Speeches from 2013

Like the Heads of State and Government who have spoken before me, I would like, on behalf of the delegation of Côte D’Ivoire and on my own behalf, to address...

I would like first to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election to that important position and express my confidence in his leadersh...

I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), over which Cuba currently has the honour to preside. I ...

It is a great honour to address the General Assembly for the first time in my capacity as President of the Republic of Cyprus. While it is realistic and prag...

The Assembly is meeting at a time marked by significant challenges. Let me mention a few which I regard as the most pressing. The state of the world economy ...

When the nations of the world come together in the General Assembly to consider the major issues facing humankind, it is an honour and a privilege to take th...

In the twenty-first century, old distinctions between North and South, and developed and developing countries are beginning to lose their meaning. We are wit...

I would like to begin by congratulating you, President Ashe, from our sister island of Antigua and Barbuda, which is also a member of the Organization of Eas...

At the outset, I wish to express my congratulations to the President of the General Assembly upon his election to preside over the Assembly at its sixty-eigh...

It is an honour, Mr. President, for me to address the General Assembly. Things have changed since I was first here, and not only because time has passed and w...

It gives me pleasure to congratulate Mr. John Ashe and his friendly country, Antigua and Barbuda, upon his assumption of the presidency of the General Assemb...

It is an honour to join other speakers in addressing the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. This year the Assembly has as its theme “The post-2015...

We bring to this sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly the fraternal and friendly greetings of the people of Equatorial Guinea. We also bring our ferv...

Let me first join previous speakers in expressing my delegation’s deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and the...

The central theme of the sixty- eighth session of the General Assembly is sustainable development. With its three main pillars this constitutes a comprehensiv...

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the President on his election to his high office to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth sess...

At the outset, I wish to congratulate President Ashe on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session and express my con...

We have convened here in New York at a time that poses enormous challenges to the authority and credibility of the United Nations. First, we are at a crossro...

It is an honour for the United Nations to act everywhere where the freedom of peoples is denied. It is an honour for the United Nations to act where fundamen...

I am honoured to take the floor on behalf of Gabon at the sixty-eighth session of the Assembly. I warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President...