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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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United Nations General Assembly · New York · 2 June 2026<\/div>\n\n\n\n

H.E. Dr. Khalilur Rahman, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, was elected President of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly on 2 June 2026. This is the statement he made to the Assembly immediately after his election, as issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eighty-first session of the General Assembly opens on 8 September 2026<\/strong>.<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In His Words<\/h2>\n
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Passages quoted verbatim from the statement. The speech as issued is reproduced in full below.<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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As your President, I will dedicate myself to rebuilding trust, nurturing consensus, and opening space for good faith negotiations that will lead to outcomes for all that are owned by all.<\/p>\n

H.E. Dr. Khalilur Rahman<\/p>\n

Acceptance speech, 2 June 2026<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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“I accept the position of the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly with humility and respect.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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“I will be the President of all of you. I will engage all Member States in the course of my work.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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“I will seek common ground without ignoring differences.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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“I intend to work closely with member States on how we can prevent another lost decade of development and protect the vulnerable people in developing countries.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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“The question is not whether we will use these technologies, but how we will govern them wisely and fairly.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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“I will organize my office reflecting geographical, gender and linguistic balance.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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“I don’t consider the work of the President as a one-off event, but as a continuum.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

All passages above are quoted from the statement on his election, United Nations General Assembly, 2 June 2026.<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Statement in Full<\/h2>\n
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Statement on his election as President of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly. New York, 2 June 2026 · 9 pages · English.<\/div>\n\n\n
Acceptance Speech of H.E. Dr. Khalilur Rahman, 2 June 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n Download the speech (PDF)<\/a>\n Vision Statement<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Related<\/h2>\n
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Vision Statement →<\/div>\n
The full programme for the eighty-first session, setting out each of the six pillars in detail, in the six official languages and Portuguese.<\/div>\n
Office of the President<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n
Priorities →<\/div>\n
The six pillars of the presidency, from peace and security to multilateralism and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 reform, with the commitments and initiatives under each.<\/div>\n
Eighty-first session<\/div>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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