Statements and Messages by the President
September 2010
- Co-Chairs of the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (20 September)
- At the conclusion of the Sixty Fourth Session of the General Assembly (14 September)
- At the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on "The United Nations Global Counter Terrorism Strategy: Report of the Secretary-General (8 September)
August 2010
- At the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: High-level Meeting of the General Assembly to Formally Launch the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (31 August)
- At the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on Agenda Item: Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance (19 August)
July 2010
- On the Adoption of the Resolutioin UN Global Plan of Action Against Human Trafficking (30 July)
- At the informal meeting of the plenary of the General Assembly to conduct a celebration of the Inaugural Nelson Mandela International day (16 July)
- Remarks at Ceremony Marking the 15th Srebrenica Commemoration (12 July)
- On the occasion of the address by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, at the 105th Plenary of the General Assembly (6 July)
- On Draft Resolution A/64/L-56 on System-wide Coherence (2 July)
June 2010
- At the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly "UN Peacekeeping: Looking into the Future" (22 June)
- At the High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Transnational Crime (17 June)
- At the Opening of the Informal Interactive Hearings with Non-Governmental Organizations And the Private Sector (14 June)
- At the Closing of the Informal Interactive Hearings with Non-Governmental Organizations And the Private Sector (14 June)
- On the Occasion of the Election of the President of the General Assembly for the Sixty-Fifth session (11 June)
May 2010
- Before the Argentinian Parliament (26 May)
- At the closing of the informal meeting of the General Assembly on International Maritime Piracy (14 May)
- At the informal meeting of the General Assembly on International Maritime Piracy (14 May)
- At the Side-event on “Towards Midterm Comprehensive Review of the implementation of the International Decade of Actions “Water for Life” (7 May)
- At the General Assembly Plenary Meeting on the Occasion of the Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of the End of the Second World War (6 May)
April 2010
- On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day (29 April)
- On the occasion of the Special event to mark the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures (21 April)
- At the Opening of the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly on Disarmament and World Security: Challenges for the International Community and the Role of the United Nations (19 April)
March 2010
- At the Special Commemorative Meeting of the General Assembly on the Occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (25 March)
- At the High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Financing for Development (23 March)
- At the Closing of the High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Water - The International Decade for Action, " Water for Life", 2005-2015 (22 March)
- At the High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Water - The International Decade for Action, " Water for Life", 2005-2015 (22 March)
- At the Special Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation for Peace and Development (17 March)
- At the Memorial Ceremony in Honour of the United Nations Victims of the 12 January Earthquake in Haiti (9 March)
- Message to the International Women's Day (8 March)
- At the Informal Meeting of the General Assembly in Preparation for the 2010 High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (4 March)
- At the Commemorative Meeting of the General Assembly to Mark the 15th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (2 March)
February 2010
- In the Ad Hoc Working Group on Revitalization of the General Assembly (26 February)
- At the San Marino-Unicef Awards (25 February)
- At the opening of the UNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Assembly (19 February)
- At the 2010 review of the Peacebuilding Commission informal consultation (17 February)
- In the Informal Consultations of the Plenary on System-wide Coherence (4 February)
January 2010
- At the International Day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust Memorial Ceremony and Concert (27 January 2010)
- At the 69th Formal Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on Haiti (22 January)
- At the Handover Ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group the 77 and China (22 January)
- At the Informal Plenary Meeting on Haiti (13 January)
December 2009
- Before The Adoption of Draft Resolution: A/64/L.36 at the Sixty-Sixth Meeting of the Plenary (21 December)
- At the "Second Global South-South Development Expo" (15 December)
- On the Occasion of Human Rights Day (10 December)
- At the High Level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (9 December)
- On Agenda Item 70: Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations (7 December)
November 2009
- On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (30 November)
- On Agenda Item 16: Question of Palestine (30 November)
- On the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (Item 10); and the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (Item 108) (20 November)
- On the occasion of the Africa Industrialization Day (20 November)
- Before the Second Summit of the First Ladies of the Non-Aligned Movement on “Food Security and Women’s Access to Resources” (15 November)
- On Agenda Item 9: Report of the Security Council; and Agenda Item 119: Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Related Matters: Joint Debate (12 November)
- On Agenda Item: Culture of Peace [49](9 November)
- At the Opening of the Plenary on the Report of the Human Rights Council (4 November)
- On Agenda Item: Follow-Up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (2 November)
October 2009
- On Agenda Item: Report of the Human Rights Council [64] (30 October)
- On the Occasion of the Presentation before the General Assembly of the Annual Report of the International Court of Justice (29 October)
- At the World Food Day (29 October)
- After the Adoption of the Resolution: Necessity of ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba (28 October)
- Remarks on the Occasion of the United Nations Day Concert (23 October)
- Closing Remarks at the Joint Debate: New Partnership for Africa’s Development: Progress in Implementation and International Support [63 (a) and (b)]; 2001-2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa [47] (21 October)
- Opening Remarks at the Joint Debate: New Partnership for Africa’s Development: Progress in Implementation and International Support [63 (a) and (b)]; 2001-2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa [47] (20 October)
- Recontre Avecle Groupe Des Ambassadeurs Francophones (13 October)
- At the Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (12 October)
- At the Observance of the International Day of Older Persons (8 October)
- Message to the International Day of Non-Violence (2 October)
September 2009
- At the Closing of the General Debate (29 September)
- At the International Conference of New and Restored Democracies (ICNRD) Ministerial Meeting (29 September)
- UN Sunday at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (27 September)
- At the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (26 September)
- At the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS (26 September)
- 33rd Annual Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Group 77 and China (25 September)
- Opening Remarks at UNRWA High-Level Meeting (24 September)
- At the Opening of the General Debate (23 September)
- At the United Nations Leadership Forum on Climate Change (22 September)
- At the Student Observance of the International Day of Peace (18 September)
- At the opening of the Sixty-Fourth session of the General Assembly (15 September)
- At the Forum of Small States (FOSS) Meeting (11 September)
June 2009
- Acceptance Speech (10 June)