As the high-level debate opening the eighty-first session of the General Assembly came to a close, several African countries took the stage today calling for a stronger role for their continent in the UN’s decision-making as well as in the global economy.
Amidst the boundless possibilities of a highly powered digital future lies the potential for lethal catastrophe as the world advances in the artificial intelligence race, world leaders heard today as the General Assembly’s high-level debate entered its fifth day.
Rising seas, distant wars, great-Power rivalries and the enduring scars of nuclear testing dominated appeals by small island African and Middle Eastern States in the General Assembly today, as their leaders demanded climate justice, ocean protection and greater international solidarity.
The Israel-Palestine conflict captured the attention of delegates gathered for day three of the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, as leaders of both nations laid out starkly divergent views of a crisis that has inflamed the region and the world.
Amid ongoing conflicts, geopolitical tensions and repercussions far beyond national borders, world leaders today offered different assessments of the United Nations and its ability to deliver on its promise of peace and security, on day two of the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate.