<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level meeting to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the General Debate next week.<br />''<br />''The annual session of the UN General Assembly begins in NewYork on September 21 with the high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.<br />''<br />''To mark the historic occasion, the 193 UN member states will adopt a forward-looking political declaration, negotiated through an intergovernmental process, on the theme of 'The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism.'<br />''<br />''Prime  Minister Modi will address this special event through a pre-recorded video statement. The General Debate will commence on September 22 and will continue till September 29.<br />''<br />''PM Modi will also deliver the national statement on September 26 through a pre-recorded video statement. The vision Prime Minister Modi outlines at these two high-level meetings will be closely watched as it comes ahead of India taking a seat at the powerful UN Security Council as an elected non-permanent member for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021.<br />''<br />''Last year, Prime Minister Modi travelled to New York to attend the high-level annual General Assembly session after addressing a mega diaspora event 'Howdy, Modi!' held on September 22.<br />''<br />''This year, for the first time in the UN's 75-year history, Heads of State and Government will not be arriving in New York for the General Assembly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have submitted pre-recorded video statements that will be played in the iconic General Assembly hall.</span><br />