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18 September 2019

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
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