General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly

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General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly
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Participants United Nations Member States
President Dennis Francis

The General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 19 September and ran until 26 September 2023. [1] Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

Contents

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 Dennis Francis as: "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all". [2]

Speaking schedule

Since 1955, Brazil and the United States are traditionally the first and second countries to speak. [3] 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.

19 September

Morning session

Evening session

20 September

Morning session

Evening session

21 September

Morning session

Evening session

22 September

Morning session

Evening session

23 September

Morning session

Evening session

26 September

Morning session


Notes

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References

  1. ↑ "High-Level Meetings of the 78th Session". United Nations. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Key facts to know about the 78th UN General Assembly". United Nations. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Capel, Charles (22 September 2018). "How is the order of speakers at the UN General Assembly decided". The National. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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