Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was elected President of the UN General Assembly’s 81st session on Tuesday after defeating Andreas Kakouris of Cyprus in a closely contested vote, positioning himself to steer the world body through a pivotal year marked by intensifying global crises, UN reform efforts and major leadership transitions.

United Nations, Bangladesh and Cyprus will face off this week in a closely-watched election for the President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.

Die UN-Vollversammlung hat Khalilur Rahman zu ihrem Präsidenten gewählt. 99 der 193 UN-Mitgliedstaaten stimmten für ihn als Nachfolger von Annalena Baerbock.

By Minlu Zhang at the United Nations |