The 80th session’s General Debate will run from Sept. 23, through Saturday, Sept. 27, and close on Monday, Sept. 29. UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock will open the debate, followed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. This tradition dates back to 1947, when Brazilian diplomat Oswaldo Aranha chaired the first UN General Assembly special session and its second regular session. President Tokayev, a former UN diplomat himself, has regularly addressed General Assembly sessions since he assumed the presidency in 2019. This echoes the remarks of UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock, which she delivered at a Sept. 17 press conference in New York.