Posted on 09/18/2023 5:50:40 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it was Russia’s war in Ukraine. Throughout it all, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.
As the 78th session opens, there’s no single clear crisis set to dominate the General Debate, as none of the aforementioned ones have been resolved. The high-level meeting will be set against the backdrop of an ongoing war, new political crises in West Africa and Latin America, a lingering coronavirus, economic instability, widening inequality and fresh natural disasters in the forms of devastating earthquakes,floods and fires.
In the face of this tumult, the theme for this year’s General Debate will be “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all.”
We’ve updated last year’s backgrounder for the 2023 high-level meeting. Here’s what to know about this year’s U.N. General Assembly, presided over by Trinidad and Tobago’s Dennis Francis.
WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY?
While the effectiveness of the United Nations has been questioned for as long as it has existed, the benefits of attendance are undeniable.
WHO IS COMING TO NEW YORK THIS YEAR?
Heads of state and government from at least 145 countries.
HOW LONG DOES THIS YEAR’S GENERAL DEBATE RUN?
It’s still six days, as usual.
WHY DOES BRAZIL SPEAK FIRST AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY?
It’s tradition.
ARE NON-UN MEMBERS ALLOWED TO ATTEND?
Some.
HOW DO I KEEP ABREAST OF WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE UN?
You’re in the right place. The Associated Press, which reports on the United Nations year-round, will have extensive coverage through the end of the General Debate.
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Who needs the UN anymore when we have the WEF calling all the shots?
Ping
One Communist speech after another about TAKING OVER THE WORLD ,LOL
Oopsie, a little truth trickled out from an AP reporter. It must have been a mistake.
It would be a very interesting bit of research to compare the historical record for an hundred years prior to the League of Nations/United Nations to the time since. Has there been more or less problems solved? I have a pretty good hunch that world government only makes things worse.
It should have been Nuked.
Q: How many flew on private jets?
A: All of them.
Q: Who paid for them to fly?
A: We could tell you but then we would have to kill you.
Spies doinking spies convention.
Answer - it’ll be a total waste of tax dollars.
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