The General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly concluded on Monday.
In her closing remarks, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said 189 UN member states delivered speeches at the General Debate, including those from 124 heads of state and government.
“At the beginning of this week, we referred to the United Nations as the house of diplomacy and dialogue, standing at a crossroads, a place where we gather to have hard conversations during challenging times,” she said. “If this high-level week is an indication, this house is fulfilling that purpose: the United Nations is still relevant.”
Throughout the week, there were moments of energy — even electricity — where member states felt the collective will to do better, to reach further, to choose the right path at the crossroads, she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly concluded on Monday.In her closing remarks, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said 189 UN member states delivered speeches at the General Debate, including those from 124 heads of state and government.“At the beginning of this week, we referred to the United Nations as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n