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

Last updated
General debate of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly
←  73rd 24 – 30 September 2019 75th  →
Emblem of the United Nations.svg
UN General Assembly hall.jpg
General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters, New York City
Host countryFlag of the United Nations.svg  United Nations
Venue(s) General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters
Cities New York City, United States
Participants United Nations Member States
President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
Website gadebate.un.org/generaldebate74/en/

The General debate of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 24 September and ran until 30 September 2019. [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 observers 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 of the United Nations official languages of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish, and will be translated by the United Nations translators. 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 Tijjani Muhammad-Bande as: "Galvanizing multilateral efforts for poverty eradication, quality education, climate action and inclusion". [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.

24 September

Morning session

Evening session

Right of Reply

Member states have the option to reply to comments on the day (or even to the days prior), but are limited to 10 minutes for the first response and five minutes for the second response. All speeches are made from the floor, as opposed to the podium for the General Debate.

25 September

Morning session

Evening session

26 September

Morning session

Evening session

27 September

Morning session

Evening session

28 September

Morning session

Evening session

30 September

Morning session


  • No representative for Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan was on the agenda of the General Debate. [3]

Notes

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Consultative Assembly of Qatar</span>

The Consultative Assembly is the legislative body of the State of Qatar, with 45 members. Following the 2021 Qatari general election, it has 30 elected members and 15 appointed members. The body can only question the prime minister, who is appointed by the Emir of Qatar, on his policies if two-thirds of the members agree, which is unlikely given that one-third of the members are appointed by the Emir.

Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) is a forum held annually since 1999 during winter in the city of Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia. It has become the region's Middle East strategic think tank focusing on regional and international economic and social issues. The Jeddah Economic Forum is organized by the Jeddah Marketing Board, which is a part of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The general debate of the sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the first debate of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly that ran from 21 – 27 September 2011. Leaders from the United Nations' Member States addressed the General Assembly concerning topics of national, regional and international importance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The general debate of the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly was the first debate of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly that ran from 25 September – 1 October 2012. Leaders from the United Nations' member states addressed the General Assembly concerning topics of national, regional and international importance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General Debate of the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly commenced on 24 September 2013 and ended on 4 October 2013. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA. There was controversy in this session. Controversially, Libya broke with protocol.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The Sixty-Ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 16 September 2014. The President of the United Nations General Assembly was chosen from the African Group with Uganda's Sam Kutesa being the unanimous African Union's Executive Council's candidate, thus bypassing the need for an election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General Debate of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly commenced on 24 September 2014 and ended on 1 October 2014. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General debate of the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly commenced on 28 September and ended on 3 October 2015. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The Seventy-first Session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 13 September 2016. The President of the United Nations General Assembly is from the Asia-Pacific Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General debate of the seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly commenced on 20 September and ended on 28 September 2016. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General debate of the seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) commenced on 19 September 2017 and ended on 25 September 2017. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General debate of the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was opened on 25 September and ran until 1 October 2018. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General Debate of the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the first debate of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly that ran from 23–29 September 2009. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the General Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the session of the United Nations General Assembly which was opened on 17 of September 2019 until 16 September 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General Debate of the sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the first debate of the 65th Session of the General Assembly that ran from 23 – 29 September 2010. Leaders from Member States addressed the General Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly</span> United Nations General assembly debate

The General debate of the sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly was the first debate of the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly that ran from 23 – 29 September 2008. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the General Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

The General debate of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 22 September and ran until 29 September 2020. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly</span>

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. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

Amal Mudallali is a Lebanese journalist and diplomat who currently serves as the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations and served as a Vice President in the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2020. Mudallali is the first Lebanese woman ambassador to the UN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">General debate of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly</span> 2022 political event in New York City

The General debate of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 20 September and ran until 26 September 2022. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.

References

  1. 1 2 "Arrangements for the high-level meetings and the general debate of the seventy-fourth of the General Assembly". United Nations. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Capel, Charles (22 September 2018). "How is the order of speakers at the UN General Assembly decided". The National. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Schedule of General Assembly Plenary and Related Meetings". General Assembly of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.