These Stories Will Drive the Agenda During UN Week

#UNGA79 Is Here!

As I write, hundreds of world leaders are on their way to New York for the opening of the 79th United Nations General Assembly. This is always one of the most important moments in international diplomacy, and this week will be no different.

For today’s newsletter, I want to share some of the stories I believe will drive the agenda in New York during what is known as “High-Level Week” at the UN. This includes two substantive meetings that are not likely to get the attention they deserve: one on antimicrobial resistance and another on sea-level rise. We discuss these topics extensively in the Global Dispatches podcast episode published today

For now, I’d like to offer my own take on the stories I’ll be following most closely this week.

Drama at the Summit of the Future

On Sunday and Monday, leaders are gathering for the Summit of the Future, which is the culmination of years of discussions on how to make the UN—and multilateralism more broadly—more responsive to future global challenges. H…