NYT > World News It’s Not the Oscars: U.N. Speakers Love to Ignore Its 15-Minute Rule Par : Karla Adam 23 septembre 2026 à 08:41 The chronic flouting of the time limit for speeches highlights a fundamental feature of the United Nations: It is made up of sovereign states that it cannot force to do anything. © Bettmann/Getty ImagesFidel Castro holds the General Assembly record for his four-and-a-half-hour address in 1960.