President Joe Biden delivered his final address to the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on the importance of peace amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe.”Things can get better,” Biden said.Biden struck an optimistic tone as he made his fourth and final address to the U.N. General Assembly.He spoke to world leaders in New York about global challenges, including preventing the war in Gaza from expanding into a full-scale conflict in the Middle East.”A full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest. Even as the situation is escalating, a diplomatic solution is still possible; in fact, it remains the only path,” Biden said.He called for all parties to agree to the ceasefire deal the U.S. helped put forward in Gaza, as analysts say it is one of his biggest foreign policy challenges.”We’re closing in on a full year. The hostages are still in captivity, unfortunately. Palestinian civilians have suffered significantly,” said Gordon Gray of George Washington University.Biden also made the case for continued Western support for Ukraine against Russia.The U.S. announced it is sending cluster bombs and more in a new $375 million military aid package.”We cannot grow weary. We cannot look away, and we will not let up on our support for Ukraine,” Biden said.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make his own address to the General Assembly Wednesday before heading to Washington later this week, where he will meet separately with Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are also scheduled to address the General Assembly later this week.
President Joe Biden delivered his final address to the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on the importance of peace amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe.
“Things can get better,” Biden said.
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Biden struck an optimistic tone as he made his fourth and final address to the U.N. General Assembly.
He spoke to world leaders in New York about global challenges, including preventing the war in Gaza from expanding into a full-scale conflict in the Middle East.
“A full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest. Even as the situation is escalating, a diplomatic solution is still possible; in fact, it remains the only path,” Biden said.
He called for all parties to agree to the ceasefire deal the U.S. helped put forward in Gaza, as analysts say it is one of his biggest foreign policy challenges.
“We’re closing in on a full year. The hostages are still in captivity, unfortunately. Palestinian civilians have suffered significantly,” said Gordon Gray of George Washington University.
Biden also made the case for continued Western support for Ukraine against Russia.
The U.S. announced it is sending cluster bombs and more in a new $375 million military aid package.
“We cannot grow weary. We cannot look away, and we will not let up on our support for Ukraine,” Biden said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make his own address to the General Assembly Wednesday before heading to Washington later this week, where he will meet separately with Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are also scheduled to address the General Assembly later this week.
