# UN General Assembly 2026: When is it, who is speaking and when?

https://mins.news/en/item/68350

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-22 05:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/22/un-general-assembly-2026-when-is-it-who-is-speaking-and-when?traffic_source=rss

> The 81st United Nations General Assembly’s high-level general debate opens in New York on September 22 and runs through September 28, with no session on Sunday. Nearly 130 heads of state and government are expected to speak. Brazil traditionally opens the debate, followed by host country the United States, with President Donald Trump expected to address it. The agenda also includes climate action, sea-level rise, pandemic preparedness, nuclear disarmament, and the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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