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General debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly
← 75th 21 – 27 September 2021 77th →
General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters, New York City
Host country United Nations
Venue(s)General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters
CitiesNew York City, United States
ParticipantsUnited Nations Member States
PresidentAbdulla Shahid
Websitegadebate.un.org/generaldebate76/en/

The General debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 21 September and ran until 27 September 2021.[1] Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

Organisation and subjects

The order of speakers is given first to member states, then observer states and supranational bodies. Any other observer entities will have a chance to speak at the end of the debate, if they so choose. Speakers will be put on the list in the order of their request, with special consideration for ministers and other government officials of similar or higher rank. According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be in one of the United Nations official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish) and will be translated and interpreted by United Nations translators and interpreters. Each speaker is requested to provide 20 advance copies of their statements to the conference officers to facilitate translation and to be presented at the podium. The theme for this year's debate was chosen by President Abdulla Shahid as: "“Building resilience through hope – to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people and revitalize the United Nations".[1]

Speaking schedule

Since 1955, Brazil and the United States are the first and second countries to speak.[2] Other countries follow according to a speaking schedule issued by the Secretariat.

The list of speakers is provided by both the daily UN Journal, while changes in order are also reflected by the UNGA General Debate website.

21 September

Morning session

Evening session

22 September

Morning session

Evening session

23 September

Morning session

Evening session

24 September

Morning session

Evening session

25 September

Morning session

Evening session

27 September

Morning session

Evening session


Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw First speech to the UNGA General Debate.

References

  1. ^ a b "Arrangements for the high-level meetings and the general debate of the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly". United Nations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ Capel, Charles (22 September 2018). "How is the order of speakers at the UN General Assembly decided". The National. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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