32 Countries Launch the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation

Thirty-two coastal Atlantic countries across four continents adopted a Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation launching the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation today on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. This new multilateral forum brings together an unprecedented number of coastal Atlantic countries across Africa, Europe, North America, South America, and the Caribbean. ... Read More»

Remarks by President Biden Before the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Remarks by President Biden Before the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 • SPEECHES AND REMARKS United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 11:08 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, my fellow leaders, in the last year, our world has experienced great upheaval: a growing crisis ... Read More»

Statement by Michael Pompeo on the International Human Rights Day

U.S Department of State Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State December 10, 2019 International Human Rights Day In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to identify common rights and freedoms for all people in all nations. An American, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, chaired the ... Read More»

Remarks by President Trump to the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

The White House Office of the Press Secretary United Nations Headquarters New York, New York September 24, 2019 10:12 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP:  Thank you very much.  Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, distinguished delegates, ambassadors, and world leaders: Seven decades of history have passed through this hall, in all of their richness and drama.  Where I ... Read More»

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo At the United Nations Event on Religious Freedom

SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you all. I want to thank the many world leaders who are here today. Thank you, Vice President Pence, for your work on this issue. I especially want to thank President Trump for being a champion of people of faith all around the world. The Bible says that “Whatever is true, whatever is ... Read More»

Statement by Secretary Pompeo on Human Rights Day

U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson  Statement by Secretary Pompeo on Human Rights Day December 10, 2018 Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Emerging from a world war that shocked humanity with its cruelty, the sovereign nations of the world united to specify those rights that are ... Read More»

Remarks by President Trump to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

The White House Office of the Press Secretary September 25, 2018 Remarks by President Trump To the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 10:38 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, world leaders, ambassadors, and distinguished delegates: One year ago, I stood before you for ... Read More»
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