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From the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, our special correspondent Jorge Gestoso is on the ground to bring you all the details of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. teleSUR
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00:00The fourth day of the general debate at the 81st United Nations General Assembly kicked
00:04off in New York this Friday as world leaders continue to discuss main challenges.
00:09Let's go live to New York City with our colleague Jorge Stoso for all the details on this fourth
00:13day that has just started just an hour ago.
00:16Welcome Jorge, once more to From the South.
00:19Luis, fourth day of the UN General Assembly, it's true that it's not going to be participation
00:29of presidents of Latin America throughout the day, but many representatives of the area
00:35of the Caribbean is going to be addressing the General Assembly.
00:40Among them, for example, Haiti.
00:42Haiti is going to put emphasis, that's what is being anticipated in his speech, on security.
00:51How to fight gangs, how to reinforce the police and how to reinforce the armed forces, asking
01:00the international community to have them on that area and the need to schedule elections.
01:07Also, St. Vincent and the Grenadines are going to be talking once again, putting emphasis
01:13on the threats of the region regarding climate change, that at this point is climate crisis.
01:22And also, some news is going to be talking also about financing, about the situation of
01:31the insular countries in that region, basically very much vulnerable at indebtedness, climate
01:40change, hurricanes, and all sorts of climate efficiency that they cannot have because they
01:48don't have the resources.
01:50Another issue very important today is going to be a high-level meeting, it's going to be the
01:56second since 2023 about prevention, attacks, and coordination regarding pandemics.
02:06And that is going to be internationally represented.
02:09What is the purpose of the meeting?
02:12To try to coordinate policies to face the future in a much efficient way that they did with COVID-19.
02:19So, so far, that's how this fourth day here in the United Nations is shaping up.
02:27And as soon as we have more details, please, we're going to be sharing it with you.
02:32Thank you, Jorge.
02:33We're going to stay tuned for all those details as the day progresses, and we have more information
02:38regarding this fourth day and everything that was discussed.
02:41Gan improviser.
02:41Get versions of something useful.
02:41I do.
02:41That is a general statement number and definitely

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