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Press Release <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0High-level event to mark the 80th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n
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New York, 21 September 2025 \u2013\u00a0The High-level Plenary meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the 80th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations<\/a>\u00a0will take place Monday, 22 September from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The event includes remarks by H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly for its 80th<\/sup> session and H.E. Mr. Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations will also make a statement. Eminent speakers H.E. Ms. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of Liberia and Nobel Prize Laureate, H.E. Ms. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway, and Ms. Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Laureate, will offer reflections on the role of the United Nations in peace and security, sustainable development and human rights. There will also be a poem recitation by Global Advocate for Peace, Ms. Maryam Bukar Hassan. \u00a0<\/p>\n

From the ashes of war<\/strong><\/p>\n

After two world wars and years of global economic depression, countries came together in 1945 to establish the United Nations. Since then, the Organization founded to \u201csave succeeding generations from the scourge of war\u201d has helped to eradicate diseases, educate children, avert famine, lift millions of people out of poverty, support decolonization efforts, and much more. UN system entities help develop international frameworks for everything from safe air travel to international postal regulation to GPS navigation to tsunami early warning systems, making a tangible difference in the lives of billions of people.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Better Together<\/strong><\/p>\n

In her first address as President of the General Assembly, H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock said the 80th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of the UN and to strengthen it for the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the year to adapt, to evolve, and to build the United Nations we need for the next 80 years, for the lifetimes of our children,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is a moment to show eight billion people why this Organization still matters, why they are right to look to the blue flag of the United Nations as a source of hope.\u201d
The theme of her presidency is \u2018Better Together\u2019, stressing what can be achieved when shared goals are transformed into collective action to make the world a better place. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

High-level week for the 80th<\/sup>\u00a0session of the UNGA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UN80 commemoration is the first of several notable events happening during high-level week at UN Headquarters. Other important meetings taking place from 22 to 30 September 2025 include:<\/p><\/div>\n