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".

Secretary-General António Guterres (second from right) greets Philemon Yang, President-elect of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Next to them is Dennis Francis, President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly. Standing at left is Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.