Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly

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Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly
←  77th 5 September 2023 - present 79th  →
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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 Dennis Francis
Website www.un.org/en/ga/

The Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 5 September 2023, and is the ongoing session of the United Nations General Assembly. The President of the General Assembly is from Latin American and Caribbean Group.

Contents

Organisation for the session

President

On 1 June 2023, the Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, Dennis Francis, was elected to the position of President of the General Assembly. [1]

Vice Presidents

The General Assembly elected the following countries as the vice-presidents of the 78th session:

The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:

As well as the following nations: [2]

General debate

Each member of the General Assembly will have a representative speaking about issues concerning their country and the hopes for the coming year as to what the UNGA will do. This is an opportunity for the member states to opine on international issues of their concern.

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 350 advance copies of their statements to the conference officers to facilitate translation and to be presented at the podium. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "General Assembly Elects Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago President of Seventy-Eighth Session, Selects Main Committee Bureaus". United Nations. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Peace, Prosperity, Progress, and Sustainability to Guide UNGA 78 President". International Institute for Sustainable Development. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Ruder, Nicole; Nakano, Kenji; Aeschlimann, Johann (2017). Aeschlimann, Johann; Regan, Mary (eds.). The GA Handbook: A Practical Guide to the United Nations General Assembly (PDF) (2nd ed.). New York: Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations. pp. 17, 86–88. ISBN   978-0-615-49660-3.
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