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| Trump, Bolsonaro and Johnson to open UN general assembly - live news | Trump, Bolsonaro and Johnson to open UN general assembly - live news |
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| Jair Bolsonaro opens his first UN general assembly adress by touting his fight against socialism in Latin America. | |
| “I come here before you today to introduce you to a new Brazil, a country that is now reemerging after coming from the brink of socialism,” he says. | |
| “My country was very close to socialism, which led to a situation of widespread corruption” and also high crime rates, attacks on family values, he says. | |
| Bolsonaro is speaking about a deal between Brazil and Cuba to allow Cuban doctors to work in Brazil, a program Bolsonaro said Brazil is no longer contributing to. | |
| He runs through the recent history of Cuba, before moving on to Venezuela, which he says also allowed many Cubans into Brazil. | |
| He calls Venezuela “a former vibrant, Democratic country.” | |
| “It is fair to say socialism is working in Venezuela - they are all poor,” he says. | |
| Bolsonaro says freedom is only possible with a free market. | |
| Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who will be the first leader to speak this morning, plans to use his appearance to counter his portrayal as a rainforest-destroying foe of Brazil’s indigenous peoples. | |
| In a bid to portray himself as an amigo of Brazil’s indigenous communities Bolsonaro has invited one of his few indigenous supporters, Ysani Kalapalo, to accompany him to New York. | |
| Bolsonaro was also photographed wearing an indigenous necklace as he left his hotel last night. | |
| But most of Brazil’s indigenous leaders are appalled by what they call Bolsonaro’s historic assault on the Amazon and his “colonialist and ethnocidal” plans to open indigenous territories to mining companies. | |
| “Brazil’s indigenous people do not support this government,” Sônia Guajajara, one of Brazil’s best-known indigenous leaders, told the Guardian yesterday. | |
| Of Bolsonaro’s decision to invite a rare indigenous supporter to New York, Guajajara said: “This is an attempt to trick the world and show he has support. But … it is another of his big lies. It doesn’t matter what image he wants to project. What matters are his actions - which the world whole is seeing.” | |
| Guajajara hails from the northeastern state of Maranhão but is in New York as part of efforts to build an international alliance to counter Bolsonaro’s threat to Brazil’s forests and indigenous communities. | |
| “Brazil is going through one of the worst moment in its history since the return of democracy and it is the responsibility of all of us to try and reverse these attacks,” Guajajara said. | |
| On the podium this morning Bolsonaro is expected to paint himself as an ally of the Amazon. | |
| Guajajara begs to differ: “The truth is that this is a dismantling of the future, of all our of our futures. When you permit deforestation, you permit mining and you deny people the right to their territories then you are denying all of us the right to existence.” | |
| Guterres comments on the climate crisis, the focus of yesterday’s meeting, then speaks about migration. “At a time when record numbers of refugees and internally displaced people are on the move, solidarity is on the run,” he says. | |
| Guterres continues: “Diversity is not a threat, it is a richness.” | |
| Guterres calls on the collected nations to address gender discrimination, noting the lack of gender equality is evident in the demographics in United Nations meetings that week. | |
| The secretary general wraps up his comments, which means it is time for the general debate to open up to world leaders. | |
| The first five countries to speak: | |
| Brazil: president Jair Bolsonaro | |
| United States: president Donald Trump | |
| Egypt: president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi | |
| Turkey: president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | |
| Nigeria: president Muhammadu Buhari | |
| Guterres is now addressing international conflicts, criticizing unnamed leaders who have failed to uphold agreements they have made at the United Nations. | |
| He says prevention, mediation and a surge in diplomacy must be emphasized to address conflict. | |
| “There is a new risk looming on the horizon, it may not be large, but it is real,” Guterres warns. | |
| He says he fears the world splitting in two because of divisions between the two wealthiest countries in the world (the UN camera zooms in on China’s delegation at this moment). Presumably, the other country is the United States, though he didn’t actually name either nation. | |
| “We must do everything possible to avert the great fracture and maintain a universal system – a universal economy with universal respect for international law; a multipolar world with strong multilateral institutions,” Guterres says. | |
| UN secretary general António Guterres opens the general assembly by emphasizing the UN charter’s message to “put people first” and the importance of human rights. | UN secretary general António Guterres opens the general assembly by emphasizing the UN charter’s message to “put people first” and the importance of human rights. |
| Speaking to autocrats, Guterres says: “Those are rights are not a favor to be rewarded or withhold, they are an endowment for simply being human.” | Speaking to autocrats, Guterres says: “Those are rights are not a favor to be rewarded or withhold, they are an endowment for simply being human.” |
| He references conversations he’s had with refugees in the Middle East and families impacted by climate change in the South Pacific. | He references conversations he’s had with refugees in the Middle East and families impacted by climate change in the South Pacific. |
| We are living in a world of disquiet. | We are living in a world of disquiet. |
| People are worried about their jobs and getting left behind, he says. “We the leaders must deliver for we the peoples.” | People are worried about their jobs and getting left behind, he says. “We the leaders must deliver for we the peoples.” |
| Before the general assembly, the UN held a special Climate Action summit on Monday. | Before the general assembly, the UN held a special Climate Action summit on Monday. |
| World leaders who had new initiatives to address climate change were invited to speak at the forum, which was designed to push governments to do more to meet the commitments of the Paris climate accords, where countries agreed to limit the average global temperature rise to 2C above the pre-industrial era. The world has already warmed by around 1C since this time. | World leaders who had new initiatives to address climate change were invited to speak at the forum, which was designed to push governments to do more to meet the commitments of the Paris climate accords, where countries agreed to limit the average global temperature rise to 2C above the pre-industrial era. The world has already warmed by around 1C since this time. |
| UN secretary general, António Guterres, said on Monday that recent action by some countries and businesses, as well as the stunning rise of the youth climate movement, gave him hope, while highlighting that neither Brazil nor the US have “turned up” with any new commitments for the UN summit. He said: | UN secretary general, António Guterres, said on Monday that recent action by some countries and businesses, as well as the stunning rise of the youth climate movement, gave him hope, while highlighting that neither Brazil nor the US have “turned up” with any new commitments for the UN summit. He said: |
| Clearly, we are lagging behind and that there are many resistances in many areas. I feel that we are still running late and we need to accelerate. The next few years are absolutely crucial to reverse the present trend, that is still a negative trend. | Clearly, we are lagging behind and that there are many resistances in many areas. I feel that we are still running late and we need to accelerate. The next few years are absolutely crucial to reverse the present trend, that is still a negative trend. |
| UN secretary general hails 'turning point' in climate crisis fight | UN secretary general hails 'turning point' in climate crisis fight |
| Hello and welcome. | Hello and welcome. |
| Welcome to our live coverage of the United Nations general assembly’s general debate, where world leaders will discuss global issues and how their respective nations plan to respond. | Welcome to our live coverage of the United Nations general assembly’s general debate, where world leaders will discuss global issues and how their respective nations plan to respond. |
| The session will begin at about 9am local time in New York (2pm in London) with opening remarks by the UN secretary general, António Guterres. | The session will begin at about 9am local time in New York (2pm in London) with opening remarks by the UN secretary general, António Guterres. |
| As is customary, Brazil will be the first country to speak, with its president, Jair Bolsonaro, making his general assembly debut. Boris Johnson is scheduled to make his UN debut at the end of today’s session before boarding an overnight flight to the UK because of the latest crisis in his government – the British supreme court’s decision that his suspension of parliament was unlawful. | As is customary, Brazil will be the first country to speak, with its president, Jair Bolsonaro, making his general assembly debut. Boris Johnson is scheduled to make his UN debut at the end of today’s session before boarding an overnight flight to the UK because of the latest crisis in his government – the British supreme court’s decision that his suspension of parliament was unlawful. |
| Donald Trump is scheduled to speak second this morning and Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is the fourth scheduled speaker. | Donald Trump is scheduled to speak second this morning and Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is the fourth scheduled speaker. |
| 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, and diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, who are reporting from the UN’s New York headquarters. | 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, and diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, who are reporting from the UN’s New York headquarters. |
| As we wait for Guterres to take the stage, you can read Julian’s piece on Trump’s brief engagement with the UN climate summit on Monday. | As we wait for Guterres to take the stage, you can read Julian’s piece on Trump’s brief engagement with the UN climate summit on Monday. |
| Trump drops by climate summit – then hurries off to talk faith and freedom | Trump drops by climate summit – then hurries off to talk faith and freedom |