Speeches from 2002

I wish at the outset to pay tribute to the remarkable work of the Secretary-General, who, through his outstanding personal qualities and sense of dialogue, giv...

Gabon is pleased to see Mr. Kavan presiding over the work of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly, which is being held at a time when the need to ...

Let me first congratulate Mr. Kavan on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session and for the excellent manner in which he ...

Allow me to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to you –– my colleague Mr. Jan Kavan — on his election as President of the fifty-seventh session of th...

First of all, I should like to wish you every success, Mr. President, in your responsible office. We are delighted that you, a representative of our Czech neig...

A year ago the entire world watched in horror as terror was visited on the city that plays host to the United Nations. It is a city that has welcomed people fr...

The challenges we face at the beginning of the twenty-first century are immense. We are facing terrible poverty; crises and wars; millions of refugees; the hid...

My delegation congratulates Mr. Jan Kavan on his election as President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly, and we thank his predecessor, Mr. ...

It is difficult to come to New York at this time without recalling the dreadful events of exactly one year ago, which brought the whole of the international co...

Allow me, at the outset, to express my warm congratulations and wishes to His Excellency Mr. Jan Kavan for every success on his election to the presidency of t...

First of all, I would like to thank the outgoing President of the General Assembly, Mr. Han Seung-soo, for the superb manner in which he led the work of the fi...

Over the Assembly hangs a cloud of uncertainty — indeed, of unease — about the future of multilateralism and of international relations generally. The tragedy ...

On behalf of the President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, I should first of all like to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his...

The recognized leadership of Mr. Jan Kavan will guarantee the success of our debates. Together with congratulating him on his election to the presidency, I sho...

Let me at the outset extend to His Excellency Mr. Jan Kavan, former Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, our sincere congratulations upon his election as Pr...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I am confident that you will guide us wisely throu...

I congratulate Mr. Kavan on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session. I also extend my best wishes to Secretary-General K...

On behalf of the Indonesian delegation, I am pleased to congratulate you on your election as President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We...

I would like at the outset to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session and to assure h...

Mr. President, I would like, at the outset, to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly and would like to express my appreci...