Special Coverage of the 76th General Debate
21 September – 27 September 2021
The stage is set for the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. While the world still grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the debate will be held in hybrid format, with some leaders participating virtually and others travelling to New York to deliver their statements in the iconic Assembly hall.
 

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Special Coverage of the 76th General Debate

Prime Minister Imran Khan (on screen) of Pakistan addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

At UN, Pakistan Prime Minister urges ‘bold steps’ to prevent humanitarian crisis Afghanistan

24 September 2021
UN Affairs

Against the backdrop of what he called “a critical time” in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said on Friday that if the situation there is neglected, “a huge humanitarian crisis” lies ahead.

Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan, addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

South Sudan ‘determined to never go back to war’

24 September 2021
UN Affairs

South Sudan is “ready to turn a new page” towards greater peace, development and prosperity, Vice-President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior said in her speech in the UN General Assembly on Friday. 

Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland, addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Alarm bells are ringing over conflict, COVID and climate, ‘now we must respond’, Ireland tells UN Assembly 

24 September 2021
UN Affairs

Looking back over the first four days of the high-level week, the Ireland’s Prime Minister said a series of alarms have sounded in the Hall of the General Assembly: for conflict, for COVID, for climate.  

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide of Japan addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

‘Save as many lives as possible, and leave no one's health behind’: Japan’s message to the world

24 September 2021
Health

Announcing the donation of up to 60 million COVID-19 vaccines to the UN-led COVAX facility, Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s Prime Minister, said that his country is determined to lead the global efforts to end the pandemic.

President Michel Aoun (on screens) of Lebanon addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

New Government will earn confidence of Lebanese people and international community, President tells UN

24 September 2021
UN Affairs

After a month-long political crisis, Lebanon has embarked on a new phase that will “hopefully mark a promising step on the path of recovery”, the country’s President old the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday.

President Mahmoud Abbas (on screens) of the State of Palestine addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

With region ‘at a crossroads’, Palestinian President calls on UN’s Guterres to convene international peace conference 

24 September 2021
Peace and Security

The President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called on the UN Secretary-General to convene an international peace conference and said that to ensure that this initiative is not open-ended, Israel must withdraw from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem within one year. 

President Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Cyprus President determined to get negotiation with Turkey process back on track

24 September 2021
Peace and Security

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades told UN Member States on Friday that he is determined “to set the negotiation process” with Turkey “back on track”, on the basis of the UN framework and the agreement reached in 2019.