Day 1 of the UNGA 81 General Debate
Date: Tuesday 22 September
34 speakers79,990 words71 statements
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Timeline
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- Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres SG32 min
- President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman PGA24 min
- Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva President22 min
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- United States of America · Donald Trump President38 min
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- Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein King20 min
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- Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President34 min
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- Kyrgyzstan · Sadyr Zhaparov President21 min
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- Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Amir16 min
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- Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda President14 min
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- Peru · Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi President18 min
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- Chile · José Antonio Kast President18 min
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- Finland · Alexander Stubb President19 min
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- Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg Grand Duke18 min
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- France · Emmanuel Macron President33 min
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- Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço President25 min
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- Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa President23 min
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- Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung President17 min
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- Suriname · Jennifer Geerlings-Simons President15 min
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- Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio President23 min
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović Chairman of the Presidency14 min
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- Dominica · Sylvanie Burton President26 min
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- Switzerland · Guy Parmelin President12 min
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- Seychelles · Mathew Antonio Patrick Herminie President13 min
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- Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang President17 min
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- Viet Nam · To Lam General Secretary and President12 min
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- United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi Vice President19 min
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- Bhutan · Tshering Tobgay Prime Minister18 min
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- Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar Prime Minister14 min
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- Japan · Takaichi Sanae Prime Minister21 min
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- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham Prime Minister21 min
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- Croatia · Andrej Plenković Prime Minister17 min
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- Belgium · Maxime Prévot Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs30 min
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- Morocco · Nasser Bourita Minister of Foreign Affairs18 min
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- Argentina · Representative3 min
UN Coverage Headlines
- António GuterresSecretary-GeneralSecretary-General Cites 3 Power Shifts, Advocates ‘Networked’ Multipolar World
- Dr. Khalilur RahmanPresident of the General AssemblyAssembly President: Rebuilding trust in UN requires action
- Luiz Inácio Lula Da SilvaPresidentBrazil not in backyard of world's biggest military Power, says President
- Donald TrumpPresident‘I acted, while others talked,’ says United States President
- Abdullah II ibn Al HusseinKing‘One strategy, two fronts’: Jordan’s King accuses Israel of blocking Palestinian State
- Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPresidentTürkiye: ‘World bigger than five’ veto powers
- Sadyr ZhaparovPresidentKyrgyz President welcomes NGO funding freeze, citing stronger sovereignty
- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniAmirGulf crisis requires diplomatic solution, international law must apply equally
- Gitanas NausėdaPresidentThe Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine threat to entire world
- Keiko Sofia Fujimori HiguchiPresidentPeru warns against ‘imposed agendas’, rising organized crime
- José Antonio KastPresident‘Chile is back’, President says, urging investment
- Alexander StubbPresidentFinland’s President proposes ‘three remedies for a world in disorder’
- Guillaume of LuxembourgGrand DukeLuxembourg: UN must ‘listen to youth’ to achieve more
- Emmanuel MacronPresidentChoose international order over ‘law of jungle’
- João Manuel Gonçalves LourençoPresidentAngola warns of ‘global anarchy’
- Khurelsukh UkhnaaPresidentWe must do better at ending conflicts, Mongolia urges, presenting itself for Security Council seat
- Lee Jae MyungPresidentRepublic of Korea poised to become 'beacon of light for global citizens'
- Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsPresidentSuriname urges restorative justice crucial for small island States
- Julius Maada BioPresidentSierra Leone: Durable global peace not possible without African leadership
- Denis BećirovićChairman of the PresidencyBosnia and Herzegovina “an unconquerable State”
- Sylvanie BurtonPresidentBuild resilience before disaster strikes, not after, Dominica urges
- Guy ParmelinPresidentAmid rising protectionism, Switzerland remains open, accessible to all
- Mathew Antonio Patrick HerminiePresidentSeychelles: Maritime security key for small islands' survival
- David Ranibok AdeangPresidentNaoero: restored country name honours our past
- To LamPresidentViet Nam: from UN aid recipient to active contributor
- Deogratius NdejembiVice PresidentLift obstacles to development, United Republic of Tanzania urges
- Tshering TobgayPrime MinisterBhutan: come build with us
- Kamla Persad-BissessarPrime MinisterTrinidad and Tobago raises alarm over criminal networks
- Takaichi SanaePrime MinisterJapan keen to build nuclear-weapon-free world
- Andy BurnhamPrime MinisterUnited Kingdom ‘is back’, Prime Minister says, pledging action against disinformation, AI risks
- Andrej PlenkovićPrime MinisterCroatia Prime Minister: illegal migration fuels mistrust, EU enlargement can bridge divisions
- Maxime PrévotDeputy Prime MinisterBelgium: international law, humanitarian funding are not optional
- Nasser BouritaMinister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans AbroadMorocco: combat non-State armed actors, give Palestinians State they deserve
Top 10 topics raised on Day 1
View all- Rule of law, ICJ and ICC31speeches
- Climate change27speeches
- AI and digital governance25speeches
- Human rights25speeches
- UN80 and UN reform24speeches
- SDGs and development financing23speeches
- Sovereignty and non-interference23speeches
- Security Council reform21speeches
- Humanitarian access and aid20speeches
- Gaza and Israel–Palestine19speeches