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Today, the General Assembly is scheduled to elect five non-permanent members to the Security Council for the two-year term from 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2028.
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Meetings Coverage
GA/12762
The General Assembly today elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe as non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on 1 January 2027.
Meetings Coverage
GA/12761
With delegates stressing the importance of bringing multilateralism back on course, the General Assembly today elected Khalilur Rahman (Bangladesh) as its President for the upcoming eighty-first session.
Press Release
SG/SM/23157
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the election of the President of the General Assembly for its eighty-first session, in New York today:
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The 193-member Assembly will meet to elect its President and Vice-Presidents for the upcoming eighty-first session. The Secretary-General will draw lots to determine the Member State that will occupy the first seat in the Assembly Hall at the upcoming session. Following the adjournment of the plenary meeting, consecutive meetings of the Assembly's six Main Committees for the purpose of electing their respective Chairs and the Bureau for the eighty-first session of the General Assembly will be held.
Press Release
SG/SM/23149
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on the UN80 Initiative, in New York today:
Meetings Coverage
SC/16366
The Security Council today adopted the draft of its annual report to the General Assembly, which covers its work from 1 January to 31 December 2025.
Background Release
GA/COL/3397
The Special Committee on Decolonization will hold the Caribbean Regional Seminar in Managua from 25 to 27 May within the framework of the fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030).
Meetings Coverage
GA/12760
The fight against climate change received a fresh boost today, as the General Assembly adopted a set of draft resolutions and decisions, including a contentious but broadly supported climate text designed to turn the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion into tangible political, legal and practical momentum for stronger global action and accountability.
Press Release
SG/SM/23140
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today: