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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a Sustainable Development Goals event. Reuters
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Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, delivers a speech before the 76th session United Nations General Assembly. Photo: UAE Mission to the UN
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Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, delivers a speech before the 76th session United Nations General Assembly. Photo: UAE Mission to the UN
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Yemen's Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. EPA
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Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session. Photo: United Nations
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Syria's foreign minister Faisal Mekdad addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. AP Photo
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz speaks in a prerecorded video during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Bloomberg
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Luis Abinader, the Dominican Republic's president, also speaks via live stream. Bloomberg
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A sign informs United Nations employees of coronavirus protocols. AFP
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during the scaled-back meeting. Bloomberg
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Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, speaks in a prerecorded video. Bloomberg
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the UN General Assembly. AP Photo
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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent a recorded message. AP Photo
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South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook outside the UN headquarters in New York. Reuters
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Peruvian President Pedro Castillo speaks at the assembly. AP Photo
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Poland's President Andrzej Duda leaves the stage after delivering his speech. Reuters
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US President Joe Biden addresses the session. AP Photo
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A member of the New York City Fire Department outside the UN headquarters. AP Photo
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Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso speaks during the meeting. Reuters
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Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev addresses world leaders by video. Reuters
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Qatari ruler Sheikh Tamim addresses the session. AP Photo
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Streets near the UN headquarters in New York were closed ahead of the meeting. AFP
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Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih gets ready to address the annual UN General Assembly. AP Photo
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Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, addresses the UN General Assembly. Bloomberg
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to world leaders. AP Photo
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Delegates listen to speeches. AP Photo
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces Turkey's willingness to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. EPA
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended the session by video from Tehran. AFP
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks. AFP
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US President Joe Biden and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meet at the UN General Assembly. AFP
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. AP
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez. AP
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China's President Xi Jinping addresses the UN General Assembly session in a recorded video. AP
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to meet Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. AP
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, centre, walks outside his hotel while in New York for the UN General Assembly. Reuters
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Protesters block 2nd Avenue near the UN's headquarters, calling on US President Joe Biden and the international community to help provide wider access to Covid-19 vaccines. EPA
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UN staff remove British flags from a podium after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the media at the UN General Assembly. AP
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President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, speaks during the General Debate in the UN General Assembly Hall. EPA
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Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS appear at a Sustainable Development Goals meeting during the UN General Assembly. AP
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a Sustainable Development Goals event. Reuters
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Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, delivers a speech before the 76th session United Nations General Assembly. Photo: UAE Mission to the UN
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Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, delivers a speech before the 76th session United Nations General Assembly. Photo: UAE Mission to the UN
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Yemen's Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. EPA
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Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session. Photo: United Nations
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Syria's foreign minister Faisal Mekdad addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. AP Photo
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz speaks in a prerecorded video during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Bloomberg
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Luis Abinader, the Dominican Republic's president, also speaks via live stream. Bloomberg
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A sign informs United Nations employees of coronavirus protocols. AFP
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during the scaled-back meeting. Bloomberg
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Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, speaks in a prerecorded video. Bloomberg
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the UN General Assembly. AP Photo
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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent a recorded message. AP Photo
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South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook outside the UN headquarters in New York. Reuters
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Peruvian President Pedro Castillo speaks at the assembly. AP Photo
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Poland's President Andrzej Duda leaves the stage after delivering his speech. Reuters
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US President Joe Biden addresses the session. AP Photo
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A member of the New York City Fire Department outside the UN headquarters. AP Photo
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Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso speaks during the meeting. Reuters
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Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev addresses world leaders by video. Reuters
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Qatari ruler Sheikh Tamim addresses the session. AP Photo
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Streets near the UN headquarters in New York were closed ahead of the meeting. AFP
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Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih gets ready to address the annual UN General Assembly. AP Photo
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Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, addresses the UN General Assembly. Bloomberg
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to world leaders. AP Photo
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Delegates listen to speeches. AP Photo
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces Turkey's willingness to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. EPA
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended the session by video from Tehran. AFP
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks. AFP
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US President Joe Biden and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meet at the UN General Assembly. AFP
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. AP
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez. AP
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China's President Xi Jinping addresses the UN General Assembly session in a recorded video. AP
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to meet Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. AP
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, centre, walks outside his hotel while in New York for the UN General Assembly. Reuters
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Protesters block 2nd Avenue near the UN's headquarters, calling on US President Joe Biden and the international community to help provide wider access to Covid-19 vaccines. EPA
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UN staff remove British flags from a podium after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the media at the UN General Assembly. AP
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President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, speaks during the General Debate in the UN General Assembly Hall. EPA
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Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS appear at a Sustainable Development Goals meeting during the UN General Assembly. AP
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a Sustainable Development Goals event. Reuters
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