Statement by H.E. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,
State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar at the General
Debate of the 71st Session of the United National General Assembly
New York, 21 September 2016
Madame Vice President,
Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, ladies, and Gentlemen,
1. As the first representative of the new government of Myanmar to speak before this Assembly, it is my duty, and my privilege, to reaffirm our faith and confidence in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The strength of this Organization lies in its universality and legitimacy, anchored in the Charter and in the fundamental principles of international law. For all its imperfections and limitations, the United Nations remains a receptacle of our hopes for a more peaceful and prosperous world, a kinder, more compassionate home for all mankind.
