The United Nations General Assembly has opened its 77th session amid urgent global challenges, including environmental disasters, economic instability, basic food and fuel shortages, cultural wars and populist nationalism, and intra- and inter-national conflicts. But as the world powers clash and collide over Ukraine (and Taiwan), their geopolitics is undermining the UN agenda and stalling the multilateral cooperation needed to remedy the many planetary crises.Well over a hundred world leaders have arrived in New York, with two notable absentees – the Russian and Chinese leaders – and two notable attendees – the US and British leaders, who are expected to speak firmly and fervently against the Russian war in Ukraine and in support of the virtually present Ukrainian leader.All eyes will be on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been granted special permission to speak to the world’s parliament through a video link, just as he did to various national parliaments this year. His army’s successful counter-offensive against the Russian aggression in recent weeks will amplify his words as they echo across the UN chamber.
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