Jaishankar will address the annual high-level UN General Assembly session on September 26. External Affairs Minister S.
Mr. U.S. Jaishankar is scheduled to address the General Debate in the afternoon session on September 26, according to a revised provisional list of speakers for the high-level session released on Friday (September 4, 2026). Brazil will be the traditional first speaker at the General Debate that opens on September 22, followed by the US. The year-long 81st session of the UN General Assembly will be presided over by Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, who was elected in June to head the 193-member UN organisation. President Donald Trump will address world leaders from the iconic UNGA podium on September 22, his second address to the UN session in his second term in the White House.
He addressed world leaders from the UN lectern last year.
The heads of government of Bangladesh and Nepal will address the General Debate on September 24, followed by Pakistan a day later.
