Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to paint a grim picture of the state of the world when leaders open their annual meeting Tuesday, spotlighting the breakdown of trust and the need to counter unilateralism and reinvigorate international cooperation.
U.N. diplomats now know to expect the unexpected from President Trump, who threatened to annihilate North Korea and “crush loser terrorists” during his debut speech at the General Assembly last year.
But at this year’s convergence of world leaders in New York, Trump will have an additional role. Aside from his speech, he'll lead a meeting of the 15-member Security Council, the most powerful body of the United Nations.
Among the pressing issues for world leaders to discuss: wars in Yemen and Syria that have killed hundreds of thousands of people; negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program; and the fate of the Iran nuclear accord, which Trump repudiated but European leaders want to preserve.
But at this year’s convergence of world leaders in New York, Trump will have an additional role. Aside from his speech, he'll lead a meeting of the 15-member Security Council, the most powerful body of the United Nations.
Among the pressing issues for world leaders to discuss: wars in Yemen and Syria that have killed hundreds of thousands of people; negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program; and the fate of the Iran nuclear accord, which Trump repudiated but European leaders want to preserve.
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