Speeches from 2010

It is an honour to lead New Zealand’s delegation this year. The opening of the General Assembly’s new session is the best example there is of the capacity of...

In the name of the Nicaraguan people and of Comrade President Commander Daniel Ortega Saavedra, I convey my warmest brotherly greetings to you, Sir, and to e...

At the outset, on behalf of the Republic of the Niger, I would like to extend to Mr. Joseph Deiss my sincere congratulations on his outstanding election as t...

I welcome this opportunity to address this Assembly for the first time since I was sworn in as President of my country, Nigeria, on 6 May this year. I exte...

Last week we reaffirmed our commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We agreed to accelerate our efforts. Developing countries themselves have ...

It gives me great pleasure to offer you, Sir, and your friendly country, Switzerland, our warmest congratulations on your election to preside over the sixty-...

I wish to congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session on his election. As one of the Vice-Presidents at this session, we as...

Last September, I had the privilege of addressing this Assembly for the first time as Palau’s Head of State (see A/64/PV.7). It is an honour for me to do so ...

It gives me pleasure to congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to the presidency at this session and to wish him every success in fulfilling his impor...

I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. We fully endorse your proposal to analyse the cent...

First of all, let me join other delegations in offering congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to the post of President of the Ge...

Mr. President, let me first convey on my own behalf and on behalf of the Republic of Paraguay our wishes for every success in your sensitive and important f...

Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I would like, first of all, to congratulate you on your election to ...

This is the second time in 25 years that I have come to this podium as head of State of Peru to address the representatives of all the countries of the world...

Allow me to convey the greetings of the Filipino people to the President of the General Assembly and the representatives gathered here for the sixty-fifth se...

I wish you success during your presidency, Sir. This year began with a tragic earthquake in Haiti that took the lives of more than 200,000 people, includin...

I wish to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. The Assembly is the central body of the United Nations ar...

When I stood on this platform in September last year, I addressed the issue of the threats that beset our world. Unfortunately, these threats are still prese...

I would like to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency at the sixty-fifth session of the General Ass...

It is my honour to speak here and to participate for the first time in the Assembly’s general debate. The moment is all the more significant for us because R...