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General Assembly: Intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council - Informal meeting of the plenary, 80th session.

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General Assembly: Intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council - Informal meeting of the plenary, 80th session. H.E. Mr. Tareq M. A. M. Albanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations, and H.E. Ms. Lise Gregoire-van Haaren, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, have been appointed by the President of the General Assembly as Co-Chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council during the 80th session. Related Sites and Documents:  Website Watch the General Assembly: Intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council - In...

CSO Dialogue with United Nations Security Council President.

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 A dialogue between civil society representatives and the UN Security Council President for February, Interim Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Archie Young of the United Kingdom. Watch the CSO Dialogue with United Nations Security Council President DPR Archie Young (UK)! Meetings & Events

General Assembly: Intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council - Informal meeting of the plenary, 80th session.

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General Assembly: Intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council - Informal meeting of the plenary, 80th session. H.E. Mr. Tareq M. A. M. Albanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations, and H.E. Ms. Lise Gregoire-van Haaren, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, have been appointed by the President of the General Assembly as Co-Chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council during the 80th session. Related Sites and Documents:  Website Watch the General Assembly: Intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council - ...

General Assembly: 72nd plenary meeting, 80th session.

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   Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit - Item 115(i): Note by the President of the General Assembly A/80/471 Appointment of members of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence - Item 115(m): Note by the Secretary-General A/80/619 The General Assembly will also take note of the letter from the Secretary- General (A/80/474/Add.1) concerning Member States in arrears in the payment of financial contributions to the United Nations within the terms of Article 19 of the Charter . Related Sites and Documents:  A/80/471 .  A/80/619 ;  A/80/474/Add.1 . General Assembly: 72nd plenary meeting, 80th session General Assembly

General Assembly: Joint briefing by the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council - Informal plenary meeting, 80th session.

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General Assembly: Joint briefing by the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council - Informal plenary meeting, 80th session. Watch the General Assembly: Joint briefing by the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council - Informal plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly

General Assembly: 71st plenary meeting, 80th session.

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Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal - Item 11: Solemn appeal made by the President of the General Assembly  A/80/59 . Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 80/8 of 20 November 2025, in which the Assembly urged Member States to observe the Olympic Truce individually and collectively, within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations, throughout the period from the seventh day before the start of the Games of the XXV Olympic Winter Games until the seventh day following the end of the XIV Paralympic Winter Games, to be held in Milano-Cortina in 2026, the President of the General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock will make a solemn appeal in connection to the observance of the Olympic Truce during this formal plenary meeting of the General Assembly. Related Sites and Documents:  General Assembly resolution 80/8 of 20 November 2025 Wactch the General Assembly: 71st plenary meeting, 80th session! General Ass...

Civil Society Town Hall with the President of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly.

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Civil Society Town Hall with the President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock. The Civil Society Unit in the UN Department of Global Communications in collaboration with the Office of the President of the General Assembly will organize a Civil Society Town Hall on 29 January 2026, on the priorities for the 80th Session under the theme: "Better Together: The role of civil society in strengthening the United Nations in fragmented times" The Town Hall aims to facilitate a candid exchange with representatives of civil society, providing a platform for inclusive dialogue on the priorities for the eightieth session of the General Assembly. The Townhall also invites civil society organisations to engage and discuss how they will contribute to protect the principles of the United Nations, engage in the broader reform of the Organization to modernise and make it fit for the 21st century. Related Sites and Documents:  Webpage . Watch the Civi...