not personally able to participate in this general debate, the President of the Republic of Benin, Mr. Boni Yayi, has asked me to represent him. At...

It is my great pleasure, Mr. President, to convey to you warm congratulations from the delegation of Mali on your election as President of the General Assemb...

At the outset, permit me to convey, on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad and Head of State, the Chadian delega...

At the outset, on behalf of Mali, allow me to extend warm congratulations to the President on his election to guide the General Assembly at its seventy-second s...

At the outset, as I take the floor before the General Assembly, it is my duty to convey the fraternal and cordial greetings of the people of Mali, from Kayes to...

The theme chosen for the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly is “The post-2015 development agenda: setting the stage”. The attainment of the Millenn...

On behalf of the Malian delegation, I would first like to warmly congratulate the President on his accession to the presidency of the General Assembly at its se...

Allow me at the outset to convey to President Ashe the heartfelt congratulations of the delegation of Mali on his election to the presidency of the General A...

First of all, I would like to endorse what my colleague Mr. Charles Michel just said on behalf of the European Union, since I come from a generation that has ne...