Speeches from 2021

It is a special honour to deliver this speech as the representative of a country that for the first time in its history is joining the Security Council, as a no...

At the outset, it is my pleasure to sincerely congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session ...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his ...

The fact that I can be on this rostrum to congratulate you in person on your election is a sign of progress in how we are dealing with the coronavirus disease (...

Your Excellency Abdulla Shahid Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates Mr President I congratulate you on your election to the presidency of th...

I come to this great forum at a unique time for humankind, when we face a triple pandemic with common roots: the pandemic of global inequality, the pandemic of ...

Honourable President of the General Assembly, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to once again deliver a statement at the United Nations General Assembly. First...

Mr President, It is a pleasure to give Australia’s National Statement to the General Assembly. Here in Canberra, I’m on the ancient land of the Ngunnawal people...

It is good to be back in New York. It is good to be back in this Hall. Flying here to attend the opening of a new session of the General Assembly once seemed li...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, I congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as the President of the 76t...

On 16 September, Bahamian citizens took to the polls to make their voices heard. It is an honour to meet with the General Assembly fewer than 10 days after this...

We are delighted to congratulate Your Excellency, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. We wis...

I congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session on his election. We have confidence in his presidency of hope to steer us thro...

At the outset, please permit me to congratulate Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on their reappointments, and the ...

Exactly two decades ago, the United Nations and its leader received the Nobel Peace Prize. At the reception ceremony, former Secretary-General Kofi Anan said th...

How encouraging it is to see the General Assembly meet in person again. When I stepped into this solemn Hall, I felt a sense of relief. But while we all yearn t...

I congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the General Assembly. It is a great pleasure to see a representative of a fellow small island ...

President of the United Nations General Assembly, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ladies and gentlemen, His Excellency M...

Mr. President, Secretary General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I bring you warm greetings from His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Queen and the peo...

First of all, allow me to hail your election, Sir, as President of the General Assembly, and to congratulate the Secretary- General on his reappointment for ano...