Odi likely to address NGA session in Sept
Prime Minisarendra Modi is expected to ess the annual high-level eneral Assembly session in on on September 25, accordo a provisional list of speakeleased by the UN. he list and schedule are subo changes and the presence orld leaders in the United ons headquarters here for high-level annual session significantly depend on the al Covid-19 situation, particy as the highly transmissielta variant rages in the US ell as across other UN memations. ccording to the first provial list of speakers for the eral Debate at the 76th sesof the UN General Assemmodi is scheduled to speak e high-level session on the ning of September 25, the leader listed for the day. 2019, Modi travelled to New for the high-level UN Genassembly session. Last year, d leaders, including Modi, mitted pre-recorded video ements for the United
Nations General Assembly session in September, as heads of state and government could not physically attend the annual gathering due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It was the first time in the UN’S 75-year history that the high-level session had gone virtual. This year too, the option has been kept open for the world leaders to send in pre-recorded statements since the pandemic continues to rage across several nations around the world.
The General Debate begins on September 21 and US President Joe Biden is scheduled to address the session in person, his first address to the world organisation as the American leader.