President to deliver speech to UNGA on Tuesday

President Sauli Niinistö will travel to New York to attend the opening week of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 20–21 September, said the Office of the President in a press release.

Niinistö will deliver Finland’s National Statement at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

In addition, he will attend the opening of the General Assembly and have bilateral meetings with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and other heads of state and government.

Events of the General Assembly High Level Week will also be held virtually this year.

Niinistö’s programme includes video speech for example at the Food Systems Summit hosted by the UN Secretary-General on Thursday, 23 September, which seeks to reform the way the world produces and consumes food in a sustainable manner as part of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The President will serve as Chair of the Delegation of Finland at the UN General Assembly.

The delegation will also consist of Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari, the press release added.