The United Nations General Assembly Kicks Off

As you will have heard, the United Nations General Assembly begins its 2019 session this week, with speeches from the leaders or foreign ministers of most state parties. Here is a quick review in The New York Times of what is expected this coming week. One of the high profile functions of the week is to be a Climate Change Summit beginning Monday, but The Guardian reports that President Trump will not attend, and will instead address a meeting on "religious freedoms." Here is a more detailed report on the specific national security issues that will be discussed at the UN this coming week.