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Lula at the UN
By tradition, Brazil opens the General Debate of the General Assembly. In some years the foreign minister spoke for the country. This page lists only appearances by Lula that are documented in an official record, grouped by type of event.
General Debate of the General Assembly
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/ABr, CC BY 3.0 BR September 23, 2003 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
UN General Assembly General Debate, 58th regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Antoniorosset, CC BY-SA September 21, 2004 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
UN General Assembly General Debate, 59th regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Domingos Tadeu/PR, CC BY-SA September 19, 2006 · UN Headquarters, New York
Allocution de M. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Président de la République fédérative du Brésil (French version of the record; equivalent English title not read)
UN General Assembly General Debate, 61st regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Marcello Casal JR/ABr, CC BY 3.0 BR September 25, 2007 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
UN General Assembly General Debate, 62nd regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR / Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 BR September 23, 2008 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
UN General Assembly General Debate, 63rd regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 BR September 23, 2009 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
UN General Assembly General Debate, 64th regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / PR, CC BY-SA September 19, 2023 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
UN General Assembly General Debate, 78th regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / PR, CC BY-SA September 24, 2024 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
UN General Assembly General Debate, 79th regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / PR, CC BY-SA September 23, 2025 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
UN General Assembly General Debate, 80th regular session of the General Assembly
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert., CC BY-SA September 22, 2026 · UN Headquarters, New York
Opening speech of the General Debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (2026)
UN General Assembly General Debate, 81st regular session of the General Assembly
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UN summits and agencies
Photo: José Cruz / ABr, CC BY 3.0 BR September 14, 2005 · UN Headquarters, New York
Statement by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Security Council, 5261st meeting)
UN Security Council Summit Meeting, 5261st session of the Security Council (S/PV.5261)
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR, CC BY September 15, 2005 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (High-level Plenary Meeting, A/60/PV.5)
High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly (2005 World Summit, Millennium Goals), 60th session of the General Assembly, 5th plenary session
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / PR, CC BY-SA September 22, 2024 · UN Headquarters, New York
Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Summit of the Future, A/79/PV.3)
Summit of the Future, 79th session of the General Assembly, 3rd plenary session
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