Existential Questions at the Coming U.N. Leaders Meetings

Existential Questions at the Coming U.N. Leaders Meetings

Many world leaders will arrive at the United Nations for their annual high-level meeting in the last week of September with a sense of trepidation. Although the U.N. is marking the 80th anniversary of its founding, three less happy themes will overshadow the gathering. The first is the Unites States of America’s relationship with the world, as President Donald Trump will give his first U.N. address since returning to office. The second will be t…

Ahead of high-stakes General Assembly week, Guterres urges world leaders to ‘get serious – and deliver’

Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday in New York, he warned that global divisions, conflicts and crises have left the very principle of international cooperation to its most fragile point in decades. “Some call it the World Cup of diplomacy,” Mr. Guterres said. “But this cannot be about scoring points […]