Andrew Cheatham on the Importance of the U.N. General Assembly

September 14, 2022 00:08:43
Andrew Cheatham on the Importance of the U.N. General Assembly
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Andrew Cheatham on the Importance of the U.N. General Assembly

Sep 14 2022 | 00:08:43

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Show Notes

Despite geopolitical tensions, the U.N. General Assembly remains important for cooperation on urgent global challenges like climate change, says USIP's Andrew Cheatham: "It's within the bureaucracy of the United Nations that a lot of countries can show leadership … If we didn’t have the U.N., I think we'd have to build it."

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