More than 140 leaders are in attendance for the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly's 80th session in New York, but a profound sense of geopolitical and economic turbulence has put a damper on celebrating the world body's eight decades without another world war.
The organization is struggling to persuade others of its relevance in a fractured world challenged by raging wars, trade disputes and its own budget crisis. "The principles of the United Nations are under assault as never before," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
