Theme

"The Future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action."

Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the UN

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, will introduce the annual report on the activities of the Organization at the opening of the general debate.

UN 75th anniversary commemoration

At the high-level meeting Member States will formally adopt a declaration on the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Organization. The UN75 Report, summarizing the findings of the global dialogues, will also be shared.

COVID-19

This year, because of the pandemic, world leaders have been invited to send in pre-recorded videos of their speeches which will be broadcast “as live”.