Statements and Messages by the President
July 2008
- 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)