World Leaders Gather in New York for 81st UNGA Session - Tempo.co English

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Assembly President Khalilur Rahman will open the UN's 81st General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday morning as world leaders gather for their annual six-day confab.

According to DW, as Guterres puts it, "In a world marked by turbulence, division and uncertainty, the United Nations is more necessary than ever."

This year's session comes as war — mainly in Ukraine and Iran — climate catastrophe, and the specter of artificial intelligence overshadow the world's myriad other problems.

The session offers an opportunity for leaders to politick in person with numerous bilateral meetings expected to take place on the main stage's sidelines.

The event will likely get off to a rousing start when U.S. President Donald Trump — who has delivered belligerent and fantastical addresses in the past — takes the stage after Brazilian President Inacio Lula Da Silva in the morning session and before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.   

Further speakers will include leaders from Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Scandinavia, South America and the Middle East.