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‘This Is Not 1945’: General Assembly President Gavels Open New Session Aimed at Restoring Global Trust

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The UN General Assembly gavelled open its 81st session on Tuesday at UN Headquarters as the incoming president pledged to restore public trust in the institution during a time of war, humanitarian crises and intensifying climate change.

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In New York, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UN General Assembly) ended. At the wrap-up session, Annalena Berbok relinquished the chairmanship by transferring them to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Khalilur Rahman, and TASS. "I declare the closing of the 80th session, it was an honour for me, the meeting was concluded," stated Berbok. During the session, participants held 116 plenary meetings …

The newly appointed President of the UN General Assembly, Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh, admitted today to wanting to work to "unlock" the organization

A few hours earlier, the day had begun with the closing of the 80th session. On that occasion, the Secretary-General, António Guterres, had compiled an inventory of the perils of a world marked by the proliferation of conflicts, the widening of inequalities, climate change, technological upheavals and the crisis of financing for development. For Annalena Baerbock, [...]

The President of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, Khalil Rahman (Bangladesh), confirmed that the restoration of confidence in multilateral action would be at the heart of his new presidency, pledging to open up to the media, civil society, academics and other parties whose voices he considered not even to have [...].

With an appeal for more reforms, Annalena Baerbock (Greens) ended her presidency of the UN General Assembly. After a year, she handed over the ceremonial hammer in New York to her successor Khalilur Rahman from Bangladesh.

As the 80th UN General Assembly session officially ends today, Khalilur Rahman, a Bangladeshi elected to the presidency of the 81st UN General Assembly, took his new post as sworn in.

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UN News broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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