Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Saturday. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Laotian Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Fiji’s prime minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Vanuatu’s prime minister, Bob Loughman. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ prime minister, Ralph Gonsalves. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Swaziland’s prime minister, Cleopas Dlamini. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Andorran Prime Minister Xavier Espot Zamora. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Timothy Harris. Pool Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness addresses, via prerecorded video, the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Friday. Pool Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Alexander de Croo. Pool Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Belize’s prime minister, John Brice–o. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan. Pool photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Prime Minister of Japan, Suga Yoshihide, addresses via prerecorded video at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on Friday. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Prime Minister of Ireland, Micheal Martin. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Mark Rutte, Prime Minister and Minister for General Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Stefan Lofven, Prime Minister, Sweden. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister for National Security and the Civil Service. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, Vice-President, Republic of South Sudan. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Mahmoud Abbas, President, State of Palestine. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Isatou Touray, Vice-President, Republic of the Gambia. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Charles Michel, President of the European Council of the European Union. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
President Muhammadu Buhari, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Republic of Senegal President Macky Sall. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Nicos Anastasiades, President of Republic of Cyprus. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg speaks at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on Thursday. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanekis. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi is seen on a video screen. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Kiribati’s President Taneti Maamau. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is seen on a video screen. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Libya’s President Mohamed Younis Menfi stands offstage. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Delegates are seen reflected in the window as a translator works in her booth. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
A delegate, stands in the aisle to take a picture of Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye as he addresses the session. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
The President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
The President of Iraq, Barham Salih. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Cuba’s President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez speaks via video link. Pool photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
The President of Comoros, Azali Assoumani. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
The President of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
The President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, speaks via video link. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
The President of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Zhang Jun, permanent representative of China to the United Nations, speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Seats remain empty in the press gallery as COVID-19 prevention protocols are observed during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Tariq Ahmad, United Kingdom Minister of State for the Commonwealth and Development (L) and Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, speak during United Nations Security Council. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Reenat Sandhu, Secretary West of India, speaks during a meeting of the Security Council. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Dmitry Polyanskiy, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Inga Rhonda King, Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a smaller number of delegates are attending the 76th Session. Pool photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Delegates attend the 76th session. Pool photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Nguyen Xuan Phuc, president of Vietnam, right, before a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Thursday, September 23, 2021, during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a thumb up after addressing the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh remotely addresses the session. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor removes their mask to address the session. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg remotely addresses the session. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Pool photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro remotely addresses the assembly. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Dominican Republic’s President Luis Abinader. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio. Pool Photo by Justin Lane/UPI | License Photo
President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou. Pool Photo by Justin Lane/UPI | License Photo
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo speaks during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Tuesday. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema speaks. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Polish President Andrzej Duda makes his exit after speaking. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
The President of Romania Klaus Iohannis. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
The President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Quesada. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Polish President Andrzej Duda. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Rowanda’s President Paul Kagame is seen on a video screen as he addresses the session. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte speaks. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
Peru’s President Pedro Castillo. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Delegates listen to speakers. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a video screen as he remotely addresses the session. Pool Photo by Mary Altaffer/UPI | License Photo
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey speaks. Pool Photo by Spencer Platt/UPI | License Photo
Erdoğan told the General Assembly he plans to submit the Paris Agreement to the Turkish Parliament next month. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Erdoğan said, “Whoever has harmed Earth most, brutally exploited natural resources should also do the most to fight climate change.” Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera remotely addresses the session. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Iran’s President’s Ebrahim Raisi remotely addresses the session. He accused the United States of using sanctions as a new form of warfare. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Republic of the Congo President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo speaks. Pool Photo by Timothy A. Clary/UPI | License Photo
Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda prepares to make his address. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque speaks. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Seats are marked for social distancing. Pool Photo by Timothy A. Clary/UPI | License Photo
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the session. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Maldives’ President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih removes his mask to address the assembly. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh arrives. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
The United Nations building is seen from the outside. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Biden delivered a message of unity, security and progress on issues including COVID-19 and climate change. Pool Photo by Timothy A. Clary/UPI) | License Photo
Biden called for Iran to rejoin the nuclear deal and said the Islamic country must never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Pool Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro speaks during the session. Pool Photo by Timothy A. Clary/UPI | License Photo
President Alexander Van der Bellen of Austria. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
President Azali Assoumani of Comoros. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
President of Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou arrives. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
President of Switzerland Guy Parmelin. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Members of South Korean boy band BTS take turns speaking at the Sustainability Development Goals Moment event as part of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Monday. Sustainable Development Goals are a blueprint for fighting poverty and hunger and confronting the climate crisis. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
From left to right, Taehyung/V, Suga and Jin of BTS take turns speaking at the SDG Moment event. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks at the SDG Moment event. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks at the SDG Moment event. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
President of the Economic and Social Council Collen Vixen Kelapile speaks at the SDG Moment event. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Guterres speaks to reporters after a meeting Johnson. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry arrives. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo arrives at United Nations headquarters. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Pool Photo by John Minchillo/UPI | License Photo
