General Assembly Holds Election of President of 81st Session of General Assembly

Movses Abelian (right), Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), uses the bell to get the attention of the member states in the General Assembly Hall.
Annalena Baerbock (left), President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 85th plenary meeting of General Assembly. The meeting elected Khalilur Rahman, from the People's Republic of Bangladesh, as President of the 81st Session of the General Assembly (starting 8 September 2026).