Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly
Session of UNGA which runs from 2025 to 2026
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The Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly is the current session of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on 9 September 2025.[1] The president of the General Assembly is from the Western European and Others Group.[a]
United Nations| Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly | |
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9 September 2025 – 8 September 2026
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| Host country | United Nations |
| City | New York City, United States |
| Venue | General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters |
| Participants | United Nations Member States |
| President |  Annalena Baerbock |
| Secretary-General | António Guterres |
| Website | www |
Organisation for the session
President
On 2 June 2025, Germany's former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected to the position of President of the General Assembly.[3]
| Candidates | Home state | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annalena Baerbock | Germany | 167 | 88.83 |
| Helga Schmid | Germany | 7 | 3.723 |
| Total | 174 | 100.00 | |
| Abstention | 14 | 7.447 | |
| Valid Votes | 188 | 100.00 | |
| Blank and Invalid Votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Registered / participation | 193 | 97.41 | |
Vice-presidents
The General Assembly elected the following countries as the vice-presidents of the 80th session:
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:
As well as the following nations:[4]
Committees
| Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Maurizio Massari |  Italy | Chairperson |
| Amr Essam Eldin Sadek Ahmed |  Egypt | Vice-chair |
| Pawinrat Mahaguna |  Thailand | Vice-chair |
| Jakub Jaros |  Poland | Vice-chair |
| Ana Maricela Ávila Becerril |  Costa Rica | Rapporteur |
| Name | Country | Position |
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| Cherdchai Chaivaivid | Thailand | Chairperson |
| Glentis Thomas |  Antigua and Barbuda | Vice-chair |
| Katarina Andrić |  Croatia | Vice-chair |
| Ginevra Oliva | Italy | Vice-chair |
| Edna Stephanie Williams |  Ghana | Rapporteur |
| Name | Country | Position |
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| José Alberto Bríz Gutiérrez |  Guatemala | Chairperson |
| Josélyne Kwishaka |  Burundi | Vice-chair |
| Noel Novicio |  Philippines | Vice-chair |
| Raphael Ruppacher |  Austria | Vice-chair |
| Dávid Nagy |  Hungary | Rapporteur |
| Name | Country | Position |
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| Enrique A. Manalo[b] | Philippines | Chairperson |
| Estela Mercedes Nze Mansogo |  Equatorial Guinea | Vice-chair |
| Marek Zukal |  Czech Republic | Vice-chair |
| Lucía Teresa Solano Ramírez |  Colombia | Vice-chair |
| Wieteke Theeuwen |  Netherlands | Rapporteur |
General debate
Each member of the General Assembly will have a representative speaking about issues concerning their country and the hopes for the coming year as to what the UNGA will do. This is an opportunity for the member states to opine on international issues of their concern.
The order of speakers is given first to member states, then observer states and supranational bodies. Any other observers entities will have a chance to speak at the end of the debate, if they so choose. Speakers will be put on the list in the order of their request, with special consideration for ministers and other government officials of similar or higher rank. According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be in one of the United Nations official languages of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish, and will be translated by the United Nations translators. Each speaker is requested to provide 350 advance copies of their statements to the conference officers to facilitate translation and to be presented at the podium.[7]
Resolutions and texts adopted
On 25 March 2026, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity.[8]
