According to the procedures of the General Assembly, when there has been a major disaster only the president is permitted to offer condolences to the victims at the start of the meeting. This is probably to avoid the entire day being taken up with every ambassador in turn offering their own expression of sympathy. This timeline of disasters is incomplete owing to the General Assembly not always being in session.
Condolences
- 2008-05-15 Cyclone in Myanmar and earthquake in China
- 2007-12-12 Tribute to the victims of the bombings in Algeria
- 2007-11-19 Cyclone in Bangladesh
- 2006-12-06 Typhoon in the Philippines
- 2006-07-20 Earthquake in the Indian Ocean
- 2006-05-31 Earthquake in Indonesia
- 2005-11-10 Expression of sympathy to the Government and the people of Jordan in connection with the terrorist attacks in Amman
- 2005-10-31 Recent terrorist attacks
- 2005-10-25 Earthquake in South Asia
- 2005-10-10 Floods and mudslides in Central America and earthquake in South Asia
- 2005-10-04 Bombing in Bali
- 2005-09-12 Hurricane in the United States of America
- 2005-03-29 Earthquake in the Indian Ocean
- 2004-12-08 Typhoon in the Philippines
- 2004-09-21 Hurricane in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
- 2004-09-13 Expression of sympathy in connection with the recent hurricanes
- 2004-09-10 Expression of sympathy to the Governments and the peoples of the countries of the Caribbean in connection with the recent hurricanes in that region
- 2004-06-10 Floods in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti
- 2004-02-25 Expression of sympathy to the Government and the people of Morocco in connection with the recent earthquake in that country
- 2004-02-09 Earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 2003-05-22 Expression of sympathy to the Governments and peoples of Sri Lanka and Algeria in connection with the recent flooding and earthquake
- 2002-06-27 Earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 2002-03-27 Earthquake in Afghanistan
- 2002-01-31 Volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2001-11-15 Floods in Algeria
- 2001-09-12 Expression of sympathy
- 2001-02-14 Recent floods in Bolivia and earthquake in El Salvador
- 2001-01-26 Earthquakes in El Salvador, India and Pakistan
- 2000-03-10 Flood in Madagascar
- 2000-03-02 Floods in southern Africa
- 2000-02-01 Crash of airplanes
- 1999-12-20 Floods and mudslides in Venezuela
- 1999-11-15 Earthquake in Turkey and crash of a United Nations aeroplane in Kosovo
- 1999-11-08 Floods in Viet Nam
- 1999-11-01 Cyclone in India and crash of an Egyptian aeroplane
- 1999-09-21 Earthquake in China
- 1999-09-17 Hurricane in the Bahamas
- 1999-09-13 Earthquakes in Turkey and Greece
- 1998-11-04 Natural disasters in the Central American States
- 1998-09-24 Natural disasters in the Caribbean
- 1998-09-23 Hurricane in the Dominican Republic
- 1998-09-08 Expression of sympathy to the Governments and peoples of Bangladesh and China
- 1998-07-30 Tidal waves in Papua New Guinea
- 1998-06-02 Earthquakes in Afghanistan
- 1997-07-31 Bombing in Jerusalem
- 1997-05-20 Cyclone in Bangladesh
- 1997-05-20 Earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 1997-04-18 Fire at a tent city near Mecca
- 1997-03-12 Earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 1996-11-25 Floods in Honduras
- 1996-11-11 Cyclone in India
- 1996-10-24 Hurricane in the Bahamas and Cuba
- 1996-07-16 Floods and storms in Bangladesh, China, Guyana and Yemen
- 1996-05-24 Tornado in Bangladesh
- 1995-11-06 Typhoon in the Philippines
- 1995-10-09 Earthquake in Indonesia
- 1995-09-14 Floods and storms in Antigua and Barbuda, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Morocco and Pakistan
- 1995-07-12 Floods in China
- 1995-01-26 Earthquake in Japan
- 1994-11-15 Tropical storm in Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica and the United States of America and earthquake in the Philippines
- 1994-11-07 Floods in Egypt
