Speeches by Vivian Balakrishnan

It is a special honour for me to address the General Assembly on behalf of Singapore, a tiny island city-State that is sometimes referred to as a tiny red dot. ...

‘The Spirit of San Francisco’ Mr. President. Nearly four score years ago, nations exhausted from a cataclysmic World War came together in San Francisco to crea...

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. We are delighted that a fello...

Let me start by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. I also thank H...

Mdm President, Your Excellencies 1 I bring you greetings from a tiny island city state in the heart of Southeast Asia, called Singapore. I think we must ...

I am honoured to speak here on behalf of one of the world’s smallest city States, the Republic of Singapore. First, I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Miroslav L...

Let me first congratulate Your Excellency, Mr. Csaba Korosi, on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session. I also commend m...

Mr President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. This is the first time in the UN General Assembly’s 75-year history that world leaders are not gathering in pe...

It is a bright and sunny Saturday morning outside. I thank members for sacrificing their time to participate in this debate. I add my voice to those who cong...