U.N. General Assembly opens with world in crisis — but only 1 of the 5 key world powers attending

BY PAMELA FALK

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 / 3:12 PM / CBS NEWS

United Nations — “Drop by drop, the poison of war is infecting our world,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, opening the annual gathering of 193 nations at the U.N. General Assembly. 

With the world facing its highest number of violent conflicts since 1945 — beset by the consequences of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the related spike in food prices, as well as record temperatures, climate disasters and  unprecedented numbers of migrants and asylum seekers crossing borders to look for better lives — the agenda is daunting.

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