Speeches by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon

At the outset, allow me to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, as well as his country, the Kingdom of Denmark, on his election to the presidency o...

I should like at the outset to convey to you, Sir, my heartfelt and sincere congratulations on your well- deserved election as President of the General Assemb...

Senegal welcomes the election of Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser as President of the General Assembly to lead its work at this sixty-sixth session. Therefore,...

Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly. I also congratulate His Excellency Mr....

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, I congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sev...

I come to speak before the Assembly representing a country that is celebrating the two-hundredth anniversary of the endeavour that led to its birth as an ind...

At the outset, Sir, allow me to offer the warm and sincere congratulations of Solomon Islands on your election as President of the Assembly at its sixty-thir...

Let me begin by praising His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdelaziz Al-Nasser for his steady stewardship as the President of the sixty-sixth session of the General ...

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and pledge Nepal’s support in...

I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate you most sincerely on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. My dele...

First and foremost, I would like to convey to the Assembly greetings from Mr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, who, owi...

I bring everyone warm greetings from the people of Kiribati, on whose behalf I am once again privileged to address this body. In my country we begin all form...

Before I came here, Sahar Afzal, a representative of Dutch youth, asked me a simple question. “Minister,” he said, “do you still believe in the United Nations?”...

It is a great pleasure for me to extend to Mr. Al-Nasser my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth s...

I stand in for The Honourable Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, who is not able to be personally present to address this A...

It is an honour and a privilege to address this forum today and to share the views of the Republic of Macedonia regarding a number of issues of concern for all...

I wish to extend our sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I also thank ...

I am truly honoured to address this important forum as President of the Republic of Macedonia and to share with the Assembly the Republic of Macedonia’s positio...

First, Sir, I warmly congratulate you and the friendly Swiss Confederation on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, ...

On behalf of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Botswana, Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama, allow me at the very outset to join other del...