PGA remarks to Special High-level Event of the General Assembly and ECOSOC on the Doha Programme of Action
8 February 2023 Excellencies, Madame President, Madame DSG, Madame USG, USG, Dear Friends, As we meet today, the world is reeling under the cascading impacts of complex, interlocking challenges. Skyrocketing inflation. Increasingly fragmented global supply...
PGA remarks to the 3rd Open Science Conference
8 February 2023 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour to speak with you all today. Bridging the gap between science and decision-making has been a cornerstone of my Presidency since day one. And I believe that only by...
PGA closing remarks to the Briefing of the General Assembly on Science-based Evidence in support of Sustainable Solutions
Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Closing remarks to the Briefing of the General Assembly on Science-based Evidence in support of Sustainable Solutions 7 February 2023 [As Delivered] Thank you very much indeed. Please allow me to...
PGA opening remarks to the Briefing of the General Assembly on Science-based Evidence in support of Sustainable Solutions
7 February 2023 Dear Colleagues, Science is a leitmotif and cornerstone in the work and preparations of decision-shaping GA 77. Our common endeavor to inform our discussions and decisions in the General Assembly continues today. Science illuminates the very...
Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization
Remarks by Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization 6 February 2023 [As Delivered] Secretary-General António Guterres, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I welcome the...
Moment of Silence for the Victims of the Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
Remarks by Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly ---- Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria 6 February 2023 [As Delivered] Before proceeding to the items on the agenda, I would like, on behalf of the General Assembly, to extend our deepest...
PGA’s Public Address at Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi
30 January 2023 Thank you, Ambassador Singh. It is an honour to be with you today at the Indian Council of World Affairs. My best wishes as you celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, commemorating 75 years of India’s independence and achievements. In the world of...
PGA Pre-Recorded Remarks at the launch of “International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace”
27 January 2023 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I thank the Government of Turkmenistan for its consistent efforts to promote the culture of peace in the world. This new International Year has a firm cornerstone: dialogue for peace. It is built...
PGA remarks to Int’l Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
27 January 2023 Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Some of us in this room know the horrors of the Holocaust better than anyone. Survivors of that immense tragedy and their family members understand better than anyone...
PGA remarks to the International Day of Education event
24 January 2023 Thank you very much, Arora. I will be very, very happy to take it myself and share it with Member States in different forms. Dear Colleagues, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I heard you had a very rich and very moving discussions today so I...
PGA remarks to ECOSOC Special Meeting on prevention of genocide and other crimes
24 January 2023 Dear Friends, Special Adviser, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to participate in this ECOSOC initiative – and to continue the tradition of “firsts” between our two UN Charter bodies. Speaking of firsts, ECOSOC was the first in 1946 to draft an...
PGA remarks at Joint Briefing with ECOSOC President
19 January 2023 Dear President Stoeva, Excellencies, friends, I’m glad to see the GA and the ECOSOC walking into this new year together. So far, my monthly coordination meetings with the President of ECOSOC have proven to be one of the most powerful tools to ensure...
PGA remarks on his priorities for the resumed 77th session
17 January 2023 Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, My motto for this presidency is Solutions Through Solidarity, Sustainability and Science. It was designed to achieve changes in time of unprecedented crises. Four months into this presidency,...
PGA remarks to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly
14 January 2023 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it is a challenge that has affected, and will affect all of us and all of those who come after us. Energy and climate change are intrinsically...
PGA remarks to the G77+China Presidency Handover Ceremony
12 January 2023 Thank you very much Mr. Minister, Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. Executive Secretary, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, 2022 saw a scourge of war and its severe impacts on global food, energy, security unleashed...
PGA remarks at SEI Currents 2023 – Stockholm Environment Institute (Pre-recorded)
11 January 2023 Dear Friends in our quest for sustainability, Isaac Asimov, the American biochemist and science fiction writer once said: ”No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will...
PGA remarks to the Plenary of the General Assembly on the Report of the Fifth Committee
30 December 2022 Excellencies, dear colleagues, I thank Ambassador Philippe Kridelka, Permanent Representative of Belgium and Chair of Fifth Committee, for his leadership in ensuring that the Fifth Committee completed its work in an amicable manner. Many thanks also...
PGA remarks to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)
23 December 2022 Thank you very much Mr. Chairman And many, many thanks to all of you for having this opportunity. You may guess there are two reasons for my being here tonight. First and foremost, to thank you all for the work done so far. The second reason: to...
PGA remarks to the International Day of the Arabic Language event
19 December 2022 Madame Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. Ambassador, Excellencies, Dear Friends, First and foremost, heartfelt congratulations to the excellent work done by the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language and to the very...
PGA remarks to the launch of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages
16 December 2022 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates and Representatives of Indigenous Peoples, Today, we meet to launch the Decade of Indigenous Languages at the General Assembly. The aim of this event is to help protect and promote indigenous languages. And to...
PGA remarks to G-77 Ministerial Conference
15 December 2022 (PRE-RECORDED) Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We are at a watershed moment, in urgent need of crisis management and transformation on several fronts. Our world is grappling with multidimensional, multifaceted crises triggered by the pandemic,...
PGA remarks to Opening of High-level Segment Part Two of the UN Biological Diversity (COP-15)
15 December 2022 On behalf of the 193 Member States of the United Nations, I would like to express gratitude to China for accompanying us, guiding us and leading us through this long journey of negotiations and preparations. As well as for Canada, for hosting us...
PGA remarks at the Unveiling of the Bust of Mahatma Gandhi – Gift to UN
14 December 2022 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mahatma Gandhi’s lifelong devotion to building peace and eliminating poverty represents the very essence of the United Nations. One of history’s most transformative figures, his life philosophy has been a great...
PGA remarks at the Security Council Open Debate: “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: New Orientation for Reformed Multilateralism”
14 December 2022 Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, I thank Minister Jaishankar and the Indian Mission for organizing this critically important debate. I also commend India – and the four other outgoing Security Council members, Ireland, Kenya,...
PGA remarks at the 10th Award of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water
13 December 2022 (PRE-RECORDED) Your Royal Highness, Excellencies, I convey my heartfelt congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prizes for Water. Your groundbreaking innovations provide prospective solutions to the...
PGA remarks to the Group of Friends of Children and the SDGs
12 December 2022 (as prepared) Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Let me begin by congratulating the Group of Friends on the work done during the last 7 years. I sincerely applaud your commitment to the rights of children, and your efforts to advance the SDGs. Your...
PGA remarks at the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
9 December 2022 Dear Colleagues, Friends This Day was born out of the General Assembly’s desire to ensure that “never again” would a person face the horrors of genocide. And out of the GA’s desire to honor those who continue to suffer because, unfortunately, “never...
Global Humanitarian Policy Forum
8 December 2022 [Pre-recorded video] Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It brings me no joy to share with you that humanitarian needs are at an all-time high. We were told that 2022 would be the worst year for humanitarian needs, but the forecast for 2023 has...
PGA remarks to the Commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the adoption and opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
8 December 2022 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, The English science writer Arthur C. Clarke once said: “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean.” Yes, the oceans span more than 70% of our planet’s surface. They provide incredible...
Meeting with the Group of Francophone Ambassadors during the Monthly Meeting of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
7 December 2022 Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, Chers Collègues, Je suis ravi et honoré d’adresser aujourd’hui cette auguste instance. Plus de trois cent millions des constituants de l’ONU sont Francophones. Et vous, les quatre-vingt-huit membres de l’OIF,...
