Speeches

PGA Remarks at the Opening of the 1st Committee

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E Ms. Annalena Baerbock Opening of the 1st Committee 8 October 2025, 10 A.M. [Check Against Delivery] Thank you, Chair, Dear Excellency Mr. Maurizio Massari First of all, congratulations, and also congratulations to...

PGA Remarks at the 15th Plenary Meeting on the Use of the Veto

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E Ms. Annalena Baerbock, 15th Plenary Meeting on the Use of the Veto 1 October 2025 General Assembly Hall [As Delivered] A hand raised. A simple no.   It might look mundane whenever a permanent member of the...

PGA Remarks at the Press Briefing to UN Correspondents-01 Oct 2025

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock at the Press Briefing Wednesday, 01 October 2025 (Check Against Delivery) Good morning!   Thank you for being here at the end of the whirlwind that was the high-level week. I would like...

PGA Remarks at the Closing of the General Debate

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock at the Closing of the General Debate 29 September 2025   [As Delivered]     Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,   At the beginning of this week, we referred to the United Nations as the...

PGA Remarks at the Opening of the 80th General Debate

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock, Opening of the 80th General Debate Tuesday, 23 September 2025 [As Delivered]   Eighty years. Longer than the average human life. This anniversary of the UN should have been a moment of...

PGA Remarks at the SDG Moment

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E Annalena Baerbock SDG Moment Monday, 22 September, 2 pm   [As Delivered] 10 years ago, world leaders gathered here at the United Nations and made an audacious commitment: to transform our world through sustainable...

PGA Remarks at the Commemoration of the UN’s 80th Anniversary

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly H.E Ms. Annalena Baerbock at the Commemoration of the UN’s 80th Anniversary Monday, 22 September 2025, 9am [As Delivered]   Nations in ruins. More than 70 million dead. Two world wars in a single generation. The...

PGA Remarks at the event: A Commemoration of UN@80: A Living Legacy

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E Ms. Annalena Baerbock A Commemoration of UN@80: A Living Legacy Friday, 19 September 2025 [As Delivered]   Good evening,   Many of you may have seen the article in the New York Times a few days ago about...

PGA Remarks at the Press Briefing to UN Correspondents

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E Ms Annalena Baerbock at the Press Briefing Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 12 pm [Check Against Delivery]     Good afternoon to all of you.   It is my sincere privilege to be with you here today.  ...

PGA Remarks at the UNITAR Annual Briefing for Delegates

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E Ms. Annalena Baerbock UNITAR Annual Briefing for Delegates Monday, 15 September 2025 [As Delivered]   Excellencies, Ambassador Burhan Gafoor, Distinguished delegates, Dear colleagues,   What a unique...

PGA Remarks at the UN Day for South-South Cooperation 2025

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock UN Day for South-South Cooperation 2025 Friday, 12 September 2025 [As Delivered]   In Fiji, local communities are being electrified by solar panels supported by India. In Kyrgyzstan,...