The UN General Assembly’s annual meeting last month saw frosty and brief exchanges between the Russian and US Presidents, movement on the Sustainable Development goals, and encouraging talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for Iran. But Vladimir Putin sucked the oxygen out of the meeting, with his announcement about increased Russian military action in Syria.
The 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened in mid-September and launched into the Sustainable Development Summit from 25-27 September and the Annual General Debate from 28 September to 3 October.
The General Assembly, comprising all 193 members, meets intensively from September to …read more