Speeches from 2014

I wish to begin by conveying the warm greetings of His Majesty the King of Bhutan. It is an honour for me to be present in this grand assembly of nations. Gr...

Mother Earth and humanity are suffering, stricken by the environmental, climate, financial and food crises generated by an inhumane, predatory capitalism tha...

I will start with the issue that I believe is of the utmost importance today, the one causing the greatest concern. Currently, the world is in a state of chao...

It is a singular honour and privilege for me to address this gathering of the international community. Allow me, on behalf of His Excellency the President of...

It is a great satisfaction for Brazil, which has the honour and privilege of opening this debate, to have as the President of this session of the General As...

Allow me to join earlier speakers in offering my congratulations to Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth se...

Let me congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa of Uganda on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I also extend my warmest...

Every year, the General Assembly gives us the opportunity to get together to discuss our concerns in the various parts of the world. Here we are, meeting agai...

On behalf of His Excellency Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi, and the people of Burundi as a whole, I would first like to offer warm congratulation...

At the outset, allow me to warmly congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa of the Republic of Uganda on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-nin...

The President of the Republic of Cameroon, His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya, has requested me to convey to members, the Secretary-General and his fellow staff hi...

It is both an honour and a pleasure for me to once again address the Assembly. (spoke in English) For more than 70 years, Canada has supported the United Na...

It is with great pleasure, Mr. President, that we participate in the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly under your presidency. My delegation joins pr...

It is an honour and a legitimate source of pride for me to speak from this rostrum on behalf of my country, the Central African Republic, on the occasion of ...

The sixty- ninth session offers us a theme that invites us to deepen exchanges on the development model that we want for the world post-2015. The theme, “Del...

At the end of the twentieth century, we imagined that the twenty-first century would bring greater progress and peace for all and that it would be free of th...

This year marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. A distinguished thinker in modern China, Yan Fu, described the devastation caused by th...

First, on behalf of the Government of Colombia, I would like to congratulate Mr. Kutesa for his election to the presidency of the General Assembly and to expr...

Let me begin by conveying to the United States authorities my delegation’s heartfelt gratitude for their always warm hospitality in hosting this great annual...

I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. At the sam...