{
  "id": 5719772,
  "title": "Jaishankar to address annual high-level UNGA session on September 26",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/jaishankar-to-address-annual-high-level-unga-session-on-september-26",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T04:56:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jaishankar-to-address-annual-high-level-unga-session-on-september-26/article71431051.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set to speak at the annual high-level United Nations General Assembly session on September 26. The 81st session of the UN General Assembly will commence on September 8, with world leaders participating in the General Debate from September 22 to 28. The revised list of speakers, released on September 4, 2026, confirms Jaishankar's address to the General Debate in the afternoon session on September 26. Last year, he addressed world leaders from the UN podium. Brazil will open the General Debate on September 22, followed by the United States. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman presides over the 81st session, which is being held amid ongoing global geopolitical tensions. The session features various meetings, such as commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development and discussing climate action and the just transition. The final high-level UN General Assembly session for current Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose tenure ends in December, will see heads of government from Bangladesh and Nepal addressing the General Debate on September 24 and September 25, respectively.",
  "summary": "The 81st session of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 8. The General Debate is scheduled to run from September 22 to 28.\n\nExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will address the annual high-level session of the UN General Assembly on September 26, according to The Indian Express and Hindustan Times. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the General Debate on September 22.\n\nThe 81st session of the UN General Assembly will be presided over by Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman.",
  "key_points": [
    "External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to speak at UN General Assembly on September 26",
    "81st UN General Assembly session commences September 8",
    "Bangladesh presides over the 81st session amid global geopolitical tensions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}