List of General debates of the United Nations General Assembly

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The general debate of each new session of the General Assembly is held the week following the official opening of the session, typically the following Tuesday, and is held without interruption for nine working days. The general debate is a high-level event, typically attended by Member States' heads of state or government, government ministers and United Nations delegates. At the general debate, Member States are given the opportunity to raise attention to topics or issues that they feel are important. In addition to the general debate, there are also many other high-level thematic meetings, summits and informal events held during general debate week. [1] [2] [3]

General debates

#SessionYear President of the General Assembly Country Secretary-General Opening DateClosing Date
80 80th 2025 Annalena Baerbock Germany António Guterres 23 September 202529 September 2025
79 79th 2024 Philemon Yang Cameroon António Guterres 24 September 202430 September 2024
78 78th 2023 Dennis Francis Trinidad and Tobago António Guterres 19 September 202326 September 2023
77 77th 2022 Csaba Kőrösi Hungary António Guterres 20 September 202226 September 2022
76 76th 2021 Abdulla Shahid Maldives António Guterres 21 September 2021 [note 1] 27 September 2021
75 75th 2020 Volkan Bozkır Turkey António Guterres 22 September 2020 [note 2] 29 September 2020
74 74th 2019 Tijjani Muhammad-Bande Nigeria António Guterres 24 September 201930 September 2019
73 73rd 2018 María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés Ecuador António Guterres 25 September 20181 October 2018
72 72nd 2017 Miroslav Lajčák Slovakia António Guterres 19 September 201725 September 2017
71 71st 2016 Peter Thomson Fiji Ban Ki-moon 20 September 201626 September 2016
70 70th 2015 Mogens Lykketoft Denmark Ban Ki-moon 28 September 20153 October 2015
69 69th 2014 Sam Kutesa Uganda Ban Ki-moon 24 September 201430 September 2014
68 68th 2013 John W. Ashe Antigua and Barbuda Ban Ki-moon 24 September 20131 October 2013
67 67th 2012 Vuk Jeremić Serbia Ban Ki-moon 25 September 20121 October 2012
66 66th 2011 Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser Qatar Ban Ki-moon 22 September 201127 September 2011
65 65th 2010 Joseph Deiss Switzerland Ban Ki-moon 23 September 201030 September 2010
64 64th 2009 Ali Abdussalam Treki Libya Ban Ki-moon 23 September 200929 September 2009
63 63rd 2008 Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann Nicaragua Ban Ki-moon 23 September 200829 September 2008
62 62nd 2007 Srgjan Kerim North Macedonia Ban Ki-moon 25 September 20071 October 2007
61 61st 2006 Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Bahrain Kofi Annan 19 September 200627 September 2006
60 60th 2005 Jan Eliasson Sweden Kofi Annan 14 September 200523 September 2005
59 59th 2004 Jean Ping Gabon Kofi Annan 21 September 20041 October 2004
58 58th 2003 Julian Robert Hunte Saint Lucia Kofi Annan 23 September 200329 September 2003
57 57th 2002 Jan Kavan Czech Republic Kofi Annan 12 September 2002 [note 3] 16 September 2002
56 56th 2001 Han Seung-soo South Korea Kofi Annan 10 November 2001 [note 4] 16 November 2001
55 55th 2000 Harri Holkeri Finland Kofi Annan 20 September 200029 September 2000
54 54th 1999 Theo-Ben Gurirab Namibia Kofi Annan 20 September 19991 October 1999
53 53rd 1998 Didier Opertti Uruguay Kofi Annan 21 September 19981 October 1998
52 52nd 1997 Hennadiy Udovenko Ukraine Kofi Annan 22 September 19973 October 1997
51 51st 1996 Razali Ismail Malaysia Boutros Boutros-Ghali 23 September 19964 October 1996
50 50th 1995 Diogo Freitas do Amaral Portugal Boutros Boutros-Ghali 25 September 199513 October 1995
49 49th 1994 Amara Essy Côte d'Ivoire Boutros Boutros-Ghali 26 September 19947 October 1994
48 48th 1993 Samuel R. Insanally Guyana Boutros Boutros-Ghali 27 September 19938 October 1993
47 47th 1992 Stoyan Ganev Bulgaria Boutros Boutros-Ghali 21 September 19922 October 1992
46 46th 1991 Samir S. Shihabi Saudi Arabia Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 23 September 199120 December 1991
45 45th 1990 Guido de Marco Malta Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 24 September 199021 December 1990
44 44th 1989 Joseph Nanven Garba Nigeria Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 25 September 198922 December 1989
43 43rd 1988 Dante M. Caputo Argentina Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 26 September 198820 December 1988
42 42nd 1987 Peter Florin East Germany Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 22 September 198722 December 1987
41 41st 1986 Humayun Rasheed Choudhury Bangladesh Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 22 September 198619 December 1986
40 40th 1985 Jaime de Piniés Spain Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 23 September 198518 December 1985
39 39th 1984 Paul Lusaka Zambia Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 25 September 198418 December 1984
38 38th 1983 Jorge Illueca Panama Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 20 September 198320 December 1983
37 37th 1982 Imre Hollai Hungary Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 21 September 198221 December 1982
36 36th 1981 Ismat Kittani Iraq Kurt Waldheim 22 September 198121 December 1981
35 35th 1980 Rüdiger von Wechmar West Germany Kurt Waldheim 23 September 198022 December 1980
34 34th 1979 Salim Ahmed Salim Tanzania Kurt Waldheim 18 September 197919 December 1979
33 33rd 1978 Indalecio Liévano Colombia Kurt Waldheim 25 September 197821 December 1978
32 32nd 1977 Lazar Mojsov Yugoslavia Kurt Waldheim 20 September 197721 December 1977
31 31st 1976 Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Sri Lanka Kurt Waldheim 21 September 197622 December 1976
30 30th 1975 Gaston Thorn Luxembourg Kurt Waldheim 16 September 197517 December 1975
29 29th 1974 Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algeria Kurt Waldheim 17 September 197418 December 1974
28 28th 1973 Leopoldo Benites Ecuador Kurt Waldheim 18 September 197318 December 1973
27 27th 1972 Stanisław Trepczynski Poland Kurt Waldheim 19 September 197219 December 1972
26 26th 1971 Adam Malik Indonesia U Thant 21 September 197122 December 1971
25 25th 1970 Edvard Hambro Norway U Thant 15 September 197017 December 1970
24 24th 1969 Angie Brooks Liberia U Thant 16 September 196917 December 1969
23 23rd 1968 Emilio Arenales Guatemala U Thant 24 September 196820 December 1968
22 22nd 1967 Corneliu Mănescu Romania U Thant 19 September 196722 December 1967
21 21st 1966 Abdul Rahman Pazhwak Afghanistan U Thant 20 September 196620 December 1966
20 20th 1965 Amintore Fanfani Italy U Thant 21 September 196521 December 1965
19 19th 1964–65 Alex Quaison-Sackey Ghana U Thant 1 December 1964 [note 5] 18 February 1965
18 18th 1963 Carlos Sosa Rodríguez Venezuela U Thant 17 September 196317 December 1963
17 17th 1962 Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Pakistan U Thant 18 September 196220 December 1962
16 16th 1961 Mongi Slim Tunisia U Thant (Acting) [note 6] 19 September 196120 December 1961
15 15th 1960 Frederick Henry Boland Ireland Dag Hammarskjöld 20 September 196020 December 1960
14 14th 1959 Víctor Andrés Belaúnde Peru Dag Hammarskjöld 15 September 195912 December 1959
13 13th 1958 Charles Malik Lebanon Dag Hammarskjöld 16 September 195813 December 1958
12 12th 1957 Sir Leslie Munro New Zealand Dag Hammarskjöld 17 September 195714 December 1957
11 11th 1956–57 Prince Wan Waithayakon Thailand Dag Hammarskjöld 12 November 1956 [note 7] 8 March 1957
10 10th 1955 José Maza Chile Dag Hammarskjöld 20 September 19559 December 1955
9 9th 1954 Eelco van Kleffens Netherlands Dag Hammarskjöld 21 September 195417 December 1954
8 8th 1953 Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit India Dag Hammarskjöld 15 September 19539 December 1953
7 7th 1952 Lester B. Pearson Canada Trygve Lie 14 October 195222 December 1952
6 6th 1951–52 Luis Padilla Nervo Mexico Trygve Lie 6 November 1951 [note 8] 5 February 1952
5 5th 1950 Nasrollah Entezam Iran Trygve Lie 19 September 195015 December 1950
4 4th 1949 Carlos P. Romulo Philippines Trygve Lie 20 September 194910 December 1949
3 3rd 1948 Herbert Vere Evatt Australia Trygve Lie 21 September 194812 December 1948
2 2nd 1947 Oswaldo Aranha Brazil Trygve Lie 16 September 194722 November 1947
1 1st 1946 Paul-Henri Spaak Belgium Trygve Lie 23 October 194614 November 1946

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References

  1. ↑ Held in a hybrid format
  2. ↑ Held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  3. ↑ The 57th session general debate was held 12–16 September 2002, earlier than the standard late-September slot. Resolution 57/301, adopted later that session, subsequently standardised the debate to open on the Tuesday of the fourth full week of September.
  4. ↑ The 56th session general debate was postponed from September to November 2001 following the September 11 attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.
  5. ↑ The 19th session opened on 1 December 1964, severely curtailed by the Article 19 financial dispute over peacekeeping assessments. Substantive debate was minimal and no formal votes were taken during the session.
  6. ↑ Dag Hammarskjöld died on 18 September 1961, one day before the 16th session opened. U Thant of Burma served as Acting Secretary-General from 3 November 1961 and was confirmed in office on 30 November 1962.
  7. ↑ The 11th session opened on 12 November 1956, delayed by the convening of the First and Second Emergency Special Sessions concerning the Suez Crisis and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, respectively.
  8. ↑ The 6th session opened on 6 November 1951, unusually late, because the 5th session (1950–51) had been substantially prolonged by the Korean War.
  1. ↑ Manhire, Vanessa, ed. (2019). "United Nations Handbook 2019–20" (PDF). United Nations Handbook (Wellington, N.z.). (57th ed.). Wellington: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand: 17. ISSN   0110-1951. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "What is the general debate of the General Assembly? What is the order of speakers at the general debate?". Dag Hammarskjöld Library. United Nations. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". United Nations General Assembly. United Nations. n.d. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ↑ https://gadebate.un.org/en
  5. ↑ https://gadebate.un.org/en/faq
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