As major powers act unilaterally, experts say UN faces crisis in New York
The General Assembly convened amid warnings about the UN's relevance, notable absences and pointed speeches.
TL;DR
- Al Jazeera reported experts saying the UN faces a crisis in New York as major powers act unilaterally.
- DW looked at which leaders are skipping this year's General Assembly and why.
- Argentina's Milei threatened to take 'matters into our own hands' on the Falklands, and Delcy Rodríguez posed with Trump in New York while Maduro remains jailed nearby, the Guardian reported.
As major powers act unilaterally, experts told Al Jazeera the UN faces a crisis in New York. [1]
DW examined who is skipping the UN General Assembly and why. [2]
Speeches and side meetings sharpened the picture. Milei threatened at the UN that Argentina will take 'matters into our own hands' on the Falklands, the Guardian reported. [3]
The Guardian also reported that Delcy Rodríguez posed with Trump in New York as Maduro languishes in jail nearby. [4]
Why it matters
A General Assembly where major powers bypass the institution and other states air territorial claims signals weaker multilateral constraint, which bears on sanctions enforcement, maritime disputes and the credibility of UN-led processes such as the AI-governance push made the same week.
Editor's note
Analysis pieces and wire headlines; the list of absent leaders and the full text of Milei's remarks were not in the collected data.