I begin my address to the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly by invoking the wisdom of one of America’s most outstanding orators, the late Martin Luther King, Jr., who said,
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this …
Victor Hugo said that “there is nothing in the world more powerful than an idea whose time has come”. The idea that underpins the overarching purpose of this Summit — multilateral solutions for a better tomorrow — is not only one born of the urgent demands of the cascading crises of our time, but i…
As I address this historic seventieth session of the General Assembly, I join in the chorus of congratulations to the President on assuming the high honour and Office of President of the General Assembly. Please permit me to take this opportunity to wish him a successful tenure, which I am sure will…
Exactly one year ago, on 30 September 2013, I had the unsurpassed glory of delivering my maiden address to the General Assembly (see A/68/PV.21), and I used that occasion to pay homage to the great architects of world peace who fostered the
birth and initial dynamics of our United Nations. In so do…
I address the General Assembly today with a sense of deep humility — humility in the wake of the great architects of world peace who have stood here before me — and pride. In that regard, I will utilize my maiden address to this body to pay homage to those who fostered the birth and initial dynamics…
