UN General Assembly’s High-Level Week Kicks Off in New York City

The high-level week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly begins in New York with the participation of more than 130 heads of state and over 100 foreign ministers.

For five days, they will discuss issues of conflict prevention and resolution, combating the effects of climate change, socio-economic development, and other global issues of our time.

In the coming week, representatives of 193 UN member states, the Vatican and Palestine, which have observer status in the world body, as well as the European Union will take turns at the General Assembly podium. The UN Secretariat said that 76 heads of state and 42 heads of government are expected to participate in the forum.

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Beginning of general debate

A total of 34 speakers are scheduled to speak on the first day of the debate. On the second day, 40 heads of state will speak.