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Biden calls for end to Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan conflicts in farewell speech to UN General Assembly

US President Joe Biden speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024. © Angela Weiss, AFP

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for an end to the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan as he delivered the final address to the UN General Assembly of his career. UN Secretary-General Guterres, in his opening remarks earlier on Tuesday, warned that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are deepening geopolitical divisions and creating an “unsustainable world".

In his last address at the UN General Assembly, US President Joe Biden reiterated his call for a ceasefire in Gaza as Israel’s bloody operation against Hamas in Gaza neared the one-year mark while warning against a “full-scale” war in Lebanon.

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