20-26 September 2016 New York City, US
71st General Debate of UN General Assembly

The General Debate of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 71) will begin on 20 September 2016 and will take place during “up to 9 working days” (para. 2, Resolution 57/301). As announced by UNGA 71 President-elect Peter Thomson, the theme of the General Debate is 'The Sustainable Development Goals: a universal push to transform our world'. The opening of the 71st Session of the General Assembly will take place on 13 September.

A summary of the 71st session of the UNGA was convened on 11 September 2017. Our SDG Knowledge Hub summary of the event is here.

dates: 20-26 September 2016
location: New York City, US
www: http://www.un.org/pga/70/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/26-July_President-elect-theme-of-71st-General-Debate.pdf
http://www.un.org/en/ga/info/meetings/70schedule.shtml

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