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In this image made from UNTV, representatives of different countries listen to speakers during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. This year's annual gathering of world leaders at U.N. headquarters is almost entirely &quot;virtual.&quot; Leaders have been asked to pre-record their speeches, which are being shown in the General Assembly chamber, where each of the 193 U.N. member nations are allowed to have one diplomat present. (UNTV via AP )

The Latest: Nigeria urges vaccine to be available to all

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In this image made from UNTV video, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (UNTV via AP)

China’s Xi: COVID reveals isolationism as a futile pursuit

By TED ANTHONY and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Illustration on the U.N. at 75 by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

At 75, the U.N. General Assembly in need of reform

By Clifford D. May

Nobel laurate Jody Williams campaigns against killer robots

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 1995 file photo, Diogo Freitas do Amaral, the incoming president of the United Nations General Assembly, gavels the assembly into session at UN Headquarters. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a Portuguese conservative politician who played a leading role in cementing democracy after the country's 1974 Carnation Revolution and later became president of the United Nations General Assembly, has died it was announced Thursday, Oct. 3 2019. He was 78.(AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)

Freitas do Amaral, a ‘father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

Afghanistan's National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The Latest: UN envoy says Syria charter panel a sign of hope

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Syria's Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The Latest: Yemen vows to end attempts to divide country

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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

At UN, a world stage for disputes often out of the spotlight

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Pakistan PM warns of ‘bloodbath’ in Kashmir; India PM silent

By FOSTER KLUG and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Decorum prevails as nations at odds take each other on

By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, President of Republic of Mauritius, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

The Latest: Saudi Arabia urges pressure on Iran

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FILE - In this file photo taken on Aug. 29, 2019, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to newly elected Ukrainian parliament deputies during parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine. Zelenskiy, the comedian elected Ukraine’s leader in April, took office pledging to focus on ending the deadly separatist fighting in the country’s east, fomented by Russia. But now, barely 100 days in power, he finds himself at the center of a political furor involving the United States, Ukraine’s friend and backer. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

The Latest: UN chief: terrorist threat is ‘unprecedented’

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The Latest: New Zealand says climate crisis has no borders

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President Donald Trump listens during the the United Nations Climate Action Summit during the General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump suggests ‘father of India’ title for Modi

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to Houston to attend an event with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The president then travels to Ohio before finally arriving in New York for the start of the United Nations General Assembly.( AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump visits 2 key states with leaders of India, Australia

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

UN General Assembly endorses global migration accord

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

This photo combo shows, from top left, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite, and Serbia's Prime Minister Ana Brnabic. Middle row, from left, Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, from Liberia, U.N. General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa Garces, and Costa Rican Vice President Epsy Campbell Barr. Bottom row, from left, Croatia's President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Liechtenstein's Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick, and British Prime Minister Theresa May. At the U.N. General Assembly, the first since #metoo took root, some of the most powerful words came from the mouths of female leaders, a group whose numbers, influence and ambitions for the planet are on the rise. (AP Photo/File)

We too: At gathering of nations, women’s voices ring loud

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the United Nations, Ri Yong Ho, left, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is greeted by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 at U.N. Headquarters. (Kim Haughton/The United Nations via AP )

The Latest: Multilateralism main theme at General Assembly

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South Sudan's First Vice President Taban Deng Gai addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The Latest: Myanmar defends itself against UN report

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