Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate of the United Nations’ General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session at UN world headquarters in New York City Sept. 21, 2021. (Photo Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías)
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The President of the United States Joe Biden brought a breath of fresh air of multinationalism at the United Nations Tuesday compared to Trump’s nationalistic, white supremist, ‘America First’ attitude. Trump’s isolationist ‘America First’ policy only made the world worse off. Trump’s unforgettable speech to the UN in 2018 was met by widespread laughter as he took to the world stage preaching his own gospel of sovereignty over multilateralism and to trashing nations that dared to challenge his warped world view. The 76th United Nations General Assembly high-level week is underway at UN Headquarters in New York. Unlike Trump, those attending the UNGA when President Biden spoke did not laugh at him, and honored the US leader with loud applause after his speech during which he called for world unity. President Biden also promised “relentless diplomacy” to allies after the Trump divisive years.
“It’s my honor to speak to you for the first time as President of the United States. We’ve ended 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan. And as we close this period of relentless war, we’re opening a new era of relentless diplomacy. We’re back at the table in international forums, especially the United Nations, to focus attention and to spur global action on shared challenges. We are not seeking a new Cold War or a world divided into rigid blocs. My fellow leaders, this is a moment where we must prove ourselves the equals of those who have come before us, who with vision and values and determined faith in our collective future built our United Nations, broke the cycle of war and destruction, and laid the foundations for more than seven decades of relative peace and growing global prosperity. Our security, our prosperity, and our very freedoms are interconnected, in my view, as never before. And so, I believe we must work together as never before.”
-U.S. President Biden address UN General Assembly Sept. 21, 2021
President of United States of America Joe Biden Addresses UN General Assembly Debate New York Sept. 21, 2021 (Photo Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías)
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More than 100 heads of state and government are planning to attend the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders in New York City live and in color this year – COVID and Climate Control are top global concerns this week . Last year, the UN was a ghost town as most world leaders stayed home amid the peak of COVID, and delivered their speeches via virtual videos.
President Biden’s full UN General Assembly speech
Global Community Challenged by “Urgent and Looming Crises” – US President Biden
“Will we work together to save lives, defeat COVID-19 everywhere, and take the necessary steps to prepare ourselves for the next pandemic? For there will be another one. Or will we fail to harness the tools at our disposal as the more virulent and dangerous variants take hold?” – President Biden asked during his UN address. “Will we work together to save lives, defeat COVID-19 everywhere, and take the necessary steps to prepare ourselves for the next pandemic? For there will be another one. Or will we fail to harness the tools at our disposal as the more virulent and dangerous variants take hold? Will we meet the threat of challenging climate — the challenging climate we’re all feeling already ravaging every part of our world with extreme weather? Or will we suffer the merciless march of ever-worsening droughts and floods, more intense fires and hurricanes, longer heatwaves and rising seas?”
