Speeches from 2007

Over the 62 years of its existence, the General Assembly has witnessed many moments of historical reckoning. It was one such moment, five years ago, when Afg...

Please allow me, Sir, to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and to wish you great success in ...

I have the particular pleasure of conveying to you, Sir, my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-s...

People and planet. They are our alpha and our omega. They are the foundation and objective of actions by bodies such as the United Nations. The Earth is bl...

At the outset, I would like to salute the international community, legitimately represented here today. I would also like to take this opportunity to persona...

Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly. I also congratulate His Excellency Mr....

Allow me at the outset to express my sincerest congratulations to Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- ...

Each opportunity to speak from this rostrum is a humbling experience, because I know that all the countries of the world listen to one another and try to dis...

I join my colleagues in congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I would also like to wish...

Let me address at the outset a burning issue: the situation in Myanmar/Burma. We join the call of many, including our partners in the European Union and in t...

I would like to add my voice to those of previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on the occasion of your election to the noble post of President of the...

I am proud to address this body as the representative of the Government of the Bahamas. We are committed to achieving a sense of security, well-being, pride ...

It is my pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, upon your election as President of the Assembly at this session. There is no doubt that your expertise and your k...

I would like to take this opportunity to express to you, Mr. President, my delegation’s sincerest congratulations on your well- deserved election. A special t...

It is my pleasure to join with the preceding speakers in congratulating you on your election to preside over the sixty-second session of the United Nations G...

All of us seated in this Hall witnessed the collapse almost two decades ago of a seemingly invincible international system based on the antagonism of two po...

We live in an increasingly complex world of ever more diverse challenges. Actions taken in isolation are no longer enough. Given such complexity, the United ...

For more than 20 years we have been talking about rising atmospheric temperatures, the depletion of the ozone layer, rising sea levels and the impending inun...

Mr. President, at the outset I should like to offer you my sincere congratulations on your brilliant election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its...

I offer my delegation’s congratulations to the President for his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session and assure him...