Event
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly in New York for the final time before his term ends on 31 December. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump followed, with French President Emmanuel Macron scheduled to speak later.
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Antonio Guterres opened the final General Assembly debate of his term as leaders traded warnings over Gaza, Iran, Ukraine and the International Criminal Court.
Background
World leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 22 September 2026. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the session for the final time before his term ends on 31 December. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump followed, while French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to speak later. Retrieved context says Macron and Trump had held “very constructive” talks on conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
World leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 22 September 2026. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the session for the final time before his term ends on 31 December. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump
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Key entities: United Nations, Antonio Guterres, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
What was the event? World leaders addressed the UN General Assembly in New York. Why was Guterres’s opening significant? It was described as his final opening address before his term ends on 31 December. What did Macron discuss with Trump before the assembly? Conflicts in the Mid
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2026-09-22: Antonio Guterres opened the UN General Assembly’s high-level debate in New York for the final time before his term ends on 31 December. 2026-09-22: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump addressed the assembly. 2026-09-22: Recep Tayyip Erdogan said “nobody with a
Timeline
Antonio Guterres opened the UN General Assembly’s high-level debate in New York for the final time before his term ends on 31 December.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump addressed the assembly.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said “nobody with a conscience” could ignore events in Gaza.
Trump said US and Iranian officials had held a “very good” three-hour meeting.
Trump said he and Volodymyr Zelensky were discussing a possible solution to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Macron was scheduled to address the assembly later; his speech content was not available in the supplied material.
FAQ
World leaders addressed the UN General Assembly in New York.
It was described as his final opening address before his term ends on 31 December.
Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
He attributed a three-hour meeting to US and Iranian officials and said he was discussing a possible solution to the Ukraine war with Zelensky.
Not in the supplied material.
His second five-year term as UN secretary-general is due to end on 31 December.
Action on wars, artificial intelligence, climate change and UN reform.
White House-released extracts quoted him saying the US would use its unmatched power, if necessary, to protect its interests in the Western Hemisphere.
He said the world was being held hostage by Security Council inaction.
French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to address the General Assembly later.