UN chief calls for AI curbs and end to wars in his last assembly address
About 130 heads of state and government are expected to speak as Guterres delivers his final opening address before his term ends Dec. 31.
- On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opens the General Assembly in New York for the final time before his term ends December 31, addressing 193 member nations.
- Some 130 heads of state and government are expected to address the General Assembly starting Tuesday, using the gathering as the primary venue to discuss the "state of the world."
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Donald Trump, and French President Emmanuel Macron follow Guterres at the podium amid surging anxiety about artificial intelligence's societal impact.
- Questions linger about the United Nations' future following Trump's decision to scale back U.S. financial support, as he addresses the assembly during a tumultuous period for his presidency.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Masoud Pezeshkian are scheduled to speak on Wednesday, extending the week's high-stakes diplomatic agenda beyond Guterres' final address.
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The United Nations (UN) leaders' meeting opened on Tuesday with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' call for building a "world based on interdependence."
El Periódico
One of the few benefits of having an expiration already fixed is without doubt the absolute impunity of sincerity. With this preamble as a clear context when he has 100 days left in the East River, António Guterres has lashed out this Tuesday to right and sinister when addressing the problems of the world during his last General Assembly as secretary general of the UN. Starting with the conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar and Sudan, which, he sa…
UN leaders' meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for 'world built on interdependence'
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pleading for “a world built on interdependence” as he makes his final address to the General Assembly gathering of world leaders. The U.N. leader has long implored leaders not to give up on cooperation and…
The debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the last with the former Portuguese Prime Minister as Secretary-General
"All over the Middle East, conflicts are multiplying in a chain. I appeal to the leaders present in this Chamber to make the most of this high-level week to promote de-escalation and dialogue. (ANSA)
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