General Assembly: 96th plenary meeting, 79th session

Outgoing General Assembly President reflects on turbulent year, citing Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 00:26:25
• Production Date: 9 September 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; PHILEMON YANG; ANNALENA BAERBOCK
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: ANNIVERSARIES; ARMED CONFLICTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GA PRESIDENT; GENERAL ASSEMBLY; HUMAN RIGHTS; UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION; SECURITY SECTOR REFORM; UN CHARTER; TWO-STATE SOLUTION; MULTILATERALISM; LEADERSHIP
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN; UKRAINE; GAZA
• MAMS Id: 3445699
• Parent Id: 3445084
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 79 SESSION 96 PLENARY 09 SEP 2025 AM

Description

As the General Assembly concluded its seventy-ninth session today, outgoing President Philémon Yang (Cameroon) reflected on a term that took place “in a context marked by growing uncertainty”, amid the intensification of conflicts, a deepening climate crisis and calls for reforming the Security Council.

• Statement by the Secretary-General
• Statement by the President of the General Assembly
• Minute of silent prayer or meditation - Item 2
• Oath of office by the President-elect of the eightieth session of the General Assembly, in accordance with Assembly resolution 70/305

Closing of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly

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https://undocs.org/A/79/PV.96