Speeches from 1953

1. The Guatemalan delegation wishes to associate itself with the statements welcoming the election of Mrs. Pandit as President of the General Assembly. Apart fr...

80. I am particularly happy to congratulate Mrs. Pandit on her election to her high office, and I want to take this opportunity to wish her every success in her...

65. It is my happy privilege to offer Mrs. Pandit the felicitations of our delegation and our country on this happy occasion when she is presiding over the deli...

33. Allow me to start by offering you, Madam President, on behalf of my Government and delegation, my sincere congratulations on your election to this high post...

29. The eighth session of the General Assembly has a special significance because it is the first regular session to be convened after the end of hostilities in...

1. In rising to conclude this general debate, I wish to associate the Israel delegation with the just tributes which have converged upon Mrs. Pandit from all si...

31. It is an honour to be able to congratulate Mrs. Pandit on her election to the presidency of the eighth session of the General assembly. The rise of Asia dur...

85. As we commence this session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, despite our pious hopes, we have seen no relaxation of world tension. Much as we ...

83. Two distinguished representatives of the first generation of architects of the United Nations, Mr. Pearson and Mr. Lie, have left us the memory of their dev...

30. May I be permitted, first of all, to offer Mrs. Pandit the most sincere congratulations on the part of the Netherlands delegation upon her election to the h...

58. As Mr. Lester Pearson said when laying aside the presidential gavel, the seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations could be described as...

1. Permit me to offer the President our most sincere felicitations on her election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. We would wish also t...

27. I wish to say, on behalf of the delegation and the Government of Peru, that the election of Mrs. Pandit as President of the Assembly meets our desire to pay...

1. I wish to extend to Mrs. Pandit the congratulations of the Philippine delegation on her election to the high office of President of the General Assembly. A d...

35. For the eighth time in the history of the United Nations, the General Assembly is meeting in order to discuss and take decisions on many important internati...

1. As the General Assembly convenes, our interest is without doubt concentrated primarily on the Korean question. The Swedish delegation expounded during the re...

1. The General Assembly convenes in this eighth session to meet the complexity of world problems, many of which are old acquaintances. The Assembly’s agenda thi...

105. The General Assembly has begun its eighth session with a consideration of general international problems. The international situation has always directly a...

24. As is customary and as is proper in the general debate, the many important statements made during the last few days from this rostrum have covered a wide ra...

1. It is the established practice of the General Assembly to begin the work of each session with a general debate in which it takes stock of the previous year’s...