# Seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly

The Seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly is the current session of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on 10 September 2024. The president of the General Assembly is from African Group.

## Organisation for the session
### President

On 6 June 2024, the former Prime Minister of Cameroon, Philémon Yang, was elected by acclamation to the position of President of the General Assembly.

### Vice-Presidents

The General Assembly elected the following countries as the vice-presidents of the 79th session:
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:
* China
* France
* Russia
* United Kingdom
* United States
As well as the following nations:
* Algeria
* Angola
* Austria
* Barbados
* Ghana
* Guatemala
* Italy
* Kyrgyzstan
* Madagascar
* Moldova
* Senegal
* Thailand
* Tonga
* Turkmenistan
* Venezuela

### Committees

First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) :
| Name | Country | Position |
| Maritza Chan Valverde | Costa Rica | Chairperson |
| El Hadj Lehbib Mohamedou | Mauritania | Vice-Chair |
| Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Thani | Qatar | Vice-Chair |
| Vivica Munkner | Germany | Vice-Chair |
| Pēteris Filipsons | Latvia | Rapporteur |
Second Committee (Economic and Financial) :
| Name | Country | Position |
| Muhammad Abdul Muhith | Bangladesh | Chairperson |
| David Anyaegbu | Nigeria | Vice-Chair |
| Ivana Vejic | Croatia | Vice-Chair |
| Gudrun Thorbjoernsdottir | Iceland | Vice-Chair |
| Stefany Romero Veiga | Uruguay | Rapporteur |
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) :
| Name | Country | Position |
| Zéphyrin Maniratanga | Burundi | Chairperson |
| Nur Azura Abd Karim | Malaysia | Vice-Chair |
| Ekaterine Lortkipanidze | Georgia | Vice-Chair |
| Mayra Lisseth Sorto Rosales | El Salvador | Vice-Chair |
| Mark Reichwein | Netherlands | Rapporteur |
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) :
| Name | Country | Position |
| Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes | Latvia | Chairperson |
| Sheikh Jassim Abdulaziz J. A. Al-Thani | Qatar | Vice-Chair |
| Carmen Rosa Rios | Bolivia | Vice-Chair |
| Hussein Hirji | Canada | Vice-Chair |
| Makarabo Moloeli | Lesotho | Rapporteur |
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) :
| Name | Country | Position |
| Egriselda Aracely González López | El Salvador | Chairperson |
| Surat Suwannikkha | Thailand | Vice-Chair |
| Szymon Mateuz Pekala | Poland | Vice-Chair |
| Johanna Bischof | Austria | Vice-Chair |
| Elaye-Djibril Yacin Abdillahi | Djibouti | Rapporteur |
Sixth Committee (Legal) :
| Name | Country | Position |
| Rui Vinhas | Portugal | Chairperson |
| Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed | Sudan | Vice-Chair |
| Matúš Košuth | Slovakia | Vice-Chair |
| Ligia Lorena Flores Soto | El Salvador | Vice-Chair |
| Yong-Ern Nathaniel Khng | Singapore | Rapporteur |

### General debate

Each member of the General Assembly will have a representative speaking about issues concerning their country and the hopes for the coming year as to what the UNGA will do. This is an opportunity for the member states to opine on international issues of their concern.
The order of speakers is given first to member states, then observer states and supranational bodies. Any other observers entities will have a chance to speak at the end of the debate, if they so choose. Speakers will be put on the list in the order of their request, with special consideration for ministers and other government officials of similar or higher rank. According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be in of the United Nations official languages of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish, and will be translated by the United Nations translators. Each speaker is requested to provide 350 advance copies of their statements to the conference officers to facilitate translation and to be presented at the podium.