UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's Day 1 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Monday at the U.N. and what to keep an eye on today, Tuesday. WHAT HAPPENED AT AND AROUND THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON MONDAY — While the General Debate had yet to start, Monday saw the beginning of a two-day summit meant to galvanize world leaders on reaching the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by world
— Meeting with media executives on the sidelines of the General Assembly,
his country had sent Russia drones to use in the Ukraine war: “We are against the war in Ukraine,” he said.leaders of the World Health Organization and the upcoming COP28 climate negotiations announced that, come December, they would devote a day to public health for the first time.— Key speeches expected: Secretary-General António Guterres, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, U.S.
— In particular, pay attention to how Lula — who kicks off the cavalcade of speeches from world leaders — willas a leader of the Global South and counterbalance to the dominance of China and the United States. — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is slated to speak just a few slots after Lula — and Biden. Just days ago, Lula and Díaz-Canelwill attend the second Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit.“It is, for us, very important that all our words, all our messages, are heard by our partners. If in the United Nations still … there is a place for Russian terrorists, the question is not to me — I think it’s a question to all the member states.
— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following a tour of a Staten Island hospital, when asked about the upcoming U.N. Security Council meeting that's to include remarks from both him and Russia's envoy.286: The number of years it will take men and women to reach equality under the current rate of progress on Sustainable Development Goals, per a U.N. report highlighted by Secretary-General António Guterres.
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