UN General Assembly meet: World leaders from PM Modi to UK PM Rishi Sunak skipped the event today; what does it mean?
public health and geopolitical instability that are impeding efforts to address pressing global issues. The theme of the 78th session of the UNGA is “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all." Beside President Joe Biden of the United States, none of the leaders of the five permanent members of the Security Council—namely the US, Russia, China, France and Britain—are attending the UNGA session.
France and Britain will be represented by a delegation of ministers. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, US President Joe Biden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are the key speakers during the session.
While addressing the world leaders at the UN General Assembly session, US President Biden pledged support to Ukraine, warning that no nation can be secure if “we allow Ukraine to be carved up," reported AP. "Russia alone bears responsibility for this war," Reuters reported Biden as saying.
"Russia alone has the power to end this war immediately," Biden added. The US president also highlighted “groundbreaking" achievements -- including an economic corridor linking India, the Middle East and Europe; and admission of the African Union in the G20 grouping.
“In groundbreaking effort, we announced at the G20 to connect India to Europe through the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel," AP reported Biden as saying. The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was jointly announced by the leaders of the US, India, Saudi
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