Statements and Messages
May 2012
- Remarks at the Foreign Policy Association “The Future of Energy Conference” (24 May)
- Closing remarks at the High Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Role of Member States in Mediation (23 May)
- Opening remarks at the High Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Role of Member States in Mediation (23 May)
- Remarks at the opening of the 17th Session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation (22 May)
- Closing remarks at the United Nations General Assembly’s Informal Thematic Debate on “The Road to Rio+20 and Beyond” (22 May)
- Opening remarks at the United Nations General Assembly’s Informal Thematic Debate on “The Road to Rio+20 and Beyond” (22 May)
- Closing Remarks at the High-level thematic debate on The State of the World Economy and Finance and its Impact on Development in 2012 (18 May)
- Opening Remarks at the High-level thematic debate on The State of the World Economy and Finance and its Impact on Development in 2012 (17 May)
- Remarks at the High-Level Event to Commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (17 May)
- Closing remarks at the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly on Security in Central America as a Regional and Global Challenge: How to Improve and Implement the Central American Security Strategy (16 May)
- Opening remarks at the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly on Security in Central America as a Regional and Global Challenge: How to Improve and Implement the Central American Security Strategy (16 May)
- Concert in Support of a Permanent Memorial to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade at United Nations Headquarters (15 May)
- Remarks on the occasion of the Opening of the Second Part of the 2012 Session of the Conference on Disarmament (15 May)
- Remarks before the Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Sharm el-Sheikh (10 May)
- Remarks at the Board Meeting of the International Olympic Truce Foundation (7 May)
- Lecture at Moscow State University - The Middle East and North Africa at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Challenges and Hopes (3 May)
- Remarks on World Press Freedom Day (3 May)
- Lecture at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2 May)
April 2012
- Remarks at the 10th Annual International Forum of the Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (25 April)
- On the occasion of the 21st Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (23 April)
- On the occasion of the Thirteenth Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (22 April)
- Remarks Joint Press Conference with the Secretary-General of UNCTAD: Thirteenth Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (20 April)
- The Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature to Commemorate International Mother Earth Day (18 April)
- Remarks International Day of Human Space Flight (12 April)
- Opening Remarks High-Level Thematic Debate on Addressing Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Commodity Markets (11 April)
- Remarks at the Briefing by the Joint Special Envoy on Syria (5 April)
- Remarks at the closing of the interactive dialogue on Human Trafficking: Partnership and Innovation to End Violence Against Women & Girls (3 April)
- Remarks on the occasion of World Autism Day (3 April)
- On the occasion of the interactive dialogue on Human Trafficking: Partnership and Innovation to End Violence Against Women & Girls (3 April)
- Remarks at the treaty body strengthening consultation for States parties to international human rights treaties (2 April)
- Remarks at the United Nations Disarmament Commission (2 April)
- Remarks at the High-level meeting on Well-being and happiness: Defining a new economic paradigm (2 April)
March 2012
- Closing Remarks at the General Assembly retreat On Security Council reform (31 March)
- Opening Remarks at the General Assembly retreat On Security Council reform (30 March)
- First meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly (27 March)
- On the occasion of the Commemoration of International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (26 March)
- On the occasion of the High-Level Briefing on “Broadening the Concept of Peacekeeping: The Contribution of Civil Society to the Unarmed Protection of Civilians” (23 March)
- Remarks on the occasion of the side event: “From the World Water Day, 2012 “Water and food security” to International Year Water Cooperation 2013” (22 March)
- At the closing of the Interactive Thematic Debate on Fostering Cross-cultural Understanding For Building Peaceful and Inclusive Societies (22 March)
- At the opening of the Interactive Thematic Debate on Fostering Cross-cultural Understanding for Building Peaceful and Inclusive Societies (22 March)
- Message to the Arab Aid Consortium in Kuwait (12 March)
- Before the European Parliament in Strasbourg (12 March)
- Special high-level meeting of ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (12 March)
- Joint announcement by the PGA and SG on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March)
- On the occasion of International Women’s Day “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty” (7 March)
- Remarks before the Federal Belgium Parliament (6 March)
- Lecture at University of Oxford “Global challenges and the role of the UN at the dawn of the 21st Century” (1 March)
February 2012
- Before the Human Rights Council on the urgent debate on Syria (28 February)
- Remarks at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council (27 February)
- On the occasion of the International Istanbul Conference on ”Enhancing Peace Through Mediation: New Actors, Fresh Approaches, Bold Initiatives” (25 February)
- Address to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) (21 February)
- Remarks on the occasion of the conference “Transformation in the Arab World and Russia’s Interests” (17 February)
- Remarks at the New York University entitled: “The United Nations General Assembly and the Business of Universality” (13 February)
- Plenary meeting of the General Assembly Agenda item 64 “Report of Human Rights Council” Syria (13 February)
- Concluding remarks on the occasion of the Brainstorming session focused on internal working methods of the Fifth Committee (10 February)
- On the occasion of the Brainstorming session focused on internal working methods of the Fifth Committee (10 February)
- On the occasion of the Establishment and first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Special Human Settlements Programme for the Palestinian People (8 February)
- Remarks on the occasion of World Interfaith Harmony Week (7 February)
January 2012
- Remarks on the occasion of the Conference “Towards new global governance for the environment” (31 January)
- Remarks on the occasion International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (27 January)
- Remarks on the Secretary-General’s Five Year Action Agenda at the informal meeting of the General Assembly (25 January)
- Remarks at the reception of the Forum of Small States (FOSS) marking the Chinese New Year and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of FOSS (23 January)
- Remarks at the Holocaust Remembrance Service (21 January)
- Remarks at the Fifth World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi (16 January)
- Remarks on the occasion of the Handover Ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (11 January)
December 2011
- Remarks on the occasion of the adoption of the resolution entitled “Addressing Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Financial and Commodity Markets” (27 December)
- Remarks on the occasion of the closing of the main part of the session (23 December)
- Remarks on the Ad Hoc Working Group of the General Assembly on the smooth transition of the LDCs (22 December)
- Remarks to the media at the End of Year Press Conference (22 December)
- Remarks on the joint visit of the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General to Somalia (21 December)
- On the occasion of item 123 (b) “Central role of the United Nations system in global governance” (16 December)
- Remarks on the occasion of the Second Intersessional Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (15 December)
- Remarks on the occasion of the Fourth Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (11 December)
- Remarks of the President of the General Assembly on the Occasion of Human Rights Day (9 December)
- Remarks by the President at a Joint Press Conference in Mogadishu (9 December)
- Remarks on the occasion of the Closing and Awards Ceremony of the Global South-South Development Expo (9 December)
- On the occasion of the first meeting of UN Funds, Programmes and Agencies on the implementation of the Political Declaration of the HLM on NCDs (8 December)
- Remarks at the opening of the High-Level Meeting on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (8 December)
- Opening Remarks on the occasion of the Fifth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development (7 December)
- Remarks at the Council of the International Organization for Migration (6 December)
- On the occasion of the Tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (5 December)
- On the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the Global South-South Development Expo 2011 (5 December)
- On the occasion of the Commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2 December)
- On the occasion of the 2011 Forum on Diaspora Economy (2 December)
- Remarks on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (1 December)
November 2011
- International Conference on the HOPEFOR initiative (27-29 November)
- On the occasion of General Assembly item 37, “Question of Palestine” (29 November)
- On the occasion of the Inter-parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations (28 November)
- Remarks by the President at an event marking the meeting of the Forum of Small States (FOSS) (23 November)
- On the occasion of African Industrialization Day 2011 “Sustainable Energy for Accelerated Industrial Development in Africa” (22 November)
- On the occasion of the memorial event paying tribute to fallen UN colleagues (21 November)
- Message from the President to the Opening Session of the Meeting of the Religions for Peace Middle East - North Africa Council (15 November)
- On the occasion of the Tokyo Dialogue on Security Council Reform (14 November)
- Message from the President at the ECOSOC 2011 Retreat on “Enhancing the Role of ECOSOC” (11 November)
- Remarks by the President on his joint visit with the Secretary-General to Libya (10 November)
- Closing remarks by the President at the informal plenary meeting on the G20 Summit (10 November)
- Remarks by the President at the informal plenary meeting on the G20 Summit (10 November)
- Remarks by the President at the informal discussion on United Nations Mediation (9 November)
- Remarks by the President at the informal briefing on Secretary-General’s Global Pulse Initiative (8 November)
- Remarks by the President at the UNGA event to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development (8 November)
- Remarks by the President at the plenary meeting of the General Assembly on agenda item 122 (8 November)
- On the presentation of the Security Council Report (8 November)
- Remarks by the President at the plenary meeting of the General Assembly on agenda item 64: “Report of the Human Rights Council” (2 November)
- Remarks by the President at a Joint Press Conference with Mr. Mustafa Abdel Jalil and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (2 November)
October 2011
- Remarks by President Al-Nasser to the Sixth Committee (31 October)
- Remarks by President Al-Nasser At the Press conference Marking the Day of 7 Billion (31 October)
- On the occasion of the Second Committee meeting on Sustainable Development (Agenda 19) (31 October)
- On the occasion of the UN Day Concert “Celebrating Cultural Diversity” (27 October)
- On the occasion of World Food Day 2011 (27 October)
- PGA closing remarks at Informal Plenary Meeting on the G20 Summit (25 October)
- PGA opening remarks at Informal Plenary Meeting on the G20 Summit (25 October)
- On the occasion of the Second Committee side event “Means of implementation of sustainable development” (25 October)
- Remarks by President Al-Nasser to the Third Committee (21 October)
- Remarks by President Al-Nasser to the First Committee (21 October)
- Remarks by President Al-Nasser to the Second Committee (20 October)
- Closing Remarks at the Briefing to Member States on the Report of the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (20 October)
- Opening Remarks at the Briefing to Member States on the Report of the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (20 October)
- On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (15 October)
- On the occasion of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (13 October)
- On the occasion of the meeting on Migration and Communication: Re-balancing information flows, and Dialogue (13 October)
- On the occasion of the event on “Challenges of Transition in the Arab Region: Economic and Social Policies in the Region” (12 October)
- On the occasion of the High-Level event to mark 10 years of NEPAD (7 October)
- Remarks by President Al-Nasser to the Fifth Committee (7 October)
- On the occasion of a Dialogue with civil society (4 October)
- On the occasion of World Habitat Day 2011 observance (3 October)
September 2011
- Closing Remarks of the President of the 66th session of the General Assembly (27 September)
- On the occasion of the Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries (26 September)
- On the occasion of the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends United Against Human Trafficking (26 September)
- On the occasion of the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the Global Governance Group (3G) (26 September)
- Reflections on the value of the UN’s role in the world (25 September)
- On the occasion of the Mini-Summit on the Humanitarian Response to the Horn of Africa (24 September)
- On the occasion of the High-level Meeting on Yasuni Initiative (23 September)
- On the occasion of the the G-77 and China Ministerial Meeting (23 September)
- On the occasion of the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the UN Alliance of Civilizations (23 September)
- On the occasion of the closing of the HLM to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (22 September)
- On the occasion of the opening of the HLM to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (22 September)
- On the occasion of the High-level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security (22 September)
- On the occasion of the Opening of the General Debate (21 September)
- On the occasion of the Every Woman, Every Child Special Event (20 September)
- On the occasion of the closing of the High-level Meeting on Desertification (20 September)
- At the closing plenary of the High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable diseases (20 September)
- On the occasion of the United Nations Private Sector Forum on Sustainable Energy for All (20 September)
- On the occasion of the High-Level Event on Nutrition (20 September)
- On the occasion of the High-Level Meeting on Libya (20 September)
- On the occasion of the opening of the High-level Meeting on Desertification (20 September)
- On the occasion of the The Breakfast Meeting of the Group of Friends of Mediation (20 September)
- President Al-Nasser's remarks at the South-South Awards 2011 Digital Health for Digital Development (19 September)
- President Al-Nasser's remarks at CARICOM Taking Stock (19 September)
- President Al-Nasser's remarks at the Secretary-General’s Symposium on International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation (19 September)
- President Al-Nasser's opening remarks at the High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (19 September)
- President Al-Nasser's remarks at the Peace Bell ceremony (15 September)
- President Al-Nasser's remarks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dag Hammarskjold's death (13 September)
- Opening Remarks of the President of the 66th session of the General Assembly (13 September)