The General Debate is the most hotly anticipated part of the UN General Assembly. Every leader of a UN nation is given 15 minutes to discuss their take on world affairs, though they often overrun. Deciding the order in which speakers take to the stage in New York is by no means a simple task, and the 74th session is no different. However, some quirks of the system remain the same. Since the 10th UNGA in 1955, Brazil has been the first country to speak first. This is because in the earliest General Assemblies no country wanted to speak first, except Brazil. Since then Brazil has always held the first slot, now a coveted position because of the opportunity to set the tone for the debate. As the host country, the United States is the second country to speak. From there on, the process becomes more complicated. Speakers are given slots in order of the level of representation — the importance of the speaker sent by that country — individual preference and other factors such as an even spread of geographical balance. The programme is also subject to change as the summit kicks off. You can keep up with all the latest developments <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/un-general-assembly-live-palestine-israel-and-saudi-arabia-at-the-podium-1.915576">here</a>. Each day of the General Assembly general debate runs in two parts. The morning session starts at 9am (Coordinated Universal Time-5), and runs until 2.45pm. The afternoon sessions start at 3pm and run until 9pm. <em>The list below was updated on Thursday September 26 and is subject to changes in UN scheduling. </em> <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Brazil United States Egypt Turkey Nigeria Maldives Qatar Switzerland Croatia Bolivia Jordan South Korea Burkina Faso France Chile Bosnia and Herzegovina <strong><em>Afternoon</em></strong> Angola Portugal Rwanda Finland Monaco Niger The Netherlands Argentina Latvia Slovakia Kazakhstan Poland Liechtenstein Peru Senegal Italy Spain New Zealand Japan United Kingdom Morocco <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Ukraine Romania Iraq EsWatini Liberia Iran Lebanon Palau Georgia Central African Republic Colombia Seychelles Mauritania Estonia Guinea Zambia Chad Honduras Australia Fiji <strong><em>Afternoon</em></strong> Ecuador Guatemala Kenya Namibia Panama Costa Rica Libya Ghana Lithuania Ireland Mali Kiribati Zimbabwe Kuwait Armenia Czech Republic Andorra <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Tonga Cyprus Ethiopia Bulgaria Democratic Republic of the Congo Serbia El Salvador Sierra Leone Somalia Moldova Palestine European Union Suriname Ivory Coast Gambia Belgium Luxembourg <strong><em>Afternoon</em></strong> Montenegro Sao Tome and Principe Comoros Nauru Micronesia Malawi Dominica Djibouti South Sudan Malta North Macedonia Israel Austria Hungary Saudi Arabia Belarus Denmark Tunisia Cameroon Dominican Republic <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Mauritius Indonesia Lesoto India Norway Singapore Pakistan Jamaica Slovenia Barbados Tajikistan Albania Greece Bahamas St Kitts and Nevis China Russia Algeria Solomon Islands <strong><em>Afternoon</em></strong> Venezuela Cape Verde Malaysia Saint Lucia Samoa Vanuatu Bangladesh Antigua and Barbuda Trinidad and Tobago Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Paraguay Iceland Nepal Tanzania Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Fiji Denmark North Macedonia Bhutan Uganda Holy See Turkmenistan Vietnam Cambodia Syria Kyrgyzstan Cuba San Marino Sweden Germany <strong><em>Afternoon</em></strong> UAE Oman Lao People's Democratic Republic Grenada Bahrain Guyana Belize Philippines Belarus Azerbaijan Myanmar Mongolia Mexico <em><strong>Morning</strong></em> Eritrea Uzbekistan Mozambique Botswana Brunei Burundi Congo Zambia Thailand Nicaragua North Korea Afghanistan <em><strong>Source: UN General Assembly website</strong></em>