Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi declares US efforts at hegemony have 'failed miserably' in a fiery denunciation of Tehran’s arch-rival in his first UNGA speech
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 76th Session of the UNGA in New York City, US, on September 21, 2021.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres rang the alarm on Tuesday in his annual state-of-the-world speech at the opening of the UN General Assembly's high-level meeting for leaders of its 193 member nations. But with the pandemic still raging, about 60 will deliver pre-recorded statements over the coming days.
Guterres urged world leaders to bridge six "great divides": promote peace and end conflicts, restore trust between the richer north and developing south on tackling global warming, reduce the gap between rich and poor, promote gender equality, ensure that half of humanity that has no access to the Internet is connected by 2030, and tackle the generational divide by giving young people "a seat at the table.
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