Source: United Nations (video statements)
Highlights:
– International Day Of Peace
– UNGA 81 Statistics
– Department Of Political And Peacebuilding Affairs
– Artificial Intelligence
– UN Mission In South Sudan
– Ethiopia
– Saudi Arabia/Yemen
– Yemen/Humanitarian
– UN Interim Force In Lebanon
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Ukraine
– Afghanistan
– Haiti
– Senior Personnel Appointment
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
Today is… what is today? It doesn’t feel like Monday, it feels like Wednesday, frankly. …The International Day of Peace, exactly! Yeah, peace, do you remember that? Yeah.
We mark the International Day of Peace. In his message, the Secretary-General says we face a world where peace is dangerously in short supply, with dialogue stalling and global solidarity just plain missing in action.
But he also says that volunteers, advocates, civil society leaders, peacekeepers and peacemakers are bridging divides and building peace from the ground up. He also calls on world leaders to invest in a peaceful future for all people.
UNGA 81 STATISTICS
I promised you some statistics. They have been updated regularly. For the General Debate, we expect 71 Heads of State, 45 Heads of Government, 50 Ministers, 11 Vice-Presidents and still only one Crown Prince.
Alongside the mandated meetings, we have about 166 events that are scheduled here at Headquarters during High-Level Week, and Member States have so far submitted 1,553 requests for use of the bilateral rooms. And again, this does not include the Secretary-General’s own bilaterals.
The numbers are still changing, and for the latest, you can always look on the UN Journal. And we have about 18,000 active badges for delegates.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-09-21