The General Debate was the opportunity for member States to express their views on the substantive issues of the Conference through formal statements.
Video recordings of all statements are available to download.
Country Statements:
- Statement by Afghanistan (English)
- Statement by Algeria (Arabic)
- Statement by Angola (English)
- Statement by Argentina (Spanish)
- Statement by Australia (English)
- Statement by Austria (English)
- Statement by Bahamas (English)
- Statement by Bahrain (English)
- Statement by Bangladesh (English)
- Statement by Barbados (English)
- Statement by Belarus (Russian)
- Statement by Benin (French)
- Statement by Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Spanish)
- Statement by Botswana (English)
- Statement by Brazil (English)
- Statement by Brunei Darussalam (English)
- Statement by Burkina Faso (French)
- Statement by Cambodia (English)
- Statement by Cameroon (French)
- Statement by Canada (English)
- Statement by Chile (Spanish)
- Statement by China (Chinese)
- Statement by Colombia (Spanish)
- Statement by Congo (French)
- Statement by Costa Rica (Spanish)
- Statement by Cuba (Spanish)
- Statement by Czechia (English)
- Statement by Côte d'Ivoire (French)
- Statement by Dominican Republic (Spanish)
- Statement by Ecuador (Spanish)
- Statement by Egypt (English)
- Statement by Estonia (English)
- Statement by Fiji (English)
- Statement by France (French)
- Statement by Gabon (French)
- Statement by Gambia (English)
- Statement by Germany (English)
- Statement by Ghana (English)
- Statement by Guatemala (Spanish)
- Statement by Guyana (English)
- Statement by Holy See (English)
- Statement by Hungary (English)
- Statement by India (English)
- Statement by Indonesia (English)
- Statement by Iran (Islamic Republic of) (English)
- Statement by Ireland (English)
- Statement by Italy (English)
- Statement by Jamaica (English)
- Statement by Japan (English)
- Statement by Kazakhstan (English)
- Statement by Kenya (English)
- Statement by Lebanon (Arabic)
- Statement by Lesotho (English)
- Statement by Lithuania (English)
- Statement by Madagascar (French)
- Statement by Malawi (English)
- Statement by Malaysia (English)
- Statement by Malta (English)
- Statement by Mauritius (English)
- Statement by Morocco (French)
- Statement by Mozambique (English)
- Statement by Nauru (English)
- Statement by Nepal (English)
- Statement by Netherlands (English)
- Statement by Nicaragua (Spanish)
- Statement by Nigeria (English)
- Statement by Pakistan (English)
- Statement by Panama (Spanish)
- Statement by Paraguay (Spanish)
- Statement by Peru (Spanish)
- Statement by Philippines (English)
- Statement by Poland (English)
- Statement by Portugal (English)
- Statement by Qatar (Arabic)
- Statement by Republic of Korea (English)
- Statement by Republic of Moldova (English)
- Statement by Russian Federation (Russian)
- Statement by Saudi Arabia (English)
- Statement by Serbia (English)
- Statement by Seychelles (English)
- Statement by Singapore (English)
- Statement by Slovenia (English)
- Statement by South Africa (English)
- Statement by Spain (Spanish)
- Statement by Sri Lanka (English)
- Statement by State of Palestine (Arabic)
- Statement by Sudan (Arabic)
- Statement by Sweden (English)
- Statement by Switzerland (English)
- Statement by Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic)
- Statement by Thailand (English)
- Statement by Trinidad and Tobago (English)
- Statement by Tunisia (Arabic)
- Statement by Turkey (English)
- Statement by Ukraine (English)
- Statement by United Arab Emirates (Arabic)
- Statement by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (English)
- Statement by United Republic of Tanzania (English)
- Statement by Uruguay (Spanish)
- Statement by Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (Spanish)
- Statement by Viet Nam (English)
- Statement by Zambia (English)
- Statement by Zimbabwe (English)
Regional Group Statements:
- Statement by Afghanistan on behalf of the G77 and China (English)
- Statement by Australia on behalf of the JUSCANNZ Group (English)
- Statement by Botswana on behalf of the African Group (English)
- Statement by Guyana on behalf of GRULAC (English)
- Statement by Mongolia on behalf of the LLDC Group (English)
- Statement by Malawi on behalf of LDC Group (English)
- Statement by Pakistan on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group (English)
- Statement by Russian Federation on behalf of the EAEU (Russian)
- Statement by State of Palestine on behalf of the Arab Group (Arabic)
- Statement by the EU and its Member States (English)
The General Debate is the opportunity for member States to express their views on the substantive issues of the Conference through formal statements.
The general statements will be broadcast on the UNCTAD 15 Virtual Conference Platform in the Bougainvillea Room.
Statements will be heard on 5 and 6 October, both in the morning and in the afternoon.
Given technical and logistical constraints surrounding the Conference it will not be possible to accommodate live in-person statements and all statements for the general debate will be pre-recorded in advance, including those by Ambassadors based in Geneva.
Tentative speaker schedule
Morning session - 09:30-12:30 hrs. (CEST)
Afghanistan on behalf of the G77 and China, The EU and its Member States, Russian Federation on behalf of the EAEU, Australia on behalf of the JUSCANNZ Group, Botswana on behalf of the African Group, Pakistan on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group, Guyana on behalf of GRULAC, Mongolia on behalf of the LLDC Group, State of Palestine on behalf of the Arab Group, Malawi on behalf of LDC Group, State of Palestine, Thailand, Republic of Korea, Mauritius, Philippines, Singapore, Fiji, Panama, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, China and Guatemala
Afternoon session - 15:00-18:00 hrs. (CEST)
Jamaica, Uruguay, Holy See, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bahamas, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Malawi, Ireland, Zambia, India, Peru, Spain, Sudan, Chile, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Nicaragua, Kenya, Ukraine, Syrian Arab Republic, Congo, Poland, Switzerland, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan
