Speeches from 2018

I have the honour to greet you personally, Madam President, on behalf of my country and my people. At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Miros...

I would first like to congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election to the post of President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third sess...

It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Government and the people of Tuvalu, to address the General Assembly and to congratulate Her Excellency Ms. María F...

I congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session and assure her of Uganda’s f...

On behalf of Ukraine, I congratulate the President on her election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. We support the outlined pr...

At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on her election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. I would also like t...

On behalf of the United Kingdom, let me begin by paying tribute to an outstanding leader of the United Nations, who, sadly, passed away this summer. Kofi Annan ...

One year ago, I stood before the Assembly for the first time in this Hall (see A/72/ PV.3). I addressed the threats facing our world, and I presented a visi...

I bring greetings from the people of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, a country in the Southern cone of the Americas that is small but nonetheless has stron...

Let me express my sincere gratitude for this opportunity to address the Assembly today from this rostrum. I would like to congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espino...

It is an honour for Vanuatu to join other speakers in congratulating you, Madam President, on your accession to the presidency of the General Assembly ...

On behalf of the Government and the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I would like to congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on h...

I am very honoured to deliver this statement during the general debate of the General Assembly at the beginning of its seventy-third session, whose theme has be...

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Yemen, I would like to congratulate Ms. Espinosa Garcés and the friendly Republic of Ecuador on he...

Let me join other world leaders in congratulating Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election as President of the General...

It is my honour and pleasure to deliver my maiden statement in the General Assembly. Allow me to congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election...