According to a report, the u.n. summit is to take place in New York this year. Ireland will be represented. Reportedly, developing countries will be hoping for action on poverty and inequality in ending hunger and extreme poverty. Nothing has been done so far. According to the report, nobel peace prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said we find ourselves at a critical juncture in history.
Reportedly, the meeting takes place at a polarising junction. According to the report, the u.s. is the only country from the u.n. security council to send a leader. Reportedly, developing countries’ diplomats complained that key global players won’t be listening to their demands. According to reports, the economy is always an issue, another important issue is pandemic prevention.
Reportedly, the u.s. president and the ukrainian president speak on Tuesday, 144 nations’ leaders speak in all. According to the report, president Zelenskyy will attend a security council meeting focusing on the principles requiring everyone to respect other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Reportedly, the u.n. director of the international crisis group called the situation at the u.n. bleak, saying that major power tensions are having a more and more serious effect on the organisation.