Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for COVID-19. The results came just hours after he accompanied President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the country will no longer fund coal-fired power plants abroad.
The US and China have announced separate plans to tackle the climate crisis.
PM @narendramodi emplanes for USA, where he will take part in a wide range of programmes, hold talks with world leaders including @POTUS @JoeBiden and address the UNGA. pic.twitter.com/ohzDOIvtVd
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 22, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for the United States. The PM said that the visit would be an occasion to strengthen the Indo-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and consolidate ties with Japan and Australia.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received communication with the letterhead “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” signed by “Ameer Khan Muttaqi” as “Minister of Foreign Affairs,” requesting to participate in the UN General Assembly.
The Taliban has nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's UN ambassador.
Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told Sputnik that UN Security Council's agenda does not include the lifting of sanctions on the Taliban. He however said that the issue should be given careful consideration.
The three most closely watched speakers on Tuesday morning are expected to be US President Joe Biden, China's President Xi Jinping, who will deliver a video address, and Iran's recently elected hardline President Ebrahim Raisi.
Other pressing issues include rising US-China tensions, Afghanistan's future under the Taliban rulers, and ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Syria, and Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region.
Controlling the pandemic and climate crisis are expected to be the biggest topics at the event.
Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been appointed Sustainable Development Goals advocate.
US Vice President Kamala Harris will meet the Prime Minister of India on September 23.
US President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their first in-person bilateral meeting at the White House on September 24.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will the first speaker of the day at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Leaders are physically participating in the meet this year after last year's event was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) kicks off in New York on Tuesday.
