The United Nations’ 79th General Assembly begins high-level general debate under the theme “Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations” in New York on September 24 Tuesday.
As per the UN set tradition, after the opening of the meeting by the President of the General Assembly, the UN Secretary General will speak first and then the President of the General Assembly will speak.
The President of the 79th UN General Assembly is Philémon Yang, a diplomat from Cameroon.
Regarding the countrywide role, the tradition says Brazil usually speaks first at the General Debate, followed by the United States as the host country.
Condemning violation of international law and UN Charter, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed on the need to work in downsizing emissions to limit sea level rise. As G20 holds around 80% responsibility for global emissions he urged the G20 group to lead the campaign.
Then after, UN’s 79th General Assembly President Philémon Yang urged joint action of the global leaders in need to address the various global issues from Middle East to Ukraine, Haiti to Sudan, Hamas, Palestine to Israel, gender equality to peace, international finance to global warming including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Addressing the 193 nations’ UN General Assembly, he said the annual high-level debate “remains one of the world’s most inclusive, representative for global reflection of collective action”.
Yang stressed on the need to stop the global warming that has fuelling sea level rises by 20 cm expected between 2020 and 2050 affecting over 1.2 billion people.
Speaking after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the US President Joe Biden spoke his last speech at the UN as being the President says the US will continue its flagship in the world.
The US and its allies must “make sure that the forces holding us together are stronger than the forces pulling us apart,” said the US President Biden stressing on “Full scale war in any part of the world is not in anyone’s interest”.
Biden called Israel and Hamas to finalize a cease-fire and hostage-release deal ending war in the Gaza Strip with a two-state solution, civil war in Sudan over a year and half long ongoing the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Calling other developed nations to donate in a US $1 billion fund for African countries to address mpox issues in which the US committed to give US $500M including donating 1M doses of the mpox vaccine.
Biden also held several sideline meetings at the UN General Assembly with the various world leaders focusing on joint efforts to tackle the challenges of the world.
All the delegation chiefs representing their country to the 79th UN General Assembly will address during the general debate.
Leader of Nepali delegation to the 79th Session of United Nations General Assembly Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will address the UN General Assembly on September 26 (Thursday US Eastern time) which is Friday early morning Nepal Standard Time is more likely to inform world leaders focusing on Nepal’s peace process among various other subjects.
