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(d) Read the following speech by H.E. Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan and observe how
words are used in writing speeches.

Statement by H. E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic
of Tanzania to the United Nations at the General Debate of the Seventy-Sixth
Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York - 23 September 2021
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Your Excellency Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly;

Your Excellency António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations; Excellencies
Heads of State and Government;

Distinguished Delegates,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

Let me commence by joining the previous speakers in applauding you, Mr President,
for being elected to preside over the 76 Session of this August Assembly and for
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the exemplary manner in which you have been presiding over this Session. I also
commend you for how you mastered making it possible for us to meet physically
despite unprecedented circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The holding of a physical general debate this year, albeit with some limitations,
demonstrates again that humanity and multilateralism cannot and should not succumb
to the virus. And thus where there is a will, there is always a way.

This spirit is what we need going forward. It is why I support and subscribe to the theme
of this 76 session that calls all of us to “build resilience through hope to recover from
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COVID-19, rebuild sustainability, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the lives
of people, and revitalise the United Nations”.
Mr President,

As this is my maiden speech at the United Nations General Assembly, allow me on
behalf of the people and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to thank all
members of the United Nations for your condolence messages extended to our nation
following the untimely passing of our late President, Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli,
on 17 March 2021. May his soul continue to rest in eternal peace.
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We remain indebted to you for the thoughtful and comforting messages that helped
us prevail over that unprecedented test to our nationhood. It is in the same vein that I
thank the outgoing President of the 75 Session for dedicating a slot on the 59 Plenary
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meeting of the General Assembly, on the 16 of April 2021 to pay tribute to our beloved
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late President Dr Magufuli. Indeed, this was a gesture of solidarity and brotherhood.

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