- The 77th UNGA session will begin on September 20. US president Joe Biden will address the UN general assembly.
- The Indian delegation will be led by S.Jaishankar. According to the first provisional list of speakers released by the UN S.Jaishankar will address the high-level session on September 24.
- The High-level UN general assembly session held last year was addressed by Prime Minister Modi.
- According to the list released by the UN, Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken the control of the country last year was exempted from speaking at the high-level session.
- Last year on December 6, the UN general assembly sanctioned a resolution to delay the decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar.
- Static Knowledge:
- UNGA president - Abdulla Shahid
- UNGA was formed - 1945
- UNGA headquarters - New York, US
Question:
Q.1 From the Indian side who will address the high-level session of UNGA which is scheduled to be held in September?
a. S Jaishankar
b. Meenakshi Leki
c. V.Muraleedharan
d. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
a. S Jaishankar
b. Meenakshi Leki
c. V.Muraleedharan
d. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh