The UN General Assembly! As world leaders gather in New York, the planned agenda of the 79th United Nations General Assembly risks being overshadowed by rising tensions in the Middle East, amid the latest escalation between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, at least 492 people, including 35 children and 58 women, were killed and 1,645 injured in the latest bombings launched by the Jewish State. For its part, Hezbollah was quick to respond to Tel Aviv, launching waves of missiles against Israeli territory. In this context, a source in Israel’s security sector pointed out that it is not too early to call these events the “Third Lebanon War.”
In turn, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, denounced a “destructive plan that aims to destroy Lebanese towns and cities” and called Israel’s offensive a “war of extermination in every sense of the word.” Furthermore, he urged the United Nations, the UN General Assembly and “countries with influence to deter (Israeli) aggression.”
«An exclusively Lebanese General Assembly»
According to The Hill, the main topics of discussion include the climate and the economy, as well as new technologies such as artificial intelligence, however, foreign policy will likely take center stage.
Given the situation, the international organization’s main annual event could become “an exclusively Lebanese UN General Assembly,” Bruce Riedel, a researcher at the Brookings Institution who worked on Middle East affairs in several US administrations, told The Washington Post. .
«There are basically two UN General Assemblies. There’s the official agenda and then there’s what everyone’s talking about, and those two things rarely coincide,” said Jeffrey Feltman, a former senior organization official and US ambassador to Beirut during the Israel-Lebanon war. 2006. “Actually, everyone is going to talk about Gaza, the Middle East, the fear of escalation and Ukraine,” he added.
Furthermore, it is worth noting that for US President Joe Biden, the intervention in the General Assembly could be his last major speech during his term, during which he will seek to cement his achievements in foreign policy. According to AP, the White House tenant is expected to speak about the need to end the Middle East conflict and the 17-month-old civil war in Sudan, as well as to highlight the support of Washington and allies. Westerners to kyiv since the beginning of the Russian special military operation.
«Joe Biden, more than most presidents, has a history of activity and achievements in foreign policy, and I am sure he wants to say goodbye in style. But the Israel-Lebanon issue is going to make it very difficult for them,” Riedel said. “This is a crisis that I’m sure the Biden team is doing everything they can to avoid, but it doesn’t seem like the odds are in their favor,” he added.
What to expect from the UN General Assembly debate?
The general debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly begins this Tuesday, September 24, will continue until Saturday the 28th and will conclude on Monday the 30th. International leaders will gather to participate in the annual low-level general debate the motto “Leaving no one behind: acting together to advance peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations.” During this, heads of state and government and ministers will assess solutions to interrelated global challenges to promote peace, security and sustainable development.
The leader of the kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is also expected to pressure Washington and other Western countries to lift restrictions on carrying out strikes deep into internationally recognized Russian territory, as concerns grow that such a step would trigger a dangerous escalation with Moscow.
With information from Actualidad RT.
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2024-09-27 20:35:15