UN member states gather in New York today for the start of the highest profile week of the General Assembly. Find out more with our detailed guide below:

• What is UNGA? 
• When does the UNGA meet?
• How does the UNGA work? 
  • Timetable and committees
  • What can we expect in the first few weeks? 
• Practicalities
• Five things that will be discussed in New York
  • Climate Change 
  • Universal Health Coverage
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Nuclear Weapons 
  • Small Island States
• Things that should be discussed 
  • UN75/Multilateralism
  • Escalating tensions in the Middle East 
• Miscellany
• What is UNA-UK?

Would you like to print it out? The entire guide is available here in PDF form.

Photo: General Assembly President Hands Over Gavel, 16 September 2019, UN Photo/Loey Felipe