UN 77th session closes, new president takes office, 78th session opened.

Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly held its final meeting and president elect Dennis Francis, permanent representative of Trinidad and Tobago, to the United Nations, took his seat in office as the 78th UN General Assembly President; Saba Korosi, the 77th President now exits office.

At the meetings on September 5th, Francis underwent the formal process of going into office, that is the taking of the oath of office to make official, his seating.

He starts off swearing to morally perform his duties.

He said, “I solemnly declare that I shall truthfully perform my duties and exercise the functions entrusted to me as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations in all the loyalty, discretion and conscience, and that I shall discharge these functions and regulate my conduct with the interest of the United Nations, [only inview] and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,” adding,” and the code of ethics for the President of the General Assembly, without seeking or accepting any instruction in regard to the performance of my duties, from any government or other source, external to the organization.”

Ending the firmly delivered oath, Francis paused and later ended with ” so help me God.”

His taking of office is with immediate effect as his role started the same day, opening the new 78th session at 3 p.m according to the organization.