Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greets people before the start of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.
It wasn’t just drama, like whether Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy would be addressing the Security Council in the presence of Russia’s top diplomat . Much of the world looks at the General Assembly like a world government body, she said, and ignores the less high-profile work that’s advanced in behind-the-scenes interactions.
The La Jolla, California-based Waitt Institute works on ocean conservation and during the pandemic, “we were all on Zoom, of course … it actually served an enormously important function,” in communicating with the small island nations where Waitt does much of its work, said executive director Kathryn Mengerink.
Despite the more robust attendance, this year did see some notable absences: With the exception of US President Joe Biden, the leaders of China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom — the four other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — did not attend. Even without a president or a prime minister in town, delegations still get work done — and the in-person contact helps set the agenda for the year ahead.Many at the General Assembly, and those observing it closely from afar, declined to discuss the substance of negotiations that may never ultimately come to fruition.
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