President Tokayev, President Novák, Excellencies This Summit comes at a critical time. We are halfway to the timetable set for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. And we are nowhere…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 77th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 20 September 2022
Mr President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to start by congratulating Mr. Csaba Kőrösi for his election as the President of the seventy-seventh session of the…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the 76th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 21 September 2021
Mr President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr Abdulla Shahid for his election as the President of the seventy-sixth session of…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 75th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly 23 September 2020
Mr President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me congratulate Mr. Volkan Bozkir for the election as the President of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly. You can…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UN, 21 September 2020
Mr Secretary-General, Mr President, your Excellencies, Today, we are celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. We are rightfully honoring its achievements and efforts for peace and security, development…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the SDG Moment convened by the UN Secretary-General, 18 September 2020
Madame Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Excellencies, We are in the middle of a global crisis, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has also brought challenges to…
Statement by the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the 74th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 24 September 2019
Mr. President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande for the election as the President of the 74th session of the General Assembly. You…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the United Nations General Assembly 73rd General Debate on 25th September 2018
I congratulate you, Madam President, on your election as President of the 73rd session of the General Assembly. I also wish to pay tribute to Secretary-General António Guterres for his…