Category: Statements

22 September 2022 Excellencies, Deputy Secretary-General, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by recognizing and commending the work of the Foreign Ministry and Permanent Mission of Botswana. Your dedication to improving the...

22 September 2022 Excellencies, Thank you for this opportunity to address the seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Like-Minded Group in support of Middle-Income Countries. We know that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to...

22 September 2022 Excellencies, Dear Friends,   It is my great pleasure to participate in the Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries.   Let me begin by commending the Foreign Minister of Malawi,...

21 September 2022 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sincerely grateful for your engagement in today’sevent. Your presence and participation testify to your commitment to this issue. All of you...

21 September 2022 Minister Bayramov,  Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen   Let me start by thanking Minister Bayramov of Azerbaijan, Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, for establishing a platform...

21 September 2022 Minister Balakrishnan, Honorable Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the Foreign Minister of Singapore for extending the invitation to speak to you at the 15th Ministerial Meeting of the 3G...

21 September 2022 Excellencies, Mr. Secretary- General, Mrs. Ilze Brands Kehris, ASG on Human Rights Mr. Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Nobel Laureate and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad, Ladies...

21 September 2022 Excellencies, Dear Friends of Universal Health Care, • Health, as we are so proud to say, is not a luxurybut a human right. • Yet at least half of the people around the world are not able to get the health...

20 September 2022 Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Excellencies, Friends, The world needs solutions through solidarity, sustainability and science. Solutions because we have drafted many...

19 September 2022   Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Dear Friends,   The SDG Moment was created to be a yearly wake-up call.   En language diplomatique: un rappel pour nous tous de ce que nous aurions dû...

16 September 2022 Petr Franc,   Cynthia Nyongesa,     Kenisha Arora,   Sara Marley,   Youth leaders,   Ladies and Gentlemen,   Normally I would start off with everything that is wrong.  ...

16 September 2022 Excellencies, Mr. Secretary-General, Ambassador and Madame Kimihiro, Under-Secretary-General Fleming, Distinguished Guests,   I am honoured to join you today to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the...

15 September 2022 Mr. Secretary-General,  Excellencies, Members of the General Assembly, Good morning.  We are here to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Today’s tribute provides an opportunity to reflect on...

Esteemed Secretary-General,   Distinguished Permanent Representatives,   Excellencies,   Friends,   I am deeply honoured to address you today for the first time as the President of the General Assembly....