LIVE VIDEO: Biden Addresses UN General Assembly

CNN reports:

The White House is shrugging off concerns the United Nations General Assembly won’t pack a policy punch this year, with President Joe Biden set to deliver an address Tuesday to an audience missing several key heads of state.

In remarks to the 78th UN General Assembly, Biden, a senior administration official told reporters, “will lay out for the world the steps that he and his administration have taken to work with others to solve the world’s most serious challenges.”

“He will outline his vision for how countries, working within reformed and modernized international institutions, can harness their efforts to end conflict, defend human rights and the rule of law, and help countries develop their economies,” the official added.

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In his UN General Assembly speech, President Biden is expected to address Russia’s war in Ukraine and stress his support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as an example of the need to uphold the UN charter and human rights. https://t.co/2aFthXpLKC

— Axios (@axios) September 19, 2023

New York hosts the six-day UN General Assembly with some world leaders, including Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron, notable by their absence.https://t.co/FiAPq3smxD

— euronews (@euronews) September 19, 2023

While Putin and Xi frequently skip the gathering, Sunak and Macron’s absences have raised eyebrows. Both the U.K. and France hold permanent seats at the U.N. Security Council, meaning that only one of the 5 permanent members will be attending. https://t.co/ULjaaVa5CW

— Wolfgang Blau (@wblau) September 19, 2023