The 73rd session of the <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/un-general-assembly-2018-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-73rd-session-of-the-unga-1.771872">United Nations General Assembly</a> opened on September 18, which will last for three months, and then will recongregate as required. On September 25, the general debate began, in which each member state of the UN is invited to speak for 15 minutes. It is an opportunity for nations to address the international community and is often used as a way to air grievances. 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. <em>The list below was updated on September 27 and is subject to changes in UN scheduling. Countries missing below have been moved from their original slot to later this week with their timing yet to be announced.</em> <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/un-chief-antonio-guterres-urges-world-leaders-to-promote-global-co-operation-1.774034">spoke first</a>, and the President of the General Assembly, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, also delivered a statement. Brazil Ecuador United States Turkey Rwanda Mexico France Seychelles Peru Jordan Qatar Iran Finland Nigeria Togo South Africa <em><strong>Afternoon</strong></em> Guatemala Malawi Egypt Paraguay Argentina Switzerland Sri Lanka Slovenia Zambia Democratic Republic of the Congo Kyrgyzstan Gambia Bosnia and Herzegovina Mozambique Marshall Islands Dominican Republic Japan Armenia Morocco <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Panama Nambia Ghana Estonia Lebanon Croatia Uruguay Tonga Mali Angola Cuba Liberia Slovakia Republic of Korea (South Korea) Romania United Kingdom Afghanistan Italy <em><strong>Afternoon</strong></em> Cabo Verde Ukraine Eswatini Honduras Kenya Kiribati Zimbabwe Poland Portugal El Salvador Nauru Bolivia Palau Venezuela Central African Republic Kuwait Luxembourg Norway Netherlands <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Lithuania Botswana Cyprus Macedonia Chile Equatorial Guinea Haiti Sierra Leone Palestine European Union Belgium Israel Malta Georgia Vietnam Jamaica New Zealand Saint Vincent and Grenadines <em><strong>Afternoon</strong></em> Micronesia Guinea-Bissau Comoros Madagascar Indonesia Cote d'Ivoire Costa Rica Nepal Tuvalu Bangladesh Spain Serbia Uganda Bhutan Mauritania Liechtenstein Cameroon Tanzania Djibouti Ethiopia Togo <strong>________________</strong> <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Albania Guyana South Sudan Bulgaria Samoa Denmark Vanuatu Saint Lucia Malaysia Andorra Fiji Montenegro Mauritius Greece Cambodia China Russia Germany Tunisia Iraq <em><strong>Afternoon</strong></em> Saint Kitts and Nevis Bahamas Lesotho Antigua and Barbuda Moldova Barbados Solomon Islands Mongolia Ireland Saudi Arabia Hungary Monaco Australia Kazakhstan Myanmar Iceland Azerbaijan Chad Guinea Libya <strong>_______________</strong> <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Latvia Papua New Guinea Oman India Syria Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) Algeria Suriname Singapore San Marino Djibouti Philippines Austria Bahrain Canada Pakistan Brunei Burundi Trinidad and Tobago United Arab Emirates <em><strong>Afternoon</strong></em> Turkmenistan Czech Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Belize Eritrea Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Niger Dominica Congo Grenada Somalia Burkina Faso <strong>_______________</strong> <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Turkmenistan Belarus Sudan Holy See Thailand Tajikistan Uzbekistan <em><strong>Source: UN General Assembly website</strong></em> <strong>____________</strong> <strong>Read more:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/the-most-memorable-moments-of-the-un-general-assembly-1.772645">The most memorable moments of the UN General Assembly</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/un-general-assembly-2018-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-73rd-session-of-the-unga-1.771872">Everything you need to know about the 73rd UNGA</a></strong>