Speeches from 2001

Every speaker from this podium during the special debate on terrorism, the debate on dialogue among civilizations and our current general debate has said, sugg...

Allow me to extend, on behalf of the people and Government of the Sudan, our heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of the Dominican Republic and t...

My delegation cannot find the words to convey its sadness about the plane crash that occurred in a residential area in New York this morning. At moments like t...

Let me start by congratulating the United Nations and its Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This is an extremely well...

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this session. We are confident that the posts you held in your count...

This session of the General Assembly is facing the very important task of comparing and coordinating the positions of the members of the international communit...

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. You...

It is an honour for me to deliver this statement on behalf of Mr. Surakiart Sathirathai, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand. Allow me to join all previou...

The sudden speeding up of events that has taken place since the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly and their potential impact on the future of humanki...

In congratulating Mr. Han Seung-soo upon his assumption of high office, I must also praise his predecessor, Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland, for an outstanding te...

Trinidad and Tobago would like to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. His unanimous end...

I am pleased to begin by extending to Mr. Han Seung-soo and through him to his friendly country, the Republic of Korea, our warmest congratulations on his elec...

This meeting is being held at a most difficult hour. The terrorist attacks carried out in New York and Washington, D.C., cast a long shadow over this session o...

First of all, on behalf of the Turkmenistan delegation, I would like to express my deep condolences to the families and relatives of the victims of the air cra...

I am honoured to address the General Assembly. Speaking on behalf of the people and the Government of Tuvalu, I extend Tuvalu’s greetings to the Assembly at it...

At the outset, I wish to express how deeply saddened we are over the crash of the American Airlines aircraft a few hours ago, a few miles away from this Headqu...

We meet in a Hall devoted to peace; in a city scarred by violence; in a nation awakened to danger; in a world uniting for a long struggle. Every civilized nati...

There is a lot of talk floating around regarding some catchwords: the “new international order”, “globalization”, the “global village” and so forth. All of the...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session, Mr. Han Seung-soo, on his election to that important a...

Please allow me warmly to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. This day, 11 November...