The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) holds an annual regular session that formally opens on the third Tuesday of September. Each session is presided over by an elected President and conducted in the presence of the Secretary-General. Sessions formally close just before the following session opens.https://gadebate.un.org/en/faq
Regular sessions # Session Year(s) President Country Secretary-General Opening Date Closing Date 81 81st 2026–2027 Dr. Khalilur Rahman Bangladesh António Guterres 8 September 2026 ongoing 80 80th 2025–2026 Annalena Baerbock Germany António Guterres 9 September 2025 8 September 2026 79 79th 2024–2025 Philemon Yang Cameroon António Guterres 10 September 2024 8 September 2025 78 78th 2023–2024 Dennis Francis Trinidad and Tobago António Guterres 5 September 2023 9 September 2024 77 77th 2022–2023 Csaba Kőrösi Hungary António Guterres 13 September 2022 4 September 2023 76 76th 2021–2022 Abdulla Shahid Maldives António Guterres 14 September 2021 12 September 2022 75 75th 2020–2021 Volkan Bozkır Turkey António Guterres 15 September 2020 13 September 2021 74 74th 2019–2020 Tijjani Muhammad-Bande Nigeria António Guterres 17 September 2019 14 September 2020 73 73rd 2018–2019 María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés Ecuador António Guterres 18 September 2018 16 September 2019 72 72nd 2017–2018 Miroslav Lajčák Slovakia António Guterres 12 September 2017 17 September 2018 71 71st 2016–2017 Peter Thomson Fiji Ban Ki-moon 13 September 2016 11 September 2017 70 70th 2015–2016 Mogens Lykketoft Denmark Ban Ki-moon 15 September 2015 12 September 2016 69 69th 2014–2015 Sam Kutesa Uganda Ban Ki-moon 16 September 2014 14 September 2015 68 68th 2013–2014 John W. Ashe Antigua and Barbuda Ban Ki-moon 17 September 2013 15 September 2014 67 67th 2012–2013 Vuk Jeremić Serbia Ban Ki-moon 18 September 2012 16 September 2013 66 66th 2011–2012 Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser Qatar Ban Ki-moon 13 September 2011 17 September 2012 65 65th 2010–2011 Joseph Deiss Switzerland Ban Ki-moon 14 September 2010 12 September 2011 64 64th 2009–2010 Ali Abdussalam Treki Libya Ban Ki-moon 15 September 2009 13 September 2010 63 63rd 2008–2009 Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann Nicaragua Ban Ki-moon 16 September 2008 14 September 2009 62 62nd 2007–2008 Srgjan Kerim North Macedonia Ban Ki-moon 18 September 2007 15 September 2008 61 61st 2006–2007 Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Bahrain Kofi Annan 12 September 2006 17 September 2007 60 60th 2005–2006 Jan Eliasson Sweden Kofi Annan 13 September 2005 11 September 2006 59 59th 2004–2005 Jean Ping Gabon Kofi Annan 14 September 2004 12 September 2005 58 58th 2003–2004 Julian Robert Hunte Saint Lucia Kofi Annan 16 September 2003 13 September 2004 57 57th 2002–2003 Jan Kavan Czech Republic Kofi Annan 10 September 2002 15 September 2003 56 56th 2001–2002 Han Seung-soo South Korea Kofi Annan 12 September 2001 10 September 2002 55 55th 2000–2001 Harri Holkeri Finland Kofi Annan 5 September 2000 11 September 2001 54 54th 1999–2000 Theo-Ben Gurirab Namibia Kofi Annan 14 September 1999 4 September 2000 53 53rd 1998–1999 Didier Opertti Uruguay Kofi Annan 15 September 1998 13 September 1999 52 52nd 1997–1998 Hennadiy Udovenko Ukraine Kofi Annan 16 September 1997 14 September 1998 51 51st 1996–1997 Razali Ismail Malaysia Boutros Boutros-Ghali 17 September 1996 15 September 1997 50 50th 1995–1996 Diogo Freitas do Amaral Portugal Boutros Boutros-Ghali 19 September 1995 16 September 1996 49 49th 1994–1995 Amara Essy Côte d'Ivoire Boutros Boutros-Ghali 20 September 1994 18 September 1995 48 48th 1993–1994 Samuel R. Insanally Guyana Boutros Boutros-Ghali 21 September 1993 19 September 1994 47 47th 1992–1993 Stoyan Ganev Bulgaria Boutros Boutros-Ghali 15 September 1992 20 September 1993 46 46th 1991–1992 Samir Shihabi Saudi Arabia Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 17 September 1991 14 September 1992 45 45th 1990–1991 Guido de Marco Malta Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 18 September 1990 16 September 1991 44 44th 1989–1990 Joseph Nanven Garba Nigeria Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 19 September 1989 17 September 1990 43 43rd 1988–1989 Dante Caputo Argentina Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 20 September 1988 18 September 1989 42 42nd 1987–1988 Peter Florin East Germany Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 15 September 1987 19 September 1988 41 41st 1986–1987 Humayun Rasheed Choudhury Bangladesh Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 16 September 1986 15 September 1987 40 40th 1985–1986 Jaime de Piniés Spain Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 17 September 1985 15 September 1986 39 39th 1984–1985 Paul Lusaka Zambia Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 18 September 1984 16 September 1985 38 38th 1983–1984 Jorge Illueca Panama Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 20 September 1983 17 September 1984 37 37th 1982–1983 Imre Hollai Hungary Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 21 September 1982 19 September 1983 36 36th 1981–1982 Ismat Kittani Iraq Kurt Waldheim 15 September 1981 20 September 1982 35 35th 1980–1981 Rüdiger von Wechmar West Germany Kurt Waldheim 16 September 1980 14 September 1981 34 34th 1979–1980 Salim Ahmed Salim Tanzania Kurt Waldheim 18 September 1979 15 September 1980 33 33rd 1978–1979 Indalecio Liévano Colombia Kurt Waldheim 25 September 1978 17 September 1979 32 32nd 1977–1978 Lazar Mojsov Yugoslavia Kurt Waldheim 20 September 1977 19 September 1978 31 31st 1976–1977 Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Sri Lanka Kurt Waldheim 21 September 1976 20 September 1977 30 30th 1975–1976 Gaston Thorn Luxembourg Kurt Waldheim 16 September 1975 20 September 1976 29 29th 1974–1975 Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algeria Kurt Waldheim 17 September 1974 15 September 1975 28 28th 1973–1974 Leopoldo Benites Ecuador Kurt Waldheim 18 September 1973 17 September 1974 27 27th 1972–1973 Stanisław Trepczynski Poland Kurt Waldheim 19 September 1972 18 September 1973 26 26th 1971–1972 Adam Malik Indonesia U Thant 21 September 1971 19 September 1972 25 25th 1970–1971 Edward Hambro Norway U Thant 15 September 1970 20 September 1971 24 24th 1969–1970 Angie Brooks Liberia U Thant 16 September 1969 14 September 1970 23 23rd 1968–1969 Emilio Arenales Catalán Guatemala U Thant 24 September 1968 15 September 1969 22 22nd 1967–1968 Corneliu Mănescu Romania U Thant 19 September 1967 23 September 1968 21 21st 1966–1967 Abdul Rahman Pazhwak Afghanistan U Thant 20 September 1966 19 September 1967 20 20th 1965–1966 Amintore Fanfani Italy U Thant 21 September 1965 20 September 1966 19 19th 1964–1965 Alex Quaison-Sackey Ghana U Thant 1 December 1964 18 February 1965 18 18th 1963–1964 Carlos Sosa Rodríguez Venezuela U Thant 17 September 1963 17 September 1964 17 17th 1962–1963 Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Pakistan U Thant 18 September 1962 17 September 1963 16 16th 1961–1962 Mongi Slim Tunisia U Thant 19 September 1961 18 September 1962 15 15th 1960–1961 Frederick Boland Ireland Dag Hammarskjöld 20 September 1960 21 April 1961 14 14th 1959–1960 Víctor Andrés Belaúnde Peru Dag Hammarskjöld 15 September 1959 19 September 1960 13 13th 1958–1959 Charles Malik Lebanon Dag Hammarskjöld 16 September 1958 14 September 1959 12 12th 1957–1958 Leslie Munro New Zealand Dag Hammarskjöld 17 September 1957 15 September 1958 11 11th 1956–1957 Prince Wan Waithayakon Thailand Dag Hammarskjöld 12 November 1956 8 March 1957 10 10th 1955–1956 José Maza Chile Dag Hammarskjöld 20 September 1955 12 November 1956 9 9th 1954–1955 Eelco van Kleffens Netherlands Dag Hammarskjöld 21 September 1954 19 September 1955 8 8th 1953–1954 Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit India Dag Hammarskjöld 15 September 1953 20 September 1954 7 7th 1952–1953 Lester B. Pearson Canada Trygve Lie 14 October 1952 28 August 1953 6 6th 1951–1952 Luis Padilla Nervo Mexico Trygve Lie 6 November 1951 5 February 1952 5 5th 1950–1951 Nasrollah Entezam Iran Trygve Lie 19 September 1950 1 November 1951 4 4th 1949–1950 Carlos P. Romulo Philippines Trygve Lie 20 September 1949 14 September 1950 3 3rd 1948–1949 Herbert Vere Evatt Australia Trygve Lie 21 September 1948 18 May 1949 2 2nd 1947–1948 Oswaldo Aranha Brazil Trygve Lie 16 September 1947 29 November 1947 1 1st 1946 Paul-Henri Spaak Belgium Trygve Lie 10 January 1946 15 December 1946
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