UN Diplomacy and Oil Costs Set the Global Agenda

The UN General Assembly’s 81st session met amid major global challenges, with its theme calling for a UN that “delivers for all.” A separate commentary spotlights the Global South’s demand for a new world order, while Middle East conflict kept crude prices above $100 a barrel in September, adding pressure to fuel markets.

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UNGA 81: trust and delivery under pressure

• What happened: A review of the assembly says it unfolded against major global...