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| Donald Trump to address UN general assembly – live updates | Donald Trump to address UN general assembly – live updates |
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| Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno Garcés, is at the podium. | |
| This slot was meant for Donald Trump, but he appears to be running late. So, Garcés has been bumped up in the schedule. | |
| Fun fact: | |
| Trump not the first president to miss his speaking slot at the UN. Obama was late during his last speech in 2016 so they moved on to the president of Chad | |
| Temer warns about issues with human trafficking, drug trafficking and other forms of transnational crime. | |
| “That can only be effectively tackled through concerted policies and actions,” Temer says. | |
| Temer acknowledges this is the last time he will be speaking in the general assembly because the country’s presidential election is in two weeks. | |
| “An alternation in power is the very essence of democracy,” Temer says. | |
| “I will hand over the presidency to my successor with the peace of mind of having fulfilled my duty,” he says. | |
| He says Brazil is a “much better” country than it was before he took office. | |
| And ends by saying Brazil will always be a country that supports more dialogue, more international solidarity and multilateralism. | |
| Temer is speaking about the global migration crisis. | |
| “It is our duty to protect them and this is the purpose of the global compact on migration,” he says. | |
| He highlights mass migration in South America, where people are fleeing Venezuela at such a high rate the UN has warned it could be comparable to the Mediterranean refugee crisis. | |
| The Guardian’s world affairs editor, Julian Borger, writes from the United Nations on Donald Trump’s latest tweet. | |
| In the early morning message, Trump made a personal rapprochement to Hassan Rouhani, saying he was sure that the Iranian president was an “absolutely lovely man”. | |
| A few minutes before 7am on the first day of a UN general assembly summit, Trump claimed to have been asked to meet Rouhani, but politely declined. | |
| “Despite requests, I have no plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Maybe someday in the future. I am sure he is an absolutely lovely man!” Trump wrote, in stark contrast to unceasingly hostile rhetoric directed towards the Iranian leadership up to now by the president and his administration. | |
| The Iranian mission to the UN quickly issued a statement insisting “Iran has not requested a meeting”. | |
| Brazil’s embattled president, Michael Temer, begins by asking how many people have been in this forum and called for an improved global order. | |
| He continues to say it is an important question to ask as: “the challenge is to the integrity of the current international order are many.” | |
| Temer says isolationsim is on the rise and “old forms of intolerance are being rekindled.” | |
| Meanwhile, he says, Brazil is not being isolationist, touting all the countries its government has been working with. | |
| Some early reaction to Guterres’s speech: | Some early reaction to Guterres’s speech: |
| I’m gonna guess Guterres’ speech - like that of any good UNSYG - would be a giant troll of Trump, intended or not https://t.co/yTH6QYeHEU | I’m gonna guess Guterres’ speech - like that of any good UNSYG - would be a giant troll of Trump, intended or not https://t.co/yTH6QYeHEU |
| UN Sec Gen's speech, like the speech he delivered last year, offered a devastating broadside against the Trump vision of world affairs -- and without effort mentioning Trump by name | UN Sec Gen's speech, like the speech he delivered last year, offered a devastating broadside against the Trump vision of world affairs -- and without effort mentioning Trump by name |
| While Trump prepares for his UN speech focusing on US sovereignty, the SG warns of a "trust deficit disorder." Guterres says there's a lack of trust in the rules based global order. "Multilateralismis under fire precisely when we need it most. | While Trump prepares for his UN speech focusing on US sovereignty, the SG warns of a "trust deficit disorder." Guterres says there's a lack of trust in the rules based global order. "Multilateralismis under fire precisely when we need it most. |
| And a deep cut for the international relations nerds: | And a deep cut for the international relations nerds: |
| IR Nerds: The UN Secretary General just cited both Thucydides and Harvard's Graham Alison. | IR Nerds: The UN Secretary General just cited both Thucydides and Harvard's Graham Alison. |
| The president of the general assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, is on stage to welcome the crowd. | The president of the general assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, is on stage to welcome the crowd. |
| She says this is the only assembly that allows world leaders “to hear and be heard on equal footing.” | She says this is the only assembly that allows world leaders “to hear and be heard on equal footing.” |
| “We live in an interconnected world leaving us no choice to pursue a global dialogue,” she says. | “We live in an interconnected world leaving us no choice to pursue a global dialogue,” she says. |
| She says the first priority of this general assembly is gender equality. | She says the first priority of this general assembly is gender equality. |
| The second: new global agreement on migrants and refugees. | The second: new global agreement on migrants and refugees. |
| Third: improving employment. | Third: improving employment. |
| Fourth: climate change and improving environmental protections. | Fourth: climate change and improving environmental protections. |
| Fifth: political and social commitment to helping people with disabilities. | Fifth: political and social commitment to helping people with disabilities. |
| Sixth: the revitalization of the United Nations. | Sixth: the revitalization of the United Nations. |
| Seventh: peace and security and the role of young people in conflict prevention. “Sustained peace must be rooted in dialogue and understanding,” she says. | Seventh: peace and security and the role of young people in conflict prevention. “Sustained peace must be rooted in dialogue and understanding,” she says. |
| Conflict is resolved through conversation and understanding, she says. | Conflict is resolved through conversation and understanding, she says. |
| The speech is veering back to optimism after a bleak rundown of the world’s major conflicts and instability of democratic institutions. | The speech is veering back to optimism after a bleak rundown of the world’s major conflicts and instability of democratic institutions. |
| Guterres is speaking about cooperation between countries that have historically been at odds, including improved relations on the Korean peninsula. | Guterres is speaking about cooperation between countries that have historically been at odds, including improved relations on the Korean peninsula. |
| Again, he speaks extensively about the importance of improving gender equality. | Again, he speaks extensively about the importance of improving gender equality. |
| Guterres quotes former UN secretary general Kofi Annan: “We share a common destiny, we can master it only if we face it together, and that my friends is why we have the United Nations.” | Guterres quotes former UN secretary general Kofi Annan: “We share a common destiny, we can master it only if we face it together, and that my friends is why we have the United Nations.” |
| Now for technology. | Now for technology. |
| Guterres says that rapid technological advances have benefits but also have introduced challenges. | Guterres says that rapid technological advances have benefits but also have introduced challenges. |
| “The very nature of work will change,” he warns, claiming that the impact of technology on the labor market will require countries to increase public benefits and underlines the need for a universal basic income. | “The very nature of work will change,” he warns, claiming that the impact of technology on the labor market will require countries to increase public benefits and underlines the need for a universal basic income. |
| He says further challenges include how technology is being used by terrorists and for sexual exploitation. | He says further challenges include how technology is being used by terrorists and for sexual exploitation. |
| He says technology is exploiting the gender gap and reinforces male power structures. | He says technology is exploiting the gender gap and reinforces male power structures. |
| He says the impact of new technologies on warfare are a direct threat on the common goal to guarantee peace. | He says the impact of new technologies on warfare are a direct threat on the common goal to guarantee peace. |
| “The prospect of machines with the discretion and power to take human life is morally repugnant,” he says. | “The prospect of machines with the discretion and power to take human life is morally repugnant,” he says. |
| Guterres highlights the plight of refugees, warning that countries “who close their borders to migrants only fuel the work to traffickers.” | Guterres highlights the plight of refugees, warning that countries “who close their borders to migrants only fuel the work to traffickers.” |
| He is speaking extensively about climate change and the immense threat it poses to the world. “Climate change is moving faster than we are.” | He is speaking extensively about climate change and the immense threat it poses to the world. “Climate change is moving faster than we are.” |
| “We must listen to the world’s best scientists,” he says. | “We must listen to the world’s best scientists,” he says. |
| Guterres proposes investing in green businesses. | Guterres proposes investing in green businesses. |
| He announces a climate change meeting for next September that will look at the environment and finance. It is timed for a year ahead of the deadline for countries to revise their pledges in the Paris climate agreement. | He announces a climate change meeting for next September that will look at the environment and finance. It is timed for a year ahead of the deadline for countries to revise their pledges in the Paris climate agreement. |
| “The world needs you to be climate champions, all of you.” | “The world needs you to be climate champions, all of you.” |
| Guterres says “with leadership committed to strategic cooperation” the world can avoid war. | Guterres says “with leadership committed to strategic cooperation” the world can avoid war. |
| He calls the gathered heads of state “guardians of the common good.” | He calls the gathered heads of state “guardians of the common good.” |
| Guterres commits to making the UN more effective and argues that improving global relations will improve the trust deficit he mentioned earlier. | Guterres commits to making the UN more effective and argues that improving global relations will improve the trust deficit he mentioned earlier. |
| He references major global conflicts, including the war in Syria, conflict in Yemen, the Rohingya crisis and the Israel-Palestine conflict. | He references major global conflicts, including the war in Syria, conflict in Yemen, the Rohingya crisis and the Israel-Palestine conflict. |
| UN secretary general, António Guterres, has taken the stage after a video tribute to Kofi Annan, the former secretary general who died in August and a short film about the UN sustainable development goals. | UN secretary general, António Guterres, has taken the stage after a video tribute to Kofi Annan, the former secretary general who died in August and a short film about the UN sustainable development goals. |
| Guterres begins: “Our world is suffering from a bad case of trust deficit disorder.” | Guterres begins: “Our world is suffering from a bad case of trust deficit disorder.” |
| He says people are losing trust in institutions and global relations are more divisive. | He says people are losing trust in institutions and global relations are more divisive. |
| “Trust in global governance is also fragile,” he says. | “Trust in global governance is also fragile,” he says. |
| “We face a set of paradoxes: the world is more connected, yet societies are becoming more fragmented.” | “We face a set of paradoxes: the world is more connected, yet societies are becoming more fragmented.” |
| Yesterday, the French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, warned that Syria faces perpetual war unless Russia agrees to turn the one-month ceasefire in Idlib into a wider UN-endorsed political agreement. | Yesterday, the French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, warned that Syria faces perpetual war unless Russia agrees to turn the one-month ceasefire in Idlib into a wider UN-endorsed political agreement. |
| The US national security adviser, John Bolton, also raised the prospect of an endless conflict at the UN general assembly: | The US national security adviser, John Bolton, also raised the prospect of an endless conflict at the UN general assembly: |
| Hello and welcome | Hello and welcome |
| Welcome to our live coverage of the United Nations general assembly’s general debate, where world leaders will present their priorities to the international stage. | Welcome to our live coverage of the United Nations general assembly’s general debate, where world leaders will present their priorities to the international stage. |
| The session will open at about 9am local time in New York (2pm in London) with remarks by secretary-general António Guterres. He will be followed the president of the general assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés. | The session will open at about 9am local time in New York (2pm in London) with remarks by secretary-general António Guterres. He will be followed the president of the general assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés. |
| Then, as is customary, Brazil will be the first country to speak, followed immediately by US president Donald Trump, who in last year’s remarks threatened to “totally destroy North Korea.” | Then, as is customary, Brazil will be the first country to speak, followed immediately by US president Donald Trump, who in last year’s remarks threatened to “totally destroy North Korea.” |
| We’ll have live updates of today’s speeches here, with analysis from the Guardian’s team of experts, including world affairs editor, Julian Borger, who is reporting from the UN’s New York headquarters. As we wait for Guterres to take the stage, you can read Julian’s preview of the summit. | We’ll have live updates of today’s speeches here, with analysis from the Guardian’s team of experts, including world affairs editor, Julian Borger, who is reporting from the UN’s New York headquarters. As we wait for Guterres to take the stage, you can read Julian’s preview of the summit. |