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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: What’s on the agenda as the world meets at the UN
Description: After a two-year disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations General Assembly has returned to normal … more or less.
While the UN has implemented a number of covid restrictions including limiting the size of the delegations attending, enforcing a mask mandate inside the building and requiring proof of vaccination, world leaders are back in New York, shaking hands, holding high-stakes bilateral negotiations and bringing the city to a grinding halt. The meeting has come at a crucial time – the war in Ukraine, rising energy prices, spiralling inflation, increasing food prices, climate change and global health are...