Leaders from nearly 130 countries are gathering in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, where they are expected to discuss the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the growing risks of artificial intelligence, and the future of the international body. The meeting comes as the UN faces political and financial pressures, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump will speak at the session for a second consecutive year. According to Reuters, he has cut US funding to the United Nations, and Washington has also withdrawn from a number of agencies affiliated with the organisation.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend this year\u2019s meeting in New York. Xi, who last addressed the General Assembly by video in 2021, is scheduled to meet Trump in Washington on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The future leadership of the United Nations is also expected to be a focus of attention at the gathering. The term of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ends in late 2026, and no clear successor has been put forward so far.<\/p>\n
Diplomats say the UN Security Council may hold high-level meetings on the war in Ukraine, artificial intelligence and developments in the Middle East. The UN General Assembly is held every year at the organisation\u2019s headquarters in New York and is considered one of the world\u2019s most important diplomatic gatherings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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