For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it was Russia's war in Ukraine. Throughout it all, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. As the 78th session opens, there's no single clear crisis set to dominate the…
— clocking in under 12 minutes, her speech ended with: “And since obeying even the smallest of rules matters, let me finish here to respect the agreed time limit.” The longest speech in history ran to 269 minutes, and was delivered by Member states are also allowed to exercise the right of reply, in which they can rebut criticism voiced during the General Debate.
For the scores of speeches that follow, the order is determined by multiple variables, including whom a country is sending to deliver the speech , countries’ own preferences and geographic balance.Some. While all member states are invited to speak, not all necessarily make avail of the opportunity. But the United Nations also has permanent observers, which have access to “most meetings and relevant documentation,” per the U.N. website.
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