The beginning of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in the shadow of war concerns
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency quoted by Al Jazeera, the 79th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly began in New York on Tuesday in a situation where there are concerns about the outbreak of a regional war in the shadow of the escalation of the Zionist regime’s aggression against Lebanon. And there are continuing attacks on Gaza.
More than 100 senior leaders of different countries will speak from the podium of the UN General Assembly in a week that has overshadowed the ongoing crises, especially in Lebanon and Gaza. .
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, on the sidelines of the beginning of the 79th session of the General Assembly The United Nations said: “Peace is under attack from all sides.”
He called for “an end to human suffering”, referring to the war in Ukraine and the current war in Sudan, as well as the attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.
During this period, Biden will go to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly for the last time. to give a speech in the presence of world leaders.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also expected to attend this meeting on Thursday or Friday.
Mahmoud Abbas, head of the self-governing organization, Rajab Tayeb Erdogan, the president of Turkey, and Massoud Mezikian The president of Iran will also participate in these meetings.
Richard Gowan, UN Director of the International Crisis Group, said: “True diplomacy It will be behind the scenes to reduce tensions”.
He raised the possibility of diplomatic talks between Western, Arab and Iranian countries to prevent the situation from getting out of control.
Levi Charbonneau, one of the directors of Human Rights Watch, also stated that world leaders should take decisive measures in the UN General Assembly to end the tragedies in the worst global crises and to hold the perpetrators accountable.
It is worth noting that last March, the UN Security Council issued a resolution to immediately stop the attacks in Gaza, but this resolution was not implemented.