Biden Calls on United Nations, to Act on Pandemic, Climate Change.
On September 21, United States' President
Joe Biden delivered his first speech as president
to the United Nations General Assembly.
On September 21, United States' President
Joe Biden delivered his first speech as president
to the United Nations General Assembly.
ABC News reports that Biden told
the assembly the meeting came at a time, "intermingled with great pain and extraordinary possibility.".
ABC News reports that Biden told
the assembly the meeting came at a time, "intermingled with great pain and extraordinary possibility.".
Biden said the U.S. would helm the response to
the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis.
Biden said the world stood , "at an inflection point in history.".
He urged that, "to fight this pandemic, we need
a collective act of science and political will.".
Today, many of our greatest concerns
cannot be solved or even addressed
through the force of arms.
Bombs and bullets cannot
defend against COVID-19,
or its future variants, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC.
Today, many of our greatest concerns
cannot be solved or even addressed
through the force of arms.
Bombs and bullets cannot
defend against COVID-19,
or its future variants, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC.
The president also said he wished
to move beyond decades of conflict
in favor of diplomacy and partnership.
As we close this period
of relentless war, we're opening
a new era of relentless diplomacy
of using the power of our development
aid to invest in new ways of lifting
people up around the world, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC.
Biden also called for common action to
combat climate change, a crisis he noted was, "borderless.".
Biden also called for common action to
combat climate change, a crisis he noted was, "borderless.".
Will we meet the threat of challenging
climate, the challenging climate we're all
feeling, already ravaging every part
of our world with extreme weather,
or will we suffer the merciless march
of ever more of ever-worsening droughts
and floods, more intense fires and hurricanes,
longer heat waves, and rising seas?, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC.
Will we meet the threat of challenging
climate, the challenging climate we're all
feeling, already ravaging every part
of our world with extreme weather,
or will we suffer the merciless march
of ever more of ever-worsening droughts
and floods, more intense fires and hurricanes,
longer heat waves, and rising seas?, Joe Biden, United States President, via ABC