The 74th UN General Assembly

The 74th UN General Assembly started its yearly gathering on September 17th and is expected to end on September 30th.

The Purpose of the gathering of the UN General Assembly is to come to decisions on peace, security, and admissions of new members. The Assembly is the main meditating and lawmaking piece of the UN.

Each world leader is given 15 minutes to speak about whatever topic they prefer.

On the agenda for this assembly’s gathering is:

• Monday, September 23rd:
  • Climate Action Summit
  • High-level meeting on universal health coverage
• Tuesday, September 24th:
  • Sustainable Development Goals Summit
• Wednesday, September 25th:
  • Sustainable Development Goals Summit
• Thursday, September 26th:
  • High-level dialogue on Financing for Development
  • High-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
• Friday, September 27th:
  • High-level midterm review of the SAMOA Pathway

Every year the Assembly meets in New York City on the 3rd Tuesday of September for approximately 10 days. Each of the 193 members is given 1 vote.