Speeches by STREET

On behalf of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, the Government and people of Sierra Leone, and on my own personal behalf, I would like to congratulate Mr. Gurirab mo...

My delegation is glad to be in Paris once again. We are glad to be here not only because of the physical attractions and the kindliness and courtesy of the Fren...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful All praise belongs to the Almighty God and peace and blessing upon His prophet and his household and compani...

I thank you for the kind words you have just said as you bade me welcome to the Assembly. Allow me to congratulate you on your well-deserved election to the pr...

Our world is changing rapidly. The black-and-white photos that were taken when this Organization was created back in 1945 are truly testimonies from another er...

On behalf of the Government and people of the Dominican Republic, I am pleased to extend our warmest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly...

At the outset, allow me to welcome a very relevant event that took place here a few days ago — on 10 September — when, by 136 votes in favour, the General Assem...

I should like to congratulate Mr. Essy on his election as President of this, the forty- ninth, session of the General Assembly. The Estonian people wish him all...

Not very far from here stood two towers that symbolized freedom, prosperity and progress. Halfway around the globe stood two magnificent Buddhas that represent...

First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of my delegation, upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. ...

It was in my country, in Ypres, during the First World War, that chemical weapons were used in a conflict for the first time. We can all recall the dreadful ...

It is an honour for me to address the Assembly and to share the Republic of Macedonia’s positions on the most important issues on the United Nations agenda. I f...

I should like first, following the example of previous speakers, to address my warmest congratulations to our President, Sir Leslie Munro, on his unanimous elec...

On behalf of President Bush and all of the American people, welcome to New York City. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, my fellow citizens have experience...

I wish to extend to all participants a special greeting from a beautiful land called Honduras. I will begin by telling the story of my country. The last few dec...

It is a pleasure and an honour to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. You and your country, Saud...

We often invoke the phrase “the spirit of San Francisco”. We do that when we speak and think about positive aspects of international relations. Indeed, the mes...

At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his assumption of the presidency of the fifty-seventh session of the Gene...

“United in diversity”: this motto of the European Union expresses what we, the 25 — and soon to be 27 — member States of the European Union, demand from ours...

To the authorities of the United Nations, to the representatives of its member states, and to all citizens of the world who may be watching—good afternoon. For...