Statements and Messages by the President
September 2008
- At the Symposium on Supporting Victims of Terrorism. (9 September)
- At the Launch of Negotiations on the Outcome Document for the Financing for Development Review Conference in Doha. ( 8 September)
- At the Debate on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy [118]. (4 September)
- At the Seventh Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and other Matters Related to the Security Council. (2 September)
July 2008
- At the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago. (30 July)
- At the General Assembly Meeting on the FOOD and ENERGY CRISIS. (18 July)
- At the Final Workshop of the International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation. (10 July)
- At the Diplo – Foundation Small States - Climate Change Diplomacy Meeting. (9 July)
- At the thematic debate on " Climate Change and the Most Vulnerable Countries". (8 July)
June 2008
- At the Annual Meeting 2008 of the Global Humanitarian Forum “The Human Face of Climate Change”. (24 June)
- At the Security Council Thematic Debate on Women, Peace and Security: Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict. (19 June)
- At the 5th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and other Matters Related to the Security Council. (17 June)
- At the Closing of the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. (12 June)
- At the Opening of the High-Level Meeting on HIV / AIDS. (10 June)
- At the HIV TB Global Leaders' Forum. (9 June)
- At the Global Private Investments and Climate Change Informal Meeting of the General Assembly. (9 June)
- On the Occasion of the Election of the 63rd President of the General Assembly. (4 June)
- Concluding Remarks at the Thematic Debate On Human Trafficking. (3 June)
- At the Thematic Debate on Human Trafficking . (3 June)
May 2008
- Message on International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. (29 May)
- At the Opening of the Ministerial Segment of the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. ( 28 May)
- Concluding Remarks at the Thematic Debate on Human Security. (22 May)
- Statement at the Thematic Debate on Human Security. (22 May)
- At the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Briefing. (21 May)
- Statement at the Special Meeting of ECOSOC on the Global Food Crisis. (20 May)
- On the Commemoration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the International Law Commission. (19 May)
- At the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs "The role of the United Nations in the globalized world: Promoting a new culture of international relations". (11May)
- Speech at the UK-UUNDP ‘Business: Call to Action’
- Message on World Press Freedom Day. (1 May)
April 2008
- On the theme “Chernobyl update and youth action”. (23 April)
- On the occasion of the visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. (18 April)
- At the second meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the Membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council. (10 April)
- At the Thematic Debate “Towards a Common Understanding of Management Reform.” (8 April)
- At the Presentation of the Final Report on “The UN Security Council and the Rule of Law.” (7 April)
- At the closing of the thematic debate in the General Assembly "Recognising the achievements, addressing the challenges and getting back on track to achieve the MDGs by 2015." (4 April)
- At the Panel Discussion on "Global Awareness of Autism: Challenges, Responsibilities and Actions." (2 April)
- At the opening of the thematic debate in the General Assembly "Recognising the achievements, addressing the challenges and getting back on track to achieve the MDGs by 2015." (2 April)
- At the the opening of the thematic debate "Recognising the achievements, addressing the challenges and getting back on track to achieve the MDGs by 2015." (1 April)
March 2008
- At the Hana Forum ‘The UN in the era of Globalisation: why we need a new culture of International Relations.’ (28 March)
- At the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March)
- Statement at the National Model United Nations (18 March)
February 2008
- At the First Review Session in the Financing for Development Preparatory Process: ‘Mobilizing Domestic Resources for Development’ (14 February)
- At the Closing of the Thematic Debate in the General Assembly 'Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work’ (13 February)
- At the Closing of the Panels 'Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work’ (11 February)
- Statement at the Thematic Debate 'Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work’ (11 February)
- Statement at the informal meeting of the plenary on System-Wide Coherence (7 February)
January 2008
- Message to the 10th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (31 January)
- Statement on the International Day of Commemoration In Memory of the Victims of Holocaust (28 January)
- Remarks at Park East Synagogue in memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (26 January)
- Statement at the Handover Ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (11 January)
December 2007
- Statement at the Closing of the Main Part of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly (21 December)
- Message on the occasion of the 4th United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation (19 December)
- Statement at the first meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and other Matters related to the Security Council (14 December)
- Statement at the High Level Meeting on the Follow-Up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children (13 December)
- Statement at the High Level Conference on Central Emergency Response Fund (13 December)
- Statement at the Side Event on 'Climate Change and Children' (12 December)
- Statement at the Commemorative High-Level Plenary Meeting Devoted to the Follow-Up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children (11 December)
- Lecture at the Carnegie Council: "Towards a New Culture of International Relations" (10 December)
- Message on Human Rights Day (10 December)
- Message on the inauguration of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (10 December)
- Reunion Du Groupe Des Ambassadeurs Francophones (5 December)
- Concluding remarks on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (4 December)
- Opening of the informal Meeting on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
(4 December)
November 2007
- World AIDS Day message (30 November)
- Statement on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November)
- On Agenda Item 18 "Question of Palestine" (29 November)
- At the Conference on "ICT and Climate Change" (27 November)
- On Revitalization of the General Assembly (26 November)
- Message at the Observance of Africa Industrialization Day (20 November)
- Statement at the 2007 Parliamentary Hearing (20 November)
- Concluding remarks at the Joint Debate on Agenda Item 9 and 122 (14 November)
- Statement at the Joint Debate on Agenda Item 9 and 122 (12 November)
- Statement at the Informal Briefing for NGOs on the work of the General Assembly (9 November)
- Statement at the Third Meeting of the Friends for Human Security (7 November)
October 2007
- Statement at the Joint Debate on Sport for Peace and Development (31 October)
- Statement at the Harvard Business School (25 October)
- Statement at the Closing of the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development (25 October)
- Remarks on the Occasion of the United Nations Day Concert (24 October)
- Statement at the Opening of the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development (23 October)
- Opening Remarks at Hearings with Civil Society on Financing for Development (22 October)
- Statement at the meeting of LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (19 October)
- Statement on the Observance of World Food Day and the Launch of the International Year of the Potato (18 October)
- At the joint debate on the report on the New Partnership for Africa's Development [64A and B] and Rolling Back Malaria in Developing Countries [47] (18 October)
- At the joint debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission and the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (10 October)
- Concluding remarks at the High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace (8 October)
- Statement at the 17th celebration of the International Day of Older Persons (4 October)
- Statement at the High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace
(4 October) - Statement at the closing of the General debate (3 October)
- Statement at the first commemoration of the International Day for non-violence (2 October)
September 2007
- Statement at the opening of the Non-aligned Movement Ministerial meeting (28 September)
- Statement at the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations (26 September)
- Statement at the opening of the General debate (25 September) [PDF]
- Statement at the Secretary-General’s High Level Event - “The Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership challenge of Climate Change” (24 September)
- Statement at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine (23 September)
- International Peace Day Student Event (21 September)
- Informal Briefing on Financing for Development (20 September)
- Statement at the opening of the 62nd session (18 September)
August 2007
- "United Nations: Today and Tomorrow" - Address by President-elect at the United Nations University in Tokyo (24 August)