UNGA Convenes With Uncertainty on the Horizon

UNGA Convenes With Uncertainty on the Horizon – Foreign Policy

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Analysis

UNGA Convenes With Uncertainty on the Horizon

This year’s high-level gathering takes place as the Guterres era approaches its end.

By **J. Alex Tarquinio**, a journalist reporting from the United Nations in New York.

!A view of the United Nations headquarters during the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 21.

*A view of the United Nations headquarters during the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 21.*

A view of the United Nations headquarters during the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 21. Benoit Doppagne/Belga/AFP via Getty Images

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