What Will You Not See at This Year's UN General Assembly? What to Expect?

Fact-checking what Trump said about climate change during the UN General Assembly

President Donald Trump spent a considerable amount of his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday disparaging renewable energy sources.

As U.N. General Assembly Gathers, Here’s What to Expect

This week kicks off the high-level part of the U.N. General Assembly, when world leaders meet to discuss the world’s most pressing problems. It is the 80th year of the gathering, and comes at a difficult time for the organization, with wars raging globally and a budget crisis internally. Yet it remains a big stage, with more than 140 world leaders and senior officials and delegations converging on New York. The General Debate, which will start o…

Global gloom pervades 80th UN General Assembly

Presidents, prime ministers, kings and potentates are converging on New York for the U.N. General Assembly. The upcoming General Debate, starting Tuesday (local time) will bring together a cast of thousands of delegates for 10 days of speeches, meetings and discussions. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the upcoming session as the “World Cup of diplomacy.” Yet he added, “But this cannot be about scoring points, it must be about s…

What you will and won’t see at this year’s UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS: The annual high-level gathering at the UN General Assembly this week will see more than 140 world leaders descend upon New York City in an effort to secure global peace and security despite growing divides on how to do that.

What will you not see at this year's UN General Assembly? What to expect?

Over 140 world leaders gather at the U.N. General Assembly to discuss global peace and security amid rising tensions.

UN General Assembly opens with 140 world leaders amid global divides

More than 140 world leaders are gathering at the UN General Assembly in New York, tackling wars in Gaza and Ukraine, climate pledges, Iran sanctions, and global divisions as the UN turns 80.