Speeches by JOHNSON

I bring the Assembly greetings from Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, who should have been here today to addre...

My delegation and I are honoured, for the second time, to address the General Assembly on behalf of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Government and pe...

34. We meet this morning in a mood of accomplishment and gratification. Just twenty-four hours ago a great milestone in the life of the United Nations was passe...

19. It is my honour and pleasure to convey to my fellow representatives the cordial greetings of the President of the United States, and his best wishes for th...

I would like to warmly congratulate the President on his assumption of his post at the helm of the General Assembly, the Assembly of humankind, and to wish him ...

80. Mr. President, I wish at the outset to congratulate you on your unanimous election to the Presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-second session. W...

I thank the members — the faithful few — who waited until the end of today’s very important meeting. It is very good to see my audience. An inspection of the fo...

48. In the final phase of this debate, in which some sixty- six speakers have preceded me, it is now possible to make a preliminary appraisal of what has been ...

143. My Government and the Panamanian delegation are deeply gratified by the election of Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak to preside over the twenty-first session,...

On this auspicious occasion, the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, I am honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the Government and people of L...

Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the sixty-third session of the General Assembly. We express our full support for your pr...

Last year, with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, we, all together, pledged to improve various conditions facing humankind and to protect our n...

It is my distinguished honour and pleasure on my own behalf and that of my 8 million plus people and Government, to join other global leaders in addressing the ...

I am speaking for the first time as Head of State. However, in 1977 I appeared with my country’s delegation before the Trusteeship Council, seeking independe...

The General Assembly has begun its work, as always, by holding a general debate, in which it is customary to draw up the balance of the activities of the United...

It is a great honour and privilege for me to be addressing the Assembly for the first time since I took office as President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Fi...

I am greatly honoured to deliver my inaugural address to the General Assembly. Allow me to begin by congratulating the President on his election to oversee the...

It is an honour and a privilege to return to this rostrum this year. This is my tenth appearance here. I am proud to be back to this most important forum, but d...

The seventy-second regular session of the General Assembly is being convened at a time of historic transition in Liberia and during a period of acute challenges...

50. All the Americas welcome with pride and enthusiasm the honour which this distinguished Assembly has just conferred on one of the American continent’s most i...