Speeches from 2023

I am honoured to speak before the General Assembly today, and I express my deep appreciation for the General Assembly. The Assembly serves as a unique platform ...

It is my pleasure on this occasion to offer my greetings and appreciation to all the Heads of State and delegations that are participating in the seventy-eighth...

I would like to begin this statement by congratulating the Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Dennis Francis, on his election as President of the General As...

It is with great pleasure that I take the floor at the General Assembly, at a time when the world faces a very complex situation that requires our Organization ...

Antigua and Barbuda congratulates Mr. Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. ...

The world is undergoing a time of change. A new era is dawning while humankind is still coping with the effects of a pandemic that killed 15 million people, exp...

First of all. let me congratulate Mr. Dennis Francis on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. I will not be the first a...

We created this institution recognizing that while our interests as countries may differ, we have shared purpose as people, because we can only solve our bigges...

We are meeting in this Hall today at a time that is undeniably one of the most challenging in recent history. One look at the news, and we see the highest numbe...

I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session and thank the previous Presid...

It is an honour and a privilege to return to this rostrum this year. This is my tenth appearance here. I am proud to be back to this most important forum, but d...

It is my pleasure to congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its current session. I wish him every success in conducting its work. I also want to ...

Due to time constraints. I shall deliver an abridged version of my statement. The full version is available to all representatives. Today I am delivering my nin...

I should like at the outset to congratulate my dear brother from Trinidad and Tobago on his assumption of the office of the presidency of the General Assembly. ...

For decades, this lofty stage served an important purpose — to hold discussions on how to make life on the planet safer and better. Regrettably, over the past d...

Some people, including here in this Hall, are pessimistic about the state of the world today. I beg to differ. There are good reasons for optimism. Since the st...

It is with immense pride that Belize offers its heartiest congratulations to Mr. Dennis Francis as a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) national unanimously elected ...

I have the privilege and signal honour, on behalf of Mr. Patrice Talon. President of the Republic of Benin, who is unable to be here today, to deliver this stat...

At the outset. I would like to convey the warmest greetings from His Majesty the King and the people of Bhutan to the General Assembly. Allow me to congratulate...

Brother Vice-President of the General Assembly. Diego Pary Rodriguez. it is a source of joy and pride for Bolivia to see you lead the General Assembly of the mo...