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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 17th on the list, the second-to-last speaker of the morning session, which runs from 9:00 AM to 2:45 PM New York time; 35 leaders are listed across the day, from Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa first to Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah last.

Here is the full list of speakers for Day 3 of the general debate at the 81st UN General Assembly, Thursday, September 24, in speaking order. Speakers are asked to keep to about 15 minutes, so exact times drift through the day.

Morning session (9:00 AM to 2:45 PM EDT)

  • 1. Zimbabwe: President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
  • 2. Madagascar: President Michaël Randrianirina
  • 3. Ghana: President John Dramani Mahama
  • 4. State of Palestine: President Mahmoud Abbas
  • 5. Guyana: President Mohamed Irfaan Ali
  • 6. Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  • 7. Comoros: President Azali Assoumani
  • 8. Liberia: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai
  • 9. Marshall Islands: President Hilda Heine
  • 10. Bolivia: President Rodrigo Paz Pereira
  • 11. Hungary: President András Bálint Baka
  • 12. Uruguay: President Yamandú Orsi
  • 13. European Union: President of the European Council António Costa
  • 14. Equatorial Guinea: Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
  • 15. Gambia: Vice President Muhammed Jallow
  • 16. Colombia: Vice President José Manuel Restrepo
  • 17. Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
  • 18. Portugal: Prime Minister Luís Montenegro

Afternoon session (3:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT)

  • 19. Senegal: President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye
  • 20. Fiji: President Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu
  • 21. Côte d'Ivoire: Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné
  • 22. Nigeria: Vice President Kashim Shettima
  • 23. Yemen: Vice President Abdullah Abdulkader Al Alimi-Bawzer
  • 24. Kuwait: Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
  • 25. Barbados: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley
  • 26. Armenia: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
  • 27. Thailand: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul
  • 28. Georgia: Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze
  • 29. Bangladesh: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman
  • 30. Netherlands: Prime Minister Rob Jetten
  • 31. Slovenia: Prime Minister Janez Janša
  • 32. Greece: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
  • 33. Australia: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
  • 34. Ireland: Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin
  • 35. Nepal: Prime Minister Balendra Shah

When is Netanyahu speaking?

He is 17th of 18 in the morning session. With 16 speakers ahead of him at about 15 minutes each, that puts him at about 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM New York time, depending on how closely the earlier speakers keep to time. Reports ahead of the day put his slot at about 2:00 PM.

Worth knowing

  • The order can change on the day. Leaders swap slots, and some send a deputy or a recorded video instead.
  • The day's list is published in the Journal of the United Nations and on the general debate website, gadebate.un.org.
  • Every speech is streamed live and kept on UN Web TV.
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