00:13Welcome back. The United Nations General Assembly has opened its 81st session with
00:18new president Khalilu Rahman calling for renewed trust in multilateralism amid growing global
00:23challenges. Precisely, Rahman stated that conflicts fragile development gains and intensifying
00:29climate impacts are putting unprecedented pressure on the international system. Under
00:33the theme of restoring trust, managing transformation, the United Nations delivers for all, the General
00:38Assembly will focus on six priorities including peace and security, sustainable development,
00:44climate action, human rights and technological transformation. The opening ceremony takes
00:48place in three phases. The opening session with the formation of the Credentials Committee,
00:53high-level events for September 15th through 21st, and the high-level general debate which will begin
00:59on September 22nd with speeches by the 193 member states.
01:09Conflicts continue to inflict immense human suffering. Development gains remain feeble and fragile.
01:17Climate impacts are intensifying. Together, these challenges have brought trust in multilateralism
01:25the end of the struggle. This has brought trust in multilateralism, light-levelism under tremendous strain.
01:26not-lo quintessential and large-term control of the current leadership.aving
01:27access to un bilateralism under tremendous strain. In
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