Interim government chief advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus will address the 79th United Nations General Assembly session.

 
According to the chief adviser's press wing, Yunus will address the general debate of the UNGA session between 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm (Bangladesh Standard Time) and at 10 am local time in New York.

The Nobel laureate will deliver his speech in Bangla. Bangladesh Television (BTV) will telecast live. He will deliver this speech at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations headquarters.

In his speech at the General Assembly Hall of the UN Headquarters in New York, Prof Yunus is expected to highlight the context of the anti-discrimination student movement and the revolutionary changes brought in Bangladesh through the movement.

He will focus on how he took responsibility for his interim government, its reform agendas to rebuild the state structure in the changing scenario, the Rohingya crisis, climate change, inclusive economic development, and other global and regional issues.

At the same time, he will inform the people of the world about the help of the people of the world in the formation of a new Bangladesh after the revolution of the students, opening a new possibility of radical transformation of the existing state structure and institutions.

Apart from this, the way the people of Bangladesh stood firmly against dictatorship, oppression, discrimination, injustice, and corruption on the streets and social media will also be described by Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

In the speech, the Chief Advisor will also highlight the details of the incredible mass uprising that happened in Bangladesh in the last two months and his conviction to build a state system that is people-oriented, welfare-oriented, and dedicated to public interest in the coming days.

The theme of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly is 'Leaving no one behind: working together to advance peace, sustainable development, and human dignity for present and future generations'.

Earlier, on Monday (September 23) morning, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for New York to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly with the smallest delegation (of 57 members) of the interim government. Later on Tuesday (September 24) he reached there.

If all goes well, the Chief Advisor will leave for Dhaka on Friday (September 27).

By the way, this is Dr. Yunus's first foreign visit as the main advisor. During this visit, he met with US President Joe Biden, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and several heads of government and heads of various organizations.