General Assembly of the United Nations

President of the 76th session

Press Statements

Opening remarks to final press conference 

Opening remarks to final press conference  7 September 2022   Dear Friends,   Thank you for joining me today for my last press briefing in my capacity as the President of the General Assembly for the 76th session.   I would like to thank each one of you...

PGA’s Press Conference: High-level Meeting on Improving Road Safety

Dear Friends, It’s a pleasure to be with you today. My thanks to the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Ms. Olga Algayerova, and the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt, for inviting me to their press...

PGA, IOM DG Press Conference

TRANSCRIPT Noon briefing press conference Guests: Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, and Antonio Vitorino, Director-General of the IOM and Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration 20 May 2022     SPOKESPERSON: Good afternoon....

Press Briefing by Spokesperson – 11 May 2022

NOON BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS BY PAULINA KUBIAK GREER, SPOKESPERSON FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ABDULLA SHAHID United Nations Headquarters, New York   ANGOLA The President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, is in Angola for an official visit at the invitation...