UN General Assembly 75th Session

Special Coverage of the 75th General Debate

22 September-29 September 2020

The stage is set for the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. However, this year, for the first time in UN's history, world leaders will not be travelling to New York, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the debate will be held virtually.

Here, UN News gives you a front row seat to all the action. From your mobile phone or computer follow Heads of States and Governments as they define global responses to to the world's most pressing challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, inequality, protracted conflicts, and extreme poverty and hunger.

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Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, delivers closing remarks to the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session.

As historic virtual debate wraps, ‘our political leaders demonstrated their commitment to multilateralism,’ says UN Assembly President

29 September 2020

Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (on screen) of the United Arab Emirates addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session.

UAE expresses hopes for Middle East peace talks following ‘historic’ accord with Israel

29 September 2020

Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe (on screen) of Myanmar addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session.

Bilateral cooperation ‘only way’ to resolve repatriation issue, Myanmar Minister tells General Assembly

29 September 2020

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (on screen) of Israel addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session.

To UN, Israeli Prime Minister says ‘no doubt’ more Arab countries will soon join ‘circle of peace’

29 September 2020

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (on screen) of Germany addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session.

Pandemic shows international cooperation ‘delivers results’, says German Foreign Minister

29 September 2020

UN News' May Yaacoub interviews UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

UN News/Ben Dotsei Malor

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shortsighted and 'stupid mistake' not to support affordable COVID vaccine for all, says Guterres

15 September 2020

Health

The march of COVID-19 which has “put us on our knees”, should be a lesson in humility for world leaders, and a lack of solidarity on the part of some richer nations towards developing countries, means we will all pay a heavy price, the UN chief has told UN News, in an exclusive interview ahead of the new General Assembly session.