General debate of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly
The General debate of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 22 September and ran until 29 September 2020. Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA. Organisation and subjects. The order of speakers is given first to member states, then observer states and supranational bodies. Any other observer 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 one of the United Nations official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish) and will be translated and interpreted by United Nations translators and interpreters. Each speaker is requested to provide 20 advance copies of their statements to the conference officers to facilitate translation and to be presented at the podium. The theme for this year's debate was chosen by President Volkan Bozkır as: "The future we want, the  United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action". Speaking schedule. Since 1955, Brazil and the United States are the first and second countries to speak. Other countries follow according to a speaking schedule issued by the Secretariat. The list of speakers is provided by both the daily UN Journal, while changes in order are also reflected by the UNGA General Debate website.