About UNGA

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote.

The UNGA also makes key decisions for the UN, including:

• appointing the Secretary-General on the recommendation of the Security Council
• electing the non-permanent members of the Security Council
• approving the UN budget

The Assembly meets in regular sessions from September to December each year, and thereafter as required. It discusses specific issues through dedicated agenda items or sub-items, which lead to the adoption of resolutions.

Provisional Schedule:

• Opening of the 81st session: 8 September 2026 | A/INF/81/1 
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Moment: 18 September 2026 | A/RES/74/4
• General debate: from 22 September to 26 September, and on 28 September 2026
• High-level meeting to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development: 23 September 2026 | A/RES/80/207
• High-level meeting on climate action and the just transition: 23 September 2026
• High-level meeting to address the existential threats posed by sea level rise: 24 September 2026 | A/78/L.101
• High-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: 25 September 2026 | A/RES/79/333
• High-level meeting to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action: 28 September 2026 | A/RES/80/193 and A/RES/80/299
• High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: 29 September 2026 | A/RES/80/49

The description was extracted from un.org and sdg.iisd.org