New York: The 77th session of the UN General Assembly begins on Tuesday and, as always, will bring together world leaders, civil society activists, private sector players, and young people from around the world.
Running from September 13 for two weeks, delegates and attendees will partake in speeches, summits, debate, and dialogue against a backdrop of complex, interconnected crises.
Climate change and the environment will be one of the most pressing issues on the agenda, following UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ visit to flood-hit Pakistan. While global conflict and the fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which have exacerbated inequality, poverty, and hunger across the planet, particularly among the most vulnerable populations, will also be hot topics.
According to the UN, the need for global cooperation is more urgent than ever and it says the world is facing a stark choice: Break down or breakthrough.
Guterres said in remarks to the General Assembly in August: “Business as usual will almost certainly guarantee a future of constant crises and devastating risks.”
UNGA 77 will be about how global leaders seize the moment to make progress on some of our most intractable issues, how they can harness the power of collective action to overcome shared challenges and recognizing that just as these crises are linked, the solutions must be too.
Courtesy: Arab News
