Election of the President of the General Assembly for the 79th Session

Election of the President of the General Assembly for the 79th Session

By Sadaf Sundas Riaz 

The election of the President of the General Assembly for the seventy-ninth session will be held on 6 June 2024 in the General Assembly Hall, in line with Rule 30 of the Rules of Procedure.

In accordance with the established regional rotation, the President of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly will be elected from the Group of African States.

H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang of Cameroon has been nominated.

In its resolution 71/323, entitled “Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly”, the Assembly decided to call upon candidates for the position of President of the General Assembly to present their vision statements, and to conduct informal interactive dialogues with Member States, thus contributing to the transparency and inclusivity of the process.

To allow for adequate time between the informal interactive dialogue and the election, the President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, will convene the informal interactive dialogue mandated in resolution 71/323 on 8 May 2024, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber. The informal interactive dialogue will be broadcast on UN Web TV.

Civil society representatives and individuals are invited to submit their questions to the candidate for the position of President of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly to be answered during the interactive dialogue.