The general debate at the 81st UN General Assembly begins on Tuesday with the last opening speech by António Guterres as Secretary General, before his term of office ends at the end of 2026. Then there will be leaders such as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Donald Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Emmanuel Macron. New York brings together 71 heads of State and 45 heads of Government, who will address the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the climate crisis, the increased energy and the risks of artificial intelligence.

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