Russia’s war on Ukraine remains front and center at the United Nations General Assembly, but for leaders of many of the developing nations in New York for the annual gathering, living under the threat of rising seas, stronger storms, hotter heatwaves and shifting weather patterns is what matters for the survival of their countries and people.
"I hope that in the same way we can take Ukraine seriously in the Security Council, we can take the climate crisis seriously and the financing needs for it in the Security Council,” Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley told a gathering of leaders from around the globe.