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Stated as firm, per un.org[1]'s High-level Meetings of the 81st Session page: "General debate : from 22 September to 26 September, and on 28 September 2026"; the UN's own coverage (GA/12785) records it opening on 22 September.- Start
- Sep 22, 202690% CONFIDENCEsource
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- Sep 28, 202690% CONFIDENCEsource
UN General Assembly Holds Its 81st General Debate
World leaders address the UN General Assembly Hall in New York from 22 to 28 September 2026, as Assembly President Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh opens the 81st session's debate and António Guterres gives his final address as Secretary-General.
- The general debate of the 81st session runs from 22 to 26 September and on 28 September 2026, inside a high-level week that also holds meetings on climate action, sea-level rise, pandemic preparedness and the Durban Declaration's 25th anniversary[1]
- The session is presided over by Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh under the theme "Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all"[6]
- Secretary-General António Guterres opened the debate on 22 September with his final address to the Assembly, warning that "cracks have become canyons" and pledging to defend the Charter in his remaining 100 days in office[3]
- US President Donald Trump used his 22 September speech to defend military action against Iran and Venezuela, saying he faced a "big decision" over Iran[4]
- On day two, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had lost nearly 250,000 troops between January and August, and African leaders renewed the push for Security Council reform[2]
- Before the week, the Assembly voted 152 to 3, with 4 abstentions, to let the State of Palestine's President speak by pre-recorded statement[5]