UN summit returns in person amid crises

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 18, 2022 12:12 am

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia.

Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy, with all required to come in person to speak save one — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, granted an exception as he leads the fight against Russian invaders.

IN PERSON AGAIN Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres addresses the General Assembly during a tribute to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth 2nd, at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 (September 16 in Manila). AFP PHOTO

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