NEW YORK, Sept 24 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport here Wednesday to lead Malaysia’s delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81).
He was received at the airport by Malaysia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Datuk Nadzirah Osman and senior officials of the Malaysian Foreign Ministry at about 9am New York time. His wife Raja Datin Seri Salbiah Tengku Nujumudin accompanied him.
This will be the third time Mohamad has led the Malaysian delegation to the UNGA since assuming the post of Foreign Minister in December 2023.
The 81st session, themed “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All”, focuses on rebuilding confidence in global cooperation while navigating major geopolitical, technological, economic and environmental changes. The General Debate runs from Sept 22 to 28.
Mohamad is scheduled to deliver Malaysia’s national statement at about 4.30 pm on Sept 26 (New York time), with key issues expected to include strengthening multilateralism and upholding international law, the question of Palestine and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, UN and Security Council reform, the development gap and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the UN80 initiative.
Ahead of the General Debate, Mohamad will attend several high-level meetings beginning Sept 24 with the Ministerial-Level Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission, followed by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Annual Coordination Meeting of Foreign Ministers, a Ministerial Meeting in Support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) 2026 and a high-level meeting on the existential threats posed by sea-level rise.
Mohamad will also host a dinner for the Malaysian diaspora in New York on Sept 26, providing an opportunity to meet Malaysians working and studying in New York and surrounding areas.
