What to know as world leaders converge at the United Nations this week
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- Guardian Tech·10h agoSuperpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly address
António Guterres says humanity faces unprecedented convergence of threats but mechanisms for collective action are under growing strain The world’s fault lines have turned from cracks into canyons as superpowers show that they alone do not have the military, economic and…
Read at Guardian Tech → - Irish Examiner Ireland·19h agoTaoiseach to highlight importance of peace in Palestine and Ukraine to Irish people during UN trip
The Taoiseach is one of nearly 130 world leaders to jet into New York to address the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week
Read at Irish Examiner Ireland → - Guardian Australia·1d agoWorld leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño
Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflation World political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they…
Read at Guardian Australia → - Al Jazeera·1d agoAntonio Guterres: Can the UN still meet today’s global crises?
Al Jazeera’s James Bays sits down with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Read at Al Jazeera → - NYT World·1d agoU.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.
The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.
Read at NYT World → - NPR News Now·1d agoWhat to know as world leaders converge at the United Nations this week
United Nations head António Guterres returns to New York for his final U.N. General Assembly as diplomacy falters over wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the global body faces deep divisions.
Read at NPR News Now →