Source: United Nations (video statements)
Join us LIVE for the 81st United Nations General Assembly debate! From 22 – 26 and 28 September 2026. Heads of State and Government, ministers and advocates come together to explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development.
The theme for the general debate of the 81st session of the General Assembly is "Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all".
General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/
Expected Speakers:
1. Kiribati: His Excellency Taneti MAAMAU, President and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Republic of Kiribati
2. Maldives: His Excellency Hussain Mohamed LATHEEF, Vice President of the Republic of Maldives
3. Iraq: His Excellency Ali Falih AL-ZAIDI, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq
4. Lebanon: His Excellency Nawaf SALAM, President of the Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic
5. Monaco: His Excellency Christophe MIRMAND, Minister of State, Head of Government of the Principality of Monaco
6. Marshall Islands: Her Excellency Hilda HEINE, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
7. Malta: His Excellency Robert ABELA, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta
8. Lesotho: His Excellency Samuel Ntsokoane MATEKANE, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and National Security of the Kingdom of Lesotho
9. Tuvalu: His Excellency Feleti TEO, Prime Minister of Tuvalu
10. North Macedonia: His Excellency Hristijan MICKOSKI, President of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia
11. Solomon Islands: His Excellency Matthew Cooper WALE, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
12. Saint Lucia: His Excellency Philip J PIERRE, Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Constituency Development, People Empowerment, Justice and National Security of Saint Lucia
13. Albania: His Excellency Edi RAMA, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
14. Pakistan: His Excellency Muhammad Shehbaz SHARIF, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
15. Papua New Guinea: His Excellency James MARAPE, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
16. Niger: His Excellency Lamine Zeine Ali MAHAMAN, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Niger
17. Bahamas: His Excellency Philip Edward DAVIS, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
18. Haiti: His Excellency Alix Didier FILS-AIMÉ, Premier Ministre de la République d’Haïti
19. Guinea-Bissau: His Excellency Ilídio Vieira TÉ, Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
20. Egypt: His Excellency Moustafa Kamal MADBOULY, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt
21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: His Excellency Godwin FRIDAY, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Legal Affairs and Justice, Economic Planning and Private Sector Development of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22. Tonga: His Excellency Lord FAKAFANUA, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga
23. Samoa: Her Excellency Mulipola Anarosa ALE MOLIOO, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of of Samoa
24. Saint Kitts and Nevis: His Excellency Geoffrey HANLEY, Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
25. Bahrain: His Excellency Abdullatif bin Rashid AL ZAYANI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain
26. Azerbaijan: His Excellency Jeyhun Aziz oglu BAYRAMOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
27. Kazakhstan: His Excellency Mukhtar TILEUBERDI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
28. Mauritania: His Excellency Mohamed Salem MERZOUG, Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad of Mauritania
29. Mexico: His Excellency Roberto Velasco ÁLVAREZ, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mexico
30. Mauritius: His Excellency Dhananjay RAMFUL, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of Mauritius
31. Chad: His Excellency Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim MAHAMAT, Minister of Public Health and Prevention of Chad
32. Norway: His Excellency Espen Barth EIDE, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway
33. Guatemala: His Excellency Carlos Ramiro MARTÍNEZ ALVARADO, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala
34. Sweden: Her Excellency Maria MALMER STENERGARD, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
35. Togo: His Excellency Robert Komlan Edo DUSSEY, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Togolese Abroad of Togo
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