UN Assembly in New York: Scholz speaks to 150 heads of state from all over the world - Baerbock denounces Putin

Created: 09/20/2022, 18:13

By: Stephanie Munk

Olaf Scholz and Annalena Baerbock are in New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

The German chancellor could set an example with his speech.

• UN General Assembly

  in

  New York

  : Around 150 heads of state and government from all over the world come together.

• Olaf Scholz

  gives

  speech

  : German Chancellor will speak on Tuesday evening (local time) (German time: early Wednesday morning).

• Annalena Baerbock

  denounces

  Putin

  : Before leaving for New York, she accuses him of attacking UN funds.

• This

  news ticker for the UN general debate in New York

  is constantly updated.

New York – Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) traveled to New York to give his first speech as head of government at the UN on Tuesday evening (early Wednesday morning German time).

Around 150 heads of state and government are expected to attend the general debate at the UN General Assembly.

In his speech to the United Nations, Scholz will probably address Germany's role in the Ukraine war, such as the demand for more weapons.

The chancellor wants to offer answers as to what the "turning point" triggered by the war could mean for the United Nations, according to those close to him.

Significant appearance: Chancellor Olaf Scholz will give a speech to the UN General Assembly.

The picture shows him in the assembly hall in New York.

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Scholz at the UN assembly in New York - a meeting with Erdogan is also planned

It is the first visit to New York ever for the 64-year-old SPD politician.

He also wants to take part in a summit on food security there and hold several bilateral talks - including with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

It is likely to be about the planned NATO accession of Finland and Sweden, which still has to be ratified by Turkey, and about the relationship between Turkey and Russia.

Erdogan announced on Saturday that he wanted to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Its largest and most powerful members are China and Russia.

Annalena Baerbock at the United Nations in New York - before departure she castigates Putin's war

On Tuesday, September 20, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) also traveled to New York.

Before her departure, she accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of attacking the foundations of the United Nations.

"This General Assembly is not like the previous ones," warned Baerbock.

As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia tramples on international law.

The UN, on the other hand, is united in the belief in renunciation of violence, equality of all states and international cooperation.

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In New York, the main focus will be "how the horrific crimes committed in the name of Russia in Ukraine can be processed and prosecuted," stressed Baerbock.

The location of the Ukrainian nuclear power plants will also play a role.

Start of the UN general debate: Guterres warns of a "winter of global resentment"

At the start of the UN general debate on Tuesday afternoon, September 20, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of an intensification of international crises and a "winter of global resentment".

"Our world is in deep trouble," he said.

“A cost-of-living crisis is raging.

trust crumbles.

inequalities explode.

Our planet is burning.

People suffer - and the most vulnerable suffer the most.” The major international challenges cannot only be solved by a “coalition of the willing”: “We need a world coalition.”

In his speech, Guterres complained that the Ukraine war had "lead to widespread destruction with massive violations of human rights".

The latest reports about the discovery of hundreds of graves in Izyum, Ukraine, are "extremely disturbing".

Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at the UN General Assembly at headquarters in New York.

© Mary Altaffer/AP/dpa

UN General Assembly in New York: Around 150 heads of government on site - Zelenskyj connected via video

The speech by the UN Secretary-General marked the start of the general debate at the UN General Assembly with 150 heads of state and government from all over the world.

In addition to Scholz's speech, a contribution by France's head of state Emmanuel Macron is also planned for Tuesday.

Ukraine war: President Zelenskyj addresses the world via video

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US President Joe Biden, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will follow on Wednesday.

In view of the Russian war of aggression against his country, Zelensky is the only head of state who is allowed to give his speech at the UN general debate via video address.