Speeches from 2014

I am delighted to be here today to once again make a contribution, on behalf of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the debate on the present and future...

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We wi...

The topic of this general debate, “Delivering on and implementing a transformative post- 2015 development agenda”, most fittingly depicts our common priority ...

We live in a globalized world that is moving towards multipolarity in an age characterized by the threat to the survival of the human species. The United Stat...

I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, and I convey my Government’s full support ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. Yet in today’s world we are far from having achieved global peace. It therefor...

Like the other Heads of State and Government who preceded me at this rostrum, I, too, would like, on behalf of the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire and on my own ...

Despite our aspirations to create a more just and peaceful world, atrocities continue to take place. Every day we witness expressions of the darker side of h...

I would like to begin by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda, on his election to the presidency of th...

It is an honour to participate in the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations by representing the people and the Government of the ...

What an honour it is to be at the General Assembly and to represent Ecuador and our citizens’ revolution. I would like to begin by congratulating President Sa...

At the outset, it gives me pleasure to congratulate the President of the Assembly and his friendly country on his assumption of the presidency of the General...

I am proud to represent a small but great nation, El Salvador, before the Assembly. Our history has been full of painful moments, but also times of hope and ...

I bring with me to this session of the General Assembly greetings of peace, friendship and solidarity from the people of Equatorial Guinea and the full readi...

At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to warmly congratulate you, my brother, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-...

In the 364 days since I last had the honour to address this Assembly, the world has changed dramatically. We have seen a profound change in the global securi...

It is indeed a great pleasure to see a seasoned African diplomat presiding over the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I would like to express my w...

I join those who have spoken before me in congratulating Mr. Sam Kutesa on his assumption of the office of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-nin...

The events of the past months fill us with sadness. We have entered another grim era of conflicts. What has happened in Ukraine and in Syria and Iraq illustr...

The Assembly will understand that I am speaking today with particular emotion, because one of my compatriots has just been the subject of a cowardly assassin...