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How and why the UN General Assembly is gaining prominence

23 Sept 2026, 15:54 UTC · 2 independent sources
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🚨 MORE THAN 50 LEADERS WILL MISS THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni and Mahmoud Abbas are among them. Reasons given range from illness and domestic affairs to holidays. Gridlock in the UN Security Council and emerging multipolarity are shifting political weight to the UNGA. Source: Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera #UNGeneralAssembly

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