Emmanuel Macron justified his absence with his “intense schedule.” Rishi Sunak will not go either because the internal situation is complicated. Xi Jinping did not even justify his absence. And Vladimir Putin, due to geopolitical tensions, is not even considering going to the United States (USA). These Heads of State, who represent four permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, declined the invitation to be present at the United Nations General Assemblywhich begins this Tuesday and ends on September 26.
Among the permanent members of the Security Council, The only host Joe Biden will speak before the 193 countries of the UN General AssemblyThis despite the fact that the international community is going through a turbulent time: the war in Ukraine, the permanent tension between the US and China, the demand for a greater role by the countries of the Global South, the successive coups d’état in Africa, the Libyan floods, the effects of climate change.
Is the absence of major world leaders – with the exception of Joe Biden – a sign of the decline of the United Nations as an institution, as several experts have pointed out? The question remains in the air. But, between the desire that the meeting be used by the smaller countries to “underline their priorities” and the refusal that this week be “a competition between the great powers”, the United States ambassador to the UN left a message to the main world powers. powers: “It is important that countries participate in this forum, it only happens once a year,” highlighted Linda Thomas-Greenfield, quoted by the New York Times.
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Source: Observadora
