GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 75th SESSION
22 to 26 September and 29 September 2020
Theme
"The Future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action."
COVID-19
This year, because of the pandemic, world leaders were invited to send in pre-recorded videos of their speeches which were broadcast “as live”.
Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the UN
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, introduced the annual report on the activities of the Organization at the opening of the general debate.
UN 75th anniversary commemoration
At the high-level meeting Member States formally adopted a declaration on the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Organization. The UN75 Report , summarizing the findings of the global dialogues was also shared.
For delegations
The 2020 Delegates Handbook edition provides information on all services available to delegates, including about the innovative approaches adopted by the Secretariat to ensure business continuity during the general debate.
Plenary meetings of the debate
Video on-demand of all statements
Speakers/Statements:
22 September: AM meeting | PM meeting
23 September: AM meeting | PM meeting
24 September: AM meeting | PM meeting
25 September: AM meeting | PM meeting
26 September: AM meeting | PM meeting
29 September: AM meeting | PM meeting
Multimedia resources
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