PM Kakar to address UNGA session on Sept 22

PM Kakar to address UNGA session on Sept 22

Pakistan

The ‘General Debate’ will kick off today (Tuesday) with an address from UN Secretary General.

UNITED NATIONS (Dunya News) - The United Nations on Monday released the schedule of speakers for the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), according to which Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will deliver the speech on Friday (September 22).

According to the schedule, the “General Debate” (as it is formally known) will kick off at 9 a.m. today (Tuesday) with an address from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

The Secretary General will be followed by the UNGA President Dennis Francis, a diplomat from Trinidad and Tobago, who will preside from the General Assembly dais for the entire week.

As per longstanding tradition, Brazil will deliver the first address from a national delegation and second one by the host country of the United Nations, i.e., the United States.