Statements and Messages
July 2012
- Remarks at the Opening of the thematic discussion HR Treaty bodies informal meeting (16 July)
- President of the General Assembly strongly condems reported killings in Tremseh, near Hama in Syria (13 July)
- Opening Remarks at ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment (13 July)
- Remarks at the "Towards a stronger General Assembly" Retreat (12-13 July)
- Lecture At The Moroccan Academy For Diplomatic Studies, Rabat (5 July)
- Opening Remarks at the Strengthening of the Treaty Body System (2 July)
- Remarks at the High-Level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (2 July)
June 2012
- Opening Remarks at the “The Rhythms of One World 2012” Concert in celebration of the Anniversary of the Signing of the UN Charter (30 June)
- Opening Remarks at the Second Meeting of UN Funds, Programmes and Agencies on the Implementation of the Political Declaration of the HLM of the GA on the Prevention and Control of NCDs (29 June)
- Opening remarks at the General Assembly Informal Plenary on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (28 June)
- Introducing the draft resolution submitted by the President of the General Assembly on the International Day of Happiness
(28 June)
- Closing remarks at the Seminar on Dialogue, Understanding and Countering the Appeal of Terrorism (27 June)
- Remarks at the Seminar on Dialogue, Understanding and Countering the Appeal of Terrorism (27 June)
- Opening Remarks at the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly on Drugs and Crime as a Threat to Development (26 June)
- Remarks at the Argentine Foreign Service Academy (25 June)
- Remarks at the United Nations Public Service Day and Awards Ceremony “Innovation and Citizens Engagement for Effectives Governance” (25 June)
- Remarks at the side event on “LDCs and Rio+20” during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) (21 June)
- Remarks at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) (20 June)
- Lecture on “How Universal are Universal Values?” (13 June)
- Remarks at the Plenary Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration of Commitments on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (11 June)
- Closing remarks at the Tarrytown Retreat for the Dialogue on UN operational activities for development: preparations for the 2012 QCPR (9 June)
- Welcome remarks at the Tarrytown Retreat for the Dialogue on UN operational activities for development: preparations for the 2012 QCPR (8 June)
- Remarks at the Election of the President of the 67th session of the General Assembly (8 June)
- Address to the annual assembly of the Association of Former International Civil Servants (7 June)
- Remarks at the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on Events in the Syrian Arab Republic (7 June)
- Remarks on the occasion of the Special Cultural event: “Celebrating the 66th session of the General Assembly and Supporting UN Women” (6 June)
- Remarks to the Media - Press Conference (6 June)
- Plenary Meeting of the GA Debate on the Report of the Secretary-General: “Follow-Up to Resolution 64/291 On Human Security” (4 June)
- Remarks to the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly (1 June)
- Remarks at the Istanbul Conference on Somalia (1 June)
May 2012
- Remarks at the Partners Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (31 May)
- 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)
- Opening Remarks for the Dialogue with Civil Society (27 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)