What are the opening dates of forthcoming regular sessions of the UN General Assembly and of the General Debate?
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The latest information on the opening dates for the upcoming General Assembly sessions is available in A/INF/79/1 which covers the dates for the 79th to 88th sessions.
| Session | Opening date of the General Assembly | Opening date of the general debate |
| Seventy-ninth | Tuesday, 10 September 2024 | Tuesday, 24 September 2024 |
| Eightieth | Tuesday, 9 September 2025 | Tuesday, 23 September 2025 |
| Eighty-first | Tuesday, 8 September 2026 | Tuesday, 22 September 2026 |
| Eighty-second | Tuesday, 7 September 2027 | Tuesday, 21 September 2027 |
| Eighty-third | Tuesday, 5 September 2028 | Tuesday, 19 September 2028 |
| Eighty-fourth | Tuesday, 11 September 2029 | Tuesday, 25 September 2029 |
| Eighty-fifth | Tuesday, 10 September 2030 |
Tuesday, 24 September 2030 |
| Eighty-sixth | Tuesday, 9 September 2031 | Tuesday, 23 September 2031 |
| Eighty-seventh | Tuesday, 7 September 2032 | Tuesday, 21 September 2032 |
| Eighty-eighth | Tuesday, 6 September 2033 | Tuesday, 20 September 2033 |
In paragraph 1 of its resolution 57/301 the General Assembly decided to amend rule 1 of its rules of procedure to read:
The General Assembly shall meet every year in regular session commencing on the Tuesday of the third week in September, counting from the first week that contains at least one working day.
In paragraph 2 of the same resolution, the Assembly also decided the following, which was added to the rules of procedure of the General Assembly [A/520/Rev.18] as Annex IX:
[...] the general debate in the General Assembly shall open on the Tuesday following the opening of the regular session of the General Assembly and shall be held without interruption over a period of nine working days.
In paragraph 50 of its resolution 75/325, the General Assembly decided to amend rule 1 of the rules of procedure, effective from the opening of the seventy-eighth session:
The General Assembly shall meet every year in regular session commencing on the Tuesday of the second week in September, counting from the first week that contains at least one working day.
The general debate in the General Assembly shall open on the Tuesday of the fourth week in September, counting from the first week that contains at least one working day, and shall be held without interruption over a period of nine working days.
Links & Files
- General Assembly website: 79th session
- General Debate website
- Opening of sessions: Rule 1 of Rules of procedure of the UN General Assembly
- Rules of Procedure of the UN General Assembly [A/520/Rev.20]
- Search in UN Digital Library for "Opening dates of forthcoming regular sessions of the General Assembly ..."
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