UN General Assembly opens, as Antonio Guterres warns of a world in ‘great peril’ 20.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 20, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • The world is in “great peril, and paralyzed” United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the 77th session of the UN General Assembly kicked off on Tuesday.
  • Other leaders to speak Tuesday include Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has staked out ground as a broker between Russia and Ukraine, including through a deal to ship out badly needed grain to the world.
  • Also high on the agenda for the UN week will be Iran, whose hardline president, Ebrahim Raisi, is traveling to the General Assembly for the first time.