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Gaza takes the spotlight as world leaders gather for UN general assembly
Prime Minister of Morocco Aziz Akhannouch addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2024

GAZA took the spotlight as the annual meeting at the United Nations general assembly opened in New York.

As the world’s leaders took it in turns to speak on Tuesday, the crisis in the devastated Palestinian territory received the greatest attention, though many also highlighted the conflicts in Ukraine and Sudan as well as climate problems, exclusion from UN decision-making and poor nations struggling to feed their populations. 

King Abdullah of Jordan said: “I cannot recall a time of greater peril than this.”

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