General Debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly

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Jamaica
Her Excellency Kamina Johnson Smith
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

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  • Bhutan
    Bhutan His Excellency Tandi Dorji
    Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • Zambia
    Zambia His Excellency Stanley Kakubo
    Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • Cameroon
    Cameroon His Excellency Lejeune Mbella Mbella
    Minister for External Affairs

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His Excellency Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Minister for External Affairs
Portrait of Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy (Minister for International Cooperation), United Arab Emirates
Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy
Minister for International Cooperation
Portrait of His Excellency Abdoulaye Diop (Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation), Mali
His Excellency Abdoulaye Diop
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Portrait of Her Excellency Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Minister of International Development), Norway
Her Excellency Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
Minister of International Development
Portrait of His Excellency Yvan Gil Pinto (Minister for Foreign Affairs), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
His Excellency Yvan Gil Pinto
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Portrait of His Excellency Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof (Second Minister for Foreign Affairs), Brunei Darussalam
His Excellency Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs

Daily schedule

  • SEP 19 TUE
  • SEP 20 WED
  • SEP 21 THU
  • SEP 22 FRI
  • SEP 23 SAT
  • SEP 26 TUE
Speech/Release Date (field_release_date)
India
1. IndiaHis Excellency Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Minister for External Affairs
Jamaica
2. JamaicaHer Excellency Kamina Johnson Smith
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Bhutan
3. BhutanHis Excellency Tandi Dorji
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Zambia
4. ZambiaHis Excellency Stanley Kakubo
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Cameroon
5. CameroonHis Excellency Lejeune Mbella Mbella
Minister for External Affairs
Nicaragua
6. NicaraguaHis Excellency Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Holy See
7. Holy SeeHis Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher
Secretary of Relations with States
Syrian Arab Republic
8. Syrian Arab RepublicHis Excellency Bassam Sabbah
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
Maldives
9. MaldivesHis Excellency Ahmed Khaleel
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
10. Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaHis Excellency Song Kim
Chair of the Delegation
Benin
11. BeninHis Excellency Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba
Chair of the Delegation
San Marino
12. San MarinoHis Excellency Damiano Beleffi
Chair of the Delegation
Canada
13. CanadaHis Excellency Robert Rae
Chair of the Delegation
Vanuatu
14. VanuatuHis Excellency Odo Tevi
Chair of the Delegation
Morocco
15. MoroccoHis Excellency Omar Hilale
Chair of the Delegation
President of the General Assembly (closing)
16. President of the General Assembly (closing)His Excellency Dennis Francis
President of the General Assembly
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أنطونيو غوتيريش
The women and men of the United Nations are determined in our efforts to address today’s cascading crises and set humanity on a new path to peace, stability and prosperity.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
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19 - 26 September 2023
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19 - 26 September 2023
Protocol and Liaison Service

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19 - 26 September 2023
Dennis Francis and António Guterres

Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Dennis Francis, President of the78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe

About the General Debate
What is the General Debate?

The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues.

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