Speeches by Peter

Sixty years ago, Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand told representatives to the San Francisco Conference that its sole aim should be “the setting up of ...

I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, and I hope that the decisions and initiative...

There once was a widow who suffered an injustice. She went to a judge and told him, “Judge, I have suffered an injustice. Give me justice.” The judge did nothin...

I would like to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly at this session, and to wish him complete success. I thank his predecessor, Mr...

Let me at the outset congratulate you, Sir, on assuming your role as President of the General Assembly. I also congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Peter T...

Let me join previous speakers in congratulating His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-se...

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Mr. Mogens Lukketoft on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventieth session. His credentials ...

When the present session of the General Assembly began on Tuesday, the Secretary-General made important remarks about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...

It is my great pleasure, in my personal capacity as well as on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of the Sudan, to convey my desire for the...

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...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to lead the General Assembly at its seventy- second session, and to wish you ev...

The President made a profound statement in saying, “The United Nations was created for people. Its job is to help people who are striving for peace and a decent...

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...

I bring warmest greetings from Grenada’s Prime Minister, the Honourable Keith Mitchell. Prime Minister Mitchell sincerely believes in the work of the General As...

On behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia and on my own behalf, I congratulate you, Mr. Lajčák, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its...

At the outset, I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and to...

Let me begin by expressing the deep condolences and solidarity of the Government and people of Guyana to the victims of yesterday’s earthquake in Mexico and tho...

I would like to begin by congratulating Mr. Miroslav Lajcak on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. The world has experienced...

In taking the floor at the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, I would like ...

I am delighted and happy to be addressing the General Assembly today, and I would like to join my fellow leaders in congratulating the President on his election...