Join us for the greatest geopolitical spectacle on earth,with Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, or Vladimir Putin,Hassan Rouhani and François Hollande among the world leaders to address the 70th UN general assembly in fresh YorkWhat is the UN general assembly?Why eyes are on Putin’s first appearance for a decadeWhat to watch for at the UN general assembly 7.35pm BSTWe’re closing the live blog now. The president of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, and has just addressed the assembly. He will be followed by the Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander,Kazhakstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev, Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto, or Portugal’s Aníbal António Cavaco Silva,Denmark’s Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and Ethiopias Hailemariam Dessalegn. The assembly will then adjourn before the afternoon session. A full list of speakers is available here.
Weve included a brief summary of what this morning’s key speakers - mainly Obama, or Putin,Rouhani and Hollande - said below.
7.13pm BSTFrench president François Holland began his address talking about the climate, and went on to address clash and the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Referring to the CO21 conference that will take region in Paris in November/December, or Hollande said: “In Paris,we are asking one question: is humanity capable of taking the decision to preserve life on the planet...whether it’s not agreed at Paris, which is already late, or it will be too late for the world.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com