Leaders are gathering at the United Nations headquarters in New York City this week for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

Chair of the Delegation of Canada Marc-Andre Blanchard addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN PHOTO: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

All eyes will be on the general debate podium from September 24 to 30, when dozens of leaders will use what has been called the world’s largest diplomatic platform to highlight the issues that matter most to their countries.

This year’s UNGA comes as tensions flare in the Middle East, the UK prime minister pushes to secure a Brexit deal by the end of October, and as demands grow for governments to take greater action to combat climate change, according to Aljazeera report.

Here’s a look at the general debate schedule and some key things to watch for today (25/09/2019).

Wednesday’s speakers

During the general debate, leaders or country representatives are allotted 15 minutes to address the Assembly, but they are notorious for going overtime, according to Aljazeera report.

Here’s a look at the tentative speaker schedule for Day 2. The schedule is subject to change.

Morning session

The morning session begins at 9am local time (13:00 GMT).

• Ukraine
  Romania
  Iraq
  Eswatini
  Liberia
  Iran
  Lebanon
  Republic of Palau
  Georgia
  Central African Republic
  Colombia
  Seychelles
  Mauritania
  Estonia
  Guinea
  Zambia
  Chad
  Honduras
  Australia
  Fiji

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Afternoon session 

The afternoon session begins at 3pm local time (19:00 GMT).

• Ecuador
  Guatemala
  Kenya
  Namibia
  Panama
  Togo
  Costa Rica
  Libya
  Ghana
  Lithuania
  Ireland
  Mali
  Kiribati
  Zimbabwe
  Kuwait
  Armenia
  Czech Republic
  Andorra

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