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Documents<\/a>  \/  Speeches and Statements<\/div>\n
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H.E. Dr. Khalilur Rahman<\/div>\n
President of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Jump to<\/span>\n September 2026<\/a>Before the session<\/a>Letters<\/a>Readouts<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Remarks by the President of the eighty-first session, published as delivered. Statements in the General Assembly Hall are listed alongside those given at high-level meetings, thematic debates, commemorations and briefings. Most recent first.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 2026<\/h2>\n
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\n Speech<\/span>\n As prepared for delivery<\/span>\n English<\/span>\n <\/div>\n Speech on multilateral AI governance at the Ambassadorial Lunch →<\/a>\n
Ambassadorial Lunch · New York<\/div>\n

“The question is whether all of us will have a voice in how that transformation unfolds.”<\/p>\n

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ECOSOC Chamber · New York<\/div>\n

“On behalf of the General Assembly, I extend our deepest condolences to the Government and people of the State of Qatar, and especially to the family of His Highness.”<\/p>\n

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\n Speech<\/span>\n As delivered<\/span>\n English<\/span>\n <\/div>\n Speech at the annual Peace Bell Ceremony →<\/a>\n
Japanese Garden, United Nations Headquarters · New York<\/div>\n

“Peace must be built. And it is our shared responsibility to build it.”<\/p>\n

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\n Statement<\/span>\n As delivered<\/span>\n English<\/span>\n <\/div>\n Remarks at the opening of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly →<\/a>\n
General Assembly Hall · New York<\/div>\n

“My main pledge for this 81st session, dear colleagues and friends, is to work tirelessly to revive trust in this institution, upon which success of our collective action ultimately depends.”<\/p>\n

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United Nations Headquarters · New York<\/div>\n

“As a candidate, I ran on the theme: ‘Restoring trust, managing transformation’. Now, as President, I add to this, we must make the United Nations ‘Fit for the Future’.”<\/p>\n

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Before the Session Opened<\/h2>\n
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Statements given between his election on 2 June 2026 and the opening of the session.<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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\n Statement<\/span>\n On election<\/span>\n English<\/span>\n <\/div>\n Acceptance statement on election as President of the eighty-first session →<\/a>\n
General Assembly Hall · New York<\/div>\n

Delivered immediately after his election: a commitment to engage all Member States, to rebuild trust and nurture consensus, and to organise the Office reflecting geographical, gender and linguistic balance. The six areas of action set out that day became the pillars of the presidency.<\/p>\n

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More to come<\/div>\n
This listing fills through the session<\/div>\n

A session normally produces some two hundred statements. Each is posted here, usually on the day it is delivered, with translations added where they are issued. The calendar of meetings and events shows what is scheduled next.<\/p>\n

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