{"id":780982,"date":"2025-09-23T16:18:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=780982"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:19:41","slug":"unga-explained-a-simple-guide-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2025\/09\/unga-explained-a-simple-guide-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UNGA Explained: A Simple Guide for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-unga\">What Is UNGA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every September, world leaders gather at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) \u2014 the world\u2019s biggest diplomatic meeting. Countries debate, make statements, and vote on the biggest global issues, from climate change to peace and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-does-it-happen\">When Does It Happen?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UNGA opens every year on the second Tuesday in September.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This year (2025) it began on September 9 with organisational work and election of the new president.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The high-level General Debate \u2014 when heads of state deliver speeches \u2014 started on September 23 and runs through September 29 (no session on Sunday).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-speaks\">Who Speaks?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All 193 UN member states can speak, plus observers like Palestine and the Holy See (Vatican).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By tradition, Brazil speaks first and the United States second.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This year, Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva spoke first, followed by US President Donald Trump.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaking order is then decided by level of representation, preferences, and geography.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-does-it-take-place\">Where Does It Take Place?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UNGA meets inside the UN headquarters along the East River in Manhattan, New York.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The complex is international territory and includes:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The General Assembly Hall (seats 1,800 people)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Conference Building (Security Council, Economic &amp; 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now it has 193.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each member has one vote in the UNGA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To become a member, a State must:\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply to the UN Secretary-General.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure a Security Council recommendation (no vetoes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain a two-thirds majority in the UNGA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-follow-along\">How to Follow Along<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All speeches are recorded and livestreamed on the UN website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The daily schedule is posted online, including speaker lists and session times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year Palestinian representatives are participating by video after being denied a US visa \u2014 a move the UN says violates the Host Country Agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12316,"featured_media":780991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1981,2966,26942],"coauthors":[478],"class_list":["post-780982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-featured","tag-un-general-assembly","tag-unga-2025"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UNGA Explained: A Simple Guide for 2025 &#187; 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