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| US President Barack Obama is due to deliver his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. | US President Barack Obama is due to deliver his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. |
| He is expected to say the US is acting to tackle global challenges, but will stress that other nations also need to do their part. | He is expected to say the US is acting to tackle global challenges, but will stress that other nations also need to do their part. |
| Mr Obama will also stress the change in attitude of the US to the UN compared to that of the Bush administration. | Mr Obama will also stress the change in attitude of the US to the UN compared to that of the Bush administration. |
| The assembly will also hear from Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi for the first time, and the Iranian president. | The assembly will also hear from Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi for the first time, and the Iranian president. |
| Protests by relatives of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing are expected when Col Gaddafi arrives. The Libyan convicted of the bombing was released from a Scottish prison last month. | Protests by relatives of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing are expected when Col Gaddafi arrives. The Libyan convicted of the bombing was released from a Scottish prison last month. |
| MARDELL'S AMERICA It sounds as though President Obama is going to climb into the bully pulpit and call on other nations to match the level of US commitment Mark MardellBBC North America editor Read Mark's thoughts in full | MARDELL'S AMERICA It sounds as though President Obama is going to climb into the bully pulpit and call on other nations to match the level of US commitment Mark MardellBBC North America editor Read Mark's thoughts in full |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has previously said he does not believe the Holocaust happened, is due to speak later in the day. | Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has previously said he does not believe the Holocaust happened, is due to speak later in the day. |
| Israel has called for a boycott of his appearance and the Germans have said they will walk out if he repeats the claim. | Israel has called for a boycott of his appearance and the Germans have said they will walk out if he repeats the claim. |
| Mr Obama will address leaders from more than 120 countries, a day after he spoke at the UN's climate change summit. | Mr Obama will address leaders from more than 120 countries, a day after he spoke at the UN's climate change summit. |
| The president acknowledged that the US had been slow to act, but promised a "new era" of promoting clean energy and reducing carbon pollution. | The president acknowledged that the US had been slow to act, but promised a "new era" of promoting clean energy and reducing carbon pollution. |
| His maiden general assembly speech will address nuclear non-proliferation, "peace and security, climate change, and global growth and development, and underscore America's fundamental commitment to universal values - and challenge others in the United Nations to do the same", an unnamed senior US official said. | His maiden general assembly speech will address nuclear non-proliferation, "peace and security, climate change, and global growth and development, and underscore America's fundamental commitment to universal values - and challenge others in the United Nations to do the same", an unnamed senior US official said. |
| UN SPEECHES ON WEDNESDAY 1300 GMT - General debate 1330 - US President Obama1345 - Libyan Col Gaddafi1715 - UK Prime Minister Brown2015 - Russian President Medvedev2130 - Iranian President Ahmadinejad UN Assembly: Key Issues Big week for Obama at UN Gaddafi protest planned | UN SPEECHES ON WEDNESDAY 1300 GMT - General debate 1330 - US President Obama1345 - Libyan Col Gaddafi1715 - UK Prime Minister Brown2015 - Russian President Medvedev2130 - Iranian President Ahmadinejad UN Assembly: Key Issues Big week for Obama at UN Gaddafi protest planned |
| Some countries may not take kindly to his words urging greater responsibility if it sounds too much like a lecture, particularly those who feel his commitments to tackle global warning were disappointing, says the BBC's Mark Mardell in New York. | Some countries may not take kindly to his words urging greater responsibility if it sounds too much like a lecture, particularly those who feel his commitments to tackle global warning were disappointing, says the BBC's Mark Mardell in New York. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will tell the assembled leaders: "Amid many crises - food, energy, recession and pandemic flu, hitting all at once - the world looks to us for answers. | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will tell the assembled leaders: "Amid many crises - food, energy, recession and pandemic flu, hitting all at once - the world looks to us for answers. |
| "If ever there were a time to act in a spirit of renewed multilateralism, a moment to create a United Nations of genuine collective action, it is now," he will say, according to reports of his prepared remarks. | "If ever there were a time to act in a spirit of renewed multilateralism, a moment to create a United Nations of genuine collective action, it is now," he will say, according to reports of his prepared remarks. |
| SPEAKER PROTOCOL By tradition, Brazil speaks first after the secretary general opens proceedingsThe US, as host country, speaks secondSubsequent speakers are chosen on a first-come, first-served basisProtocol order is followed: heads of state; heads of government; crown princes; deputy prime ministers; ministers; permanent representativesHowever, the order can change up till the last moment | |
| The order of the speeches is based on protocol, with some flexibility. | |
| A UN spokeswoman described it as a "challenging and meticulous" task to decide the order. | |
| There is an agreed order of hierarchy - with heads of state coming before heads of government and crown princes. | |
| But exceptions are made - this time UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will speak before China's head of state, President Hu Jintao. |