Speeches from 2004

Allow me to convey to you, Sir, on behalf of the head of State, the Prime Minister and the Government and people of Côte d’Ivoire, my sincere congratulations on...

This is my first address to this body in my capacity as the Prime Minister of Croatia. I feel privileged to be able to present the Assembly with the Croatian Go...

Every year at the United Nations, we go through the same ritual. We attend the general debate knowing beforehand that the clamour for justice and peace by our u...

I wish, Sir, to express to you my most sincere congratulations on your election as President of this session of the General Assembly and to wish you every succe...

Let me first congratulate Mr. Jean Ping on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session and wish him every success in this impor...

On behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. Ping, on your election as Preside...

At this time, when I have the honour to take the floor before this august Assembly, above all I would like to express to you, on behalf of the Congolese people ...

When we met a year ago, there was widespread concern that we had reached an impasse that threatened to paralyse the United Nations. I am happy to note today tha...

The protracted period of tension that the international community is currently experiencing underscores the need for greater cooperation and commitment. It is f...

Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the mantle of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty- ninth session. My deleg...

It is a great honour for me today to address the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session, on behalf of the Government of Leonel Fernández and of the people ...

I have the honour to represent the President of Ecuador, Mr. Lucio Gutiérrez Borbúa, and the people of Ecuador in this world forum of nations, to affirm once ag...

It is a great pleasure to have Mr. Jean Ping presiding over the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I am confident that his wealth of experience and th...

It is my great honour to represent the Salvadoran people as I address the United Nations, the supreme global forum, for the first time. I wish to convey my sinc...

Although protocol requires that our statements be brief, it is no matter of routine for Equatorial Guinea to congratulate Mr. Jean Ping, Minister of Foreign Aff...

Allow me at the outset to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its current session. In li...

First of all, allow me to congratulate you on your election to the office of the President of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. I wish you every ...

Allow me to extend to you warm congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I would like to assure you of o...

I would like to extend to the General Assembly the warm greetings and good wishes of the Government and people of the Republic of the Fiji Islands. I would also...

In today's globalized world, security and prosperity are inseparable. There can be no lasting peace in any part of the world when millions of people suffer ever...