General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Follow the speaking schedule below for representatives of English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean member States addressing the General Debate of the 81st UN General Assembly (22–28 September 2026). Video recordings of each address will be added directly to this page as they are delivered.

 

Date

Session block | AST (GMT-4)

Order

Participant / announced level

Tue 22 Sep

Afternoon, 3–9 p.m.

3

Suriname | Head of State

Tue 22 Sep

Afternoon, 3–9 p.m.

6

Dominica | Head of State

Tue 22 Sep

Afternoon, 3–9 p.m.

13

Trinidad and Tobago | Head of Government

Thu 24 Sep

Morning, 9 a.m.–2:45 p.m.

5

Guyana | Head of State

Thu 24 Sep

Afternoon, 3–9 p.m.

7

Barbados | Head of Government

Fri 25 Sep

Morning, 9 a.m.–2:45 p.m.

11

Saint Lucia | Head of Government

Fri 25 Sep

Morning, 9 a.m.–2:45 p.m.

16

The Bahamas | Head of Government

Fri 25 Sep

Morning, 9 a.m.–2:45 p.m.

17

Haiti | Head of Government

Fri 25 Sep

Afternoon, 3–9 p.m.

4

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Head of Government

Fri 25 Sep

Afternoon, 3–9 p.m.

7

Saint Kitts and Nevis | Head of Government

 

Caribbean leaders speaking at the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly

Suriname

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, President of the Republic of Suriname, addresses the General Debate of the 81st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 22–28 September 2026).

Dominica

Sylvanie Burton, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, addresses the General Debate of the 81st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 22–28 September 2026).

Trinidad and Tobago

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, addresses the General Debate of the 81st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 22–28 September 2026).

Guyana

Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, addresses the General Debate of the 81st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 22–28 September 2026).

Barbados

Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, addresses the General Debate of the 81st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 22–28 September 2026).

 

Provisional schedule: View the full provisional schedule for the General Debate and High-level Week meetings:
https://www.un.org/en/ga/81/meetings/

High-level Week: Find information on High-level Week 2026, including its meetings and events:
https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2026

Live coverage: Watch live and recorded coverage of UNGA events on UN Web TV:
https://webtv.un.org/en/schedule