President Joe Biden will address the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 19.<\/p>\n
In addition, Biden will meet with world leaders to discuss cooperation in tackling threats to international peace and security, advancing global prosperity, and protecting human rights, the White House said.<\/p>\n
The General Debate of the seventy-eighth session will be held in New York City from September 19 to September 23, and on September 26.<\/p>\n
World leaders gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all.”<\/p>\n
Heads of State and Government will gather at UN Headquarters on September 18-19 to review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provide high-level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to the target year of 2030 for achieving the Goals. The outcome will be a negotiated political declaration.<\/p>\n
Alongside the SDG Summit, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres will convene the Climate Ambition Summit on September 20.<\/p>\n
On the same day, the President of the General Assembly, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, will convene Heads of State and Government for a one-day meeting to adopt a political declaration aimed at mobilizing political will at the national, regional and international levels for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. <\/p>\n