Speeches from 2010

It gives me great pleasure at the outset to extend warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth...

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Suriname, I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to preside o...

It is a pleasure for me to address the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. We meet following the historic review summit on the Millennium Developme...

May I start by pointing out that Sweden aligns itself fully with the written statement of the European Union (EU), which will soon be distributed to all Memb...

It is a great honour for me to address, on behalf of Switzerland, the General Assembly, which this year is presided over by my compatriot, Mr. Joseph Deiss. ...

Allow me to congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss personally, as well as his country, Switzerland, on his election to the presidency of the sixty-fifth session of th...

I would like to congratulate Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election to the prestigious post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session and to ...

Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your well-deserved election to preside over the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly. I assure you of Tanz...

Please allow me, Sir, to extend to you, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Thailand, our wholehearted congratulations on your election to the pres...

I have been given such a bad spot on the speaking list that I feel as if I am in a Fellini movie, speaking to an empty Hall. Still, because I believe in ghos...

At the outset, allow me to extend my congratulations and those of the Togolese people to Mr. Joseph Deiss on his election as President of the General Assembl...

I too offer you, Sir, my warmest congratulations upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this our sixty-fifth session. Let me assure ...

First, I offer my congratulations on your election, Mr. President. I also take this opportunity to recognize the leadership of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...

First, Sir, I warmly congratulate you and the friendly Swiss Confederation on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, ...

The mission of the United Nations is to protect the dignity, security and well- being of all human beings. Therefor, peace, security, stability and general we...

At the dawn of the new millennium 10 years ago, Tuvalu raised its flag among those of the States Members of the United Nations here in New York as a new memb...

At the outset, I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. We are confident that your expertise...

The nations represented here know how deeply the world has changed in the six and a half decades since the United Nations was formed; since the spirit of int...

It is a great honour to address this Assembly for the second time, nearly two years after my election as President of the United States. We know this is no o...

I did not attend the High- level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as I was not yet in New York. Nevertheless, I would like to inform the Ge...