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...
Read More30 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...
Read More23 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...
Read More19 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...
Read More16 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...
Read More15 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,...
Read More15 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....
Read More14 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,...
Read More14 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...
Read More13 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...
Read More12 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...
Read More9 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...
Read More8 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...
Read More8 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...
Read More7 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,...
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