Speeches from 2021

We would like to congratulate the President on his election to lead the General Assembly, and to wish him every success in his task. I am speaking to the Assemb...

This week, in this Hall, a series of alarms have sounded. They have sounded for conflict; they have sounded for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; the...

Israel is a lighthouse in a stormy sea — a beacon of democracy, diverse by design, innovative by nature and eager to contribute to the world despite being in th...

Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, In recent years we have witnessed a progressive wea...

Your Excellency, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, I extend warm congratulations on your election to the Presidency of this 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembl...

Mr. President, Let me start by expressing my deepest sympathies to those who have passed away due to COVID-19.1 would also like to convey my deepest respect for...

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, Mr President, Mr Secretary-General, Your Excellencies: It is a special pleasure to be part of this General ...

Dear Mr. President, Dear Mr. Secretary General, Ladies and gentlemen, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the Presidency of the seventy- sixth sessio...

H.E. Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session, H.E. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencie...

Mr. President UN Secretary General Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen At the very outset allow me to share warm greetings from the Govern...

It is my pleasure at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the friendly Republic of Maldives on your election as President of the General Assembly ...

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, First of all, let me congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives on his election as President of...

Mr. President, At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of the Lao PDR, I would like to congratulate you, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, on your election as Preside...

Let me begin by congratulating the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, on taking up the honourable position of President of the Ge...

Your Excellency, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellen...

On behalf of the Government and the people of Lesotho, I extend our most sincere congratulations to President Shahid on his election to preside over the General...

HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ANTONIO GUTERRES Secretary-General of the United Nations EXCELLENCIES, HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT; AMBASSADORS; HEADS OF DELEGATIONS; ESTE...

At the outset, on behalf of the Libyan people, it is my pleasure to congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session on his elect...

I congratulate the President on his election to the helm of the General Assembly, the most important policymaking body in the world. The future must be shaped b...

This year marks a special anniversary for the independent Lithuanian State. Thirty years ago, the Republic of Lithuania became a State Member of the United Nati...