President Salih arrives in New York

On Monday, the President of Iraq, Barham Salih, arrived in New York to participate in the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly..

President Salih on Sunday left Iraq for the United States of America to participate in the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, where he is scheduled to deliver Iraq's speech.

World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which last year forced them to send video statements for the annual gathering.

Due to the pandemic, U.N. delegations are restricted to much smaller numbers and most events on the sidelines will be virtual or a hybrid of virtual and in-person. Among other topics that ministers are expected to discuss during the week are Afghanistan and Iran.

As scientists warn that global warming is dangerously close to spiraling out of control, the U.N. COP26 conference aims to wring much more ambitious climate action and the money to go with it from participants around the globe.



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