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Latest updates: World leaders address UN General Assembly

UN General Assembly news from September 20: Annual summit returns in person for the first time in three years.

President of France Emmanuel Macron addresses the 77th session of the UNGA.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 77th session of the UNGA [Mary Altaffer/AP Photo]
By Patrick Keddie and Dalia Hatuqa
Published On 20 Sep 202220 Sep 2022
  • The United Nations’ annual summit returns in person for the first time in three years, with UN chief Antonio Guterres warning in his opening speech of an upcoming “winter of global discontent” from rising prices, a warming planet and deadly conflicts.

  • The 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting of world leaders convenes under the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has unleashed a global food crisis and opened fissures among leading powers in a way not seen since the Cold War.



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