A high-level delegation of the European Commission will attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) next week in New York.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, and Commissioners Stella Kyriakides, Didier Reynders, Ylva Johansson, Janez Lenarčič, Jutta Urpilainen, Kadri Simson and Wopke Hoekstra will host or participate in events and meetings with leaders and counterparts from around the world.

The EU and its Member States are coming to the 79th UNGA session determined to promote multilateral solutions based on the UN Charter and to make them work for the good of all. This year marks a pivotal reflection point for the UN. The headline event, the 'Summit of the Future,' which has been under preparation for four years, represents a key opportunity to collectively reflect on how the UN should be fit for purpose and fit for the future.

On 21 September, Executive Vice-President Vestager will speak at a high-level roundtable on 'Laying the Foundations for a Digital Future for All' and discuss the Global Digital Compact to be agreed at the Summit and its outlining principles and actions to support an open, free and secure digital future for all that upholds human rights and overcomes digital divides.

More information on the agendas and EU priorities in the press release. Read more about EU digital foreign policies and the EU digital partnerships.

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