Speeches from 2016

194 speeches found

Myanmar

MMR
2016
Session 71
Ms. Aung San Sun Kyi

As the first representative of the new Government of Myanmar to speak before the Assembly, it is my duty and my privilege to reaffirm our faith and confidence i...

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Namibia

NAM
2016
Session 71
Mr. Hage Geingob

Let me congratulate the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. He hails from a country that is held in hig...

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Nauru

NRU
2016
Session 71
Mr. Baron Divavesi Waqa

It is an honour to be in this Hall for the seventy-first session of the General Assembly. On behalf of the Republic of Nauru, I would like to congratulate His E...

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Nepal

NPL
2016
Session 71
Mr. Prakash Sharan Mahat

I wish to begin by congratulating the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at the seventy-first session. I wish to assure him of ...

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Netherlands

NLD
2016
Session 71
Mr. Albert Koenders

Before I came here, Sahar Afzal, a representative of Dutch youth, asked me a simple question. “Minister,” he said, “do you still believe in the United Nations?”...

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New Zealand

NZL
2016
Session 71
Mr. John Key

It is special pleasure to speak to the General Assembly under the presidency of a Pacific island friend. The world is facing serious challenges. Borders are clo...

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Nicaragua

NIC
2016
Session 71
Mr. Moisés Omar Halleslevens Acevedo

I bring greetings from the people of Nicaragua and from our President, Comandante Daniel Ortega Saavedra. We are very pleased to see a brother from Fiji, a Paci...

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Niger

NER
2016
Session 71
Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou

It is now 71 years since our Organization, the United Nations, was created to ensure peace, security, cooperation, economic development and respect for human ri...

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Nigeria

NGA
2016
Session 71
Mr. Muhammadu Buhari

On behalf of the people and the Government of Nigeria, Sir, let me congratulate the President on his well-deserved election as the President of the General Asse...

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Norway

NOR
2016
Session 71
Ms. Erna Solberg

This year’s session of the General Assembly comes at a critical time. Over the past few years we have witnessed grave violations of the very principles on which...

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Oman

OMN
2016
Session 71
Mr. Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah

I would like to begin my statement by congratulating the President and his country, the Republic of Fiji, on his election to preside over the General Assembly a...

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Pakistan

PAK
2016
Session 71
Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

We congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. We agree that the implementation of the 203...

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Palau

PLW
2016
Session 71
Mr. Caleb Otto

On behalf of His Excellency Mr. Tommy Esang Remengesau Jr., the President of the Republic of Palau, I have the honour to make the following remarks at the seven...

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Palestine

PSE
2016
Session 71
Mr. Mahmoud Abbas

): I had hoped that I would not have to deliver this statement today, as would have been the case if the cause of my people had been genuinely heard and justly ...

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Panama

PAN
2016
Session 71
Mr. Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez

On behalf of the people of Panama, to whom I send a warm embrace from this rostrum, I am pleased to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly in...

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Papua New Guinea

PNG
2016
Session 71
Sir Puka Temu

Papua New Guinea appreciates and applauds the outgoing President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mogens Lykketoft, for his outstanding guidance of the G...

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Paraguay

PRY
2016
Session 71
Mr. Eladio Ramón Loizaga Lezcano

On behalf of the Republic of Paraguay, I congratulate Ambassador Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session. I wish him ...

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Peru

PER
2016
Session 71
Mr. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard

It is an honour to address the General Assembly, to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first se...

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Philippines

PHL
2016
Session 71
Mr. Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr

On behalf of the Philippine Government and the Filipino people, I wish to convey our warmest congratulations to Ambassador Peter Thomson on his election as Pres...

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Poland

POL
2016
Session 71
Mr. Andrzej Duda

At the outset, I wish to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, on his election to his important positi...

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