• Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, speak ahead of the start of the General Assembly high-level meeting to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo
    Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, speak ahead of the start of the General Assembly high-level meeting to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo
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    Shaping Peace Together: Celebrating 75 Years of the United Nations. In observance of the International Day of Peace, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is co-hosting a musical commemoration.
  • Stephane Dujarric de la Riviere, left, spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, takes a question from a reporter, right, via video link as others observe social distancing during the noon briefing, on Monday, September 21, 2020 at United Nations headquarters. AP Photo
    Stephane Dujarric de la Riviere, left, spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, takes a question from a reporter, right, via video link as others observe social distancing during the noon briefing, on Monday, September 21, 2020 at United Nations headquarters. AP Photo
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    Members of the media observe social distancing as they listen to Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez deliver an address via video link in the United Nations Correspondents Association office at United Nations headquarters. AP Photo
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    A sign sits in the empty North entrance plaza at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, which is being held mostly virtually. Reuters
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  • Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Republic of Niger to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of September, addresses the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo
    Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Republic of Niger to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of September, addresses the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo
  • Munir Akram, seventy-sixth President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Premanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, addresses the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo
    Munir Akram, seventy-sixth President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Premanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, addresses the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo
  • Secretary-General António Guterres makes remarks to the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo
    Secretary-General António Guterres makes remarks to the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo
  • Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, are seated at the dais at the start of the General Assembly high-level meeting to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo / Manuel Elías
    Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, are seated at the dais at the start of the General Assembly high-level meeting to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. UN Photo / Manuel Elías
  • Metal barricades line the shuttered main entrance to the United Nations headquarters, on Friday, September 18, 2020, in New York. AP Photo
    Metal barricades line the shuttered main entrance to the United Nations headquarters, on Friday, September 18, 2020, in New York. AP Photo
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    Pedestrians and traffic make their way past metal barricades lining the sidewalk outside the United Nations headquarters in New York. AP Photo
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    A woman sits next to metal barricades lining the sidewalk outside the shuttered main entrance to the United Nations headquarters in New York. AP Photo
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    A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus walks past artwork and metal barricades lining the sidewalk outside the United Nations headquarters in New York. AP Photo
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    A view of the city from the United Nations in New York on September 18, 2020. AFP
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    The closed entrance to the United Nations, in New York on September 18, 2020. AFP
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    The entrance to the United Nations, in New York on September 18, 2020. AFP
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    The United Nations GA Hall is seen empty in New York on September 18, 2020. AFP

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UNGA 2020: UN General Assembly schedule

The ultimate guide to who is speaking and when at the 75th session of the United Nations body in New York

The National

September 29, 2020

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The 75th United Nationals General Assembly kicked off on September 15 under unprecedented circumstances.

This year’s event will be marked by a number of new Covid-19 protocols, including video addresses, silent voting, face masks and social distancing.

The highlight of the assembly is the week-long general debate, which provides all 193 member states with a platform to address the United Nations body.

Each day of the General Assembly general debate runs in two parts. The morning session starts at 9am (Coordinated Universal Time-5), and runs until 2.45pm. The afternoon sessions start at 3pm and run until 9pm.

Ahead of the general debate, The National has compiled the provisional schedule of speakers:

Tuesday, September 29

Morning 

1. Iceland

2. San Marino

3. UAE

4. Germany

5. Belize

6. Romania

7. Eritrea

8. Myanmar

9. Maldives

10. Montenegro

11. Mauritania

12. Oman

13. Israel

14. Benin

15. Nicaragua

16. Guatemala

17. Dominica

18. Tunisia

Afternoon

1. El Salvador

2. Grenada

3. Barbados

4. Cameroon

5. New Zealand

6. North Korea

7. Uganda

8. Togo

9. Tanzania

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Already spoken

Tuesday, September 22:

Morning

1. Brazil

2. United States

3. Turkey

4. China

5. Chile

6. South Africa

7. Cuba

8. Russia

9. Jordan

10. South Korea

11. Qatar

12. Philippines

13. Iran

14. France

Afternoon

1. Colombia

2. Turkmenistan

3. Egypt

4. Tajikistan

5. Mexico

6. Uruguay

7. Seychelles

8. Rwanda

9. Angola

10. Argentina

11. Latvia

12. Lithuania

13. Nigeria

14. Costa Rica

15. Guatemala

16. Sri Lanka

17. Indonesia

18. Peru

19. Congo

Wednesday, September 23

Morning

1. Bosnia And Herzegovina

2. Uzbekistan

3. Hungary

4. Kazakhstan

5. Saudi Arabia

6. North Macedonia

7. Ghana

8. Benin

9. Mozambique

10. Iraq

11. Finland

12. Kyrgyzstan

13. Palau

14. Moldova

15. Algeria

16. Honduras

17. Lebanon

18. Slovakia

19. Kenya

20. Zambia

Afternoon

1. Ecuador

2. Bolivia

3. Ukraine

4. Nicaragua

5. Suriname

6. Switzerland

7. Serbia

8. Guyana

9. Paraguay

10. Afghanistan

11. Poland

12. Dominican Republic

13. Venezuela

14. Panama

15. Mongolia

16. Togo

17. Chad

18. Liberia

Thursday, September 24

Morning

1. Niger

2. Cote D'Ivoire

3. Albania

4. Cyprus

5. Slovenia

6. Monaco

7. Yemen

8. Burkina Faso

9. Estonia

10. Malawi

11. Congo

12. Dominica

13. Bahrain

14. Botswana

16. Guinea

16. Gambia

17. Gabon

18. Libya

Afternoon

1. Sierra Leone

2. Azerbaijan

3. Namibia

4. Equatorial Guinea

5. Haiti

6. Brunei

7. Zimbabwe

8. El Salvador

9. Timor Leste

10. Mali

11. Sao Tome and Principe

12. Comoros

13. Tanzania

14. Nauru

15. Guinea-Bissau

16. Somalia

17. Central African Republic

18. Marshall Islands

Friday, September 25

Morning

1. Micronesia

2. Holy See

3. Palestine

4. European Union

5. Netherlands

6. Nepal

7. Georgia

8. Czech Republic

9. Greece

10. Croatia

11. Italy

12. Armenia

13. Pakistan

14. Kuwait

15. Tuvalu

16. Spain

Afternoon

1. Portugal

2. Bulgaria

3. Ethiopia

4. Denmark

5. Luxembourg

6. Thailand

7. Canada

8. Antigua and Barbuda

9. Australia

10. Bhutan

11. Japan

12. Malta

13. Papua New Guinea

14. Eswatini

15.Tonga

16. Chad

Saturday, September 26

Morning

1. India

2. Mauritius

3. Andorra

4. United Kingdom

5. Bangladesh

6. Fiji

7. Malaysia

8. Cambodia

9. Norway

10. Solomon Islands

11. Jamaica

12. Samoa

13. Lesotho

14. Sweden

15. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

16. Lao

17. Belgium

18. Ireland

19. Morocco

Afternoon

1. Saint Kitts and Nevis

2. Saint Lucia

3. Trinidad and Tobago

4. Bahamas

5. Sudan

6. Vanuatu

7. Cabo Verde

8. Madagascar

9. Syria

10. Singapore

11. Senegal

12. Liechtenstein

13. Austria

14. Belarus

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