Speeches from 2017

Costa Rica congratulates the President on his election and welcomes the priorities that he has established for his tenure. I would like to reiterate my country’...

Let me take this opportunity to offer my sincere condolences to all those affected by the destruction wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria and to the people of ...

Allow me to reiterate to the Secretary-General Cuba’s support for his work at the helm of the United Nations and as a guarantor and advocate of international pe...

At the outset, I would like to convey my Government’s congratulations to Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy...

When I was a relatively young man, I was deeply influenced by two books. One of them was The End of History and the Last Man, by Francis Fukuyama, and the secon...

I would first like to express my condolences to the Mexican Government and people after the earthquake. I wish to express the gratitude of the Ivorian people fo...

I wish to express my very warm congratulations, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session, which is an acknowledg...

This session of the General Assembly opens during a period of unprecedented change. Threats and challenges such as poverty, terrorism, climate change, violation...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. I would like...

I come to the General Assembly straight from the front line of the war on climate change. With physical and emotional difficulty, I have left my bleeding nation...

I am honoured to address the General Assembly on behalf of the people and the Government of the Dominican Republic. At the outset, I would like to apologize on ...

As I speak from this rostrum today, I can affirm that much progress has been made to achieve inclusion and accessibility; however, as a society we still have mu...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and to...

Given that today is the International Day of Peace, it is an honour to present a message of achievements and challenges from the Republic of El Salvador on the ...

Although we currently live in a world of unrest and insecurity that is being scourged by an unprecedented global economic crisis, the Republic of Equatorial Gui...

It is another year and another session of the General Assembly. We meet in the same Assembly Hall and deliver our addresses from the same rostrum, yet no modicu...

Our world is unpredictable, and much of that unpredictability is the result of climate change. Climate change could be counterbalanced by rapid changes in our w...

I would like to join other delegations in congratulating the President on his election to preside over the work of the General Assembly at its seventy-second s...

The European Union (EU) stands for freedom and a credible rules- based global order, because that order is a real sine qua non condition for peace, stability an...

I want to begin by congratulating Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy- second session and by wishing him every...