President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) is the first head of state to speak at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly this Tuesday (24). The event is being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
By tradition, Brazil is the first country to speak at the ceremony. Find out more through this link.
Lula is expected to address the conflicts in the Middle East. In recent days, Israel has carried out attacks on Lebanon, which have left hundreds dead and increased tensions over a wider regional war.
Still on the situation in the Middle East, the PT member stated during an event at the foundation of billionaire Bill Gates on Monday (23) that the UN, which led the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, “does not have the courage to create the Palestinian State”.
Lula has criticized the United Nations, especially the General Assembly and the Security Council, calling for “transformations.” In relation to this issue, he has previously highlighted that there is a “crisis in global governance.”
What is the UN General Assembly?
The UN General Assembly is the organization’s main policy-making body.
The assembly occupies “a central position as the main deliberative, policy-making and representative body of the United Nations”, according to the institution itself.
Furthermore, it plays an important role in the development of international law.
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This content was originally published in Lula speaks at the opening of the UN General Assembly on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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