UN, September 23. /TASS/. The high-level week of the 80th anniversary session of the UN General Assembly begins in New York on Tuesday with the participation of about 150 heads of state and government, as well as foreign ministers.
Within a week, international leaders are set to discuss key global challenges: peace consolidation, sustainable development, human rights protection, gender equality, artificial intelligence management, combating infectious diseases and mental disorders, as well as the effects of climate change.
The event is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, and its central theme is "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development, and human rights."
Representatives of 193 UN member states, observers from the Vatican and the State of Palestine, as well as the European Union, will take part in upcoming debates.
Speeches will be delivered by heads of states, governments and international delegations. High-level sessions, accompanied by hundreds of bilateral meetings and theme-tuned events on the sidelines of the assembly, will be held from September 23 to 29, with a scheduled day-off on Sunday.
