| Seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly | ||
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| Host country |  United Nations | |
| Cities | New York City, United States | |
| Venues | General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters | |
| Participants | United Nations Member States | |
| President |  Philémon Yang | |
| Website | www | |
The Seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly is the current session of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on 10 September 2024. The president of the General Assembly is from African Group.
On 6 June 2024, the former Prime Minister of Cameroon, Philémon Yang, was elected by acclamation to the position of President of the General Assembly. [1]
The General Assembly elected the following countries as the vice-presidents of the 79th session:
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:
As well as the following nations: [2]
| Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Maritza Chan Valverde |  Costa Rica | Chairperson |
| El Hadj Lehbib Mohamedou |  Mauritania | Vice-Chair |
| Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Thani |  Qatar | Vice-Chair |
| Vivica Munkner |  Germany | Vice-Chair |
| Pēteris Filipsons |  Latvia | Rapporteur |
| Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Abdul Muhith |  Bangladesh | Chairperson |
| David Anyaegbu |  Nigeria | Vice-Chair |
| Ivana Vejic |  Croatia | Vice-Chair |
| Gudrun Thorbjoernsdottir |  Iceland | Vice-Chair |
| Stefany Romero Veiga |  Uruguay | Rapporteur |
| Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Zéphyrin Maniratanga |  Burundi | Chairperson |
| Nur Azura Abd Karim |  Malaysia | Vice-Chair |
| Ekaterine Lortkipanidze |  Georgia | Vice-Chair |
| Mayra Lisseth Sorto Rosales |  El Salvador | Vice-Chair |
| Mark Reichwein |  Netherlands | Rapporteur |
| Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes | Latvia | Chairperson |
| Sheikh Jassim Abdulaziz J. A. Al-Thani | Qatar | Vice-Chair |
| Carmen Rosa Rios |  Bolivia | Vice-Chair |
| Hussein Hirji |  Canada | Vice-Chair |
| Makarabo Moloeli |  Lesotho | Rapporteur |
| Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Egriselda Aracely González López | El Salvador | Chairperson |
| Surat Suwannikkha |  Thailand | Vice-Chair |
| Szymon Mateusz Pekala |  Poland | Vice-Chair |
| Johanna Bischof |  Austria | Vice-Chair |
| Elaye-Djibril Yacin Abdillahi |  Djibouti | Rapporteur |
| Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Rui Vinhas |  Portugal | Chairperson |
| Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed |  Sudan | Vice-Chair |
| Matúš Košuth |  Slovakia | Vice-Chair |
| Ligia Lorena Flores Soto | El Salvador | Vice-Chair |
| Yong-Ern Nathaniel Khng |  Singapore | Rapporteur |
Each member of the General Assembly had a representative speaking about issues concerning their country and the hopes for the coming year as to what the UNGA would 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 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 is 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. [4]
