Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) high-level session on September 26, as part of the UN’s landmark 80th anniversary celebrations.

This year’s theme, “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development and Human Rights,” will frame the discussions. The commemorative events begin with a special meeting on September 22, followed by the opening of the regular high-level sessions on September 23.

As per tradition, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will deliver the first address, followed by US President Donald Trump. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend, but Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian are slated to speak.

On September 26, Modi will speak in the morning session starting at 9 a.m. New York time (6:30 p.m. IST), preceded by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, China’s Premier Li Qiang, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Later in the same session, leaders including Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Nepal’s K.P. Sharma Oli, and Bhutan’s Tshering Tobgay are expected to speak. The final slot is listed for Bangladesh’s acting head, Muhammad Yunus, who currently leads a caretaker government following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

This will mark Modi’s seventh address to the UNGA’s high-level session, where he is expected to highlight India’s role in global peace, sustainable development, and multilateral cooperation.

The UN’s 80th anniversary provides a symbolic backdrop for key leaders to reaffirm commitments to international peace and human rights at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions.