General Assembly Elects President of 79th Session of General Assembly

The General Assembly today elected Philemon Yang of Cameroon as President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The President was elected by acclamation. At an informal dialogue with Assembly members in May, then candidate Yang, highlighted his theme for the 79th session as "unity in diversity, for the advancement of peace, sustainable development, and human dignity for everyone everywhere".

Dennis Francis (at podium), President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, addresses the Assembly. At dais at left is Secretary-General António Guterres, and at right is Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.