Speeches by Kennedy

Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to join my colleagues in congratulating you on your election as President of the thirty-fourth session of the General...

I wish to congratulate the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab, on his wise leadership of the fifty-fourth General Assembly and his able pr...

It is a great honour for me to represent the Kingdom of Thailand in the Assembly of the nations of the world. Allow me, at the outset, to express our deepest ...

Let me start by congratulating the United Nations and its Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This is an extremely well...

85. Mr. President, speaking on behalf of my Government and also for myself I should like to congratulate you most warmly upon your election as President of the ...

ADDRESS BY MR. MANUEL PRADO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PERU 1. PRESIDENT PRADO (Peru) (translated from Spanish): My visit to the United States in my capacit...

118. This Assembly’s general debate offers, as usual a special opportunity to each Member State to present its views on the essential problems facing the-world ...

In accordance with Ghanaian tradition and custom, I would like to begin with a basic but essential courtesy by expressing, on behalf of the Government and peop...

This year, we celebrate the centennial of the Peace Palace in The Hague, seat of the International Court of Justice (ICC) and the Permanent Court of Arbitrat...

1. Mr. President, on behalf of my Government and the delegation of the Republic of Singapore, I should like to associate myself with the congratulatory remarks ...

At the beginning of this week, at the opening of the general debate, the international community strongly condemned the heinous attacks that have once again ...

 Mr. President, let me on behalf of the delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis congratulate you on your election to office. My delegation has absolute confidence ...

In the Christian Bible, the Book of Proverbs suggests that mortal men live for threescore and ten years, a number that fairly accurately reflects the current mo...

It is my great honour to deliver this statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, who unfortun...

As I address this historic seventieth session of the General Assembly, I join in the chorus of congratulations to the President on assuming the high honour and ...

I have the honour to address the General Assembly as the President of the Republic of Serbia — a country of good and honest people who gave me their trust and h...

1. Since it is customary for Brazil to open the general debate, the privilege and the honour fall upon me to be the first speaker to congratulate you, Mr. Presi...

On behalf of the people of Costa Rica, I convey my greetings to the President of the General Assembly and wish her every success. I also greet the Secretary-...

On behalf of the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, I should like to express our best wishes for the success of the work of the General Assembly at its forty-fi...

78. Dag Hammarskjold is still among us and will live eternally in the memory of humanity as long as humanity continues to exist and possess moral sensibility. ...