The Seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the session of the United Nations General Assembly that ran from 10 September 2024 to 9 September 2025. The president of the General Assembly was from the African Group.
Organisation for the session President On 6 June 2024, the former Prime Minister of Cameroon, Philémon Yang, was elected by acclamation to the position of President of the General Assembly.
Vice-Presidents The General Assembly elected the following countries as the vice-presidents of the 79th session:
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:
As well as the following nations:
Committees
+First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) Name Country Position Maritza Chan Valverde Chairperson El Hadj Lehbib Mohamedou Vice-Chair Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Thani Vice-Chair Vivica Munkner Vice-Chair Pēteris Filipsons Rapporteur
+ Second Committee (Economic and Financial) Name Country Position Muhammad Abdul Muhith Chairperson David Anyaegbu Vice-Chair Ivana Vejic Vice-Chair Gudrun Thorbjoernsdottir Vice-Chair Stefany Romero Veiga Rapporteur
+Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) Name Country Position Zéphyrin Maniratanga Chairperson Nur Azura Abd Karim Vice-Chair Ekaterine Lortkipanidze Vice-Chair Mayra Lisseth Sorto Rosales Vice-Chair Mark Reichwein Rapporteur
+Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) Name Country Position Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes Chairperson Sheikh Jassim Abdulaziz J. A. Al-Thani Vice-Chair Carmen Rosa Rios Vice-Chair Hussein Hirji Vice-Chair Makarabo Moloeli Rapporteur
+Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) Name Country Position Egriselda Aracely González López Chairperson Surat Suwannikkha Vice-Chair Szymon Mateusz Pekala Vice-Chair Johanna Bischof Vice-Chair Elaye-Djibril Yacin Abdillahi Rapporteur
+Sixth Committee (Legal) Name Country Position Rui Vinhas Chairperson Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed Vice-Chair Matúš Košuth Vice-Chair Ligia Lorena Flores Soto Vice-Chair Yong-Ern Nathaniel Khng Rapporteur
General debate
Each member of the General Assembly had a representative speaking about issues concerning their country and the hopes for the coming year as to what the UNGA would 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 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 of the United Nations official languages of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish, and is 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. See also List of UN General Assembly sessions List of General debates of the United Nations General Assembly References