This year’s U.N. gathering of world leaders put an immediate spotlight Tuesday on deep differences on tackling crises from North Korea to global warming: France’s president urged world leaders to work together Uomo Nike Air Max TN Nere Verdi Italia , while America’s emphasized nations’ own sovereignty.
And U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the threat of a nuclear attack is at its highest level since the end of the Cold War and cautioned about the dangers of fiery rhetoric.
All three men made their debut appearances at the U.N. General Assembly, where presidents, prime ministers and monarchs are gathered for six days of discussion of matters ranging from nuclear peril to climate change to refugees. But on day one, the spotlight was on U.S. President Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron.
Macron, a centrist who embraced internationalism during his campaign, vowed to press ahead with the Paris accord to combat global warming Nike Air Max TN Uomo Marina Italia , although the U.S. has said it’s withdrawing from the agreement. In his speech and a subsequent news conference, Macron said he respects Trump’s decision but thinks it’s a mistake and will continue trying to persuade the American to reconsider.
Macron also said France won’t “close any door to dialogue” with North Korea and said it would be “a grave error” to unwind the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which faces strong criticism from Trump. Macron also called for investing in education and health and proposed appointing a U.N. representative for press freedom.
Seven decades after the end of World War II and the creation of the United Nations, international bodies are confronting doubts that they are merely venues for “a game for diplomats sitting around a table” and come up short on addressing such major threats as climate change.
“We can only address those challenges thought multilateralism,” he said, “not through survival of the fittest.”
Trump, a couple of hours earlier nike air max 2019 italia , portrayed “a coalition of strong and independent nations that embrace their sovereignty to promote security, prosperity, and peace,” but keep their own citizens’ interests foremost.
“I will always put America first,” and his counterparts “should always put your countries first,” Trump said. “America first” was one of his slogans from a campaign in which he often belittled the U.N.; he now says it has “tremendous potential.”