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About Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNCPGA)

The Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNCPGA) was founded in 1997 with the purpose of supporting the President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), providing institutional memory to the Office of the PGA (OPGA) and advancing multilateralism through a revitalized UN General Assembly. In accordance with its Charter, the UNCPGA is composed of all living former Presidents of the UN General Assembly and includes each serving President of the UN General Assembly as an ex officio member. The UNCPGA is currently chaired by the H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. H.E. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, currently serves as the Vice-Chairperson. As a preeminent Global Leadership Forum, the UNCPGA serves as a repository of institutional memory, rich diplomatic experience, and a platform of support for the serving President of the UN General Assembly, her/his Office, and the UN General Assembly more broadly. As such, the UNCPGA is a unique Organization composed of leaders who have served at the helm of the UN General Assembly and whose mission is directly relevant to the work of the UN General Assembly itself. Since the UNCPGA Secretariat was established in June 2023 in New York, its Secretary-General, Dr. Jehangir Khan, has been leading a small team in supporting the work of the chairman of the UNCPGA in mutually identified priority areas, and through him, the UNCPGA works toward advancing multilateralism and supporting the revitalization of our General Assembly. The UNCPGA Secretariat has been particularly working to increase its visibility towards the realization of its goals. Its activities range from highly visible diplomatic engagements and the institutionalization of the UNCPGA to the establishment of the “Group of Friends of the PGA” and the UNCPGA Foundation.