General debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly
Information and list of speakers for the 2024 UNGA
| General debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly | ||||
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 General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters, New York City | ||||
| Host country | United Nations | |||
| Venue(s) | General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters | |||
| Cities | New York City, United States | |||
| Participants | United Nations Member States | |||
| President | Philemon Yang | |||
The General debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will be open on 24 September and go until 28 September, returning for a last day at 30 of September 2024.[1] Leaders, diplomats and representatives from a number of member states will be addressing the UNGA.
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 Philemon Yang as: "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations".[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.[4]
Tuesday, 24 September
Morning session
United Nations – Secretary-General António Guterres (Report of the UN Secretary-General)- United Nations – 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly – President Philemon Yang (Opening statement)
Brazil
United States
Turkey
Jordan
Guatemala
Switzerland
Colombia
Qatar
South Africa
Maldives
Uzbekistan
Lithuania
Tajikistan
Sierra Leone
Serbia
Afternoon session
Peru
Kyrgyzstan
Algeria
Argentina
Morocco
El Salvador
Iran
Estonia
Chile
Latvia
Paraguay
Viet Nam
Angola
Poland
Monaco
Nauru
Nigeria
Wednesday, 25 September
Morning session
Mongolia
Czechia
Ukraine
Ghana
Bulgaria
Suriname
Cyprus
Ecuador
Slovakia
Namibia
Libya
Dominican Republic
Madagascar
Romania
Brunei Darussalam
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Honduras
France
Afternoon session
Cabo Verde
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland
Guyana
Panama
Mauritania
Senegal
Liberia
Togo
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Marshall Islands
Guinea-Bissau
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Thursday, 26 September
Morning session
Malawi
Cameroon
Kenya
Yemen
Burundi
Gabon
Central African Republic
Palestine (State of)
Gambia (Republic of The)
Haiti
Sudan
São Tomé and Príncipe
Lesotho
South Sudan
North Macedonia
Uruguay
Fiji
Afternoon session
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Djibouti
Mauritius
European Union
Côte d'Ivoire
Palau
Equatorial Guinea
Kuwait
Bahrain
Portugal
Japan
Netherlands
Armenia
Iraq
Israel
Georgia
Greece
Barbados
Nepal
Friday, 27 September
Morning session
Slovenia
Pakistan
Italy
Spain
Bhutan
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Andorra
Bangladesh
Moldova
Canada
Vanuatu
Croatia
Papua New Guinea
Ireland
Malta
Bahamas
Afternoon session
Montenegro
Antigua and Barbuda
Albania
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Somalia
Eswatini
United Republic of Tanzania
Chad
Saturday, 28 September
Morning session
Grenada
Uganda
Guinea
Holy See
China
Kazakhstan
Cambodia
New Zealand
Luxembourg
Mali
Indonesia
Russian Federation
Mexico
Norway
Hungary
Singapore
Cuba
Philippines
San Marino
Malaysia
Australia
Afternoon session
United Arab Emirates
Turkmenistan
Germany
Liechtenstein
Saudi Arabia
Zambia
Sweden
Austria
India
Belarus
Iceland
Oman
Denmark
Thailand
Azerbaijan
Trinidad and Tobago
Ethiopia
Belize
Monday, 30 September
Morning session
Syrian Arab Republic
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Eritrea
Nicaragua
Benin
Lebanon
Tunisia
Egypt
Costa Rica
Niger
South Korea
Mozambique
Burkina Faso
Rwanda
Belgium
Saint Lucia
Jamaica
Republic of the Congo
Sri Lanka
Afternoon session
Myanmar
North Korea
Kiribati- United Nations – 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly – President Philemon Yang (Closing statement)
- No representatives for
Afghanistan, 
Comoros, 
Dominica and 
Seychelles are on the agenda of the general debate.
References
- ^ "High-Level Meetings of the 79th Session". United Nations. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "What to expect at the United Nations general debate". United Nations. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Capel, Charles (22 September 2018). "How is the order of speakers at the UN General Assembly decided". The National. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Massoud, Adla (10 September 2024). "UNGA 2024 schedule: A guide to which nations are speaking and when". The National. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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