The Sixth Committee (Legal) elected Trishala Simantini Persaud, Deputy Permanent Representative of Guyana, Chair on 2 June.
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The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) elected Ibrahim Folorunsho Jimoh (Nigeria) Chair on 2 June.
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) elected Lok Bahadur Thapa (Nepal) Chair on 2 June.
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) elected Coly Seck (Senegal) Chair on 2 June.
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) elected James Martin Larsen (Australia) Chair on 2 June.
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) elected Suela Janina (Albania) Chair on 2 June.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address to the opening of the general debate of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly, in New York today:
On 2 June 2026, the United Nations General Assembly elected Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh as President of its eighty-first session, which runs from September 2026 until September 2027.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Chef de Cabinet Earle Courtenay Rattray, at the General Assembly’s tribute to the memory of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today: