Speeches from 2011

Allow me to congratulate Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- sixth session. Allow me also...

Let me begin by congratulating the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. Let me also express our si...

In May I visited Tunisia, the cradle of the revolutions that have spread across the Arab world. I spoke to many people there who told me about their deep yea...

As we say in Maori, to all peoples and to all voices, greetings, greetings, greetings to all. I speak at the end of a period of intense United Nations dial...

At this general debate of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, I convey to the Assembly a Christian, socialist greeting of solidarity from the pe...

“They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn...

On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I would like to congratulate the President on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its...

Since we last met here, major changes have swept through the world. We have been witnessing the Arab Spring. People are standing up against authoritarian rul...

We are pleased to sincerely and warmly congratulate Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-six...

I am honoured to be here today and to represent the brave and resilient people of Pakistan before the Assembly. As participants may know, the Prime Minister ...

It is an honour and a privilege to address the General Assembly once again on behalf of the people of Palau. For thousands of years, Palau was blessed by a ...

At the outset, I extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly for this session. I wish you every succe...

It is an honour for me to address the international community, first of all, to express the pleasure of the Government of the Republic of Panama at the elect...

Mr. President, allow me, on behalf of the Government and people of Papua New Guinea, to offer our warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidenc...

On behalf of the people of Paraguay, Mr. President, I offer you sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its six...

First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. I ...

I would first like to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, and to assure him of P...

Allow me at the outset to congratulate Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his election and to offer the Philippines’ full support for his leadership in...

At the outset, I would like to cordially congratulate Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of the State of Qatar on his election to the post of President of the Ge...

I am taking the floor for the first time, and I would like to reiterate our thanks to the President for his dynamism and stress the importance of the role of...