PM Modi to Address UN General Assembly in September

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the high-level annual conference of the UN General Assembly in September.

As per the schedule of speakers announced the office of the UN Assembly president, PM Modi will address on September 22 between 3 pm and 9 pm local time (12:30 am and 6:30 am in India on September 23).

There are chances that the time may be changed so that viewers in India can watch the address.

It will be PM Modi’s second visit to the UN and the US in 2023 after his June visit that included participation in the International Day of Yoga celebration at the UN.

Adding to the significance of the traditional high-level week of the Assembly this year, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced a Climate Ambition Summit to coincide with it.

As of Monday, 107 heads of state and 52 prime ministers have lined up for the high-level week when the real action takes place away from the General Assembly at personal meetings and negotiations between the gathered leaders.

Prime Ministers Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Nepal are scheduled to speak on the morning of September 22 before Modi, and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the next day.