Summary
That’s all for our live coverage today, thanks for following along. Some key links and highlights from the day:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the UN general assembly that Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine and urged world leaders to attend a peace summit to help stop the invasion and future wars of aggression.
Joe Biden accused Russia of “shredding longstanding arms control agreements” but pledged that the US would “lead by example” in limiting the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
Prince William stressed the need for optimism in the face of the climate crisis during a visit to New York City.
Turkey’s Erdoğan says the UN’s security council has ceased to be a guarantor of world security, instead becoming “a battleground for the political strategies” of its five permanent members.
The world is becoming “unhinged” as geopolitical tensions rise and the world seems incapable of coming together to respond to mounting global challenges, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, said.
On the climate crisis, Guterres said: “Every continent, every region and every country is feeling the heat. But I’m not sure at all leaders are feeling that heat.”
As the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, began addressing the UN general assembly, Israel’s ambassador to the UN stood and held a sign that read, “Iranian women deserve freedom now!”
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Roughly 150 people protested on Tuesday evening against Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories outside Manhattan’s Loews Regency Hotel, where the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is staying ahead of his Friday speech at the UN general assembly.
The Israeli @MistaclimEN in NYC together with American Jews protesting in front of Bibi’s hotel against the occupation, settler violence, home demolitions, annexation and apartheid. pic.twitter.com/bejgDqGVSY
— Gili Getz #SaveMasaferYatta (@giligetz) September 19, 2023
The demonstration was organized by the anti-occupation bloc of Israel’s pro-democracy protest movement. The faction aims to push the broader movement to incorporate Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians into its agenda, which is largely focused on the Netanyahu government’s judicial reforms.
A larger protest is planned for outside the UN on Friday morning, when Netanyahu will be speaking.
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