Popsugar Celebrity K-Pop BTS Speak at the 2021 UN General Assembly Meeting | Video BTS Delivered Impactful Remarks (and a Flawless Performance) in Second United Nations Visit 20 September 2021 by Kelsey Garcia Image Source: Getty / Pool It's been (another) big month for BTS. Shortly after picking up some wins at the MTV Video Music Awards, the group appeared at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on 20 Sept. as special envoys for South Korea. Jin, Jimin, J-Hope, Jungkook, RM, Suga, and V joined President Moon Jae-in in delivering remarks about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, climate change, and how young people today are grappling with both. "A more appropriate name would be the 'welcome generation.'" Whereas many young people today are being commonly referred to as "COVID's lost generation," BTS urged the world to reframe that thinking. "I think it's a stretch to say they're lost, just because the path they tread can't be seen by grown-up eyes," RM said. Jin added, "A more appropriate name would be the 'welcome generation' because instead of fearing change, this generation says, 'Welcome,' and keeps forging ahead." This wasn't the group's first visit to the esteemed global gathering: BTS met with the General Assembly in 2018 to help launch the Generation Unlimited initiative. This year, BTS also performed their new single "Permission to Dance" in a video filmed at the UN headquarters. See highlights from their visit ahead. Related: It's Time For the Music Industry to Recognise Just How Influential K-Pop Is Watch BTS Perform "Permission to Dance" For the 2021 UN General Assembly 1 / 12 Watch BTS Deliver Remarks at the 2021 UN General Assembly 2 / 12 See Photos From BTS's Visit to the 2021 UN General Assembly Image Source: Getty / Pool 3 / 12 Image Source: Getty / Pool 4 / 12 Image Source: Getty / JOHN ANGELILLO 5 / 12 Image Source: Getty / JOHN ANGELILLO 6 / 12 Image Source: Getty / Pool 7 / 12 Image Source: Getty / Pool 8 / 12 Image Source: Getty / Pool 9 / 12 Image Source: Getty / Pool 10 / 12 Image Source: Getty / Pool 11 / 12 Image Source: Getty / JOHN ANGELILLO 12 / 12 K-PopBTSWorld NewsCelebrity NewsMusic