I wish to begin by congratulating the Republic of Korea for convening this important meeting of the Security Council on artificial intelligence (AI) and international peace and security. I also thank the two professors for their very insightful introductory remarks.
Today’s debate builds on the Arr…
This is the sixth time I have addressed the General Assembly as Greece’s Prime Minister, but it is the first time I stand here as the leader of a country that is an incoming member of the Security Council. Greece is honoured to accept that responsibility for the third time, and I am personally grate…
I want to start by offering my deep appreciation to the Secretary-General, who brought us here today to adopt the Pact for the Future (resolution 79/1) and thanking the co-facilitators, Germany and Namibia, for undertaking that important and difficult task.
All of us who are here today recognize th…
The theme of this year’s General Assembly asks us to accelerate action towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all. I would argue that it is a laudable goal and one that now matters more than ever before. But I must also ask if it is anywhere near enough. I pose that question not …
Seventy-seven years ago, the Organization was founded out of the chaos of war with one stated aim: the harmonization of relations among nation States in pursuit of lasting peace and security, the defence of human rights and the inviolability of international law. It was the world’s first multilatera…
For nearly two years, the world has been grappling with one of the greatest challenges we have faced in modern times. The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an ever- present reminder of the realities we continue to face in the battle against the pandemic. But as we gather here this week…
Allow me first to congratulate Ambassador Muhammad-Bande on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session.
It is a great pleasure for me to address the General Assembly for the first time as the leader of the people who first developed the values that most of the m…
Mr. President, your election to the presidency of the thirty-sixth sesr;ion of the General Assembly is a trib- ute to your outstanding qualities as a diplomat and to your vast experience, and it augurs well for the success of the work of this body, which most clearly represents interna- tional publi…
Permit me first of all, Sir, to extend to you the warmest congratulations on behalf of the Greek delegation on your unanimous election to the presidency of the Gen- eral Assembly. This important post could not have been entrusted to a more experienced diplomat, a diplomat more committed to the ideal…
