This time in the 76th General Assembly, COVID-19 vaccination and climate change are also going to be the biggest issues. Last year, due to the pandemic, the General Assembly was organized through video link.
The 76th UNGA is starting from today in New York.
The 76th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from today amid the turmoil in Afghanistan and tensions between France-Australia UNGA) will begin.
This time UNGA will be very special. On the one hand, there has been turmoil after the departure of US forces in Afghanistan, on the other hand there will be a meeting of the Quad countries during this General Assembly. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet each other in this meeting on Friday.
Who will come and who will not
- This time in the 76th General Assembly, COVID-19 vaccination and climate change are also going to be the biggest issues.
- Last year due to the pandemic, the General Assembly was organized through video link.
- The General Assembly will conclude on 27 September. Due to the epidemic, the number of leaders attending this time will be less.
- In the main hall also, only 4 members of the delegation have been allowed to sit. This time more than 100 world leaders are expected to participate in the General Assembly.
- Apart from US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will attend the General Assembly.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and Iran’s new President Ibrahim Raisi will not attend.
- Climate change will be discussed and UK PM Johnson will be seen appealing to the world for tough steps.
- The UN Climate Summit is to be held in Glasgow, UK in November this year and in such a situation, his period is considered very important.
President Biden’s Agenda
US President Joe Biden will specifically mention how to end the COVID-19 epidemic. Along with this, his speech will mention issues based on climate crisis, protection of human rights, democracy and international rules. This is his first high profile program after becoming the President. On Monday, September 20, UN Secretary Antonio Guterres and Biden will meet. It is believed that Biden can also mention the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan during this period. Biden can demand that trust from the world here under which America should be considered a world leader.
Quad leaders meeting to be held in Washington
There is also going to be a meeting of the foreign ministers of the 5 permanent members of the Security Council, America, Britain, Russia, France and China. The focal point of this meeting will be Afghanistan. The end of the week will be with a meeting of PM Modi, Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japan’s PM Suga. These three heads of quad countries will go to Washington for the meeting.
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